The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-30
Sports OF tho Turf-Epsom ana Je-
rOme Park.

Sports OF tho TurE-Epsom ana Je-
romc Park.
The great event is over the excitement that
annually convulses Great Britain from John
O'Groat's to Lands End and the hurly-burlv
of the great English metropolis has eliminated
at EPSON Downs, and the Derby of 1872 is
now thing of the past. The event came off
with unusual brilliancy, as will be seen by our
special cable report from London. The at
tendance Of spectators was multitudinous.
Every interest within the realm of Britain,
from the Grown to the costermonger, was re-
presented, and America lent some of its most
gifted and valued children to refute by their
presence the attempted heresy of Tom Hughes
against the infallibility of outdoor amuse-
ments as a means Of national recreation
and inspiration. No national festival
on the eight little island can compare in
importance and democratic jollity with the
Derby, and one visit there will supply reminis-
cences for lifetime. The winner becomes
an historical parsonage if such term may be
applied to an equine star, and certainly the
fame acquired for the moment is calculated to
turn the four-footed champions head, could
he understand his position. Cremorne is the
last name enrolled on the annals of turf fame
On Saturday next an American Derby will
commence at Jerome Park, and from all indi-
cations it will be more brilliant than any of
its predecessors. Year after year the gentle
men composing the American Jockey Club
have striven with commendable zeal to make
the spring and fall meetings at Jerome Park
worthy OF national reputation, rendering
them satisfactory to all classes and investing
them with the mantle Of responsibility without
detracting from their popularity. The diff
Guilty of uniting these apparently irrecon-
cilable characteristics order and
democratic freedom at a race course-has been
placed in skilful hands, and we may now
enjoy to their full bent the manifold pleasures
Of meeting Of the American Jockey Club
without the presence of a single disagreeable
feature to mar their enjoyment.
It would not be an easy task to point out a
similar triumph of able and judicious manage
ment on any race course in the world. Ger
tainly not at EPSON, where the democratic
character of the proceedings often degenerates
into positive unpleasantness. According to
the remarks of Mr. Hughes when the motion
for the usual adjournment Of Parliament for
the Derby Day came up, 'the English race
courses have introduced the most corrupt and
insidious system Of gambling which had ever
disgraced any country" This speaks badly
for the character of the turf in England and
is calculated to bring the noble sport into dis
repute. Not word can be breathed against
the management Of Jerome Park in this re-
gard, as fair play has been ever their guiding
principle. The opening event on Saturday
will be the F9rdham Handicap Sweepstakes,
for all ages, dash of mile and a quarter.
A very large field will start in this race, COM
prising many celebrities. The second race,
for the Belmont Stakes, will be equally bril-
liant judging from the large list Of nomina-
tons. The meeting will embrace six days
racing and will have some special features of
interest on each day. The only thing now to
complete the success Of the meeting depends
upon the weather Bright skies and sunshiny
days will make Jerome Park such scene Of
brilliancy and pure enjoyment that even the
great Derby itself will pale before its American
namesake.
The Present Ice Perils OF the North