The New York herald., 1874-10-31
JEROME PARK RACES.
THE PROGRAMME OF TO-DAY's RACING.
The Preparations at the Park and
the ThOroughbreds at Work.
The Pool Selling on the DIFF
ferent Racers.

The American Jockey Club with their accustomed
nberality offer q magnificent programme for to-
days sport at Jerome PARK. The season is really
over, but the weather has been SO favorable during
the past week that the managers concluded to
give their patrons one day more racing before the
horses went TO their winter quarters They have
drawn up their programme with liberal hand,
and the very fact Of their being two steeple-
chases ought to oner sufficient attraction
to crowd the grounds to overnowing. There ID
something In steepechase that affords more
than ordinary interest to the lover OF horse
racing. 1t has the same attraction to the public
that some daring acrODatic or gymnastic feat
would have IN variety entertainment as riding
horse at full speed over stone wall or post and
rail fence not only requires good riding but
spice OF nerve and courage TO back II.
Jerome Park looked very beautiful yesterday, lit
up by the warm rays OF the autumnal sun, and
with wooded background, bright and radiant
In it's golden foliage. rhe club house stood out In
bold outline, firmly planted on Its rocky founda-
ton In perfect contrast to the bright green sward
that slOped gradually down to the edge OF the
track. Some half dozen thoroughbreds were out
at walking exercise, firmly reined by the dminu-
tive boys astride OF their backs, but looking
as II they did not care to wait until to-day, but
would rather run their race at once. The track.
newly narrowed, appeared fresh from the gar
dener and mis- rake, and workmen were busy
BIretchng the awnings on the different pool
stands The stone wall freshly covered
with a coat OF white paint, and the ditch in
front OF the stand filed to the brim with water
and built up with evergreens showed where the
struggle would be to-day, and number OF red and
white flags marked out the course OF the jumpers.
Round the stables everything was quiet, and
man and beast appeared to be sleeping and rest
Ing against the contest OF to-day. One bright.
looking boy. attired In the ti9htest OF pants and
the shortest OF short-tailed coats, displayed
rather communicative turn OF mind, and volun-
teered the information that he did not care o
straw about the weight Trouble could give the lot
Two stone and walk in. Feeling strongly i'm
pressed by the confidence Of that young man the
HERALD commissioner took passing glance at the
chestnut In question and then moved on to the
next stable. Here the knowing ones were OF the
opinion it was give away; there was only
one in It; as good as walk over; Mary Clarke
must win, &c. Carefully taking down the name Of
this wonder the HERALD man continued hts
rambles and, in the short space OF hall an hour,
was given the names OF four norses that were Ger
tain to win the steepechase. 1t Is wonderful
what an amount OF faith each boy has in the
blOoded animal under his especial cnarge. They
were all Of one mind, however, that the racing to-
day wOuld be good and the Steeplechase one Of
the best ever run on the track.
1t will be impossible with such programme as Is
offered to-day avoid good day IS racing,
handicap events the weights have been adjusted
with close Judgment and 1t would be hard to pick
q winner. A field OF thirteen In o SteeplechaSe,
and some OF them the best jumpers In the country,
ts q spectacle not often offered to the public, and
will doubtless attract q large crowd. The second
steeplechase, the last event OF the day, win also
have at least eight or ten starters, as, however
bad horse is, his owner always has the chance OF
the others falling down. The event, however, that Is
attracting the attention OF the horsemen Is the
mile and half dash and the betting on that
be slight iavorlte over Shylock, but the friends
OF the latter put their money with perfect con-
cradle money. The gentlemen rider race Will
bring out five or six starters, and the amateur
Jockeys w nave cnance o. airng T .nelT % slks ana
only brings out three starters, but will make an
interesting race.
and trains will leave the Forty-second street
depot to accommodate the public
THE PROGRAMME.
The programme for the day embraces five
events two OF which are are st@ssplecnases @ .o which @
G1and Gran % sseep1echase Handicap ior purse Of $780,
Oi which 5000 goes 10 the second horse. This has
thirteen entries comprising Crown Prince, aged,
160 lbs. ; Harry Booth, aged, 140 lbs; Blind T0m
aged, las los. Diavoo, years old 14O lbs. Bull
Jet tyears old lso lbs; Resolute, I years old,
Clark, years old, l45 lbs. vesuvius, aged. i4s
lbs. impecunions. years old, l4S IDS B1cksnot
eged i2S lbs asou61e years lar DID, 1Ss los and
The next is selling race Ior purse Of $780, with
pricea allowances, one and an eighth miles, Tor
v
years old, price $500, 80 los. Mr.. Bethune's Hur
fah gelding years old, $780, S5 lbs, and b. F.
carver, ST. 600, 10S lbs.
The third event is a handicap, for all ages. one
and half miles. purse Of 5000. Of which 500,
with the entrance money, to the second horse.
For this there will be six starters-Mr Lawrence's
Snyl0ck, years o.d, ia lbs; DR.. Weldon's Kadi,
Years old. los IDS: M, ,Littell's mary Clark,
years old, 9S lbs. Mr.. Cofee's Nettie Norton,
years old, 90 lbs. and Mr. Thompson's Emma,
years old, SO lbs. 1IH
Next on the card is . hack race. gentlemen
riders for cup, value $500, the entrance Of $40
each to no to the second horse; dash OF half
mile. Mr. Etcnes enters Grown Prince; Mr.. P.
Loriilard, Girl OF the Period; Mr.. Center, White
Hose; Mr.. Jackson, Buckshot, and Mr.. Purdy,
The days sport will wind up with steeple.
chase handicap. purse OF $500, Of which $500 goes
10 the second horse. The same horses are entered
as IN the nrst race aud the same weights to each.
with penalties OF lbs. TO the winner and los TO
tue second horse in the same.
THE POOL SELLING.
Pools we're sold on the above events last night
with the following result
sTEEPLECHAsB HANDrCAPs.
Subscription Rooms
Torrence's entries......-. .....$14O 10 IS