The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-17
TIE BALTIMORE SPRING MEsTNa

The nrst or the racing meetings OF the Atlantic
division or the turf Will begin on Tuesday, Mar
rs, and continue four Gays. The time selected By
the Maryland Jockey Cun Tor TINS years. COM
mencement seems to have been well chosen
Towards the latter end Of May We may expect
real spring weather Tor, however backward the
season may be, the last week Ia May Is sure TO
show the bloom OF the frEit trees and ina lresh
foliage or the groves and bushes. There Is every
prospect that the coming meeting viii be better
than any which has been he'd on the Pimlic0
course since 40 was constructed. II is now Ia ex-
ceiient order, and many Improvements have been
made. The club house is open. ano much iuteTess
In the doings At the course Is already manifested
by the people or Baltimore. The trainers OF the
sixty horses which nave been wlEtcred and worked
there ought TO have them ia forward condition.
They have manifest al vantage over those 'urtner
North, especially IN season OF such length ana
severity "a that we have lately gone through. In
this respect. however, they are probably no better
on than tie Kentucky division. for the spring ~
about three weeks earlier In the valley or the ohio
River than II Is In and about New York and New
Jersey. St the Kentucky horses have good
way TO travel before they reach Baltimore, and.
however excellent the means OF transport may oe,
II Is something 20 the deTriment OF those VINO
make 5he Journey, as a general rule. Therefore
the Baltimore trainers nave the advantage AZ tns
opening of the campaign, but their nofses muss
needs be good TO MAINTAIN 1T.
A viait To Baltimore attend che races rs one oI
the most pleasant and interesting that the lovers
81 the turf can make. The CITY is beautiful, Gealta-
lul, and the ueighoOrhood romantic and pleasans-
the man OF sense and sentiment VINO stays 3
while at Baltimore commonly feels that ne could
with pleasure make his home there, II he was GO
Ing To remove from his settled n0bttation. New
York alwaya furnishes the largest contingent or
strangers at Baltimore. Strangers hardly the
word, for there has always been u feeling %
attraction between the people OF New York ana
those OF Baltimore and the latter nave tile happy
art OF making their visitors feel al home. TINS
year our ueegntion will no doubt be large, and tf
hO NVaau afF na HnIlr Ifnn hlN
much wisdom and foresight AS they are held 10
possess, they VIII show by giving increased facili-
TO Baltimore and back at reasonable rates should
be sold in New York and Philadelphia The
charges to individuals would thus be lcssened,
and by the consequent increase OF passenger the
profit TO the ROADS would 90 augmented.
The programme OF the Jockey CLUB Is good
one. After little opening dash or three -fourtns
OF a mile the main business or the first day Win
begin with the Chesapeake stakes Tor three year
OLD Niles, mile ana quarter Twenty three ara
entered, and among rhem are the best lilies which
ran in TINS neighborhood last year-Oltipa, Fire.
work, Lizzie H., &c. handlcap, mile heats. for
lour-year- bids, VIII follow Thtrty-two nave en-
tered Dublin has the top weight los pounds
The HoaXer is INDUCED with the l0wesE.
The last event VIII be little sreepechase or q
mile ana nalf Tor horses that mover won race OF
mat KIND az Saratoga, Jerome Park. Long Branch
or Baltimore.
on the second day there viii be a sweepstakes
FOR three-yearolas mat did not win last year, =
mile. Tbirlv.oue have entered. The Baltimore
Cup, two miles and quarter VIII follow. sixteen
pave entered. and among them the pubic viii qua
their stanch old friend Preakness ana his com-
panion, Mate. A nee handicap, mile ana hair.
VIII follow, and the fourth race will be mile neata
for all ages. The third days running VIII COM
mence with selling race a mile and three
quarters IL VIII be the prelude TO the Preaknesa
Stakes for three-year ods q mile and q half
Twentythrea nave entered, and OF last years. run
ners 0itlpa IL the best In 1t. she 10, indeed, tho
best out OF II as well, considering the speed sh0
displayed and the ease with which she swept up
20 and passed her opponents. A race OF q mile
and quarter aud one OF mile heats Will conclude
On the lourtn oar the races are mile Tor three
year Folds, mile and naif handicap, two-mn0
heats for all ages and Post Stake steeplecnase.