New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
TIE THRONE PARK RACES.

The season at Jerome Park will open on
Saturday week June 5, and continue the 8th
10TH 18TH 15h 18TH and 10th. Several Of the stables
have already been occupied the principal already
on the ground being those of Mr. Belmont Mr. Lorard
Mr. McGrah, and the Mcdaniel Confcdsxacy." as MI.
Mcdaniel and his partners are usually called
THE ToIDnAM HANDICAP.
The chief events arc to be the FOTdhsm handicap
sweepstakes and the Nithcrs Stake The Fordham
handicap is swseps.aIe open horses Of all tho
winners of other OF 1000 value, after the publ
cation Of the weights fixed upon to five pounds
md those of OF $1,000 value 10 carry seven
pounds extra Tie distance is mile and
quarter, and tie purse very valuable, as the
entries have been very numerous. Mr.. Sand
fori's bay horse PrealSncSs OF Lexington stock,
has been allotted the highest weight in this race viz log
sounds indeed in all the other handcaps in which he
Is entered. Noxt 10 him comes his stable companion
Mate years old, by Australian, with 124 pounds; and
McDaniel's sprinshOk, years old, by Australian with
fhe weisht-l24 pounds springbck won the Sara
koga Cup last year tie Belmont Stakes the year before
and has run mile on the second heat, 1:42a SpiDd
rift aged, by Bonnie scotland. comes next, with lis
pounds and Survivor, years old by NGnda. next with
Az pounds Survivor this stake last year He was
Sold Baltimore after the Fall races. since when he has
Won OF the five in which he has competed
aIandcaps show the estimation which horses are held
by experienced turfmen whose object in imposing the
weights eOualze the chances Of winning between
good bad and nd feren horses hut they are tho most
aucertan Of races weight does not always tell as
much upon one horse upon another.
THE wIIIIEES STAKE.
withers Stake is Of the most interesting OF the
year NJ II brings together for tho first tmo many of the
cracks" OF the expectations entertained
end affords criterion whereby future probabilities may
be gagged The Whers sake is swccpsakc for three
scar dds entrance half forfeit with 81 900 added,
and was closed with IS nominations For this race Nc
Grath steady fayore since the books
dot a ilu .crrg
betting circles but his wnring at Louisville II other
horses with Searcher and other well known last racers
fbehipd has entirely restored tie confidence of his
backers Arisdes is Leainn gton and Lexington ped
Agree artcd nine times last year, and won three
times Al Baltimore last Fan he mile in lila,
carving 100 pounds, a feat unprecedented for two
year old next To ATistdcS Ia the beers esti
'aaton Is chestnut colt ny Australian dam by Lcx-
1ngton and belongs to the Mcdaniel CSnederacy" He
ran five times year, but failed 10 victory He
ran good second to Arisdes Tie fast just
toned by the latter al Baltimore He is credited
with great endurance Chesapeake, the stable compan-
don Of AriStCcs bay colt By Lexington, dam ey I'M
ported Chesterfield ranks next on the betting lists Chcs
speake is by experts thought better colt IMAM
Asisdes but his record good he started last
year six times and twice. He won the Citizens
stake AT Lexington this Spring. two miles, in 337 He
did not finish among tue foremost IN tho Ken
tucky Derby by Aristides He Id siDeot 10 hts OF
1l-temper. Kingbol full brother to hinghsher san
cara by Beadsman Englshf, and heco Dy NsrrS9ahset'
q son Eclipse, are also about equally prominent III inc
betting kingbolt the twOyearOld SWEEPSTAKES az
saratoca last Summer beating, among Others Rhada-
1aanthus Volcano and Calvin He ran second TO Nlhe
Burke In the Saratoga Stakes and was defeated IN the
Kentucky Stakes by Chesapeake. sangsra did not
atari last year. MecO started only once in tho Juvenile
STAKES which he won in 50l2 seconds, having
6szzie X for second and Willie Burke and
arstjdes behind him Within tho past week
Ascenson and Volcano have advanced several points in
fhe betting The former, Australian fly won tho
Fortuna Stakes at NewOrleans this Spring, and ran
kerry close race Of mile heats with Camago, at LOUISVILLE
In 142a I.3 the best two consecutive mile heats on
Secord Volcano by vandal dam by Sovereign, ran
to Arstdes the Kentucky Derby beating Is
Others He was third to Kingbot and Rhadamanthus
IN the twoyearod sweepstakes at Saratoga last year
xon stake at Buffalo, beating Enster by Enquirer and
ron ct Charleston this Spring in company not very ds
tnguished The following are the latest quotations. n
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