The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-11
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Fourth Day of the Spring Meeting
at Jerome Park.
THE COACHING CLUB.
Glorious Weather and g Brll-
liant Attendance.
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
THE COACHING CLUB.
FIVE CAPITAL RACES
Spndrift, A'gcrine, Tom Ochltree. Plccolo
ard taniord the Winners.

The fourth days racing Of the Jerome Park spring
meei-; held yesterday and witnessed BY Al !eas.
5000 people. The weather rather hot during the
morning. but after u shower OF rain that down
about O'Clock T. NJ, turned oat pleasant and COOL
About noon when the at its height, the neat
was very oppressive in the city and many people
rudc. TO take the rather than drive their
horses the heavy, dusty roads A number
OF vehicles moving up the avenue, jogging along
quietly, AS If determined to start early enough 10 be
able take their time and Cypress their cattle.
The four in hands. representing the coaching club
made their appearance about hall past twelve, each
carrying u heavy load, and trotted quietly along
toward the Park, while oil the party occasionally
enlivencd the road with blast the horn.
The OF the vehicles through the
side OF the Park, while few OF the
Old hdbituss lodged along up Broadway and
out through the west side in order to avoid tho dust
crowd. Outside the Park they all joined together
and streamed down the Boulevard III cloud of dust
There very shoddy turnouts on the
road, especially tandem with the horses harnesscd
with rod collars. The usual Jam occurred on Ma
combs Dam Bridge, and, wonderful to re-
late, Se AUTHORITIES had some carpenters at
work, putting timbers, certainly not be
fore they wanted The remainder Of the drive
vas very unpleasant. the dust nearly three
inches deep, and the polling up the hill after leaving
Arcularus old house very heavy. The four in hands
all wheeled round the turn u the left and were soon
aerward drawn up in ne under the CLUB house, and
the horses taken and sent round to the stables.
THE COACHING
They made quite handsome picture they wheeled
the OF the hill and drew up on the green
sward alongside Of the track. 1t would be hard find
u better looking lot of teams than those out
yesterday and although some of them appeared
II the work had been tribe heavy
The heat, distance and condition OF the road
be taken into consideration, 1t only seemed strange
That they ever managed TO do the work. There
great dea OF curiosity evnced by the general public
in relation TO the Coaching Club, when they hold
their next parade Madison square VIII hardly
hold the people that will throng them
move OH II is something New York
ers, but has evidently struck the public sym
pathy. Tho coaches out yesterday driven ny
Messrs. Leonard W. Jerome w. JAY A. Jay. ". Z.
.Douglas aud Nelson The latter gentleman drove
coach, built by Brewster, OF tins city. while Mr..
Douglas sat of French man ufacturc The teams
were mostly bays aud browns, but mixed team Of
Trays and bays much admired. Mr. Jerome drove
bis old COACH of the first ever driven In this city,
aud harnesssd a clever looking bay team well up to
the work.
BLUFFS.
The bluffs the back of the track were patronizcd
II an early hour, as the outside public did mind
Naiting Tor hour long they secured seat
II is pleasant to see how popular running racing has
become and be hoped that day is not FAR dis
.ant when he held Will be open TO the public When the
bell rang for the In first como on
she CLUB house grounds presented very charming pie
turc with groups OF gayiy dressed ladies'
benches, on tho green banks that sloped down. and
the half a dozen coaches in the hat At the foot
Of <.c hill occupying prominent position
IA tho foreground The public stand WAS denscly
crowded. and 1t hard ind breathing
space round tho French pool stands. The
crowd the outside bluffs were increasing very
rapidly, and by the the drst race was over
ana the contestants Tor the Bclmont-thc American
Deiby-appeared the track there must have been
at the very least 1000 spectators located on
the highest points. The spectators both inside
ana outside Of the track intensely in
tcrcsted in The result Of the Belmont Stakes
and the defeat OF the howl Of delight
from the leldcrs. The passed under a cloud
aud Tor few moments cool breeze swept across the
valley, relieving the spectators from the oppressive
hea. they had endured morning The clouds
however, began TO thckcn and presently few drops
of ram sent the ladies to the shelter OF the stand aud
club house. The did last long, sun soon
made its appearance again, anything, brighter than
ever The rain had ceased, but 1t was impossible find
any shade the stand, us 1t faced the setting sun
rs the over there was general
scramble FOR Carriages, aud in icw road
was covered with vehicles -four deep tro,,ins along
toward home II was quite pleasant driving home, as
the rain had laid the dust The iour.in hands and
large number OF private carriages went over 10 The
Westchgser POO Grounds, the nrsl match for the
challenge cup to be played the afternoon. The
races were over in toeraby good time 80 that nearly
everybody arrived home before haIi-past seven.
RACING
Five races came OF during The ai,ernoon--,he first