The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-14
Brilliant AsseRnblagc and Fine
Racing.
THE TOILETS OF THE LADIES.
Scenes Before and After.
the Contests.
Nuisance the Winner Of the Purse Of $500 for
Three-Year-olds, springbok the Two-yoar-
Old Race, Alarm the Dash Of q nile, ALA
cog the Match Of $4,000 and Harry
Eassett the Heats Of Two Miles.

Yesterday was the fifth day Of the spring meet
ing Of the American Jockey Club at Jerome Park.
The attendance was large and brilliant, and the
day was as pleasant as might be desired. To be
sure the sun was extremely hot but Its burning
RAYS were tempered by most refreshing breeze
The announcement ''Races at Fordham" has al
magical effect on New Workers. At an early hour
the bellies OF the avenues and the cross streets
too began to array themselves in their bewildering
toilets Indulgent parents gave orders to their
servants to 'Iook TO the team and carriage" with
experienced advice to the tints and colors of the
robes, shaws, parasols and glove suitable to the
occasion Sooa the road" was thickly dotted with
equine exclamation points or elegant equipages
and the Park and the drives to Fordham resounded
with the wheels OF gay turnouts Every one seemed
to be In the best possible humor. In fact,
TO use the words OF the Persian poet,
nom whom we have already quoted, each
OF the visitors to Jerome Park might eXcaim,
Oh, frabious day callosh, GALAXY
The Club House was particularly radiant with
beauty and fashion. The pia2zas were densely
crowded, and the richest toilets that the eye of
modfste could rest upon graced the headq 1arters
OF one Of the finest clubs in the world There was
a band, too, but SO miserably located that they
might as well play on one Of the bluffs
near Macomb's Dam as at the Club House.
The place for a band Is right in front
OF the Grand Stand, and not away behind the
course where hardly note can be heard. Among
the equipages that have wheeled into Jerome Park
during this meeting there were some that excited
considerable attention. Some on account OF their
richness and dash and others for the very opposite
reasons. funny story is told about party that
hired team down town and started for the races
NJ NV hon faa,, hat ,l:or
kind that one cannot tell what will happen on
the way with them. Both horses had sickly
Hnot an unpleasant look, and certainly hunger
and hard times were written on their faces Start
ing at an early hour, the party reached Macomb's
Dam Bridge when the stream of visitors to the
races commenced to cbb homewards and Of course
there was no use in going any further. Conse-
quently they turned around, pretty much in the
style and time OF a locomotive on a "turntaole,n
and started homewards. A mile In fifty minutes
would probably be fair estimate OF the speed
OF the team. An idea struck one oil the party and
as 1t proved, made considerable change in their
movements. This idea was to stop at a caravan.
sery on the way. Out OF sheer compassion for the
unfortunate animals that drew them the same
party suggested feed for one horse only, fearing
lest that II the two were fed they might become
dangerously full of fire and spirit and Nigh
run away. But mark the unhappy re
suit. On entering the Park, about tel
O'Clock at night, the horse that wa
fed, unaccustomed to the sudden change
took II in his head to lie down and die, and the
party In the carriage after sundry frantic attempts
resusctate the poor beast left him to his fate and
started homeward with the remaining horse. A
policeman stopped them and politely informed
them that one horse was not sufficient beside the
pole or "a carriage and that the defunct animal must
have substitute before they could proceed any
further stormy interview followed, and the re
suit was-a detected party going home by the Third
avenue cars and dsconsoate horse at Harlem
weeping over the sudden taking of" Of his com
panion. Such is one OF the many incidents ont
hears of aud encounters at the Jerome Park races
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
we observed Mr.. Leonard Jerome, Mr. August Bel
mont, Mr.. Constable, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Moss
Mr.. Purdy, Mr.. John Harper, Mr.. S. 8. Bent, Mr.
Aaron Raymond, Nj. A. Polhemus, Jr., OF New
Rochelle; Mr. George W. Davids, Miss Nelson
Colonel Quincy, Miss Kirby, w. II. Vanderbilt, Mrs
Warren Ward, Mrs. Holmes OF South Carolina; Mr..
Mis- end the Misses Penrso, OF Westchester; Mis-
Lucy Josephs, NJ. j. ii. Goodwin, Mrs. Colonel Long
Mr.. Charles Potter, Mrs. Potter Miss Jennie Potter
Mr. and Mrs. Alderman Mr.. Jordan j.. Mott, Mis-
Mott Miss Cauldwell, senator Caudweu Mr. Eugen
Mrs. James w. Miller, Mr.. James Donahue and MI
Cameron. There were none that excited NOR
attention than Father Tom Burke. the celebrates
preacher, who was accompanied by half dozel
Catholic clergymen and Mr.. Beard, the artist.
THE TOILETS OF TnE LADIES
were unusually brilliant and tasteful. We cal
only select the following for special mentions.
Exactly suited to the dtst{n5ne bearing and ex
Ceptional beauty OF tic wearer was a toilet OF mig
Eonette green and peacock blue fallle in cornblna
ton, the latter color forming the pipIngs facing
through the Whole costume.
A toilet OF two shades OF reseda green, trimmed
entirely WITH the material. was particularly effect
I've. The handsome black lace shawl was lIaped Ell
dcHu.
tall, disttaoud looking lady wore a trained
Dress OF rich black aille the back OF the skirt Dor
uereq with an elaborate design In silk embroidery
slightly ntermixed with fine cut Jets. Toward tic
front front the embroidery was carried much higher
% nS r' w aAs sHyo s ass b Sss3S
Dyntcd p vest o. emorodery, and described a
broldery There was no overskrt but a long Scarf
nanasomely embroidered and edged with lase was
fastened on the right hip and the ends carelessy
knotted low down on the left side Draped l,o,nn
INC INC shoulders was handsome Chantilly lace shawl
lace and tinted laurel blossoms. ~
One OF the iovelest toilets was OF batiste fcrue
inc 0veraLesS, Wnien was only hafntting and very
silk and trimmed with gathered founce Of hatiste
edged with Nalenciennes lace and headed by d
was looped In the back only the looping sus
tanned BY q wide sash of rose.coored ak
edped WIN Nalenclchnes lace, Wnich was passed
loosely around the waist ana tied in the
back, with one long loop and two ends. The skirt
was trimmed With narrow gathered ll0unees, edged
with lace, the upper one headed with fiuting, thc
garniturc carried up en- to0iie,r to meet the polo
nase The launty chapeau was q marvel OF thC
Mlllners art, an understandable, yet lovely Heidng
OF Vaiehciennes lace and roses In foliage. Throw
Ing taint shade or coUeur DE- rose over oil was
pardso Of the material OF the dress trimmed witt
naenclenhes lace and lined with rosc.coored silk
thoroughly refined.
toilet was OF printemps gray, poult de soie, the
h.ltt trimmed with narrow RULES, embroidered In
ngnt blue, which bordered the skirt in the back and
Oh tne rlght slde, but were gradually raised TO
point on The left side and there finished under a
large graceful bow Of blue fae, with wide sash
ohas winch served TO Ill the plain space left below
inc point. The casaque, q Ia vatican was OF
IRht blue gaze dc sole, with broad satin
snipes, TRIMMED Win pulling OF plain
gaze de sole oil the same color. The drs,lng OF this
Eatulcni was entirely novel, one sde--the right
oelng only looped sufficient 20 draw the fronts
sustanc sp h am INC eit raised very high, and