The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-12
How the Beauties Of the BOudoir Looked
and the Beauties Of the Stable Ran.
FOUR CAPITAL RACES.
Katy Pease Wins the Ladies Stakes,
Preakness the Jockey Club Handicap
Sweepstakes, Brennus the Sell
ing Race and Fadladeen
the Mile Heats.

The second day OF the Spring meeting at Jerome
Park was success as to racing and weather. and
very fair as to attendance. In subdued manner
1t Is the Lady's Day OF the American turf, the
oaks Is the hippic spectacle in England sacred to
the fairer half OF humanity. Sad 1t Is to say that
New York yesterday did not pour as high wave
OF beauty over the grand stand as the
ocean of London rolls with sheen OF silk
and foam Of tulle over the broad downs
OF EPSON, when the three-year-old flies
contend over the world famous race course
But there were choice wayelets OF loneliness at
Jerome Park for all that, and, as may be noted be-
low, sweet things In bonnets and hats and ire
sstible webs OF raiment made bright eyes, pouting
lips, fairy forms and dainty hands look all the
bewiLching. All to catalogue these costumes, to
describe them with the most narrowing techni-
cality, gives to the simple student OF the beautiful
very slim and delusiye idea OF what the ensemble
is when there is a palpitating being beneath the
purple and fine linenl Towards three O'Clock
THE DULL, LEADEN CLOUDS
commenced to droop, and when the heavy drops or
rain checkered the pavements with their ominous
rings the wiseacres VINO remained at home must
have chuckled with self tsfaction. But soon old
SOL who has so often proved trump, scared aloit
like the great American Bird and the style in which
the process OF evaporation was carried on failed
not to elate the patrons OF the turf while the foil
age In the Park seemed to greet every
conner with tears OF Joy. Rarely, II ever,
has that charming demesne looked TO such
advantage, and when the dust was nicely laid and
the feeling OF disappointment was succeeded by
that OF gratitude ana mirth the drive became all
that fancy ever painted it. Upon the head OF the
statue OF the venerable and respected Professor
Morse was
CHEERFUL LITTLE SPARROW
doing the best It could to make things merry, and
nobody passed the bird without kindly feeling. A
gentle breeze famed the brow OF many wayfarer,
who. with i-concealed regret, restrained his
speed In presence OF the gray coated officers that
saunter up and down the road In quest OF "cases,r
which they rarely ind. Seven miles an hour was
the regulation, but 1t might have been seventeen
for all that with such brilliant fun ahead. And all
hands went forth lively to the grounds just they
will do to the end OF time.
"DEGREEs OF HEAT" WERE AT DISCOUNT
for a closer day has seldom come around but 1t
made no difference long overhead was
fair. Scores Of handsome equipages. scores OF
dog and donkey carts were there; scores Of topess
wagons aud cranky sukies, all rushing to the
scene with various kinds Of freight, from boiled
chickens to melting matrons OF the third degree.
It was the same joyful, exhilarating panorama
that ever marks the approach to the race grounds.
There was nothing new and there was nothing Old,
while the surroundings were all that tradition has
made famous, save and except the indecorous ele-
ment, which, by the way, is rarely seen the
road IN these quarters Looking TO the right,
say when passing old Mount st. Vincent Hospital,
the view OF historic Yorkvilie might perhaps,
in remote degree, recall to mind
THE RUINS oP PoMPEu
on the half-shell, SO TO speak, for between the
shattered shantes In the back ground and the
crumbng rocks and stones and other worse than
senseless things, the sentimentalist would be in
clined to dream OF days gone by, though keener
glance will disclose TO the practical mind o irving
and prosperous spot, II smoke be any criterion OF
success. Few however, thought OF Yorkvile, en-
all sped along full OF glorious anticipation. Even the
boys on the road, anxious TO water and sponge
giee and armed with buckets jocosely confronted
drivers with many saucy jest. With all this the
OF tne Teaa were Few v ana lar os
discrimination between the rollicking fun which
characterizes the famous sporting grounds abroad
and the quiet pleasures OF the race on this side OF
the Atlantlc. From early morning there was sus-
pcion OF cloudiness in the sky, that made some
very prudent race -beund people lay IN
A STOCK or UMBRELLAS AND ovERcoATs
that distracted and distressed them frequently
eaa n .ae Sa oe sure saey
about 10 rain, and then their looks Of triumphant
spleen, succeeded by profuse perspiration as the
virgins themselves, with their little Oil cans. would
surely have said It was "a downright shame" II the
daytime. But the majority were OF the pure holt
day order who go out taking all the odds that old
Probabilities might choose TO put mp against the
imperviousness OF their clothing. The scene
on THE QUARTER STRETCH
was about as usual The young galants who came
nuts rubbed shoulders with and bought pools De-
side the great unsorted who came out by the steam
cars from Forty. second street. 1t is surely sight
hundreds OF thousands year look II his
shares the sensation OF losing little bet his
iavorite The man OF chronic money risking habits
takes things easier. 1t Is pleasure to see such a
cuts its first tooth. We have
oNK ADVANTAGE on THE AMERICAN
over the English turf-namely that the agony OF
losing money does not produce such painful demon
stratveness here as on the other side OF the
days here. Not wishing TO lntiude these painful
thoughts upon what should be the description OF
bright and happy scene, the iine OF comparison Is
gne driver objected TO running over people-'it
muses. the engine"
THs LADIES AND THEIR RACE.
BY three O'Clock, the time OF starting for the
Ladies' Stakes, the Grand stand was fairly
as and an
for three and haste was was the the word with late
were named as starters and the girls were out Tor
their preliminary canters rivuet OF beauty and
Expensive MilneTy came prettlIy doWn the ROCKY
incline rom the club house on the blum to take DO.
stion for viewing the ladies' race While the fair
creatures are struggling through the programme TO
md out the lilies names for their Jockeys coors,
and while the more knowing are descanting on the
form and gait OF the neet coursers canterng
around or paving the earth. We may glance at the
outer envelope OF the Goddess Fashion, as she ap-
peared at the moment
THE TOILETS.
The modistes occupy as prominent q position at
the Jerome Park races az the proudest member OF
the Club; not personally, certainly, but by their
handiwork. 1t Ia hard TO note more than q few Of
the most striking toilets amid such an assemblage
OF female beauty, but the following were observed
among the most elegant
A LA wATTEAU.
Striking yet not too pronorcee for the occasion,
was toilet worn by tan, graceful blonde, who