The New York herald., 1875-10-09
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Racing at Jerome Park---Third Day Of
the Autumn Meeting.
Good Running on a Heavy
Track.
FOUR SPIRITED CONTESTS.
FOUR SPIRITED CONTESTS.
PiecOlO, Aaron Pennington, RhadamanthuS and
VirginiuS the Winners.

notwithstanding two draWbacks-the nrst that II was
Friday, which is always home day with the great
majority of society people, and the second, the
postponement of the day before account Of rain.
Everybody knew that the roads would be heavy and
muddy and fears expressed that the racing could
not be good under the circumstances Nevertheless,
with these drawbacks the day gay and every
thing passed of pleasantly the people leaving the Park
at the termination Of the fully satisfied with the
days sport.
more dreary track at Jerome Park
than the the horses had gallop yesterday
afternoon. II fetlock deep in thick mud, both
heavy and holding Good time was out OF question,
was not expected and the fastest considered
the best horses in that kind of going. The betting
however, was brisk, and lots of money invested
during the day
-Four events were the card, the first being selling
race, with the usual allowances mile and half
the second the Grand National Handicap Sweepstakes
dash of two miles and quarter the third mile heats
and the fourth dash of FIVE furongs by two year ods
The selling for purse Of $500; horses
tered to be sold for 500 to carry weight for age; If
for 81 0oo allowed lbs if for $780, II lbs One mile
and half There we're seven eutries comprising l. A.
Hitchcock's chestnut colt Century, by Censor, dam
Intrigue years old be sold for $780, 96 lbs J. G.
Bethune's bay gelding Burgoo, by Hurrah, dam Emma
Downing, years old, 81 ooo 101 lbs John Conee's
brown horse B, F. Carver, by Lightning, dam La Vic
tme years old, $500, 102 lbs, j. s. Cattanachs bay
colt Lelaps, by bennington, dam Pussy, years old,
$1,000, 91 lbs D. McDanel's brown flly Josie B., by
Asteroid, dam Canary Bird, $3.50, 9s lbs +. A. Cla
baugh's bay colt Piccoo, by Concord, dam Maudina,
years old $1,000, 1o4 lbs and A. NJ. Burtons bay
horse Survivor by Vandal, dam by Lexington, years
old Ia lbs, 81, 500 The latter was withdrawn his
owner being afraid to start him heavy, and
he considered it, dangerous track
Josie B. sold highest in OF the pools
but in the majority of them Piccoo had the
call B. F. Carver and Leaps alternating for third
place with the SPECTATORS Pccolo, after very fine
struggle with Josie B., capital race with Century
good third This is the second good that Piccolo
has at this meeting he having captured the handi
cap Saturday last, after Calvin cut down josie
b., it thought by many, would have this
II she had been ridden differently. Instead Of keeping
the flrmest part of the track she in the
deepest mud, particularly for the last quarter of
mile the jockey pulled her in close to the fence
he the homestretch and her home in slush
her fetocks Evans the rider of Piccolo pulled
him the high side of the track, where the mud
not so deep, and in this way Josie b. was beaten
neck The latter has three times at this meeting
winning and losing twice. She is very rapid
FLY but requires rider OF judgment her back
The Grand National Handicap Sweepstakes of 500
each half forfeit with 81 900 added of which 5000
the second horse the distance two miles and quarter
the second For this event but three horses
out of fourteen nominations came to the post, some
having declared out account of the weights and the
others very wisely refused to run on the quagmire
which covered the track Those who to the post
were Colonel Mcdaniel & Co. IS chestnut colt Willie
Burke, by haywood dam KatinKa, years old, carry
ing 90 lbs. j. G. K Lawrcnce's bay horse Shylock by
Lexington, dam Edith 6 years old, l16 lbs, and H. p
bavc colt Aaro hv
dam Lucy Fowler, years old ll6 lbs Aaron Pennng-
ton great tavorite the field, selling in
pool for So, 100 while Willie Burke brought 81 600
and Shylock 5000. Aaron Pennington
the by half length, after head
and head contest with Willie Burke for nearly
half mile. Many looked for different result
il thought that the eight pounds extra that Pen
nngton carrying would pinch him at the finish,
and tnat Burke would win the Notwithstanding
the apparent closeness of the struggle up the home
stretch proved that Pennington had plenty to spare
the finish, for Swim let go the colts head
he gained half length in four jumps and landed a
winner of the stake which worth 81, 1880 Aaron
Pennington has this year. five of which
he has He made his first winning at Lexington,
May TO- in a dash of mile, beating Misfortune and
Eleanor easily, heavy track in :b51a His next
appearance at Louisville May II, where he ran for
the Association purse, dash OF mile defeat
ing a field OF fourteen, in 143L. His third
victory was at Jerome Park, in the Wood
burn stakes the 18th OF June which
was a dash of two miles and half In this race he
beat Reform Grinstead and Rutherford. He was then
taken to Monmouth Park, and on the 9Th of July he
won the Monmouth Cup, dash OF two miles and
half beating BallenKeel and Wilddle From Mon
mouth Park Aaron Pennington taken to Saratoga,
and there he for the Saratoga Cup, which won
by Springbok and Preakness they making dead heat
Grnsead third oltpa fourth, Aaron Pennington nith,
Rutherford and wilddle behind him. On August 10 he
again, with 100 los. up and beaten
by Grnstead, the distance being mile and half He
then taken out of training and after two months
of rest made capital yesterday The colt looks
well and is very much improved in form since he left
Saratoga and evidently has few more good in
him for the autumn campaign,
The third event mile heats with best two starters
of the four entries. These were e-George LongstaG,s
black colt Rhadamanthus by bennington dam Nemesis,
8 years old 95 lbs, and H. McDanie's chesnut ny
Matte A., by Australian, dam Minnie Mansfield years
old 92 lbs The latter the fayore before the race
began but after the lrst heat which was won by
Rhadamanthus apparently very easily the latter be-
came the iavore at five to one The second heat was
counterpart of the FIRST Rhadamantnus proving more
than a match for Matte A. at mile heats. Since Grin
stead has left these parts it would be difficult to and
three year old colt that beat Rhadamanthus, mile
heats 1t pretty nearly certain that there are
at Jerome Park that can do It,
The last Of the day was between seven twoyear
olds These we're Jo Donahao'g bay hlly MolIie
Crew, by Narragansett dam Chgnon; John H. Davis
bay colt Fredericktown, by Pat Malloy, dam Kate
Leonard; j. J. BevIns chestnut 6lly by bennington,
dam Bonnie Doom; p Lorillards bay geding Cyril by
Planet, dam Fairy; D. McDanies black colt Vrginius,
by Virgil, dam Lutte; and j. A. Grinsteads bay colt
Mctte, by Melbourne dam Alumni Virginus was the
favorte Mettle second choice, Cyril third in favor
vrginius, after very close struggle with Cyril won
the by neck, Moe Carew third. The winner is
very fine colt black all over; above hftecn and half
and has bone and muscle in abundance He must make
hrst class horse should accident befall him.
Vrginius is entered in the Champagne Stakes TO be
ran to-day, when in faster company than he was in