The New York herald., 1876-10-08
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Fourth Day Of the Fall
Racing Meeting.
Grand Attendance and
Close Contests.
&lTANA WINS THE ANNUAL SWEEPSTAKES
Waco Bombast PiccoIo and Outcast
also Victors.

also Vctors.
Jerome Park yesterday In the full height ofits At
activoncss. The weather all shat could be desired.
md although In the early forenoon clouds which threat
med crept from western horizon, by
Time The was shining in It's fullest splendor from
sloudisss sky. 70 say that the special trains which
cf the Grand Central depot for the station the
track were crowded, wouh bc but halt telling tho
story. The seats all filed In every car, and
tightly packed OF passengers stood in the asles Of
almost every though every train had from four
teen TO double that number OF In fact there
tour nve ordinary crowds merged into Whether
Il was the bracing weather, or tho conviction that
bvery man had, who had bought pool on some horse
who intended to buy pool horse, that his
particular choice WAS to come in tho winner, or
whether II the thought OF tho morrow being Sum
day whom he would bc able to 60 TO church and enjoy
. quiet little dozc In corner Of the pew while
the clergyman would DO exhortisg Christians 10
awaken TO tho dangers that threatened their happiness
hereafter. which put everybody IN such good humor,
Il would be hard TO say II must have bcen Of
these things 1t may have been oil OF these things
combined.
The crowds ON the trains were not made up Of the
material that generally contributes itself to swell
crowd public occasions There not the nrst
symptom OF the presence Of the genus rough on any
tram and II there tho creature TO IL that he
assumed the virtue, II he had It not, of beng gentle
mar-so far as outward appearance and respectable
bearing were concerned; II present at all, he was in
too respectable company not to bc detected
and treated accordingly II his natural self once
revealed. Indeed by far the larger number Of
the passengers apparently business men and
Others who, seemingly, had takon Saturday TO them
selves and were determined to mako right pleasant
day ofit There was too, very largo number Of the
hir among them and this made the trip to the track
moro than usually pleasant one at least for those
who had the delightful fortune to bo In such envisd
sompany When the first train drew up TO the Jerome
Park station thero a cloud in the SKY, while
gentle breeze came down from the woods rendering
the air clear and cool, tempering the sens rays
Just enough to make the walk (even TO those who not
TOO prudent by far had their light on
the green sward and up the pathway to tho woods
delight instead OF labor. The scene one OF lo
and animation tho crowd with eager, happy and
pectant faces struggling from out the by
and fell into little groups and trudacd along laugh
ing and chatting good humorsdy. Even the old man
with bis board and nails gamo on the road
side was not passed by without plea
SAINT joke now and then, though the good
humor OF the hurryng crowds II must DO said put
money In his purse and his persistent cry Of ''ren
cents, gentlemen II you ring nail and quarter II you
ring tho knife fell upon that deaf to his
seductive appeals.
II was barely one O'Clock whom tho nrst crowd from
the emerged from the woods and arrived at the
track entrances yet already tho grounds to tbosouth
Of tho grand sand both sides OF the drive within the
Eato fretted wcrc with hundreds Of vehicles
from the modest buggy tho stately road coach the
many colored blankets on the horscs, tho bright
robes that dangled from the seats Of tho carriages
and the hurryng and fro OF the constantly arriving
nundrods, making up a that exciting IL
attractive. II was all rush and hustle and hurry,
dashed up TO the gatcways and then after depostng
Its precious cargo of "ladyes facre" and their gen
thc grassy sward to rest speak. quiet each in
It's allotted place.
Tho scene from the club house most enchant-
Ing one Before the bell had sounded the note OF
preparation for the first race the quarter stretch bad
become black with Of humanity, ever seemingly
on the move; there streams within streams. tides
that went and tides that went down the length Of
and the breadth OF It, and that occasionally broke in
fragments which poured up one stairway to the grand
stand only TO have their places filled by others which
came down another stairway. Yet above all this was
the grand stand itsel with its two tiers hlIed with
people from the northcrly end clear TO tho
midway section beyond which there were still
anSsns he a Sesnns
down from out tncir "loves Of bonnets' upon the
moving sea Ocow addinR charm indoscr1bAUe 10 tho
general scene. Perched the bluff to the south Of
the coursc-where good view OF almost the entire
course y to be had Tor nothing which fact makes II
sort OF Mecca on raco days. 10 which the devotees OF
the track eagerly throng who too poor 10 do It
honor by paying for tho privileges OF the grand stand
there we're fully three thousand persona the OF
whore voices, It borne from altar away on
tho breeze, came rolling along like tho itfuI
moaning or a distant sea- The club grounds
themselves mover wore gayer appearance The bal
comics wore we'll filled long before the began by
an eager and cxpcctant nssemblage OF ladies' and
fhn afC nm hn nlutVO o0rlu svtxns,
the guests OF the club, the fair being present
.'swect numbers" us a musician might say, while
here and therc on the sward whero good view Of tho
course could be obtained--and where on the club
grounds good not DO obtained s-were little
ncrits OF tho racers as they now aud then
dashed dashed by IN Their , preparatory work for tho
'erious business OF the day. Add TO all tins
SCENE or ANIMATION,
made up OF tho crowds tho grand stan1 tho hurry
ing and confusion without disorder the quarter
stretch OF tho thousands who fitted to and from tho
pool where the OF the auctionecrs rang
on tho air clear and distinct above the din benean his
eyrc; the swayng to and fro OF the brilliant
iavoritc horse pull up before tho Judges stand the
long lines Of carriages TO the right and left OF the stand
ltscif tho mass OF human beings on the buii, which
looked in tho distance ike vast black fringe to
the woods that formed tho background. and whence
shere came every now and then the noise ss OF
thousand voices NIL blended into grand murnur;
add 10 this the footing OF the horn OF the guard Of
drag ns 1t swung into the club grounds and finally
dashed up the club house. in full view Of the people
the other side OF the'track the rich harness OF
teams gtterIng IKE diamonds In the bright sunlight
and one who was not nj the form faint idea
OF the attractiveness OF Jerome Park yesterday.
During the interval between the races tho sccnc was
n possible animated than before they began
There were those who were made very glad and there
wcrc those who were not 10 happy they might have
been tho Of mundane affairs GEN.
orally and OF racchorses especially that you
are going to win SIMPLY because you want them
apd your money has been placed where you think IL
will do the most good II amusing TO the faces
OF tho crowds the horses drew up for start-tno
watchfuncss displayed by those who had something
thousand dollar bill Il was all the same-est my
horse" would not get fair start And then, as tho
dag fell and tho word s'go" uttered and 'they're
oil" walled up from thousand throats as the
time like half suppressed cry what expectancy there
on every fncc For instance you could tell by
his liked upon the cump Of horses that has just
swung down from the hali-mc pole and by tho ner-
way his fingers play with his cane, that that tall
lcan awkwardlo0king fellow, who slouched hat,
but which Is now pushed the back OF his head has