The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-12
Fourth Day of the Spring
Meeting.
Lovely Weather and Magnifi.
cent Attendance.
Who Were There and what
They Wore.
A GLORIOUS DAYS SPORT.
Buckden the Winner Of tho Purse Of $500 for
Three-Year-0lds Midday the Claiming
Race, Lochiel the Post Stakes and
Tubman the Mile Heats.


Race, Lochiel the Post STAKES and
Tubman the Mile Heats.
Yesterday was the fourth day OF the Spring
Meeting OF the American Jockey Club at Jerome
Park. The event marked with 6clat, fashion
and unalloyed enjoyment. His Deityship the Clerk
OF the Weather, in his most amiable mood.
He allowed young Phaeton to drive his fathers
t5Ol's most fiery four-in-hand across the Celestial
course, from east to west but across the flying
wheels OF the sun he threw temperng breeze that
was refreshing to man and beast. No matter
how fercely from the chariot OF the sun
the lances tipped with fire were flung against pant
ing steed and thirsty driver these retipped points
bluntcd or cooled before they reached terra ar
ma and the moving denizens thereon. How well the
horses appreciated it'll When the slightest bit of
shade came and the spider wheels ran beneath
waning foliage, the gallant four-f footed traveller
threw back his head, stretched his limbs, snuffed
the fragrant air and chaed only because his driver
would not give him his own way. Mind we're
speaking only OF three-mnute hOrses.) And here,
we must say, that for fast trotters New York
beats the world. Not that every equine
asprant is Dexter or Goldsmith
Maid but in the Park, the Boulevard
down Harlem lane, the BOomingdale road and
out through Central avenue, on race day, one may
meet the fastest teams and trotting horses land
they are in the majority to be found wherever the
noble pet of Bergh is to be found. 1t is now half
past two o'clock-one half hour before the races
begin-and we are standing on the piazza Of the
Club House at Jerome Park. The drives right in
front are crowded with gay equipages dashing up
to the entrance OF the paatial resort Here comes
an English drag, with foaming fOur-in-
hand, and charged with freight Of beauty
and fashion; behind it modest-look-
ing wagon, drawn by small, compact
horse whose eye and loins speak volumes. Then
gorgeous tandem, with necessary dog cart and
diminutive tiger, out of which springs son Of
Albion and o whirlwind Of striped silk amid which
may be seen mischievOus brown eye and dancing
curls. Out Of an inofYensive Clarence steps,
with all the grace Of the old comedy, gentleman
and lady. well stricken in years, but courtly and
dignied as any OF Sheridan's well known creations.
Next follows spanking team; that left-wheeler
has danger in his eye ('saoet Jenuvn In cornu, and
they fling the gravel upon the piazza with their
fore feet out Of sheer Impotence, while the Greeley
hated owner filings the lines to the excited darkey
and helps out lovely brunette all ablaze in silks
and bUouterte.
As the day advances and the visitors to the
course become interested in the bright scene
before them, a feeling Of unrestrained enjoyment
seems to pervade all. Echoes from the Grand
Stand of ripping laughter, bOsterous betting and
snndry pleasantnesses are met midway on the Club
House bluff by those delicious feminine tones which
are like a sweet chime OF bells, and the low MUIR
muir of gay cavaliers bending over the chairs of
their fair ones. There is brass band necessary
to fill up this ubilant and exutant chorus; but the
sound of the bell at the judges stand brings the
chorus into p,dnissirnO tone, and fair necks are
craned over the balcony when the red flag drops
and a hurricane OF dust announces the start Of the
equine contestants. Yesterday was unexceptiOn-
ably exhilarating at Jerome Park. May we borrow
the words of the renowned Persian poet, Hanz,
thus imperfecty rendered into English
Twas brillig and the silthy toves
Did eyre and wimbe In the wabe,
And the mumsraths outgrabe.
AMONG THOSE PRESENT
we observed Mr.. w. B. Duncan, Mr.. ". B. Dinsmore,
Mr.. Theodore Moss, General Ward. Mrs. Moss, Miss
Emily and Miss Adelaide Moss Frank Work, Fer
nando Wood; w. r. Hynes, OF Tennessee; George
Wilkes, Miss Kate Parkes, Mrs. Warren Ward;
Mr. Mr. Mr. and &qs os
the Misses Olrc, General Eli Murray, Captain Bell,
John Cecil, Mr. Turnbull, Mr. and Mrs Sheppard
Judge Judge. Fora ~ MI IT,, and ~ MRS $, George v;
Mr.. Busby Of the Tu,1 Fled ana Furm; Dr:
A.. j.
Messrs. Leonard and Lawrence Jerome, William
Constable, one of the most popular members OF the
club; Mr.. Purdy, Mr. and Mrs August Belmont, Mr..
Purdy, Jr.; Mr.. Mel, Mr.. Boswell Colonel Mcdaniel,
Mr.. Sheridan Shook, General Jones, Postmaster OF
New York Mr.. Gayler, and Mr.. Nolan.
TIE TOILETS OF THE LADIES,
and the fair sex was well represented, were ex-
cecdngly tasteful and elegant. Among them we
may mention the following
An exceeding novel toilet was in the lightest
shade OF sagegreen poult de soie In this toilet all
established rules as to skirt garnitures seemed to
about half way up the point, and extending not
quite half way round were three straight, scantily
gathered iounces, simply hemmed on the edges.
The corresponding depth on the back was entirely
without garnitnre. excepting very narrow
RUNE which bordered the skirt and was car
ried up the sides to the waist, finishing the ends
OF the n0unces on the front, and also Of three
similar ones on the upper part OF the back
the lower edge OF the lowest one reaching to the
top of the upper one on the front. The upper
nOunce In the back was attached to the waist, and
the front Of the corsage was continued in deep
mantla- shaped tabs, trimmed with narrow ruff
ne and fastened all the way down with bows OF the
material. The sleeves were Of the sabot shape
finished at the tops with cunning little caps edged
with rufies, and the neck, open en- chdle was I'm
ished with chemsette Of tue arranged in a smi-
lar manner to hchn Ia pdysdnne. Bonnet OF
p pinR INC ''''' . VIC ''''' ''"n'o WIN rose
The charming toilet of a light shade of violet
pOult de sole had the demi-train skirt bordered
with a scantily gathered n0unce much deeper in
frOnt than in the back edged with band OF velvet
OF darker shade. surmounting TINS was wide
edges with q narrow black thread lace and fas-
tened through the middle by band OF velvet
matching that the nounee. This plating formed
the heading to the houDce in the back only,
anu was carried up the side seams OF the
apron, forming finish to three similar
Plaitlngs, which, disposed In circular shape,
uescrlped rarnture en- td6lier The graceful
poonaise OF black gaze de soie with satin stripes,
was trimmed with plating matching that in the
skirt, chatelaincs OF violet velvet Sustained the
looping at the sides and back, and Vatican bow
Oh velvet, Win long streamers, was worn between
r1n
with black lace and pink roses
rather striking but particularly appropriate
toilet for the day was OF striped green and
white taffetas, the stripes very decided
The skirt, demi-train, was left plain at
the bottom for the distance of perhaps half a
yard, a little less, and above, on the back only
were disposed alternate narrow nounces Of main
green and the material Of the dress. bias There
met a jaunty little jacket OF plain green, with
striped sleeves, while on the apron OF the skirt
plain green nounce, rather wider than those
on the back, formed finish as the sides for the
back nounces and described rather long, circular
apron. The toilet was crowned by a jaunty Gypsy
Of white chip, trimmed with black lace and white
roses, with prof,ision OF foliage.