The New York herald., 1876-11-05
Great Gathering In and Around the
Grounds.
Grand Display by the Coach
ing Club.
FIVE CAPITAL CONTESTS.
Sprinsltt, Vigil, Madge, Nalrlgansett Fi!ly
and Bullet the Winners.

Dame Nature put on her most becoming dress yes
tsrday and accompanied her ghthearte children to
the At Jerome Park She atmosphere
Of wtching eentisness Her covering was OF the
bluest sky while her skirts combined fantastic
coiors--russet minging with the green. Surely the
tasteful felt that the style OF her
attire was somewhat out OF season. Hers was 40 ht
Rarb for the sober days that belong TO winters por
lion. But she minded not, and tossed her needless
head OF beauty AZ il say, "wnter is my slave and
when choose TO smile who shall forbid mss''
And she did smile yesterday, long ana lovingly. No
wonder that basknG her bounty her children also
grew glad and happy. No wonder they went out in
merry crowds to reveI In her beauty and her favor
No wonder that the horses proudly shook their
and danced along swift and bold. No wonder
the southwark speeding birds stopped their
10 lingcr yet q day and sing more in these
chanting scenes The very trees, whose spirits droop
and fall with dropping, falling leaves. looked grate-
fully to heaven for this brief respite from decay.
II was Natures May day snd Tor all the existing
hen within those bounds dread winter and November
night have been years atar. II was encouraging
hvor also for the Jockey Club for they had
ordained this special occasion and day OF
sport They could have asked more favorable
picss and their full expectation
Seen nllcd and satisfied.
THROUGH CENTRAL PARK.
A drive in itself would have been sufficiently at
tractve on such day yesterday but the additional
consideration OF the last racing day OF the season
proved irresistible incentive lovers the turf
They came out in large numbers and in gay veries
Winding through the Park they formed joyous and
inviting spectacle. Their horses needed whip
or spur TO them on for the bruses reveed In the
occasion ike their owners and spcd by with enger de-
light. There more enjoyable than this; .
cava N h0 wa IN
some pleasurabe event.
Amid the long line Of gay equipagcs the Coaching
Club, with their dashng and handsome turnouts at
tracted universal attention and admiration Leading
was Mr.. Henry A. Havemeyer's drag. drawn by four
horses Then succcssively followed the drags OF Mr.
Whiting, Mr.. Bronson, Mr. Leonard Jerome, each with
four bays, and Mr. Benefits, with tour chestnuts
Later in the afternoon Colonel jays canary coach
drawn by four bays passed the the way
10 the polo grounds
COURSE
All these people tending their way to Jerome Park
we're Joined upon the by the who trav
sled thence by rail- and everything given up to
that great topic, The ladies scarcely hon.
ored the scene in far proportion, but perhaps
dered the presence OF the few all the appreciabc
There certainly among them charming tasteful
ness OF dress and contrasting coors which harmonzcd
we'll With the OF beauty re,gning round about.
some Of the less confident prepared with furs,
but by FAR the greater portion wefo robed in moro
moderate and gayer texture.
Tho hill overlooking tho track the south formed
grand stand from which hundreds Of people viewed
he events OF tho afternoon. Like those within the
grounds, they divided their attention between the
and the surroundings withal Jerome Park
restcrday entrarcng scene Of beauty, which
.ature and her creatures We'd for preference.
THE RACING
he track fast but for the horses to run
a. The weather delightful ana the sports OF the
NY passed uf satisfactorily. Five events tho
ard. The first dash Of mile and quarter the Sec
md dash OF two miles, the third mile heats, tho
ourth hack race Of mile and the nith handicap
seepiechase of about two miles and halt Better
unning closely contested racing never was
ntnessed any other occasion, each event being in
loubt until the horses had reached tho goal Large
mounts o. money were wagercd on tho several events,
nd the iavorite won but out oil 1--WE the know.
az ones" were the losers.
RACE
purse Of $500; tho winner to be sold at auc-
ion II entered be sold for 81 900 (hghest price
carry weight Tor age If for 81 500. allowed lbs II
or ST. 000 lbs f for $500, II lbs II for $500, IS
BIS. One mile. For this there were eight start
rs comprising Charles Reeds chestnut Red Coat
" Australian, dam Sally, by Lexington, years DID,
ibs $500, L. c. Chase's chestnut oily Springet, by
australian, dam Sprngbrook years old, 81 ibs,
t300 George Longsta1's brown horse Partnership by
Asteroid, dam katono, years old 112 Ibs, $500; r.
Dwyer l. Bros' chestnut horse Galway. by Concord,
dam Naudina, years old, lO6 lbs, $780, h. o.
Beruards bay hlly Explosion, by Hampton
Court, dam Naphtha, years old, 80 lbs.
$500; Carr l. Co.'s chestnut gediug Ella
wot,en, by War Dance, cam George Wood years
old, 80 lbs, $500; NJ. Donahues chestnut colt AGO.
oy NarraGsnsctt, dam Julietta, 3 years old. 05 lbs,
$1,000 and d. McDaniers chestnut nlly Sister OF
Mercy, by War Dance, dam Sister OF Charity years
Old 80 lbs $500 Rod Coat had the call In the betting
Partnership second choice, Galway third The betting
was very brisk and large amounts posted on the
result al the following rates.