The New York herald., 1877-09-21
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.

The American Jockey Club will commence their all
meeting at jerome Park Saturday Goth inst, con-
TIMING Tuesday, October 2; Thursday, October 4;
Saturday October O. Tuesday, October 0; Thursday,
october IL. and Saturday, october Is. Twenty sght
races will during the meeting: that Is iour each
| day.
On the first day the sports will open with dash OF
threc-quarers OF mile, With allowances for beaten
| maidens to be followed by the Jerome Stakes tor
| es-year-ods the distance two miles. THIS stake
closed with fifty four nominations dozen or more OF
| which will bo likely to start On the same day the
Nursery Stakes TOR two-year. olds will be run, dash
| OF three quarters OF mile This stake closed with
dtyonc nominations and as tho Lorllards r. and e.
| L. will have two or more each, W. Astor tw" NC
Daniel two more Mr.. Bernard one or two. Mr. Bel
mont one or moro. Mr.. Reed or more, Thomas
Puryear more. Oaen Bowie one. and may DO
other nominaors have some. the field must be large
one. The days sport will close with the Manhattan
Handicap sweepstakes OF mile and quarter, which
will also have large field Of starters
On the second day the opening will be mile dash
for purse to be followed by the Hunter Stakes for
FLIES three years old, dash OF mile and three
quarters For this there forty-two nominations
The third race will be the Maturity Stakes Tor four
year-olds the distance three miles. This stake closed
with thirty four nominations; but should Parole DC
we'll the day of the there will be few TO start
against him we opine. This day Will close with
handicap stecplechase over the usual course.
The sports of the third day will begin with selling
race OF q dash OF mile be followed by the Grand
National Handicap Sweepstakes, two miles aud
quarter. The weights tor THIS event have been an
nounccd and are as follows Parole, 1l5 lbs Barri.
cade. los lbs Bazil 9s lbs Zoo Zoo, 80 lbs; Clem.
mic G., 1O5 lbs Henry Owens, loe lbs st. James,
90 lbs Glen Dudley, 81 lbs. Abilene, 100 lbs Gal
way 1l3 lbs. Inspiration. Ill lbs Tom Ochiltree,
1a4 lbs Ambush, 106 lbs, and Bushwhacker, 92 lbs.
The third this day Will be mile heats, and the
fourth a dash of three.quarters OF a mile by two
yesr-olda
On the fourth day the beginning will be selling
race with the usual allowances and penalties, the dis
tance one mile and eighth. This will be followed
by the Annual Sweepstakes for yearods the dis
tance two miles The third will be the Champion
Stakes Tor olds, dash Of three quarters OF
mile, the day closing with race for maiden three
year.olds, the distance ono milo.
The business OF the 1ith day will commence with
sweepstakes with maiden allowances, mile; to be
bo between two year-olds, three-quarers Of mile,
the day closing with handicap stecplcchase, about
two miles and quarter.
On the sixth day the opening will be race for the
Members Cup one mile, which will be followed by
dash OF ono mile aud three quarters The tniro race
will DO dash OF one milo and quarter, with allow.
ances for maidens and penalties for winners. The
closing event OF the day will be sweepstakes OF $25
each, with $3.50 added by p. Lorillard, for horses
which have not been in training stable for thirty
days previous to the aud have been for nat period
the bond fde property Of the nominator, the second
horse to receive S1O0 from the American Jockey Club;
gentleman riders with welter weights of 40 lbs added
to weight for age; the distance three-quartcrs Of
mile. The days business will close with a selling
race OF one mile aud ree-quarters.
The seventh and closing day of the meeting will
open with free handicap sweepstakes, adash Of one
mle to be followed by The All Aged stakes dash Of
one mile and nalf--the Belmont course. This stake
closed with iorty-one nominations Following this
will be the Consolation Purse, dash Ct one mile and
a halt, and the meeting will close with handicap
steepe chase the usual Verify the Ameri
can Jockey Club offers grand bill OF fare the racing
pubic.