The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-15
Racing at Jerome Park---Sixth Day Of
the Autumn Meeting.
A Large Attendance and
Capital Racing.
FOUR INTERESTING CONTESTS.
Leander, ShylOck, Aaron Pennington and Rhad-
amanthus the Winners.

Notwithstanding the leaden sky and cherries amos
phore the attendance at Jerome Park yesterday was
very largo The stands the lawns the quarter stretch
and the surrounding hills dcnsely crowded with
spectators who greatly delighted with the racing
Tho first event of the day a dash Of mile; the
second race mile and half the third four miles, and
the fourth, dash OF mile and eighth. The folds
not large, but there horses enough In them
TO mako the contests exciting every knew all tho
starters, and they by that took greater inter-
est In the races than they would II there had been
greater numbers running The favorites only
Twice during the day but they had squared up the &C
sounts pretty evenly when the day closed
Tho first event was for a purse OF $500 for all ages,
the winner to be sold at auction Horses entered to
be sold for 900 carry weight for age; II for $780,
allowed lbs for $500, lbs for $500, IL lbs; the
distance one mile There six entries for this race,
comprising Thomas w. DoswclPs brown fy Evelyn
Carter by Australian dam Miss Carter years old
be sold for $780, carrying SIS lbs George l. Lorard's
bay colt Leander, by Enquirer, dam by Bonnie Scot
land years old 81 ,oOo 93 lbs. A. NJ. Buron's bay
horse Survivor, by vandal, dam by Lexington years
Did 81, o0o ia lbs Thomas G. McLaughn's bay colt
Fleetwood, by Australian, dam by Glencoe, years old,
$500, SO lbs L. A Hitchcocks chestnut colt Century
by Censor, dam by Intrigue, years old, $780, 90 lbs
and D. Mcdaniel Co.'s brown nlly Josie B., by
Asterod, dam Canary Bird, years old,
$3.50, 102 lbs Survivor was the favore,
Lcandcr the second choice, Josie B. third,
the others selling up very we'll Tho favortc,
however, could not in his old form and badly
beaten. Leander getting good start kept in front to
the end, beating Josie b., with Century third. This
colt Leander, makes some very fair races at times,
particularly when he gets away first but should others
be in front of him at the beginning he seldom wins.
He this with consummate ease, but in tho
last OF the day he beaten by Rhadamanthus,
Egypt and Matte W. very easily This being a
selling Leander put up after the finish, and
with one bid of 81, 900 from gentleman present,
his owner, Mr. George Lorilard, bought him in for
$1o50 Leander will be very useful colt and at
of mile OF less always dangerous in any company that
It may be his lot to fall into.
The second for purse OF 5000. The winners
of any except handicap matches and private sweep
stakes exceeding in value 81 900 to carry weight for
age; other winners allowed lbs. maidens
allowed If years old less 10 lbs; If s
more, Is lbs. the distance mile and a half.
Four horses to the post contend for the prize
These Thomas w. Doswell's bay colt Arcturus by
Planet, dam Elkhoma, years old, carrying 80 lbs. D.
D. wthcrs imported chestnut colt Athlete, by Gladia-
teur, dam Rose of Kent years old, 90 lbs J. G. X.
Lawrences bay horse Shylock. by Lexington, dam
Edith, years old lis lbs and George Longstas bay
flly Countess by kentucky, dam Lady Blcssington,
years old los lbs Countess a great favorite sell
ing in the pools for nearly as much money all the
others combined. Shylock the second choice,
Athlete and Arcturus selling for about equal
amounts. Countess had been coughing for
days and Mr.. Iongstan, who has the racing qualities
OF the y until 1877, told those who inquired of him
OF her condition before the that she aing and
did not encourage any to back her. Her previous
performances, however, sufficient to make her
favorite and those who had so much on her VIC
boItow
when little amss, beat such field she had for
opponents this occasion The 1ly was, however,
beaten quite easily by Shyock in very poor time show
ing that Countess far away from being herself in
the The two three Odds Arcturus and Ath-
lete, both winners on Tucsday-one in a mile and an
eighth dash and the other at mile-showed that the
above distances all that they masters Of
The third was n past stake OF 5000 entrance,
half forfeit tho club to add $4,000; the second horse
receive $500 out OF the stakes any number of sub
scrptions being allowed by the person, who
also entitled to horses OF which he not the
owner Tho stake closed with ten nominatons tho
race dash OF four miles. Five horses to tho
post These werc S. D. Brucc's bay gclding Warrior
nominated by NJ H. sanford) by War Dance, dam Cas-
anra, years old, los lbs. d. Mcdaniel Co IS chest
nut colt Willie Burke, by haywood, dam Katnka,
years old 95 lbs John Cofeos bay lly Nctto Norton
dominated by T. Lorilardl by bennington dam Long
Nine years old, los lbs II. p. McGrath's bay colt
Aaron Pennington Thomas Puryear h Co IS nomina-
ton) by Tipperary, dam Lucy Fowler. years old, los
lbs. Joe Donahue's bay colt Doadhead, by julius dam
LeiDure years old, 1O5 lbs. Aaron Pennington
the favorite the field. Among
The others Nettic Norton thought tho most 90
and tho public quite right in their estimate tho
capabilities of the several horses. Aaron Pennington
the race, Ncttc Norton good second, the others
hcn had haatp Anrnn pom fpO hoc In
the public that he four miles, but the rate of
speed made yesterday rather slow for these fast
times. Some fifty years ago, when horses trained
TO all day, 742 would have been considered very
fair time in heat race but nowadays II is not looked
upon as moro than strong gallop for first class
horse. Aaron Pennington doubt, much
faster when called good order; but it was not re.
CURED yesterday, and, therefore, there is knowing
what he could have done under the other circum-
stances Aaron was coughing, and he at great
risk; but the field not considered formidable by
either his the SPECTATORS and hence the heavy
odds laid him. There few four-milers this side
lhe Rocky Mountains at the present time
Tho fourth and last OF the day was free bandi
zap sweepstakes of $25 cach IL declared ont with
$500 added the second horse TO receive S125 out of
The stakes, the distance one mile and eighth Five
horses started. These George Longstan7s black
colt Rhadamanthus, by bennington, dam Nemesis, 3
years old, 100 lbs; w. r. Babcock's chestnut colt
Egypt, by Planet, dam Lady Barry, years old, JOG
lbs George L. Iorilard's bay colt Leandcr, by En-
quirer, dam by Bonnie Scotland, years old, 90 lbs
u. Mcdaniel Co. Is bay oily Matte W., by Red Dick,
dam Eta Shipper, years old, % lbs, and Charles
Reeds bay colt Rambler, by Lexington dam Cairn
CORN, years old 90 lbs Rhadamanhus was great
favorte tho field, selling in one pool for 81 100,
Egypt for $3.50 and Lcandcr $780, the other two TO-
gelher bringing $3.50 Rhadamanthus won very cx-
citing race, after having been led by Egypt for seven
furongs the lattor finishing second
The following the details OF the racing as II camo
OIL
THE FIRST RACE.
PURSE $780, for all ages the winner to be sold at auc
ton; horses entered to be sold Tor 81 OO0 to carry
weight for ages; " for $780, allowed lbs. Tor $780,
lbs. for $500, ~ lbs One mile.
George L. Loriard's b. {. Lcandcr, by Enquirer,
m hv Rn mn h MI rnnrs Md o.