The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-07
vol. XLllL-N0. 26S.
EXCITEMENT ON TIE TRACK
ryrsECOND DAY on THE AMERICAN
.yOCkEY CLUB'S COURSE.

.. Pail. IN the stccpie Chase An Almost
ProyidentiaI IEscnpo-Spindriit'''a ''a'"r. S"'
,oua, and Oiitipa Handsomely tue WIN
,cr. In VERY Closely Contested Hnces'
Under a bright June sky, thousands OF
.,n,rers OF turf sports rode out to the jerome
p,,k course Yesterday, and previous to the be-
a,nn,ng Of the contests the grand stand was
,,uI,ant with its array Of beauty. 1t was the
..cond day Of the Ameroln Jockey Clubs
.o,,,g meeting The track was very fast. inc
a., race was for purse OF $500. Madens al
lowed, " 3 years old, . pounds ~ years olu'
mounds; " s years or upward, IL pounds One
mile The pools the track were solo as lo,-
Iowa; Spindrift, $3.50, 800. 80, go; Outcast' siv'
gN. 2i5, t5C; Lesnder, tlO5, l5O, 100. S5i Lloyus
colt. 500 i6J, 1876, 30; Yorkshire Lass too' no'
I,5 leO; Australind. 500, lOO, lS, ldo; Janette
Norton, So, 10, 80 3CS -
The sport was begun at o'clock' Win ,ne
nurse $500 maidens allowed II 3 years old
pounds " years. pounds II years OF up
..rd 70 mounds ; one mile. The average OF the
nooi. was; spindr't, ti5O Outcast, $3.50;
J,notte Norton. sos; Leander, $305: Lloyd.
s0l. Yor. shire Las, Si60, and Australind SiOj.
All the hor-es but Spindrft were standing still
when the 1ag fell. aud he being on fun run
shot right away from the others and was three
leur' n, In front of Leander. who was second on
rounding the nrsl turn. Leander took the lead,
and York k-hire Ltss and Gu cast were a long
way behind coming UP the stretch, Yorkshire
Ias.. and Australnd ran, for tue other horses
closed up very fast, the two favorte racers to-
ecther at the cad of the stretch When Lean
der begrn to fall OF at the distance stand Spin
drift was length in front; the rider Of Leander
seeing that he could not catch him essed his
horse up, allowing Spindrft TO win easily by
four lengths. Time, 146k. Yorkshire Lass who
was ridden out 70 the end, nnsheu third
length tehind Leander, and n long way In front
OF Outcast; tue rest Of the horses were bunched
The he second race was for the westcbester Cup,
sweepstakes Of $50 each, D. y, With tl.tO
sss'' ssS oat 'Hs Of SS"' the stakes. The winner
carry Si any s'nse s Of RS $500 % Ss Of .oS 10 s
extra; two miles and quarter sixteen vn en-
tor; 5. 4. Grinsiead, ST. Martins d. McDan-
teis. joe Germs; J. s. Cattanach, Lelaps. Aver
of sSs S.sns sT.ns SIS s After sSs
delay at the start the Gag fell With viator on
the iesd. Lelsps close up, and st. Martins next.
of the falling division, anu entering toe straight
WAS leading. with Lelaps and 81 Martins next
enort u reach vi. tor, but he stalled him on.
coming away by himself, won In a canter by four
lengths. Time, 4:lUa Joe Germs third. Lelaps
The third race wss for the Maryland stakes for
Niles three ye4rs old tlO entrance, half forfeit,
with $3.50 added the second nlly to receive 500
out Of the stakes closed 1874; one mile. Forty
four entri, had sew, nst r.ers; 4. Belmont, Sui
p. oriilard. Mercliess boswell, Sunbeam ID
withers, Cyclone and ID. McDani.l, Zula II.
500 500 fsld, $40. Merciiess was oG when the
nag iell, ami soon took the lead, forcing the
running at such pace that he was three lengths
In front of Suitana. next to whom was Sun
beam. he leader on reaching the back stretch
evidently had enough OF 1t, pera having, N an
wlie, passed Merciless at the head OF the
strctcn Sultana's jockey now let her go With
out any apparent effort she passed Meiciess ss
half length. Patience third. Pera fourth, anu
Sunbeam nth. Time. 14,b.
The fourth race was for purse OF 500 Tor all
ages. TO carry 40 pounds; no allowance. One
mile and three-quarters had three starters A;
%Te.I sis eae hSsr"se o the eoo sp
ohupl. $3.50; stampede, ~ kildare 20
openeS tS Sn~ DOWN w % the back streteh, With the
lead Of -four lengths, but Olitipa closed up the
gap fast after entering the head ot tue stretch
ea.ily bv two lengths. lime, 312A; kildaf,
second. Stampede third,
The nfth race was handicap steeple chase
for purse Of $3.50, Of ~hicn t2OJ to the seconc
horse; the usual steeDie chase course Cnas
trilrs Colonel Nelligan, and Browns horse Poin
n Blank started started Ayerags Of the pools Iroaslc
trouble showed the way over the nrst jump
but Colonel Nellisan tnen went to the front
mud wall. and Colonel NellgaB came, aud lei
heavily, sending his Jockey Tying over his head
Trolule went on with the lead, and crossed tn.
held ten lengths front OF B illet, wht
closed little as they went over the water imp
In this oruer they ran until they neareu the
stone wall, when Bullet came with rush. and
got TO Troubles glrths They took the jump SID
by side over the stone wall. Bullet STUN Ole Il
and fell on his head, throwing his rider, Sut
cline, stunned, and for some time thought to be
lfele-s. on the ground. No bones were broken
TiOuble galloped the rest OF the way over the
usuol s;eeple chase ground, ana reached home
sn easy winner OF the race. Time. 45sA.
TEE SPORT on THE DEKRFooT COURSE.
Al the second spring meeting in Deerfooi
Park Yesterday there were two events, the nrsi
OF which was a purse OF $50 for three minute
horses. j. Is. Conklin's b. v. Oyster Boy. WIN
Thom's b. q. estern Boy. ID. NJ. Sanforu's b. m
Flora, r. Oge's h. IN Richmond. J. smith's =. y
Robin NJ. :. Currys +. q. Billie. and j. Brown
b.g. Dillv Cook were entered. On the FIRST heal
Western Boy shot away with the lead, aud wa:
never beaded winning Ia 2:45; Oyster Boy sec
oud. Nchnond third. Flora fourth. Oyster Boy
won the secou heat by a length from WesterI
Boy; time 2:+lk; Flora third, Richmond
fourth. Ihe third and fourth heats ana race
were won by Oyster Boy in 2:45 and 2:Ha.. West
cru Boy taxing second ana Flora thfd money
Same day, purse $500, for 2:3s class: mile heat.
BEST three IN rve, in harness. william Bodine';
b. N. Lady Mills, |, ], I; W. Bassford's b. IN. Car
ue n, 2, 2; \. Hopkinss g. q. William X. Rot
efts T. 3, 5; /. Grains $. Y. st. George, ., dis
tanced. Time-2:37k y, 2.36x, 2;S]A.