New-York tribune., 1876-06-14
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
nav AT JEROME PARK.

FIFTH DAY AT JEROME PARK.
AsEsApRAKE rHE WINNER OF TIE wooDBURN
srsKEs-MErrE, sUSBURsT AND STANFORD
SURPRISE THE BETTING MEN-oRioN TAKES THE
FIRST RACE.
Those persons who were kept away from
Heroine Park yesterday by weather forebodings missed
a COOL dustless excursion and excellent racing. Few
,dies were present. and the attendance was not very
large The track heavy and three of the favortes
met with defeat.
The bell for tho first race-a halfme dash for $500
was sounded punctuay at O'clock and the seven two
yearolds already the course trying their sleek
limbs in the stiff mud Orion, the favorite in appear
ance justified the good opinions OF the betting He is
beautiful chestnut geding OF medium hight as tawny
as ion and bas small white spot between the eyes
His motion is without restraint, and he promises 10 he
horse Of good endurance Adonis. his black competitor
from the Belmont stables, somewhat fractions and
showed an inclination for botng. Among the ancton
pools sold was the following: b. Lorard's Orion $75
Bemont's Adouis, $50; Bruce's Frederick the Great
e25; the field Carr Co.'s MignOn, BOwIes Primrose,
g. p Lorllards Lottery and Babcoe's Morphinc), SO
rhe horses obtained fair after few minutes and
we'll together far the homestrctch orion won
without effort by length and half. in 52is seconds
Adonis second two lengths in advance OF Lottery Mu-
tua pool tickets brought $13 10
The mile-and-a-haf dash for purse OF 5000 the
bettug men a bad fan. They were very confident be-
fore the that RappaaDnock was the best horse
being so prevalent 10 be amusing that they might
have known from Sunburss appearance and record that
he would win" The last pool sold was as follows Dos
we'll & Cammack's RaDpahannock. 5000; G L. L0ril-
lsrd's sunburst, $50; Lloyd's Partnership S90j Nc
Danielss Lula b. aud Green's Milton, $75 The horses
star head of the halmile and passed the
Grand Stand with sunburst leading, followed by Lulu b.,
Milton, RappasnnOck, and Partnership: Az the upper
turn Rippasnnoek aud Milton imPron ed theit pe ana
have struck Lula B. Her leg was broken, and sue went
even with sunbufst at clubhouse, and ran must de
ternined to e hnsh, but sunnurst dasued across
tiined third place. Mutual pool tickets paid S23 90
Tie sweepstakes for mAiiens OF all ages, 80 each
starters. Invoice was the fayore the first pool
selling follows: boswell CamnlaGk's Invoice,
Ambush $95; sscDanicls Australind and VigI, $50;
$40 Cyclone led az the start Yorkshire Lass second,
yigl third followed by Invoice Ausrsnd beng last
rushing with increasing speed ana overtakng Ccone
Whon the horses emerged from behind the NIL hettie
everybody by dasidS the front the thrce-quarter
posi- ana nons PSos wn1s ay tSs % Si
the Grand Stand Iettle winning by two en2tts IN
o,Ose to Invoce. BacSers Of Mete were exultant Mu
tual pool tickets brought $50 10
principal event ol the day, tue twoandhalinlle race
for the rich Woodburn Stakes, amounting in all Ia S2210;
ied and exciting OF the day. pool sold while tar bet
nn1 sss ST. % i.S p , irrs JmYs A.. $50: the nu
MeDaniel's Joe CorIs and Cottr's AscensiOn--$l25
Ascension led Chesapeake the first two miles, James
A running last until tue horses entered on the second
miie, wueu he Wrrsted thrd place from joe Germs AS
the down the hOmestrctoh, cries Of AsceI
SION wins loud aud excited But at tine frIOug
pole Chesapeake put his head up even with Ascension
and at every jump gaining an inch aiid loud cheering
the by haif length IN Az Ascension seeOnd
three lengths in advance OF J.Ines A. Matu'L pool
tickets bought S11.
Tne days sport concluded with handicap steeple-
chase for purse Of S1O0 FOO TO the second horse
There were five selling In tine pools iolOws
LawreDces ResOlute and Risk, 500; Reeus Hernlnue,
Sl20; DOnhues oiahIOro, 30; Crosby warn ke, Foo
TAis anuner surirr. Stanford Dalhed aI tue
first hurdle but jumped on The second tria. Res0lue
led and wll HerI0ne FELL but Little picked
binseii up, and mounting, won tue applause OF lhe
crowd plucky dug Stanford mist at the water
ju mp, WarKe second, and ReS0utc tnird. Ca the iii
ksk vino had been dong wei, ran INTO tree ana
return stable. Tue now between stan
ford and Wsrlko close Face. anu aS tney ell
tered on the home stretch Wa.ke thought 10 be
the winner Du Stanford dashed ~ tue score, hNe lent1s
ahead, 4:O6; kesOlute third. McIn.rney was sls-
pend, for in wdcA ho rode ResOiute. Mu-
tual pool tickets brought vi 90
The sixth day of Ine Sprung meeting Will DC Thursday,
June 10, when there viii DC Tour races the cei O weh
viii be the contest OF tae threeyerold hiles 10r the
L.dies' stakes.