New-York tribune., 1875-11-02
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
FIVE RACES AT JEROME PARK.

G1N Il hAtES M JIhOJ'I -'hN
IEANDER, wEATHERBY, MATTE W., RIloDAMAN-
THUS AND DIAVOLO TIE WINNERS.
The races at Jerome Park yesterday after
noon were well attended If the unfavorabe GOODNESS Of
the weather be taken into account Very few ladies were
prcsent The Knckerbockcr Club coach and for--hand
made the most conspicuous eIupage on the green s"iu
The racing OF the most exciting Kind aud fair time
was made for the track, which was heavy ana wet III
some places. The betting was spirited ana cOhsideiaoe
money was lost on fay0dtes.
The first threo-qnarter-mie dash fof ifce
handicap sweepstakes Of $40 each with $500 added OF
which 1925 went to the second horse Weatlerby was
Withdrawn. leaving four TO start OF which Egypt was
welbaeked favOrtc, but very bad fourth III the race
One pool sold as foows: Babcocks Egypt, 800;
Lorillard's Leander, $50; J. Chanberlains Lizzie r.,
So; withers Athlete $25. As the flag dropped Egypt
Leander, and Athlete were neck and neck. Leander
soou got 10 the front and led Athlete Lizzie r. third
and Egypt fourth Lizzie r. made close contest at The
finish and covered the line half length behind Leander,
who won the race in 1:2lai Athlete third, aud Egypt
fourth Mutual pool tickets brought 81 TO-
weatherbys victory in the second race had startling
effect on betting men, who had not previously found out
that he was horse Of great speed. Rhodamanthus WAS
Withdrawn and there six contestants for tho free
handicap sweepstakes Of 25 each with $500 added and
$3.50 Of the stakes the second horse. The distance was
q mile and II halt pool sold just before the horses
started was as follows: McDaneis Willie Burke, ana
Weatherby Si5; Lawrences lock $40; Caltanachs
Lesps $40 Weathery early in the race took the lead
followed by Big Sandy, Shylock Milner, Willie Burke,
and leaps At the hill weathcrby led Willie Burke and
Miner, who running neck ana meek, ny TWO
lengths. He kept unapprosched by the Others ana
came home at safe pace with Miner and Shyock max
ing great effort TO overtake him. Weatherby won by
two lengths 2:514 Miner second, Shylock thrd big
Sandy fourth, Lelaps hth and Willie Burke sixth. hu-
| tual pool tickets brought $34 30.
gThere were five starters In the third race, selling
sweepstakes of $40 each with $500 aided, OF which
SloJ went the second horse. The Mcdaniel entries
were the favortes and worked well together TO secure
the race. Auction pools were sold at these hgures:
McDanielss Matte W. and Evelyn Carter, S2lO Bah
cocks Vanderbilt 800 Buton's Survivor SiO; Cham
berln's The Ioaxer so. Vanderbilt the first TO
get the word at tho furlong pole, but Evelyn Carter
dashed to the before the first turn was reached and
led past the clubhouse with Vanderbilt second Survivor
9 m her. " dTvsr fourth Wan the horses emerged on the
lower turn, il seen that Matte W. had gone to the
front 10 relieve her stable companion Evelyn Carter,
who had fallen behind Vanderbilt and survivor Matte
W. came To the line an easy winner IN ~ mhe SIed
Survivor for second money the latter getting 1t ny a
length. Mutual pool tickets brought sip 1o Matte W.
The fourth race was free 6andeaP M @ 30, oi
second horse; distance one mile. Egypt was with
drawn, leaving seven horses to start OF which Rhoaa-
aa1 Rho5amapthn. Seo TayIors Arcturs sis5 Atchi
sons Wcahcrby Sl55 McDanies Josie T. -; ODon-
ncls Miner $50 a. Iorillars Iesudcr, $50 Withers
Athlete S,5 The horses quarter OF ai hour III
getting start the jockes being anxious Tor an adyant
age over Rhodananthus weatherby Tas the fti 10 get
the word and was closely followed by leander Arcurns
third fourth Athlete fifth, Josie sixth,
and Miner seventh ON the lower u,fh hbodamin'hs,
Arcurs and Weatherby had the race 10 themselves The
others being in bunch many lengths to the rear Rho
damauthus won easily in 14Ols. Arcturus second, and
Wcaherby third. Mutual pool tickets brought $40 TO-
Dayoo the fsyorite M the free handicap stecpe-
chase n purse of 81 900. gwen by James Gordon
Bennett of which 5000 went 10 the second and 800 to
the third horse There four starters selling III the
pools ~ follows: sutclIfrs DayoIo 300; ltwfenees .
kcsolutn 5000 snedker's Usage, $50; smith's Boy,
$40 Boy the rst nj the hurdle Usage second Res
oute third and Diayoo fourth There change st
the fence except that Rssoue was second, snd Usage
third At the water jump Boy was still leading keso-
Lutte second and DIN v0lo thir1. Dayoo led into the
lower field second time, but In the turn into the
track Hoy tok shers cat and got tho lead, which he
the riong pole Dayo yoo winning the race by Two
| lengths In :3s \, ReeOlute Third.