The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-06
THE TURF.
The Fall Meeting at Jerome Parl

the Fall MeetlnB at jerome fafRs
NEW York, October 4.-The fall meet.
ing oil the American Jocky Club at Je-
rome Park opened to-day most formid-
ably.
The first race was for purse Of $40O, en-.
trance money to the second horse, three
quarters Of a mile. Artist. Quits, Free
Lance, Wizard, Bessie, Lee, Orlan, Kadi
and Cariboo, started. The race was won
BY Wizard. Time-1:10.
The Second race was for jerome stakes
for three year olds, $l00 each, half forfeit,
with 81 800 added by, the Club and $500
| In plate by Leonard Jerome. The sec
ond horse to receive $500 out Of the
stakes. There was seventy nominations
but only five horses came to the starting
post, viz: McGrath's Tom Bowling, Dan.
iel's Spripgbols, Belmonls Count D'Orcy,
Little's Fellow Graf, and Glenn's o. P.
B. The distance was two miles. Bowling
took the lead just after the start, and kept
it to the end, winning, with sprfngbok
close on his quarters and Fellow Graft q
good third. Time 8:40i, not official. The
Judges refused to publish the time giving
as the reason that the start was bad one
Bowling won easily, his rider turning in
bis saddle after passing the distance stand
and laughing at bis competitors. The
reason why no official time was given was
that the judges thought II was q false
start and they neglected the start watches.
Third race was for nursery stakes ior
two year olds of $50 each, with 81 900
added; second horse 10 receive 5000; one
mile. Eleven horses started out OF fifty.
four nominations. The race was won by
Dennison and Crawiords chestnut colt,
Litell's Reform second. Time 1:47s.
Tho fourth race was the Manhattan
handicap sweepstakes Of fifty dollars
each, half forfeit, with five hundred dol
lars added, second horse to receive two
hundred dollars. The entries closed with
twenty.eight nominations. Mile and o
quarter. The following horses started:
Harry Bassett, Preakness. Mildew, Eolus,
Stockwood, Survivor, Minnie NJ, Stone.
henge and Joe Johnston. The horses
got off in a bunch. When passing IN.
der the string the first time Eolus was
leading, with Bassett tapping his quarters,
Bassett could not keep up the pace, and
fell back. Preakness now charged Eolus
and soon took the lead, Mildew runshing
into the second place, Eolus third and
Bassett fourth. In this order the race
was finished, Joe Johnston being last.
Time, 2:13.
The fifth race was for purse Of $500,
the winner to be sold at auction for 81, 500
or to carry seven pounds extra; II enter
ed for 81, 900, allowed five pounds extra;
Tor $500, twelve pounds extra, all sur
plus entrance money to 60 to the second
money. One mile and three-quarters
Artist, Wheatly, Wild Idle, Mate, Hattie,
O'Neil and Utica started. Mate won.
Time, 2:13i. ..ss
The sixth race, match for $1,000, hall
mile heats, between Girl oil the Period
and Ophelia, was won by the former. No
time taken.
The seventh race, match for $500 each,
between. Shylock and Nab, was finely
contested, the first heat being dead and
the last was won by 6hylock. Bets on
this race were declared off, under the fol.
lowing rule Of the Jockey Club Associa.
tion: "Bets on match Tor which dead
heat Is run are void, and II the match Is
run over again instanter, 1t Is considered q
fresh engagement"