, 1876-06-11

An EXHIBITION OF TRoTTlEG AND RUNNING At
CENTRAL PARK.
| The improvements made at Central Park the
present season lave PLACED that breathing spot
in the van Of the park attractions Of
the city, and ere the serc and yellow leaf
announces the departure Of the summer
yerdure 1t will have been still more beautiful,
and rendered the garden OF Chicago The race
track is popular feature Of Central Park, aud
It is there that daily exhibitions OF trottng and
running are given by the owners Of some If the
best horse stock in the West. The truck WAS
lately surveyed and found to be just foot over
Il mile, It has been greatly improved, md now
gives all the advantages enjoyed by the regular
trotting parks Of the country. Saturday
is generally devoted to racing, and yesterday
afternoon several trials Of speed In both trotting
and running took place, aad two or three OF the
heats developed exciting aud close contests for
spectators enjoyed the sport hugely, and ap-
p1audcd the winners Justify as they passed the
judges stand. In Tell-contested running
race, David Leary's horse Rob, an 6-year-old,
took the second and third heats (haif,mils each)
aud the race. His best time was 81 So In sew
eral trotting heats Messrs. Hopkins, Henry New
ton, Teall, Albright, Dumpi1cy, Goodrich, and
King, entered fast roadster, and much sport was
the result. The judges were Messrs. Dole,
Grih1ths, and McHenry, and they performed
klCI Aus&E9 III q eAtAF4a%L0at 1AauuCIA N1QlE
sport is promised for next Saturday: Central
Park is easily and cheaply reached. Madison and
Randolph strcctEaTs have stagb connections at
Western avenue, which take one to the park for
eight cents. The drive fur mile ard over On
Washington street is one Of the finest imngina-
Bile, and the work of grading and graveling Is
still in progress, and win soon be finished, so
that continuous, smooth roadway will make
the rout, from the city very pleasant and agree
able. Tie distance from the Courthouse site
to the park entrance is about four and one-half
miles.
JEROME PARK RACES.
NEW York, June 10.-rhis, the fourth day Of
the spring meeting OF the American Jockey Club
at Jerome Park, brought out = good attend
ance, and was favored With good track The
BY BY the II favorite, spendthrft: fine, minutes.
The second race was for the Belmont stakes
for s-yea1-olds, ~ milss. The were FIVE
starters -Fiddlestiek, Algerine, Barricade,
Red Coat, and Brother to Bassett. Fiddlestick
was won by AIgerine, Fidd}estick second, Bar
ricade third. Red Coat gave out after three
quarters Of mile
The third race was for tie Jockey Club handi-
cap sweepstakes, 2 miles. Tom 0chiltree,
Nun, chesapeake, and ylator started. Tom
s:41X kildare second, Chesapeake third.
The fourth race was for purse Of $500, the
winner to be sold at auction for $500, ~
miles. The starters were Fleetwood, shylocE,
sunburst, Partnership, Osage, B. F. Carver,
Durango, Piccolo, and Papermaker. The race
was won By Piccolo in 3:l255. Shylock second,
aud Sunburst third.
The fifth and last race OF the day was hanat-
* sc entries-PontBianE, WaTiEe oystesmas,'
Jr,, Resolute, Risk, and Stanford The race
was won BY Stanford. PointrBlank second.
Risk, Resolutc, and Warlike threw their riders.