The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-22
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Sixth and Last Day Of the Spring
Meeting at Jerome Park.
A Brilliant Day and Large Crowd
in Attendance.
The Scenes by the Road Side, at the Club
House and the Drive to the Course.
The Dust and the Heat and the Determi-
nation Of the Spectators.
"A JOCKEY BADLY INJURED.
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
Count D0rsay the Winner Of the Weatherby
Stakes. StockWood of the Free Handican.
"A JOCKEY BADLY INJURED
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
Count D'0rsay the Winner Of the Weatherby
Stakes, Stockwood Of the Free Handicap,
Sanford Of the Mile Dash Selling
Race, Vespucius of the Mile
and Three Quarter Selling
Race and Duffy of
the Steeple-O Chase.

The Spring meeting OF 1873 Of the American
Jockey Club came to . close yesterday with bril-
Nancy that its most enthusiastic admirers had
hardly dared to realize. There were many draw
backs this year that went great way towards de-
tracing from the general interest usually held in
the races at this American Derby OF ours; but
somehow Jerome Park from birth. 1t seems, was
destined to make large place III the world, and
against the inevitable no one can, even II he has
the privilege, dare to stand.
THE DAY.
1t was an exceedingly warm day, was yesterday.
From the time the sun 'in all his glory" as the
noveltsts have It, began to shed his brilliant rays
''upon the world beneathn the roads and
avenues leading to Jerome Park were
crowded with all sorts of equipages. The trains
On the Harlem rOad-the special trains, the reg
alar trains and the excursion trans-were all alike
crowded, and crowded in such q way that no
tn6 who sought comfort or contentment could
possibly realize the true idea OF what CON-
tort really 10. Still, everybody seemed happy
The temperature was barbarousiy hot, the air
fairly snapped with its hidden explosives; yet all
aay long, till after no0ntide, the stream OF car
riages up Jerome avenue was incessant The ave-
nue., 1t Ia true. Is long and broad; 1t is just now
lined with trees, fresh and glowing in blooming
foliage, and the birds from morn to night make
sweet music amid the deep green fields that serve
m outer frame to its dry outline and SO those Of
us who daily sigh for country life and country en-
ioyments imagine that drive to the races at the
American Jockey resort is oil that can be wished
for. But there are two sides to every question.
One may pl0d along quite comfortably in Lille amid
al the scenes that harrow the mind-that make
the sensitive soul recoil in horror; and yet when
enc is introduced into a new scene OF life, which
promises all that is enjoyment and delectaton, and
nnds nothing but disappointment, there can be
but one result, and that ia feeling OF despair that
no words can express. Such must have been the
realization OF any newcomer on his way to
JEROME PARK YESTERDAY.
No one can deny but that the Club which gives
life to the annual races there is wealthy and that
II deserves well Of the public, but 1t must be con-
jessed that yesterday thousands were driven away
because OF the dusty roads that lead to it. and
which q dozen shower-carts could have trans
formed into roads OF bissful travelling in the
work Of ten minutes every hour. But the roads
are after ALL the city property and the club is not
altogether to blame, although it does seem though
II might have made good use OF Its potent in
nnence with all mankind in general in the city
limits and managed TO have the rebelious dust
laid sweetly sleeping long before the thousands
who wendell their way to the Park, eager to wit
habitations. However, as between the Club and
the naughty city authorities who ought to have
done their duty, we have no dispute. The fact re.
mains the same that the roads from Macomb's
Dam upward were in horrible condition. The
dust was fully foot thick on the street level and
nne and nimsy as down Of the first quality.
Though all day long the carriages Of
THE UPPER TEN
went mp to stay, and the numbering coaches
Of the lower one hundred went up to deliver
their cargo Of human freight to order and return
and go back so long as the tarin made the drivers
content yet there was no room for perspective
One might as well have been coming or going in q
battle, where the smoke of the strife outrvalled
the thunder clouds in obscurity, as to have at
tempted to go to the races yesterday and ex-
changed recognition with friends OF "Auld Lang
Syne" or otherwise. The fact is the road to
and from the course all day was a s1Gocat-
ing enormity. Every one who started out with
fresh linen from home found himself in dismally
filthy attire when he arrived az the Park, and even
though he may have been compelled for decency
sake to give himself up to the servants or the Ari
can order at the gate for the brief space Of five
A GOOD BRUSHING DOWN
he could not but feel as he went upon the grand
stand that he was iearfully and wonderfully out OF
place, anu That all the grand ladies about
min must have fallen, frocked, ribboned, FUR
tbelowed and daintily frnged straight from
Notwithstanding the clouds OF dust that blocked
the way to and from the Park, the roads that lead
20 1t from the city ana from the country longed
the old avorte echo or the dog cart and the
drag. The arstocrat dared to soil his shining
broadclotn In his high seat, with his pretty compan-
AOns IN DAINTY ovet-inens on the hack seats, Tor
the sake OF attending the closing scenes OF the
spying meeting; and the man who claims no arts.
tt0cratic place In society or elsewhere, he of the
daily work by sweat OF brow, also went on his
way, and rode, against all tailor consequences,
lily to scene that they had aniicipated a for
imonths-all despiteiul OF the dust that blinded,
che breeze that drove II IN clouds that worrcl
drivers and slckened every one who strove TO
fight along the
When the course was reached IL presented all IFS
usual glories. The day was, over head all that
could be desired. The sun not too hot,
snd h sns % rom 'hs
boring hill tops too uncomfortable even Tor
the select few mobiles from swede land.
position near the pool tents. IL was a matter OF
regret 1t Is true, that amount OF Official sprink-
ling could allay the ire of the dust king, who. not
withstandng all that could be DONE made the well
raked earth on the track rise in frolic and scatter
ltseli in nimsy clouds ali over the grand stand
from noon till late in the darksOme day time; yet
when the hour had arrived Tor the races TO begin
there was found
From the Club House the array of vehicles to be
seen. to the right and to the left inside
the. the course and outside of it, would have ex.
They were crowded everywhere and in all
positons .Behind the Club House the stylish
equlpages OF the members OF the club were ranged
IN stately row as II on parade, after the other,
rach with It's particular guardian at the horses
mead, looking for all the world as though his life
depended upon keeping his eyes on the horse he
guarded alone. no matter how the compile xion OF
AFFAIRS might grow on the course below. Then
there was behind the grand stand and to the front
OF u an assemblage OF vehicles Of the hired and
borrowed order that was innumcrable. Even the
old staid policeman, who acts as sort OF centurion
Tor every unnedged stranger, who dares
ticket In hand, to venture on the
course. declared that he had never seen
anything like 1t before since the race between