New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-22
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TURF.

THE AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB SPRING
PROGRAMME OF THE JEROME PARK RACES.
The programme of the Spring meeting of the
American Jockey Club at Jerome Park in June next,
has Just been issued IL presents unusual abundance
OF sport to the races having been
announced for the six days over which the meeting
extends. Beginning Saturday June 6, 1t continues
over wednes day tho IOth Saturday the 18TH Tuesday
the 10th Thursday the 18th, and Saturday the 2Oh OF
that month By this arrangement or the racing on al
days. the surfeit which constant succession OF
sport would inevitably produce savoided and additional
zest given TO the enjoyment OF each days programme
Many important improvements have been erected on
the course since last Fall The entire circuit OF the
track has been covered with carefully selected reshso
free from gravel SO that horses can galop
over IL without danger Of injurng their feet new
straight hamile course has been constructed, begin
ming in the meadow south OF the original track, wnich
it the hreequarter pole, and nisninR at
the iudges stand the entire OF straight haiI
mile being in full OF the grand stand The Belmont
aud Juvenile stakes will be run for the frat time over
this course by which the danger Of collision among the
horses will be obyiated.
On the opening day. Saturday June the first race IS
threeauarer mile dash for purse OF $780, with allow
ances for horses that have won race inc Gu
tries for this event made the day previous TO the
race The Fordham Handicap Sweepstakes OF $50 each'
h. f. with $500 added, Tor all ages, one mile anu quar-
ter with 20 entries among which are sueh nrS1
class public performers Strachino, 'dui'ress otau
ford Poriwinke. slle Watson, Minnie Mac sprinsbok
Survivor Preakness, Mate, and Foster. As the hanoi
can weights do not appear until May and declarations
of non-accep,anee until May 20, it is unnecessary
to speculate on the respective chances OF the
horses engaged The Withers stakes for three
year-ods q new race named In honor Oh
liberal and euterprising supporter OF the TURF Is the
third event OF the day The entrance $780, haf Forfeit
with d 600 added by the Jockey Club, and has 80 nomina
he
ON the turf. Among the best public runners OF last
| season are Grinstead the winner OK the Sham"agne
Stakes at Jerome Park; Battle Axe the winner OF the
Kentucky Stakes Steel Eyes the winner OF the saratog
Stakes Beatrice the double victress OF the Hopel ana
Toespan Stakes at Monmouth Parhj COUNTESS: inc
winner of the Two YearOd Stakes at Saratoga; Saxon
vaultress King Amadeus, Macaroon, Dublin, Bay Rum,
Regardless, Astral. aud the sue Washington Colt all
winners last King Pin, the promising and
| highly tried representative OF Messrs. Hunter q
Trayers' sta be vino Unexpectedly broke down last
week was also engaged 10 tals race Inc race Is sns,
the starring in IT, as well as furnish Rood CTR
eron for the guidance OF the ZEN n te
third day OF the meeting the fourth ana last
| and quarter in which winners Of any single race
amounting TO $4,000 carry pounds extra OF sj,oO'
boTies entered the best OF which judging from public
running, Strachno, SURVIVOR Perwlnkle stanford
Carieo0, Village Blacksmith, Snylock, Waverly. Crock,
ford and Wanderer, who won this race last year. ~
| viii assuredy produce very exciting contest aud
bring out large field Of starters.
June TO- are the Jockey club Handicap and steepIe
Chase The 80 entries the best of which are
Monarchis strachno Shyloek, Springbok, Abdelkoree
Tubman Survivor, wanderer, Foster. ana Fellowcraft
Tie weights and declarations VIII be puohshed on tle
same days the Fordham Stakes Handicap dash OF
mile, aud handicap sweepstakes Tor threey t
olds mile and furlo9g the winner TO De sofa Dy
auction, complete the days sport on che third day.
Saturday, June 3D. the Belmont and the juvenile stahe;
the prominent events the former Dene the nIs'
important of the meeting IL is for three-year-olds
800 each, half forfeit with u $50 added o the C.uo, anu
by Mr. Belmont. the President of the Club;
one , Mo S Mitn So Hi nominations, among which
are the best three-year-os the turf The most CON
prG Battle Ak. RsgarIess Weathercock, Saxon,
Brother to London, Eyes, Reform. King Amadeus,
nine in the wtners Stakes will throw great hight the
issue the Belmont Stakes, just as the 1900 gulneas
running the English turf generally furnishes Key 10
tne he IatIer TIE Juvenile Stakes which
Follows is as the name indicates. two-year-olds,
nall mile. and has 80 nominations the produce
start In this race Will make their debuts the turf and
their future VIII be watched with great interest
a dash OF a mile and half for horses of ali ages.
On fourth day, Tuesday. June l6 the leading event
he Ladies Stakes for three yearold ueys 500 each,
half forfeit, with s00 added one mile and nall This
closed July u.s. 1872 with forty entries the best
public performers among them being Regardless Lee
olu Josie b. Bonayenture, Beatrice, and Countess.
selling oI mile and quarter and one OF mile and
threequarters, with handlcap hurdle race comprise
the sport of the day On the nth day Thursday June
49, will be i've races one OF mile ana half Tor
horses that have never won race one of mile ana
threc-quarters for three yearolds one OF mile and
half OF the as in the previous race;
the Members, Cup, gentlemen riders, one mlle
aud an eighth; and handicap steeple chase.
On the sixth aud last day OF the meeting, Saturday,
June 90 there will be also five races half mile dash
tor two-year-ods mile dash for eeyearOlds two
free handicaps for mile and eighth, aud mile and
yeeghts respectively and free handicap sweepstakes
of TWO miles and half Inc entries for all these events
will not unu two days before the take place
Taken altogether the programme confessedy the best
ever issued the American Jockey Club and the Der-
crafty which characterizes the management Is eynced
I'm the tacL that the OF money added by the
Club 10 the various purses aud stakes exceeds $4,000.