New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
JEROME PARK RACES.

BETTING MEN-ORIOLE VIGIL AND DbADHEAD
THE OTHER WINNERS
jerome Park never looked more lovely in its
Autumnal dress than yesterday The races in
every respect exciting and successful and the attend
ance was and Of good character. pleasant gath
ering of ladies filled the middle section Of the Grand
Stand aud preferred the genial sunshine TO the shade of
the clubhouse. Three OF the five fayontes suffered de-
feat and Warlock Orioe Sister Of Mercy gained un
expected victories The tack good, but tie betting
light
Warloc was great surprise the betting men In the
first race mile and quarter dash, for purse Of $500
1t open to threey OF which nine were IN the
lists Under good circumstances Of condition 1t would
have said that the lot well matched ana tho
betting men at a loss to choose between Outcast
Freebooter and Mett. pool selling as fol-
lows Doswel's Oucast. 800; Langsafrs Freebooter
500; GIinsteads Metle, 500; Reeds Red Coat $50
p Lorlard's Tgress, S75 Donahue's Waco, $50; g. l..
Loiillard's warock, S3j the held Belmonts Dauness
and cCOnnack's Pera, $j6 With one or two eXcep-
tions the horses did not make bright ap-
pearance on the track, and for tlreeyear-ods
were remarkably tractable and hfeless Their
performances bore out the impression that
they in very poor condition, and so much OF the
whip stmuant with no apparent result Is seldom seen
on the homCstretch Freebooter seemed singulary uh
fortunate and spoied two starts by sulkng or being
out OF position. On the third trial the word was gwen
and he was Lent at post Brbee Warock bringing
his horse TO The front with sudden dash, and deiylns
his competitors the finish 1t was ali interesting race
because different result expected up to the aS' Az
rods Mette was second 10 WaTOck at the Grahd slahu
Dauntlcss third Waco fourth; the Others punched save
Freebooter who eight rods u the rear Keo Co"I
rushed up to Ath place and Warlock steadily increased
his advantage TO the homestrctch He came to the
finish i'm fine style, while the bunch behind MN was
dashed numerically, and did not improve under the pun
isment Warlock crossed the line six lengths aheu' III
2l4 Oucast second, Mctle third, and TiGress fourth
The mutual pools paid the bacKcrs OF ""rocA 90 '0
on each 80 ticket.
The George Lorillard stables held at a high pre-
MUM in the treequarter-ne dash for the seven TWO
year-ods partly perhaps owing TO the fine cOnuuOh oi
Warlock the first but mainly because Loit'rer
appeared to possess every qualification for success eN
ceent condition and fine racing stature his appearance
being in favor OF his making another Tom Ochiltree lu
the DO Is he sold for $500. while Bclmonts libernia
sold for S4O0 Z. LOrillard's Benzue, $500; BO"ies
Orioe S275 Iangsafi's W J. Higgins, 1920; the Held
MoDaniels Lady sayers and Huchcock's bay colt SllO
Oriole q fly resembling LOiteTer in fine appearance,
kent her temper prOtracted delay at the starting
post while became very uneasy, suked conSid
erabv and when the word finally given got off
slowly in fifth place, Oole being fresh at the start and
getting advantage Of three lengths HibeIna second
and Benzne third Bcnzine on the lower turn was sec
ond 10 Oriole and Loterer showing half a length in
front Of HibeIua gave lis hackers encouragement The
home dash was hotly contested. Orole had nothing 10
fear while Locrer, after great effort which dd not
materially improve lis position yielded to Hberna and
Renzpe Orole winning by two lengths in 1:2o2i HiDer
MA second and Bcnzine third Mutual pool tickets on
the winner paid 81 90 tor -. -
The two-rnle race for purse of $780, was notable
superioritv" and Abilene. bad-tempered5ite animal
whose predOminating quality appears 20 De eIgAr
iore during the Autumn disappointment 10 those VINO
witnessed his perlomances earlier IN the season IN Ie
stick SiO5; F. Lori ard's Preston $50; Rec6s Ath
lene $500 Abilene led at the start and At the cuh,
hpusa n wa
Preston. Entering ON the second lne Athsn Nit sIi
aud was neck in advance Of Preston. vigil overlook
Athlene beyond the hll, while Preston en back @ni o.
flank and would not he shaken off till the furone roe
was reached on the homestTe,ch Nlsii CANT 10 % we t
in grand style with four leheHs 10 .Ydie III oiU
The Grand Stand gave Nigi! round OF CHEERS GGt
showed no tle admiration iot thS lcN Hto, i lot uo
got second place Fiddestick third Mutual pool ueAe's
RSppaisunock vas the favorlte in the mile dash for
maidcns of all ages, which a sweepstakes of $50
each, with 500 added. Moorhen AID New-lork were
these figures: Do,welrs Rappahannock Sj23; Vests
Courier, 500; Gibneys Love Chase, Sgo; MGJahi9eI 9
New-YOrk at Sl15. There two failures III the
stoTtng post for which Courier was mainly responsible
lie led off with Love Chase, leaving Sister Of Mercy ana
R9upahanuOck several lengths behind. The pee was
very fast aud every jump OF the horses was watched
quarter pole and his hackers began TO shout IN eNIt
ton Sister Of Mercy came edy forward at l1e
applause iu l:47, three lengths m advance oI NpuIcii
who preceded Kappahannock The mutual pools paiu
SI~ 20 tOI
Trouble having been withdrawn I'm the seeplechase,
Deadhead made the laNOllte M te pools at tOI 10
S3i5 for Bullet and $3.50 for the field, mclndlns Bal
Rum, Doubtful. and Rcsolute. Deadhead ana KcsoGie
lcaped the first hurdle together Bay Eum, WHO
was halt length behind jumped stiily ana took inc
hurdle with him. Deadhead led at III. water JUMP
vLicn an took I'm admirable style. Doubtful showed tt
wav from Ine north b but was Overiaken by Hesoui'
who was behind Deadhead at the second turn tt Tue
hurdle Of the Cul-hOusH. The lunUnE 10 lhe
south field was exciting and without accident ana Res
Oute came into the homestretch on even terms ~lln
Deadhead Both horses strained every muscle, aud nor
riders urged them 10 their utmost Ibey rode toScthc
IN 'front.' and the race amid loud applause, ny tss
than length in ijCl2 Resoute was second ana buiel
third The mutual pools were worth Sl1 20.
Tie great DAY of the meeting VIII De tomorrow lhc
first event viii be the contest Tor the Members Cup,
members Of the club ride The second race VIII %
tne great contest tine Centennial Cup tourmc race
omen 10 ali comers. Tom OchiTee leads the list OF 70
nominations.