New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-09
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE IEROME PARK RACES.

A BRIGHT DAY. A LARGE CROWD, AND EXCITING
RACEs-sULTANA, ABILENE, BoMBAsI, PtCoLo
AND oUTCAsT THE WINNEIs.
An October Saturday at jerome Park always
draws great crowd If the races are al all promising ana
the sun shines Last saturday tine Park was bright It's
foliage peasncy yaregotcd and the great concourc "i
Ladies' and gentlemen and sporting found every
thing too sharp atmosphere to their comicrt ana
enjoyment There great many handsome equip
ages on the road finest being the fouruhand coaches
of Col Jaw Leonard jerome and William =. Douglass.
The track vas IN fair condition. and the success of waco
in the first race which made great sensation, formed
the only decision against the iavorite.
The selling race was mile and Cnc-eighth dash Tor "a
purse of $500 There were start Prra being the
flvorte until a short time before the race when the
betting WAS us foows Forbes and Armstrong =
Bill Bruce SfO5 McCOrmaclfs Pcra, $500; Reeds
GRAY Null $500; Medngcr's First Chance, $50 {;
Geo L. Lorillards Ambush, 500; HtchcOck's Spring
let Sl15 Cabaughs Cyril, 500; Gibneys Coupon ana
Donohues waco as the field. 500. Gray Nun ana fst
Chance were mainly responsible FOR delayed start,
springet aud Waco being in the most advantageous 20
stlon a moment after the dag dropped. Waco was
a length behind Spr!nglet and First Chance at the
Judges stand but up on the inside second 10 fsI
Chance a. the horses entered the homestrc,ch. bill
Bruce took the lead at the fuIong pole ana TEL PACK as
suddenly, Waco rushing TO tie 'front.' ana winning the
race by half length III 300 Ambush being second, ana
each FOR 3.
sultana won the annual sweepstakes for threcyear-
Odds $3.50 each 500 forfeit, with $1,000 added, ~
miles, carrying H. pounds two pounds more than the
vigorous black colt Nrgnius. The latter was nor
equal to the expectations Of many shrewd betting men,
who put a 400 on the Mcdaniel colt when Bclmonts
sultana brought 81 800 first choice The only other
councillor among 10 nOmuatlOns-kccd's Athlene-sOld
IN the same pool for $lG5 Nirginus made the most 81
fair start but gave place TO Abilene At the end
Of Il mile Athlcnc two lengths in advance OF VIZ
crlus sultaua being third Abilene set out 10 steal an
an thr tuiu aud got lengths further away
from Nrginius. Suanacame forward III Tue maj u"oI
and out 0ocd Abilene easily winning by three Ien-hs
m :JG2l ATM getting second place by head Mutual
pool tickets were worth - SO
Tie tenth revival Of the Champagne Stakes three.
quarters Of mle, for tw0gear-oids, 500 each' mar
forfeit ami 5000 added, enlisted seven Youngsters ON o
2G nominations. r. Lorillards BOmbast led tne hctthg
M $500 with McDanie's Princeton and Lady sayels
bringing -JAJ BcmOnts Hlb.iulh ana Cara ann T}U3
c. l.. LOIlIard's LOiterer, $500 Carr Co.'S KIN f-3V'
Jockeyng the cause Of delay III starting IhJ Sdl-
yers the first 20 gct The word bnt Was Gonle' Nv
BOmbast 10 run secondaI inc PElI'i POI l'S .' ~ =
improved her pace the lower Turn TO ~ purpose Tor
Bombaet, when IL was tne' ran three ch%s away anu
vance OF iIibernia Mutual pool tickets paid SIC.
Piccolo covered himself with glory , IN dc Ieann n
carry 10 pounds. In The pools Calughs lccCio so,u
Tor 5000; Hitchcock Galway go; Law ' enG@s Sy
lock- @275; McDauici's Madgc, ESQ galway aticmped
TO steal march on his competitors aitcl ir sld
and had quickly placed three lengths between himself
and sEylock an advantage which ne heu w tne ma
dash the hOmCstrcch when ficcOI" ihduc tCil,n
dOus effort, which cNcltcd lnuCh apIausc' hI' oust
ming ts three. won, with three lengths 10 spare III 5Io
Shylock second and Galway tnrd Mutual pool tickets
ON the winner were worth so 10. ,
oucast Mas the best Of the eight contestants for the
pursc of 1900 offered 10 the winner OF the mile dash Tor
maiden thrceycar-Olds, aud held the supremacy III the
nnols p cse f-ucs DOswcls Outcast, $500; Withefss
1ycloue, $3.50; Vests Courier $lZJ Mcd.ngc!'s Emma
a. %IOO. Carr d co.'s NiccrOy, 500; GbncH's Love
Chasr $50. reeds Lille Belle SCJ Cnem's odd Socks,
&C. Outcds and Love Chase by turns had the leader
sin for Ireeduarters OF a mile, when Outcast urged by
Win and spur got her head 10 the front and amid great
cvritcIneut Won by length in 14S. Cyclone secured
hall a length la ADVANCE OF Courier go
There viii be FIVE races tomorrow, closing with a
stecplec chase.