New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE JEROME PARK FALL MEETING

FEATURES OF AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME
The Fall meeting at Jerome Park will open
to-day, and will be continued on Wednesday, Oct 3;
Saturday, Oct II Wednesday, Oct IS and saturday
Oct lswednesday and Saturday being considered the
days OF the week best suited TO the sporting pubic
The course has been considerably improved, and
notably in OF the construction OF turf track
half mile long for twoyearods and Others the elastic
sod being much better for the feet than the ordinary u
road This change accords with the method In Eneanu
where races are almost entirely on turl TRACKS, %
programme Of the meeting is unusually attractive anu
includes IS races, number unpreceuentou !" INV ~
OF the American turf.
Todav,s snort comprises a dash Of three quarters oI
a mile for horses of all ages the jerome S'aseo iOi
threevear ODDS two miles, which has 10 NOMINATIONS
the Nursery Stakes for two-year olds' one me' "o
has "a entries the Manhattan Handicap, one lie anu
quarter with aeceptances out OF u entrees a0cnE
Pnrse one mile and three-quarters, and NOW mach'
half mile heats between Mr. Lorriards flly Girl OF the
Period and Mr. Peets ly Ophea. The probable start
rs in the Jerome Stakes the most important race OF the
meeting are Tom Bowling Count D'Orsay, Cariooo,
spripgbok Galway, Fellowcraft, and stonehenge Inc
McDanies Confederacy have also the splendid race MY
Katy Pease engaged in this race but she VIII prooapV
be reserved the Hunter Stakes On the second day
in the Nursery Stakes for two-yearods the probable
starters are King Pin Brother 10 Tubman, Saxon.
Juliana steel Eyes, and probably of Mr. Wethers
imported colts. Both Battle AK and Regardless MI
Morrss entries, have broken down, so that the s5oO
WAGER between the last named and Steel Eyes IN TINS
race which Mr. Morris has with Mr. Belmont, the owner
ofte Saratoga Stakes winner results in forfeit The
acceptances for the Manhattan handicap are Harry
Basset and Preaness each weighted at 100 pounds; Of
tolan ZIG pounds Eolus, ia pounds; stockwood' l2
pounds; Carleton, LOG pounds Business l03 pounds
Midew 100 pounds; Survivor, 81 pounds; Minnie Me-
o. nouuds Stonehenge and Wheatey, 90 pounds; Joe
Johnson 90 pounds Cora Linn So pounds ana cross
the sea 50 pounds Survivor and Minnie NC appear
the most dangerous in this lot, unless Harry Bassctt
has recovered his great FORM IN which case ne
will, with all his tremendous weight, DC very ioIinI-
dable ,,... b.
will ne the most important features The former Is LOT
es ana has ~ nominations, the poDa-
ME starters among which are Aune Hail. LIZZIE Lucas,
Cameron's bay hly by bennington. dam Eleanor ana
Katie PcaSe the latter tine almost certain winner lhe
Nofurv Stakes for fOur-vearOlds, three miles ana
for 1t Victoria Mate, and jury are the only PROBABLE
runners out OF the q entries. 49, -,
an tine third day, the Annual Sweepstakes Tor three
vearnds the Grand National Handicap, ana the Cham
narne Stakes yeaIOlds viii be the notable fea-
fures In the Annual Sweepstakes the distance Is Two
miles and tue probable starters are Stonenenee COUNT
D'Orsav Merodac. Tom Bowling and FelOWcratt ana
inc running in the jerome Stakes will influence the re-
sult of tins race In the Grand National Handicap,
ont of the Is entries accepted, which are Harry
Rasseit and PreakDeSs IFS pounds Eous, III pounds
Ripganan, 10 pounds FellOwcrdft 81 pounds Joe
Johnson 81 pounds; Galway "a pounds, ana Cora Linn
50 pounds The Champagne stakes Is dasl OF SIX luf-
Io-rs for yearolds. with 10 entries OF which the
likely runners are saxon Dublin, The GhOS sue wash
incton colt Reform, scratch keene Richards, Wanda
tc Nlacar1On aud Grnstcad the latte" the GrOy eOlt
ont of sister TO Ruric, who second TO Battle Axe IN
The Kentucky Stakes Saratoga at the second Summer
meeting.
and the entries foT them not made until the day
nre yos 10 their being run Altogether meeting OF
more than usual interest may he anticipated