New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF,


The gates of Jerome Park viii be opened
next Saturday, and the flag Of the American Jockey
Club will DO thrown to the breezs from the summit Of
the clubhouse that crowns the nights overlooking the
course Never before the prospects OF brilliant
racing meeting promisingi for this there Ia
prominent favorfte like Harry Bassett Joe Daniels
monopoze ali the interest and render the results Of the
principal races fOrsgone conclusions. Seldom has the
Jockey Club issued more attractive programme Of
sport and never there been many horses the
course actively preparing for their respective engage
ments Great improvements visible TO the visitor
at the course. The grand stand has been freshly
painted both inside and out the maroon color OF the ex
contrasting prety with the hight blue OF the In
terror while the blue and white stripes-Mr. Jeromes
racing ooors-panted on the roofs OF the timers and
judges stands increases the effect Evergreen shrubs
have been planted by the sides Of the leaps In the see
ple-chase course and additional stables have been
erected.
The racing OF the meeting extends weeks be-
ginning next Saturday, and continuing on Wednesday
the lth Saturday the 1ith Tuesday, the nth Thurs
day, the 10Th, and Saturday, the 21st.
on the first day there four the card. the
first being the Fordham Handicap, dash OF a mile and
quarter for which the probable Buckden,
weighted at lOl pounds; Preakness III pounds orto-
Ian, III pounds Mate, 100 pounds; Gray Planet 100
pounds Wiuesap, 100 pounds; Business, o. pounds Sue
Ryder, % pounds, and Brennus IS pounds Orolan
this race last year. OF the lot Orolan Mate and Buck
den appear the likely to furnish the winner. In
Belmont stakes for three-year-olds $50 EACH D. D.
with 1850 added by the Club and 900 additional in
plate, gwen by A. Belmont, with the condition that,
should hs own stable win It, It shall be gwen 70 the La
dies Stake OF the rs entries Will probably start
These Mr. Belmonts silk Stockings Count D'Orsay
and the imported Breadalbane colt; Mr. MOrris's Long
Branch Hunter and Traverss Rsviler and iTp. srach
hok COftrtlta SallO WatsOn MitehelI.
Mr.. LttelPs Wizard and FellOwcraft; Mr.. BlbcOck'3
Ransom Clark & Grinstead's Waveriey, and Mr.
Witherss imp. StOnehenge. This Is a strong field and
cOmpr some hrst-class coltsSk Stockings Spring
box. Wizard FelOwcraft, and Long Branch all OF whom
have been winners at years Old. while WaverieY
race, which he cevery There are three imported
colts OF the best blood IN England, in this racethe
stock Of Parmesan. Blair AthOl and Bresdalbane-and
great interest 10 felt IN the coming encounter between
them flower Of native-bred cOlta The n
ing dash OF three-quarters of a mile, and
steepechase for neither OF which the entries are yet
made.
On the second day, the principal events are the
Ladies' Stake for threeyear-Od hlles, which has l3
entries and the Jockey Club Handicap two miles, which
has twelve acceptances. M1narcist leads the list with
pounds and II he he hardly lose; but 10 Is
understood that Mr. sanford intends To reserve his
horse for the Saratoga cup, 10 meet hs old opponent,
Harry Basset aud thereby finally settle the superiority
the horses. Col MeDanels, for the reason,
will not run Harry Bassett until he meets Monarchtst
for the cup question. The other runners for the
handicap Preakness, 10 pounds; OrtOlan, l05
pounds Hubbard. pounds EOlus, 10l pounds Stock
wood lO2 pounds True Blue, 100 pounds Winesap 100
pounds and Ethel Spr1gue, % pounds. miehea race
and dash OF mile and quarter conclude the second
days sport On the third day the Westcheser cup is
the principal feature with hurdle and dasnes.
On the fourth day all the events dashes, except
mie-heat race and the hftn day there tWO-mie
heat race and dashes. On the sixth and last day
the Weatherby stakes Tor threeyearols one mile ana
threequarters steepechase and two dashes. are the
programme OF sport