New-York tribune., 1874-06-22
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.
JEROME PARK RAcEs-wIILIE BURKE.

and served only obscure the rendering II SHADY
aud cool all parts OF the ground-a condition 'h''
taken advantage of by many parties OF ladies anu
gentlemen, who seated themselves on campehairs anu
the bare rocks loed the turf the track Ihe
attendance larger than on any previous day OF INC
meeting. although there especially Interesting
race the programme. The Grand stand ana tue
Clubhouse were filed with ladies and genue-
men. the carriage Enclosures were crowded ana
even upon the bluffs outside the grounds but overlook
ing the last half mile OF the course dense throng
Of cheap sghtseers had gathered The special trains
from the Porysecond-s depot Fordham carried six
teen loads OF passengers, while stages and private
conveyanees brought loads from the small WestcheS'ei
towns near by and from private country residences 10
all directions until paraphrase upon the od pro'ero
was suggested: "All roads lead TO Jerome" AmonR
those ground Judge Noah Davis, James Cor
don Bennett. District Attorney Lyons, Ex-senator
o'Brien, Commissioner Joha I. Davenport and many
Others OF more positive sporting procves. Pooiseins
on all the very brisk but the sums won were
small favorites in Of the races winning easily
In the first o. dash OF half mile for t~o-year-ods'
the favore Jagged behind the second in the pools COM
ing best, and in the second, mile dash Tor three
year-ods where the pools sold highest on Reform, Mac
caroon and sangamona, Attila bay colt from Lor-
ards stables almost outsider in the betting carried
of the prize, Reform, the favorite coming in last In
the other four races however all OF them quite spirited
the favOrltes held their Fadladeen winning the
a
Artist Minnie Mae, Buckden, and Minstrel, by mere
force stride, although Buckden an outsider
pools at his heels. The race between spring
box and Lizzie Lucas proved to be slight contest spring
box merely playing with his opponent up 10 the last
half mile sprang easily TO the front and won by
lengths. The most exciting race OF the day vas
also carried off by the general favorite Katie Pease
although Merodac Kept her at bard work 10 do IT, Ihe
match the close between p Lorllards bay colt James
A. and Lawrence and G. Lorilards brown colt Hyder
Ali for $500 aside OF little interest, as James a.
cantered away from his opponent quite easily. Ihe
rush for the trains and the carriages at the close OF the
sport ike that Of great torrent and one Of the
doors leading from the Grand Stand had been opened
only half way there for only two to make
the exit comfortably abreast, but five and SIX we're
driven through it by the crowd behind and several per
sons received severe bruises in consequence
The twO-year-Old race, for purse OF $500 with the
entrance money 10 the second horse, had runners
out OF the eleven horses entered These were A. b.
Lewis d Co.'S Victorious, by vandal; Tom Purysar's
Weasel by Narragansett; VI. A. LttelPs flly, by Ken
tucky f;he sister Six StOckngs); d. McDaniels Willie
Burke, by haywood; Il. P. McGrath's Calvin, by Tip
perary ana A. Hitcbcocks mo- by Daniel Boone Willie
Burke ana Weasel had both run In the Juvenile Stakes
the week before CALVIN had never started ~ pubie'
but the prestige of the Tom Bowling stable was 50 great
when The representative OF the Mcdaniel stable sup
planted him. Ihe last po9so sold & We're these L. s,,,
Y. ": $.. 1.., 555 55 r. @ f5S e E @ ::S
the start was from the head Of the new half-mle
course. Ltel's fly and the Weasel nrst appeared IN
front. CALVIN being third, and Willie Burke fourth.
LtelPs FLY led the field clear length mp 10 the bend
iuto quarter stretch Here Willie Burke and Calvin
passed her. and the former taking the center OF the
track shot clear away from CALVIN and galOped home
very easy winner by three lengths N 81. seconds
Weasel bad third, and Ino last Tue McDtniel's sta
bic won heavily the Tue winner Is engaged in
nearly al the great two aud threeyearold stakes Of
JERosE PAaK-PTKsr RAoE-Purse $500 fr
,rie or or; II tri nares owed pounds botb allowed
poGHda Of the juvenile Stakes DO1nds
D. acDaaseI. eh BurIe BY Haywood Austr1En,
IL p. scGIsAs br CALVIN BY TpperAry, dam Lay Fowler 100
Thomas PuryesT eh c Weasel by SarnEanse dam Madison 80
A b Lewis & COS b Victorious BY vandai dam sepiima 81
NJ A. Litens cS -, by
l. a HeseoeIs ch T. ino by Is1ore He'll 81
pounds CampoeA
The three-year-oc lace horses that had not won
tins year nles l0J pounds aud beaten mallcus
allowed five pounds. had eight runners, VIZ: COt,rell
starting Harry Feller, by Daniel Boone DOnonue,
Scratch by kentucky; j. Thompson MS Australian Ma
ria Iuuess fy d. ID. Withers his imported colt Macca
room Maccaroni George Ayres, Erastus Corning by
lightning ont OF Fad dadeens dam; VI. \. LltteI Re-
form. by Lsamngion; Pierre LoriIard nis hewy pur-
chased colt Atula by Australian UIuula, and Joness
sapCamopa by imported Billet. The distance was one
mile and the betting very animated, the iOoWlns
Rs,or yne $3.50 $3.50 $500 800
ssrr-%oaa............ 50 2O5 $50 400 $50
Asa rc 155 95S $50 40 SO
A capital start. ThOmpsOns Australlan hly cutting
out the winning, with Harry Feiter second Maearoon
and sanyanOna next. Before reaching the quarter
MacarOou passed Feiter and cOlared Thompson nlly.