The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-22
NEW HERALD SUNDAY JUNE ls7s-oUADRUPLE SHEET

standing room ror the lively darkes. who had TO
stand religiously behind given hne at the gate
horse ANU was a0 n IN n e' Of FODDER and whose
owners coat was in need OF busting. The
crowd indeed was s. lnms Ma or ne lower sr
gathering OF the fair sex that was as lashionable
in every respect as the most exacting in manners
House itself and the green sward that faces the
course presented an animated appearance that
was truly enchanting Every available space was
the bell nnally tolled out that the sport OF the
day was to begin the green everywhere about the
privileged few on the Club bluff and the hundreds
who paid Tor the pleasure OF witnessing the sports
Of the day were !, not the only ones who BY their
most exciting one, Tor the hills outside OF the
sacred limits all about the course were black with
eager sghtseers OF both sexes. Even the great
trees In the deep woods to the south OF the
held their quota OF anxious spectators and by the
time the races began It is safe to say that Jerome
A DAY OF GREATER GLORY
The crowd that was on the ground was good
cheered wildly and when It's sympatnles carried
It's surplus iunds away with them and Q race
was : consequent loss the change mad. made
bell It must have been strange indeed
Jerome Park ID TO witness the order that prevailed
everywhere. It Is true there was hustle and con-
fusion and loud talking and even high words in in
not atany moment was there scene that
could disgrace. The detectives were known to be
dare to go to the course. Yet detectives or NO
detectives tits pretty certain that the same order
would have prevailed all the same; for, where
there is no temptation to misconduct and every
one tries to constitute himself q guardian OF the
peace by tacit compliance with every regulation.
the police become mere ornamental adjunct to
general plan or general enjoyment.
ALL THE RACES WENT OFF FINELY.
The result OF the nrEt race made quite nutter
neither
here nor there. There was but one thing during
the day that in any way marred the general
how ana Seasss public sa'
intent upon its own enjoyment, generally
is o. regards the fate Of any one who
the same time endangers his life. 1t was this:-
One OF the horses booked to run in the hurdle race
while being exercised by his Jockey, stumbled over
him. This accident was at q supreme moment
PART OF THE SPORT.
oras s n aase s pnas 's lee e
money was wagered upon his position In the race;
yet, when the boy was thrown and the horse
one dead, not man started from the mass OF
spectators to assist HIM. There happened to be D
few policemen e., on hand and they, with Or. A. 4.
was unconscious, entirely SO. The horse In falling
upon him, had struck him with one Of his hQofs
blanket was procured and like corpse, the poor
fellow was carried from the field by policemen and
doctors to little grove to the north OF the course
and with some degree OF success. Meanwhile the
flag mad dropped and the hurdle race began. The
exciting cries from the grand stand reached where
the injured Jockey was lying and straightway the
policemen and all the Jockeys stable companions
rushed away from him and dashed into the held
asking (which horse leads ?" The doctors alone
remained with the senseless boy, and while the
cheers for the victor OF the were rending the
air he was carried away to q nearby hospital.
Yet such Is life, and Jockeys we suppose, are only
Jockeys.