The New York herald., 1877-10-03
Second Day of the Fall Racing
Meeting at Jerome Park.
FOUR EXCITING CONTESTS.
viceroy, Susquehanna, Parole and
Trouble the Winners.
LIFE ON THE ROAD.

Witnessed excellent days sport Tue weather was
charming ike the bany DAYS OF the early weeks
in September than those OF clustering old October.
Tho SUI was rather warm, but every now and then a
pleasant breeze swept through the picturesque little
valley the temperature TO an agreeable ex-
tent 1t Is rather curious to find such comparatively
light attendance at Jerome Park when there is such
brilliant programme offered by the management
10 their patrons Nobody that the course
yesterday could feel dissatisfied with the days sport,
each closely contested, and although IN
every instance the iavories won, some OF the out
sders showed we'll 10 tho front that their hackers
were periscLy satisfied with tho they had for
their money One OF The features Of tho day was the
abolition OF the dollar that has been charged for
admission to the betting enclosure ana yesterday tho
quarter stretch open from one end TO the other.
Yesterday morning had more OF the appearance OF a
day the city than was noticeable on Saturday,
rs shortly before there were quito number OF
equpages on the that had every appearance
some country The sixhorse coach Atlantic
drew up In front OF the Brunswick shortly before
and soon loaded down with crowd
Of passengers. This means OF travel ap-
pears very popular, and thore Is no doubt
hat there is sufficient patronage for two or
three coaches days AS the six erays
fooled up the avenue by the vetcran whip Kelly
hey had plenty of company on the road all kinds
VI vehicles were vending their way toward the Park
There couple OF very SNOWY looking tandems and
three four carts that attracted attention. as tho
horses were well mutched and moved handsomely to-
yeyhcr. Tho usual quota OF light wagons and trot-
Ting teams mixed among the crowd and
logged soberly along within the Park limits but when
they struck the Boulevard they lost to
in a cloud OF dust Apropos OF the latter, II would
certainly be well 1t the watering carts were kept
rlo dutv nuGt raalIv nfOQ
day afternoon. 1t is Ill wind however that blows
no one good. as the colored gentlemen with the wsp
brooms kept quite actively employed whisklng
the dust out OF the Of those who had out
on the road.
QUARTER STRETCH.
The scene yesterday the quarter stretch very
lively, some half dozen new bookmakers made
their appe arancs and made music IN the air they
vociferated the odds they ready to lay against
each starter in every race There is no doub. that
bookmaking would ultimately become very popular il
was not in composition with pool selling but as long
tho latter business IS carried Hobokcn
hackers oil horses viii growl about tho prices offered
by the booking fraternity. There IS always row
oil tho pencil, but ine other side
lever hears complaint when the bookmaker is
that can be oo,aned in tns pools On Friday evening
several bookmakcrs laid two 10 one against Rhada
manthus when the betting was even in the pools, and
nobody appeared to una any auIt. and on Monday
uighL we'll known bookmaker laid two to against
SusQuehanna To considerable money ana again NOBODY
thought OF telling him that IN the pools Susquebanna
sold Ior 500 against Sl20 Yesterday the bookmakers
were laying even money against
backed for any money they naturally quit
losers There is no aoubt II there was no
pool selling the odds would be better than they
the competition between the knights OF the pcnci
would force lay the best In order to
round their books In the first yesterday Glen
dudley tue iavorltc, and although some book.
makers wero only laying 70 against him, others
laid as high as 10 l. The winner. Viccroy, was
bac ed STE 3 O 2.
had their books against him. Susquchanna, The WIN
uer of the Hunter Stakes, was also strong
favorile and, Judging from her recent public
performance, Was heavily backed by the public al even
money. The result showed that their judgment was
correct as she won very cevcrly, with Lady Sayers
close her quarter In tie Maturity stakes the bot
ting was mainly confined TO Parole aud Aserinc, and
again the public correct the iormer easily,
wnllc the latter finished second alter running
good There good hcld Tor the
steeplechase, and again the public took all tho
money that was offered agains. Trouble The second
iavorite was Corcnet, he ran up TO the es mate
finishing good second to the iavorlie Trouble. On
the whole the knights OF the pencil had rather rough
day, the backers Of uvortes must have gone homo
with their pockets full OF grecnbacks
TRIP by RAIL.
The accommodations Tor public travel to Jerome
Park BY rail are very good, as the Harlem Railroad
furnishes three trains tat serve 10 carry all tho traic
they get. The trans generally run direct to Je.
rome PARK station without stop, anu consequently
tue ride not much more than twenty TO twenty-five
minutes. There Ia room, however, tor improvement
the means Of transit from the DEPOT TO the track,
u.s. although there are plenty Of conveyances,
tue aust is SO intolerablc that the unfortunate
passengers have to Keep both their and mouth
closed Unless ncy wish to be either blinded or choke1
IL Is ordinary dust, but appears TO be lying the
road about six inches deep aud wnen the carriages
rallied along rises IN columns that II impos
sibe through. The road between tho depot aud
the track would also be good field ot operations for
Of Mr. Bcrgu's officials the drivers Of the mis-
cellaLeous cvnvsyances that travel the route 10
not appear to tnink that the horse is an animal with
any feeling but merely machine that can run forever.
They keep them tho dead run all the way up tho
h coming from tho depot and travel AT the same
speed going back. The pace told dsastrousiy on ono
aroppeu down hall way between the track and the
depot, and Will never again be troubled by nard tca
menI
THE RACING.
The track was heavy yesterday, being deep in
loose saDd and earth for want OF rain. 1t was
watcred IN the morning, but still there was dust. II
wus three seconds at least slow, the time by
the good horses that plainly indicated. In the
FIRST race mile dash, last horses started, and the
winner was 141 IN running tho distance. The
Hunter Stakes, milo AID tbree-q quarters,
was about seconds slower than It should
have been last track by such
clipper susquebanna. The three milo dash that
followed was also slow, j39 being poor time Tor such
horses as Parole and Agcrine TO make in race for
$4,000. But the track must have always been slow 1T
this time OF year. tor this stake the time has only
been beaten twice. once by MoHarchist and again by
Cntesby. All the races, however, we're wei contested,
and gave the greatest satisfaction 10 the spectators.
Tie stecplechass was particularly Interesting, from
tho splendid Jumping and tho coseness OF The finish
between Trouble and Coronct. The following tho
details OF the racing AS II came OFF,
RACE
was Tor purse OF 500; winners Of 81, 900 TO carry
i've pounds extra Beaten madena allowed, II tour
years old or lesa seven pounds u five years or more
lwevo pounds The distance ono mile. There were
sx starters Tor tnis event, comprising Carr Co. .
pay colt Viccroy, by Gllrov-Sstor Of Rurlc years
DO, lis lbs. y. smythe's bay hlly Explosion, by
hampton Cour-NapAtha, years old lIJ lbs
Dwyer Bros bay colt Vermont, Dy Virgil-Nannie
Butter, years old, eo iGsi T. Mucany's chestnut
geding Durango, by Jack Maloue-Fanny Bar.
row, years old. los lbs. D. Mcpanicls
,ay colt Glen Dudley, hy Gienelg-Madamc
dudley, years od, Ds los; r. Lorllards Urown geld
Ing Diamond, by Leaning gton-Black Slave, years
old, 90 lbs. Glen Dudley the iavoriie, selling
st even against the field; to against vceroy, 10
against Diamond, 10 against Vermont, TO l
against Explosion, 10 against Durango Diamond
first away, Nicoroy second. Vermont third. Du-
.anso iourth Explosion hth Gen Dudley sixth. Gong
,rOund the upper turn Explosion showed III trout ana
II the quarter pole she had her bead IN advance
VI Vermont, Diamond third, Viceroy fourth,
Durango bftb, Gen Dudley sixth As the
passed. down IN 'front.' oil the blum