New-York tribune., 1876-10-04
JEROME PARK RACES.

JEROME PARK RACES.
EXCITING SPORT WITH SMALL ATTENDANCE
JANET NORTON's ASTONISHING vICTORY-sULTANA,
TOM oCuITREE, VIGIL, AND DEADHEAD 1HE
OTHER WINNERS.
The attendance at Jerome Park Yesterday
small for second day, but the days sport was
excellent. II lively day for the betting men
Four out OF five favorites-placing Deadhead on par
with Bullet in the steeplechaee-were equal TO their
hackers expectations, but there was startling surprise
in the first race Norton, horse which sold in the
field, gained signal victory and az there we're only "
81 mutual pool tickets sold the slghted animal the
lucky holders were rewarded with 1924 10 for each
Sana and Tom Ochiree took the Hunter and Maturity
Stakes but the latter not without stubborn struggle
The stecplechase afforded amusement enOneh for a
whole meeting four out of six horses losing their way or
falling, and spectator, who caught the der.css stan
ford melting the widest merrment by Joining in the
lace and going through series OF harbreadth escapes
The day beautiful ard the track IN fair condition.
In the mile dash for purse OF $500, Janet Norton
fOury yeaOG bay marc Of unprepOssessing appearance
easily away from her more snowy competitors.
Courier was tho favorite high figures. The last pool
was as follows: p. Loriard's Courier, 5000 Langstafs
Partnership, $3.50; DoswclPs Ouicast $l25 DOnohucs
Waco, S55; McDaniel's Sister to Mercy, $50 Roceys
Leammgton Second Sij Gbney's Love Chasc $50 the
Field Nortom's Janet Norton. aud Medingcrs Lbbc L.,
s5j. The horses were started IN good order ON tho
third trial There crowding In getting round
the first turn, ana Swim, who rode Outcast barely
escaped fa lie claimed before the Judges that he was
crowded AGAINST the rails by Partnership and Courier.
Courier and sister to Mercy led at the lower turn and 1t
was m the horses got well into the homesreteh that
janet Norton carried the scarlet 20 the 'front.' in remark
anc dash Whips used freely on the othcr horses,
bat without avail The mare came To the score with
two lengths to spare in l9l2 Partnership az the same
who third,
a-l Waco coming in fourth The judges did not sustain
Sw.n complaint OF foul riding. Mutual pool tickets on
Jale Noron costing only - bsousns sthe almost uneX-
ample sum of SOD 10 each.
Tnr interest m the mile and threequarters race for the
rich Hunter stakes only moderate, as there were no
horses engaged e4nai to contest WIN zen I'i, M
,I i. f,r 5000 .rf> siI0 ON the icld. consisting Of
Hrpv,- ExrlY,uu K.ci'- AtA,uc, aud BOHir's chest
nut uiy by Dickens. Iuo Hunter Stakes, 300 each,
haf forfeit v!tI $1,000 addict were lor thlee ycatJd
mons Aiercllrss and the McDncl lilly wer' With
drawn Just before thc start Explosion ned 10 get np
tu, her obicctiug jockey over heigr-rOW at Jump
Patience was the nrst 10 move away, WIN sutana
'"'n' 10, % ] '' l , ,oJ ~ stann vii" fnIs ed an
,a~y winner in 3lGis. Patience en-th iu advance OF
ic r,, even. .i i, d., was The three-rue Of
thr fol-y,tro.J, for the Maturity stakes 300 eIch
with 81 200 tl.,d. There were 2S nominations; VINE
Burke ana tiIer were withdrawn at the Last momeui'
.lvug fuue o start, ANA making the prize Money l ai
100 oil y.lcA Tom Ochrcc cOt all but $500, which
went u the second horse TIE race, contrary to pec
tion wasbIghly czciting ana Matte A. made dspiE oi
speed which turmen WILL slow to forget VAN szVQ
ON George LOriiards Tom Ochltree. fIon Hoo 10 f1o
was ah hat could be- obtained for the field c,udnS
McGrA,h's Chesapeake, McDmels Matte \, ana Reed
Gray Nun. When the h'ld wac started ~ FioV' rom
u,llilfIc, was rated a. high rs $500. cray
Nam WAS IN the sulks, a. frequently happens
aut showed disposition 10 jump over lht it'ls' o"'
uho wore the McGrath cOors, allowed C.esncaAe 20 /
show nc way with little restraint, whlle Matte A. ran
tird under a strong pull, and Gray Nun Ie,d naeA rom
choice CLcsapcake entered on the second nile WIN TWO
lcu-hs to spare Octrse with heal up ana e'rS & IoII
wari being our lengths before h1tue A. Who was sun
cager show hrr prOwcSs There was no chse az tIe
cud Of the second mle EXCEPT tAaI sh.stp,"Av oiiH
Uucl his pace ana Gray run auu 9t'.e a. Vnic @ uP
within competing distance. Inc eNclfrmeht oegdn az
the quarter pole Nutte Nl'','e a. ,i i M t ,t
rapid and determined pace ana chaHGlSt9 tho EIe'. @
Tin Ochtrcc, even forcing hun into third place AT tue
CluD H.u,c chesapeake was still leading prckiy and
the stable boys set up Eocllclous ytS IL Lsi,l os
the minds OF the spectators tnat perhaps Tom OcmlIte
had found his second Parole in Matte A. or Chesapeake
T rose 10 their feet aud followed the horses
with almost brcathless interest and occasional cheers
0rbtrce as hc was from the cover OF the
hi with the advantage of length over Chesapeahef,
Tho nome run close and hard. Octfce showed hls
superior endurance at the as "nd did not o'ertAsrl
himself To win BY ,cnEtn IN ~ "a wlc ] % t
ibc to shake Oh MHtue A. secured so'Ohu pace WIN
1cr Mere onIy three starters in the llamie dash
for purse Of 5000. Pools sold RAPIDLY at these
uglucs McDinici's vigil e.1O-T1Uo; VESTS preston,
S23O-S235 DOswcl's Invoice, e221-$@to. me sIalt
was made hall mile south of the grand stand Preston
@ Mta ~ M ' bomcstrerb I'm a b,ncn Vigil and Preston
were dsputng every foot OF the way when the atter
ran of toward the utse rails, leaving Vigil 10 come
Straight TO the in LAC, while Invoice by great
effort gained second place, Preston beng mar cnslu
brhiud Mutual pool tickets were worth ~ 80.
nc handicap stccpecnasc Tor the purse OF SSOo was
tc most lausabe affair ever seen at jerome IdIh ana
united Il remarkable contest with exceptional Stunhg,
1lmost break-neck accidents, and stirring adventures;
In Aln.ire became tie nero uf the hour Trouble and
Rcg,te were withdrawn, leaving six TO start, Including
u c1st Lwo noviccs Bullet the fav0Ilte ana IN one
n,,I gold for $780, while DonOhuc, witn coincidence IN
ma Dr1dnrad and stanford, backed ticih Tor HAe
,inouu the icld selling for $780, and including Reeds
Dnubt1h Callalan's Bay Eum and Murrays Capt;
utnmrr formerly Vaudil. The horses ran nOrthwdrd
frn,, me staud Doubtful showing the way over the
rI lurle On the turn Bay Rum and Hammer elt the
rnirsc Iulet and Dcadhead got rapidly over the hur
,Ils north of the Cub House. Stanford fel ana
tI,rev ms rider, while DOub.f .ful bolted. hthe
midle-aKed Irisnnan named john Ma-uire, a IGcknldn
In fr cilS was seized witn the spirit OF adventure lie
cnrVut stanford, mounted him. AMI with coat t'us
strr,muv in the wind uOntcd the ugly hOrse Tor Tue
two hurdles opposite the hill. The spectators were wlld
with delight at his safe pjssaSe ana watched bis career
in the south field with Increasing laughter. Tie endx
WAS reached when, after Ballet and Dcadhead had maze
a brilliant contest at the wate jump, Mcguire came
boldly after and getting over the wall landed WIN
.r.,t sulash I'm the ditch. STANFORD kept on MS legs
while Ma,Ire, hugging the horses neck tightly, was
trnyyn completely OF the saddle, but scramucd back
and dashed Tor the next obstacle the crowd roaring
win mirth Stanford bOlted in tho north field aud
slammed the fun. Bullet and Deddhead were toEelhtI III
tie close over the held and 10 TIC hOmestreteh The
nnol contest was very eXciting, Dcddhead winning ny
half length i'm 437. Doubtful was gwen thlrd place
Tne intrepid Mcguire went among the cheering crowd
with bu glng eyes and excited speech, nghly satsneu
Will his exploit. The mutual pools paid - o.
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