New-York tribune., 1876-06-12
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
s1rppPrsEs AT JEROME PARK.

~yvo npsp1sEn HORSES WINNING GOOD RACFs-AL-
GERINE's ASTONISHING VICTORY IN THE BEL
MONT sTAKEs-SPINDBIFT, TOM oCulLlREE,
prccoIo AND STANFORD WINNING THE OTHER
CONTESTS.
Jerome Park attracted more pleasure seekers
on saturday any previous day since the opening
of the Spring meeting, and the appearance OF
the grand stand and Of the clubhouse, with
its terraces and lawns, animated and attractive
Six fourin-hand coaches were on the grounds light
shower of rain at y. did not interfere with the
racing and brought refreshing GOODNESS. All the races
were interesting. and they abounded In SURPRISES only
two favorites winning, while the horses which were low
est ia the betting the rich Belmont Stakes and the
steeplechase.
Only two entered for the first race, dash
Of one mile and oneeghth, for purse OF $500 They
were George Longstafrs Rhadamanthus, carrying lis
hounds, and NJ Donahues SpiDdrift 124 pounds
spindr favorite led from the start to the hnsh
winning easily by three lengths In two minutes.
The great evenbof the day the mile and one-half
run for the Belmont Stakes for hreeyearods Sl' en-
trance with 81 800 added The following horses started
each carving 10 pounds: August Belmonts Fiddle
stick boswell & Cammacks AgeriDe, p Lorillards Bar
rcade Struggled & Clays Red Coat nd ID. McDaniers
brother to Harry Bassett Fiddlestick was great
favorte selling for 81 400 in pools OF $2ooo Win Anger
me ana BarIcade the field at $3.50 The favorte led
70 the homesretch brother Basset running second
large part Of the way Agerne finally went 10 the front
and beat Fiddlestick at the finish by laf length a
most exciting struggle in 2:40l2 BarTicade was thd
and Red far behind as To mer Tie lOuu ueI
of the spectators The winner returned 10 the Judges
stand limping and was loudly cheered for his une1
The iwOmile race for the Jockey Club handicap sweep
stakes OF 500 each run by eight horses-G L.
Iorilards Tom OchiltIee, carrying 123 pounds John
ODonnell's Kildare, l13 pounds f. A Cia6augh's wa
tor 122 pounds; ID. McDanel's Madge Il3 pOuh0s o.
s. Cattanaeks Lelaps 104 pounds; John Co1ees D0nny
brock, ia pounds; II. p. McGrhtns bay colt Chesa-
peake 113 pounds aud Charles Reeds Gray Nu1, lUS
pounds For the first mile tle horses were closely 10,
gcthcr ViaOr leading most OF tue way Coming ar0unu
the curve into the bOmC-sretcb NlAor ie Dack ION
OchTee moved 10 the front and won the race Wlt ease
In 34l3i, Kildare second, and Chesapeake thlrd'
The fourth Tor purse or S6OO one hiie anu
threeQuarters, the winner TO oe sold III aucOn Inc
starters were DR. 0gle's Fleetwood. j. g. h Lwrences
Shylock, George L. LOTillards Sunburst Chdrles o.
Lloyds Partnership, George LOngslaHs oStSc' JOih
baugh's PiccOlo and c. III. MulliDss Papelmtkef cPtO
the last quarter of mllc the race seemed 10
be between Fleetwood Partnership, B. f. Carver ana
Durango but IN the hOmestIech Piccolo aud Shyi0ck
rus ed the foremost places, and leaving lne ohels
several lengths behind ran almost evenly 10 the ciosc
Pccolo winning by a siOit neck In 3:l2le.
The racing was closed 10y handicap steepechase lor
a purse or $500, the entries being Chas. Reeds Point
Blank j. 5. CrOsbys Wurlike, j. q. K. Lawrenccs RcsO
Lutte and Risk, and Joseph D0nahues Stanford ReSo-
Lutte Risk. the favOrites, took the nTst hurde t
gether and all went smoothly until stanford came 10 tht
double hurdles in front the CLUBHOUSE, NDcn ne
stopped short He went owe however. at tine second
trial. but then apparently out of the lace. Az tue
waerleap Warlikes rider fell, and the morse ran OH INTO
the stable road, followed ResOute ana RISK, Whe
Stanford who mad making good ume passed Point
Blank aud took the lead keeping TO te end RISK was
brought back to the course, but IN attempting 10 zeal
over the double hurdles he fe throwing his rider Vlo
eniy but without serious injury. Point Blank came III
second tour lengths behind tie winner.