The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-07
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Second Day Of the Spring Meeting
at Jerome Park.
THE COACH CLUB.
Delightful Weather and Large
Attendance.
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
Spndrift. viator SuItana, Olitpa and
Trouble the Winners.
FIVE CAPITAL RAC1

Tho weather was delightful yesterday afternoon and
the drive through the Park the to the races was
charming. The grass seemed greener and the foliage
on the trees more dense than Saturday last, while
tho atmosphere much clearer and moro bracng
Through the Park aud on tho great avenues to tho
bridge the scene was nsprting, many fast horse
to light wagon shown OF to best advantage, while
the family carriages with thor prancing teams logged
leisurcy along with windows open, enjoying tho bamy
breeze and admring the grand teams OF the
COACHING
they dashed along with their happy loads OF beauty
and fashion on the outside making the coaches from
distance resemble largo bunch Of fowers-a huge
bouquet There three drags Of the coaching
Club at Jerome Park on the terrace in front OF the
club house
These were Mr. Leonard W. Jeromo's drag, with
cross team OF bays and grays, which first the
ground, loaded with gentlemen exclusively.
Mr. Douglas next, with his drag and cross team
Of bays and grays, the company on tho coach being
brilliant with fashion and beauty
Mr. Schermcrhorn the third to reach the grounds
with three chestnuts, and bay at tho wheel
Tho top OF the drag ornamented with female love-
linoss and the three handsome vehicles occasioned
great deal Of admiration from the spectators
The attendance Jerome Park was not as large pos
sibly as on the opening day, yet there just as
grand display of beauty and fashion The club house
balconies were crowded. and the terrace Of green in
front Of the house was covered with ladies and gen.
tlemen, while tho grand stand, the lawn In front and
around tho pool stands werc well filled with admring
spectators TITO hills outside Of tho enclosure
also crowded with their usual number of admir-
Of racing who little for tho point tho
race can be for nothing, and this GLASS; be it said
to their credit, always conduct themselves in quiet
and orderly and enjoy the sport with much
n fhoco Tho ha cI,h hale
the grand stand All rich and poor insiders and out
sders, admired the racing yesterday and the
contests will long be remembered by those who wit
messed the capital running that took place.
Five events were the card tho first dash Of
milo; the second the Westminster Cup, two miles and
quarter; the third the Maryland stakes, one mile;
the fourth dash Of milo and threeq quarters with
one hundred and ten pounds up, and tho nth handi-
cap stccplechase the usual course and they all
tame Off satisfactorily with the exception Of the stee-
pcchase which rather failure from the fact that
two OF the contondng horses fell carly in the race
making the affair oncsided race as the two horses
that finished the race owned by the same man.
Recklessness the of tho falls but fortunately
no one was hurt Both horsos whom rderlcss contin-
ned in tho for time. ana jumped hurdles and
walls without any one to guide them.
FIRST EVENT
for purse of $500, with allowances for maidens
follows Ill three years old three pounds IL four
years old, seven pounds II five years upward twelve
pounds The distance ono mile For this race seven
came to the post. These wore George Langstaf,s inn.
cay oily Yorkshire Lass, by King OF Trumps, dam
Roma three years old, carrying 03 lbs D. McDanicrs
chestnut nlly Australino by Australian, dam Dolly
Carter four years old, 1oe lbs George L. LorIards
bay colt Leandcr, by Enquirer, dam by Bonnie Scot
land four years DID, lis lbs, C. S. Lloyd's brown
horse, by Asteroid, dam Katona, ivc years old liz
lbs 10. Donohucs bay horse Spindrift, by Bonnie
Scotland dam by Wagner, aged, 124 lbs boswell Cam
mack's bay colt Outcast by bennington, dam Oriana,
three years old 9s los, and E. +. Nortons bay lly
Jancttc Norton by bennington dam Carrie Anterior,
four years old, LOG lbs. Tho old horse Spindrif was
the favor,e Leander second choice The betting was
very brisk on this and the following figures will
show the state OF the market at the start