The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-07
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.

Inaugural Day or the Spring Meeting
at jerome Park-The Races and Prob
able starters-Pool Selling Last Even
ing.
To-day will be the first OF the Spring meeting OF
the American Jockey Club at Jerome Park, and
from nnmistakabe signs IL will be crowned with
success, well as the other days OF the grand
racing rennion-Wednesday 18th; Saturday, 14th
Tuesday, nth; Thursday 10th, and Saturday, 21st,
OF this month. The numbers OF horses at the course
exceed any similar in the history of the Club,
and for weeks the hum and buzz OF preparation
about the stables has been continuous
from morning to night-an' evidence Of the
great desire TO have the racers in fine
trim for the many important events on
the programme The management have taken
great pains to put the and its surroundings
in right shape for this glorious occasion; and the
grand stand, club house and lawn look as fresh as
paint and labor can make them There are four
races the card to-day first OF which is the Ford
ham Handicap Sweepstakes, OF $50 each, half for
felt, and only $40 II declared by the Goth Of May,
with $500 added, the second horse to receive 5000
out OF the stakes; one mile and quarter. This
closed with thirty-eight nominations, nineteen Of
which were declared forfeit. The probable
starters win be Buckley and Tuney's bay
horse Buckden,. years old, 100 lbs. !;
Years Old 100 lbs. II. sanford's bay horse
Preakncss, years old, 112 lbs; M. II. Sanford's
brown colt Mate, years old 100 lbs. M. A. Lttell's
Coar's brown horse OrtOlan, years Old 112 lbs. !;
d. j. Crouseis chestnut colt Business, years old
90 lbs. w. r. Babcock's bay FLY Hattie O'Neil, IL
years old, 90 lbs. John +. Chamberlin's chestnut
colt Wheatly years old, IS lbs D.. Mcdaniel
Co.'s bay colt Boss Tweed, years Old, 90 lbs, and
James Donahucs chestnut horse Sanford, aged,
l0h lbs
The second event-the race OF the meeting-is
the Bemont Stakes, for thrce-year-olds 800 each,
half forfeit, with s., 500 added by the Club. Mr. Bel
mont, President Of the Club, also adds $1,000 in
plate, with the condition that should his stable
win 1t IL Will be given to the LADIES' Stakes to be
run on the second day OF the mcssang-onc mi Q
and i've nlrlongs. This Important Ike closed with
sevcnty-hve nominations, and fr0li present ap-
pearances the number of starters will be very
large and OF character TO make tho event an ex-
OF the youngsters that will come TO the post win
likely be representatives from Belm0nt's stable,
Hunter Travcrs' stable Morris stable McDan-
ies stable, eottrilps stable Grinstead's stable,
The third race win be for purse of $500, for all
ages; entrance money TO second horse; maidens
Of years old allowed lbs; If years, lbs. If
years and upwards, IL lbs. thrce-quarters of a
mile. Entered Tor this event are Fadadeen ZIG
lbs. Chickabiddy, 113 lbs.; Hubbard, 108 lbs
bennington, fly "a lbs. Brennus 1906 lbs. Ben
jamin, 100 lbs. Mdew, 9s lbs. Manitoba, % lbs.
Marcus, 30 lbs; Pennock's Planet colt, 81 lbs.
QUITS 81 lbs; Sunrise, "a lbs. The Nurse, "a lbs.
The day's sport VIII wind up with grand
steeple chase purse or $500 OF which $500 goes to
the second horse; weter weights; entrance free;
about two and q half miles. In this contest the
public will no doubt see Village Blacksmith. 1856
lbs. Lochiel l54 bs.; Dufy, 1853 lbs, and Victor,
l4S lbs.
Pools were sold on these events last night at the
Jockey Club rooms. Madison avenue and Twenty
seventh street and al the pool rooms OF Mr. Cham
berlin, No. LAG Broadway. The following will
give an idea OF what the betting men think or the
chances of the varions entrees