The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-04
JEROMEPARK'S GREATDAY
>pryryg THE SPRING MEETING I'm
RRIILIANT STYLE.

Racing Fincen Thousapd Persons on tue
4 Greund-The Grsnd snow OF tso roe
Hand Cehches-econes d" '"o ""
, Yesterday was the opening day OF the
Am.rican Jockey Clubs spring meeting In Je-
rome Park, and the members Of the Club took
aida in saving that never before had there been
.a,,., a,,.ndsncs and better sport. The races
spe'er "''o"u".eo ".o , ..,aa. "a
we're announced TO DC oesun ~ o c'ooA' enu
.rcordinaIy at noon Thousands OF persons were
.'-.....,,a.. a., no ~ ,wsra nm their vny
making prepara'o"s " w, y. ~. " -, a..
hotels. and livery stables were be.eeed by those
-. - o,-..r. 80 ho,seaesb ur-in-hand
hotel stages were in demand. and hackmen did
n nuvelv bus,ness
Tn, trains from the Grand Central depot were
anoomfortably crowded. 1t was through the
Central Park and along the avenues and roads
s'adins to Jerome faik Una. sook ~ .n' Ts.
Was most enjoyable and most ipterestins. inc
.is or'os ~..' ~ .h" no.,,as.sa s.a h..r
"ionoi's ',e"ue e"u '.o so 's"S'. -
w., "n, ,hs ss'.,,n. % - osr,. ws,s .ooD MI, in
-, IT. ...s..- o.. a. 80. % ~.
se'on' ine fo'teou' Ioui-n-nsnu. VI ~.
Coaching Club were as pretty as pictures. The
a,a,es, ooatumes were bevilderins in their
s,, ss .,,s -.
-Ah, what pretty girls r. said one Of the mem-
Asts OF the club to the reporter; "by Jove,
" ',a :, M. ,, -
nuht ht-color.d English goods. and the whips were
equal to the occasion, and In the turns displayed
-,...,. s,,,,
sam "ao'e sA'ii.
hr Augustus schermerhorns four-in-hsnd
%. nrs' on the road 70 inc rae, race "sek; an"
'" was ~ ~ov"'''uo'ou -" ..a', ~ lw''
handsome. The members of the Coaching club
with remarkable evenness, however, and the
hd,es were In hntier OF deliaht ss the iour
high stepping horses drew them swiftly by other
Ut. WIN; 7. Doueiass. Ihis Is very nesv
c"s'h Ihe powerful horses pranoea mnestio, .N,,
sn along. ana NJ. Douglass won nmnes IRON from
tns ribbons. Mr.. Iho,ndy.s Rios,s i9ur;,n- 4,
ts whip, snd one Who meant to hsye been
soscb always attracts much sttsntion; and yes.
etup " vas pr.entoI man eve.. nis 70 VIZ
har % o, ,h ranh,ns SS IL wss nui,,
twelye years ago BY the WOOD brotners on lines
~, oy ~, nnu ya,e' 10 \. roa ,,o,nd.
hrhter utnn thai used by Col. beLancey Kane
MS New a,r fors ana reinsm ronte. n ~ pas no
Eas me fore wheels run under; G Inc @ capacity
~ nh tne ooao.ss o~neu a, "TSei Sy ~ II, a. ~. ~
saoout uItesn ,ninu'es oeuinu tnat oi MI.
ssIome m'' nn ,hs, hioua,ns 30 ssn1 Tn,
resnt sno Tern as .us' ue'ynnns @ ro,Son 10 So,,
ssnnets thunderng along with his stylish foIr-
,snnn1. MI, MT p1nne" ras rns, n0i ian py
sose nee was not exp med M. Bennetts horn
vas down hs neteto.oIS ~ the guard.
sats' wsfe Lord and Lady Msndsvills, and Miss
b>,ae liefdld proprietors nancee. Mr. Ben.
nett was clothed in Light suit, cut In the latest
Rigish style. Col. Willie Jay was the last to
scar on the road with his four inland. His
dstinggished father, eI- Minister John Jay,
E,Iassiior Brnsmaid, Judge sillima an. ana rresi-
al.onR IN oss who did not own fourth. hands,
bounded m
nfht wagons or In ordinary coaches, were the
hon. John Morrissey. District Attorney Phelps,
Nan Chhmoerlin Police Com missioners Mich
es and Wheeler Com missioner of Emigration
Tsu. warden John Quinn, Police Justice BIZ
ana Mu. Tty; AldeIman Pinckney, ex senator
0Brien, tt Hoo. VIM. Z, Kingsley OF brooklyn,
al judge B,dford, VIM. H. Iravers, ID. Mo
Daniel, sheriff Conner, Barney Bielin. WIN. j.
Florence, ex-Surroon General hammond. John
D. Townsend, ex-Gov. McCook OF Arizona,
wight SANFORD, and several mile, OF others
yell known IN New York Col Delev.tn . turn
out bewildered those who saw it. A member
- the Coaching CLUB was equal to the demand
sf describing It. He said:
-Four black hearss horses, with rosettcs pn
their ears, drawing an open barouchs. The
Colonel was gorgeous, OF course; Flowers, dia-
monds ana All that sort OF thinR, you know.
he Was the whip, and he wore white KID gloves.
1neeB There were three ladies In the coach.
btung At the side oi ths Colonel was oornet
hch. when not thus engaged ne swung aoft a
relte mmbreuA. II wasn't Levy, Itn sure OF
hAit' inen tnero was ~ outsluor Wno scamp
eeo nlonR Dehlnu TINS strange turnout. 10 Eng
hnd, continued the speaker, IL is quite the
Ring Tor man VINO drives iour-i hand TO
tAke oornet player with DIM when ne goes on
shtue tHp 70 tho country. MANY New forkers
plnk that u 10 piece OF snootishhess on our
ptt 10 carly morn. Ihey are mistaken. Our
toaches are very hoavy, aud when Drawn by four
nofses u 10 20 easy thlhg 10 stop them We use
We norm SO tnat We may aVoiu coNlsions with
cher yehiclee. -
Mr. lheOoors MOSS, Inspector Ihorne and q
Afse force OF police were al the Jerome Park
yho, lhere were prooapiy niteeh tnousand
persons Witnih the gates. rue ciuo mouse ana
lHs cnhmlne erounus, tno gIahu st"hu. ana the
uAuartot stretch were gay witn elegantly attired
sonlen ana men on the uptoe OF anxiety and
sioltement. oeVera thousanos viewed tne
cehe Iom wlthout the enclosure' ana mr.
TohsIu Jerome s.iu 70 tne repoItef we are
Giad 10 zee them there. They VIII cultivate
$50 M lor th's SPORT hnu py-apd-oy they VIII nno
Ihs Nm In Norrissav's '1ooi ssiIers sbout.d
lold enough 10 be heard ali over the traok Mr
Er,r,sssv w.s ~ c0na,"nt,v 49, y, sort 80 ~ i, a. ia
sbat In sons ~ bis rriv.ts hets he rsaned q bar
set Mr. d. Med ,niri The old turfnnn en-
lg.ntly hoyered arouni H. trek and tount
'Turlnne nntsn AZ ona Of ths ns-t turfnan in
fran - Was muon In sr.sted in ths racas "
Ii nss ihe sIbisot Of m ,,,h command tnat Col
Willie Ja,'s four-in-hand turnout WAS nor ad
rittpd 10 tnat uorIion ~ the vround, set an, ri
kt the excIusivs ,lss ~ members Of Inc elm
All the oIn.i f,Ir finland cnacnas we're drawn
10 In line on the 0rass In front Of tne cIuh
holse The hors-s were detached and ms
kaulUers tbrown omen Col Laws coach VS.