The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-14
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Fifth Day of the Spring Meeting
at Jerome Park.
Cloudy Weather and q
Heavy Track.
TUE COACHING CLUB.
A VERY FINE ATTENDANCE
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
A VERY FINE ATTENDANCE
FIVE CAPITAL RACES
Orion Sunburst Mette, Chesapeake and
Stanford the Winners.

The drive through the Park yesterday afternoon after
tho deuging rains OF last night and this morning every
leaf and lower being washed clean, WAS truly delight
iul and the perfume most delicious The roads were
Tree from dust, which added to the comior, OF the
drive TO Jerome Park. There larger attendance
than was anticipated by tho management and the
Ipor;s much better than looked for
tax COACHING club
represented by Mr.. Leonard W. jerome, with his
cross team OF and chesnuts other OF the coaches
passing through Jerome Park the polo grounds,
where that popular and exciting amusement was in
dugod by several OF the members Of the club to the
great delight OF tho ladies who spectators.
The hill ovcrlooke the course and during the alter
filed with the free list, who great ad
mrers OF sports OF the tur and principally people
who have been accustomed to seeing racing on Now
market Heath EPSON Downs the Curragh of Kill
fare without being subject tariff for the sight, and
bhey content with tho eligible stand that nature
has provided for them the right of Jerome avenue
The grass the in front OF the club house
beautifully green and the whole sylvan
simply gorgeous. Few they were unfortunately, to
enjoy the beauties OF tho place, the dampness OF tn
grass rendering it impossible to rcciino under tho
shade OF the facing the The
during tho afternoon very warm and tho track
dried rapidly under us scorching rays; but this
did improve it at all On tho contrary it made It
more heavy and holding
RACING.
The track was quagmire; aworse ono could not
possibly be imagined, and fast time fthe ques
hon Not only the track slow, but it also
dangerous and it wonder that many horses
to tho post where there opportunities of do
Ginning running Five the card the first
dash ofhaf mile by yearolds tho second dash
Of mile and half the third, sweepstakes for all
lges dash of mile; the fourth the WOODBURY. Stakes
or four-y ear-ods miles and half and tho afh
handicap stecpicchase about miles aud quarter
The in very good time considering the
condition of tho course there but one horse
Injured BY the running that made public and
that Colonel McDaniol's gray ally Lulu B.. who
cut down In the second after running three
quarters Of u mile.
THE FIRST RACE.
The FIRST for purse for ODDS; those
by untred horses. out OF untried mares, allowed
threc pounds; If both untried, allowed five pounds;
half mile. For this event there seven entries
comprising T. Lorillard's chestnut colt Orion, by
Genely dam Lark, 107 lbs Mr.. Belmont's black colt
Adons by Knghsher dam Adosinda, los lbs. Mr.
Eher's bay colt Frederick the Great by Lexington
dam Mildred, ITO lbs Oden Bowie's chestnut ally
Primrose, by Vauxhall, dam Mary Watson, 107 lbs. |;
G. Lorlards brown colt Lottery, by Leanington, dam
Lazy Emmal, 107 lbs Carr & Co bay hly Mignon,
by Asteroid dam FAIRY, l07 lbs and H. q. Babcocks
chestnut colt Morphine, by Eclipse dam Relief o7 lbs
Orion the favore Frederick tho Great the second
choice; tho two being fine looking two year olds
have been brought the for long time. All
Of the youngsters fine looking. and they made
capital race through the mud. Orion won, Mr.. Bel
months Adonis second Lottery third.