New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-14
JEROME PARK RACES.

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| THE GREAT DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING
GREAT NUMBIRs IN ATTENDANCE AND MUCH Ne
THRxsT sHowS-THE EIcn BELMONT sfAkEs
CARRIED OFF ny MGRA1I's CALVIN-SPRiNGBOK
AN EASY WINNER or IHE FIRST RhCE-wILD-
IDLE BEATS ppr,wNrss, GRTNsrraD, AND TUB
M,S--rHR MENsKIs,' CUP TAKEN ~ srINDsiFr
TIE LAST RACE WON BY 81 ayIyoR.
II was "Qefby day" at jerome Park on Sat
urday The occasion is entitled 10 this distinction NOS
merely because the principal of the dag resembles
that for tho Derby but because OF the great crowd Ia
att lance the display Of vehicles, and the groups not
merely on the Grand and club house and The quar-
ter-stretch, but in the field surrounding the cp'ose
and alongside the track All manner OF vehicles Dlrd
the road from Mse0mbs Dam Bridge (where they con-
cenlile on various lines through the city 10
tho Park aud made travel at once slow and
dusty. Among tho carriages which attracted general
attention the several forin hand coaches or dr'2s
OF August Belmont sir. Ilaycmcyer, MI sionghton and
Mt Bronson. These with other smaller vehicles, were
drawn up along side the track within tn clubhouse
grounds, and from them on the swaTd near ny, no
occupants took lunch between the races In Derby fashion,
The clubhouse balcony, overlooking the course, was
aed during every race Of the day. The Grand Stand
radiant with beauty and fine toilets, while the inolosro
below known tie "quarter Stretch, was unconiort-
ably crowded exclusively with men. The Attendance
may c safcly estimated at fully 10000 persons
sPRTNGBOKS VICTORY.
There were five races, usual the Jerome Park pro-
grame but interest centcred la the belmont Stakes. tho
event OF the day and the meeting and the first race was
watched RI her impaeny, the more so because The re-
suit a fOregone conclusion in most minds II was
run mile and eighth for horses VI all ages hand
capped according to age and recent victories. for
purse OF $500 There were six horses to
start, including springbok. Bob Wooley, H. L. Car
yer, Mate, Dublin and Msdeal; but springbok,
though heavily weighted, was decided favoiite That
he sold the pools at about three to one land just before
thc at nearly four to onel against the field embrace
ing all the others. Tie justified the estimation in
which the animal held. After one brcakaway the
six got away in fair start sprnglok and Bob wooley,
however, going to the 'front.' the iavofitc under
strong pull and evidently content to let Wooley keep the
lead for brief time. Before the half mile had been
reached Misde, Dublin, and Carver were left several
lengths behind in bunch and out Of the race.
sanford's Mate aud sDrugbok were at this time three
len stls beud wooley, with the latter making the
ming and gradually increasing his lead TO four or fyc
lengths at the treequaer stretch. Bat IA he entered
the home-stretch spngbok given his head and soon
passed WOoey and, though soon pulled up again. came
in winner by six lengths Mite made dester-
ate but unsuccessful effort to take second place, Bob
Wooley securing IT, The time was very sow-1:Jo.
CALVIN WINS TIE BELMONT STAKES.
The American Derby as the Belmont Stakes have CONS
to be called. il is for The same distance aud run under
the general conditions as The English Derby, was
established in 1867. II is FOR distance Of mile and
half confned to three-v animals, for purse OF
81 800 and tie entrance money OF 800 for each NOM
nation less $780, which paid out Of the stakes to the
second horse. La 1867 it by Ruthless Eclipse
colt 305; In 1868 BY General Duke Lexington colt,
In 3:O2 in 1860 by Fensn in 3:04l4 in 1870 by KING
Fisher by Lexington, In 259e in ls7l by Harry Bas-
set; also by Lexington ia 300; in 1872 by Joe Daniels,
by Australian in 2:jsA; in 1873 springb0k carried on
prize in 0 ., in 1874 IL won by saxon, an ill.,
ported colt by Beadsman, in 2:292 THE course having
been reduced from mile and five fhrlon9s to mile and
half and this occasion by Calvin in the easy time OK
Papa against the largest field which started for it,
There originally 50 entries for tins year. SO that
the stake was valued at "A, $50 Ecttng-o0ks upon
this have been opened several months, and Large
amounts were saked the issue. Hyder Ali, who WAS
Withdrawn few weeks ago. originally the faycftc;
then 10 Germs MoDanel's stable took the first place.
The winner of yesterday originally very los ia tho
Isis, rating at = 10 l. when his stable companion.
Aristides who with him yesterday stood at 10 l.
Calvin however, Of n mile and an eighth, at
LOnsyll in I:56i2, and this feat put him up seHetd
points in the betting in the pools the course on sat
urday he aud his companion were sold as MeGraihs
entries at first figures, shown below: