The New York herald., 1876-10-15
Last Day Of the Fall Racing
Meeting.
THOUSANDS IN ATTENDANCE.
Parole the Winner Of the
All-Aged Stakes.
Bill Eruce, Princeton, Partnership and ResO-
lutte also YicOrs.

The American Jockey Club closed its Fall meeting at
Jerome Park yesterday, after successful career OF
seven days The day itself as beautiful as poetic
dream and the sheen OF the silks the gloss of the
voivets worn by the ladies' who throngcd tho Club
House blum and tho grand had ITS counterpart in
he soft au,umnal October sun which hung the
neads OF all present. only slightly obscured 10y almy
lazc that separated sky from earth ike veil The
:oads and and streets that radiae from the
1eart OF the great city and tend to the race course
Nere crowded yesterday by incessant ana seemingly
endless string OF carriages landaus, dog carts, phae
.ons, four-i hands, barouches, broughams and ight
Those who rode top OF afour hand or in
an open equlpago found the suns rays almost as
If It day in July But to compensate for
he heat OF the hot noon camo the spicndor Of the
oliage, which filled the eye with the glowing tnts tina
might be gathered from combination OF the colorng
OF Turner and Claude Lorraine
Russet and brown gray ana lilac, blood crimson and
orange, purple and lemon hued, the foliage of the
dropping trees hung by the roadside the thunder OF
feet OF the horses went beating by In many SNOWY and
honable turnout cardinal streamers oated from
the shoulders OF beautiful women whose cheeks were
rosily flushed with the excitement begotten by the
fervor of day. For where is II that
woman looks she does at a horse race,
unless that 1t be in the full glow OF a ballroom when
music lends its influence brighten the eye
would pale and shame the ys day always
associated in the mind OF epicure or one whose
philosophy Is easy with lobster salad and the mufled
pop Of champagne cork. Also is the day linked
and entwned with the picture which the road gives OF
the best and noblest OF all brutss the horse who
brushes along instant rivalry with the other horse
behind. jerome avenue has become picturesque from
the boys who anked its sides with pals to the
rearing quadruped, whose sides
cred with sweat and foam, and by the
groups Of ladies in the glow of the
newest rament, who may be found seated on camp
and easy chairs in front of pleasant and cmbowered
residences Tho drive through the park and up the
avsaue the race ground with hors ana there tho
shade Of clump OF oak, beech towering poplar
trees makes one think OF drive through an English
lane aud the gathered assembage OF vehicles of every
kind that fills the triangle below the grand stand need
not shame comparison with ths of like equip
ages at Longcnamps OF Chantlly. The CLUB house
grounds looked beautiful than they did
yesterday; the green turf fresh as it would be
in June. and soft to the tread as an Az
minister carpet, while the long driving dresses
of the graceful women from under whose peeped
forth the daintest aces the bu and its green
mossy surface panoramic splendor as they toied VI
the espanadc Silvery laughter and audible
lion from these groups rang out In the ihin
air, and below them might the jockeys cover
ing the dusty turf the back of blooded bit Of
horseAesh, whose limbs cleany cut and
rounded If chiseled in marble by tho hand of
Apellcs. Tho iour-in- hand equipages that
placed the hillside made the foreground
lively, aud served to I'LL up the picture,
which had for its setting swarm OF the
Of pouoi on the bluff beyond the enclosure There
in this 900 people at least thckly packed
together. These people the bluff have, 1t is said,
which
OF race result almost Immediately after It has been
decided Two swift-footed boys are employed by tho
proprietor of the place OF rereshment on tho blun
outside OF the fence One OF these is stationed al tho
main gate, and he receives the communication from
the other boy, the name OF the winning and second
horse and the time The boy outside of the gate runs
to the hotel the bun and bulletin IS posted
there Immediately giving the record of what has just
transpircd In this way it is necessary for these
people pay for admission, they get the
and have good view without pustiog their hands in
pocket excepting TO pay refreshments But It is
believed that in few years from they will have
been sufficiently educated TO the standard pay their
way In and take their seats among those who now Ill
places the upper end OF the grand stand Yesier-
day there twenty carloads OF people attached
10 a locomotive which carried us patrons 10 jerome
Park THIS proof OF desire OF the people 10 sustain
Jerome Park and improve the breeding OF horses who
will make their bow before them year after year Ten
years ago Jerome Park and us approacnes looked bare
and little desolae to-day II Is picturesque and beau
iul and the roads leading TO 1t are fast being hled
above and below Macomb's Dam have acquired all the
hustle ana busy life OF the approaches 10 tho best
known English aid Continental race courses
THE DAYS RACING.
Judges-Messrs. Withers Purdy aud Livingston.
Mss.rs l. LqrsSa lawrence and bA0c0ck
7 Starter Cap tain William NJ Conner.
The thousands who blackened tho course enjoyed
remarkably pretty sight when the eight competitors
entered for the opening event OF one m lie aud an
eighth were walked UP and down The track Tho
majority were old performers, but Forbes 4 Arm
strongs Blu Bruce had the more adherents at the
pool box, ani really, when ne was stripped ne looked
If the trick must tall 10 HIM 1t did and
his running marked with judgment as he
Lard in the rack until the last eighth Of me when
he the outside and made glad the hearts OF ms
hackers by tho smootnness OF his victory. Iiis op
ponents were McDaniel's Madge who, witn the top
weight held the second place IN the specustions,
while Doswels Invoice, Babcock's Egypt, Morris
Sweetps Pierre Lorillars's Tigress, McSormacks
Pera and Racey's L, L,amingion H. had their
friends. the four las, nalned being grouped as
the neId For time II looked ssn the unthought-
OF Pera would not Yield the supremacy TO any ol her
companions she was at the post " honor until The
winner came With his rush, when she shut up and
nnaily finished discrcditaoc hnh. The second ocrth
was secured by Tigress, who rau gamely throughout
ana she secured part OF the money. There 2O6
Autuel pools sold on TINS event, and The fortunate
holders OF winning cards obtainef 81 W Tor eacn.
Next on the carpet the Ai-Aged stakes, of one
and half miles the Belmont course. IL was the
race that enriched the programme. a. u was the oc
cason OF again bringing before the public the famous
Parole, owned by r. Loril!ard lie had not been seen
SINCE July by the talent and they desired 10 look al
his turn OF speed" before they backed nim tor he
great Dixie Stakes Baltimore Tor which his great pre-
paraon being made IL also trougat TO the surface
The grand good-looKipg ST Maruns the property Of
u A. Grnstead, while tue better known performers
al /. Lorllard's wnrlock, McDauiei's Nrglnius and
uwver,g lucky Rhadamanthus came TO tbes post aud
io,ned in the Tray much had been taken Tor granted
s 10 the merits Parole tne outside public soon caused
him to take the pride OF place ~ the quotations.
shortly after his appearance on the track
the shrewd turmen 10 measure icit
,nat no had stood his strong work
weI and thus satisfied. He was generally voted
10 be right in every particular, ana seemed ~ use
furf coijoauiaiism .,ht to or mans NE All
tmmeaiately connected with him were very confident
oI ms victory and their confidence was not IN $
nIacod his magnificent run fully suesls lie cut out
ihe work and was never headed mis- long low, elastic
strides sending him under ae jud ca eyes hve Icglhs
the best OF IL 81 Martin, who nad many s.enen , W.,
lawers was opy able 10 secure dead heat for second