New-York tribune., 1876-10-03
OPENING OF THE FALL MEETING

OPENING OF THE FALL MEETING.
FIVE RICE, woS By EuApAMAsTnUs. B"olHEE TO
BAssErr, LEONARD, vIEGiNlCs, AND PERh
DESPITE the great disadvantage of postpone
from saturday account OF the riiu, the Autumn
races at jerome Park opened yesterday with
marked The sky in the forenoon was not wholly
rcassurng. The atmosphere suggested frost ana more
moisture This viii probably account for the small at
tendance Of ladies and the absence OF bright and costly
toilets for which opening days Jerome Park have been
cons pcuous Leonard jerome contributed his drag ana
"fourE-land" tho in front Of the Clubhouse
NIL, and the pilZzls were filed The members or the
Jockey club aud guests and the turmcn of the country
were present ia great numbers, and multitude OF non
paying 50, ctaors tie hill outside the park above
the honestretcl There were ut the Grand Stand
and clubhouse August Belmont, Leonard Jerome LORD
Randolph Churchill, William Turnbull, John f. Purdy,
P rrc Jollard d. d. WIthers Warden Quinn OF the Tombs
Carroll Livingstone, and ex-GDy. Bowie OF Maryland.
Great interest shown in the betting Consequently
there was unabaed excitement while i've races ana an
extra heat were carrying the afternoons sport into the
twilight hours. Only two out ~ i've fayOIites secured
prize; but the conditions unfavorabo for picking
a winner" the field each race being exceptionally
large and well matched The track was heavy ana only
fair average time was made. The Centennial Prlzo for
tine great fOurmlc of the last day OF the meeting
and open the the world was on exhDiiloh
II /, By Tiffany x Co., Of silver and Italian maroe, and
represents the horse breeder of I77G leaning against
thoroughly brood and playing with irisky colt
The base has several relief embellishments III silver
The day Afforded Two incidents noteworthy onJ as Oc
curing seldom at Jerome PARK: runaway horse dash
ing among vehicles great destructive purpose ana
a scene made by IN osrepcrJus pickpocket, whom the
detectives put under lock aud KEY until after the races
The opening race tIo meeting, athreequarter mic
dash for purse OF tiOO to be won IN the minds OF
betting nel, by Aadge but Rhadamanthus proved the
better horse. Pools made at these ngurcs; Ne
Daniels Madge, $3.50; Dryers RhadanlAhthus, $40 :
Longstans Freebooter Sl2J; 7. Lorards Tgress ToOi
W.therss Cyclone $50; Rlcey's bennington Second
$50; Reeds Lille Belle $50. There were seven COM
petitors which got the word well together. Madge, uu
willing to take any chances in short dash, ran 10 the
front and forced the running Tgess for the most part
being second Rhadamanthus running waiting race IN
fifth place Madge entered the hOmcstrech apparently
winner but Rhadanantnus came forward at the proper
moment with tremendous pace and crossed the score
two lengths ahead OF Freebooter IN l;2O2 cyclone thrd
Mutual pool tickets were worth $l4.
Brother 10 Bassctts victory In the twomile dash for
the Jerome Stakes II 800 and entrance money which
enlisted four thrcC-year ods was not uneXpected but IL
was thought that Fiddesck vino has heretofore shown
great speed and endurance, would not yield the race
without a close contest. Fddlesteks last public per-
formances not Of the most promising KIND, ANA he
was sold In the pools $780, while Brother TO Basset
was first choice Mt 1900, Geo. L. Lorlards sunburst
brin gng and Reeds Red Coat S45. The struggle
at the outset was mainly which should take
the initiative But the heastrong Brother to Basset
settled tina. by running the at rapid pace,
while the others hung back during the FIRST NILE Brother