The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-05
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
SECOND DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING AT
JEROME PARK.

SECOND DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING AT
JEROME PARK.
Five will be to-day Jerome Park, the
first being Tor purse OF $500, the distance miles
maidens, IT 3years old, allowed lbs. If years.
lbs II upward, IL lbs. The following viii start
Tor this evcnt:-Cyclonc 116 lbs. Rnadamanthus, 124
lbs Fugitive. los lbs. Risk, 126 lbs Yorkshire Lass
LOG lbs ; NJ lilo, los lbs and Red Coat IFS lbs.
The second will be tho westchesor Cup,
sweepstakes Of $50 each, play or pay, with 81 800
added; the second horse to receive $500 OF the
stakes; the distance two miles and a quarter. There
are nineteen entries Tor this event, comprising +.
Smiths bay horse Waller years old by Hurrah dam
Queen Of Clubs; j. H. Grinsteads chestnut horse st.
Martins, years DID, by Phaeton, dam Tokay
Dryer Brothers, bay colt Vigil, years
old, by Virgil, dam Regain, and the same
gentemon's buy colt by Lexington dam Canary
Bird orother OF Harry Bassctt; Charles Reeds chest
nut geding Rcd Coat, by Australian, dam saliIe, and
the Same gcntlenan's chestnut 1lly Abilene years
old, by Pat Malloy, dam Anna Travis; G. L. Lorard's
bay horse Tom ochil.ree, by Lexington, dam Katona
A. Belmonts bay Oily Suana, years old, by Lcxing
ton, dam Mdred and the same gentlcman's bay colt
Bertram, by kentucky. dam Bernice, years old; p.
Lorard's brown gcding Parole, years old, ny
bennington, dam Maiden; tho same gcntleman's
chestnut geldng Preston, by Planet, dam Mss Nor
gan years old, and tho same genteman's chestnut
colt Barricade, by Australian, dam Lavender NJ. A.
Lntes chestnut horse Fcllowcraft, aged by Austria
Ian, dam Acroite; X. W. Sears chestnut horse Aero
bat, years old, by Lexington, dam Sale LOWS;
William Mayo's bay colt Jack Sheppard,
years old, by Jack Malone. dam Scptima; T.
w. Doswcls bay colt Aigerine, years old,
by Abd-el-Kader, dam Nina; IL. P. McGraths
buy horse Chesapeake by Lexington, dam Roxana,
years old, and l. Harris chestnut Clcmmic G.,
years old by War Dance, dam b. Sovereign. Big Tom
Ochiltree will be great for this race; but
there very fast in the lIs-one par
ticularly who until last week, had the best fourmc
time record To his credit-and there are many
others that can run the distance uncommouly FAST
Toms speed and bottom will be tested in this by
Abilene, Feowcraft, Parole, Barricade and Chcsa-
peakc.
The third event IL the Maryland Stakes tor three
ycar.old FLIES, 500 entrance, halt forfeit, with $3.50
added; the second ny TO receive 5000 out Of tho
stakes the distance mile. This stake closed with
forty-,wo nominations, and no doubt, number OF the
beauties will tho post. We expect TO
OF tho largest fields over started Ut Jerome
Park-evcn larger than the for the Wlthers
Stakes Saturday last Tho representatives of tho
following stables will start:-P. Lorillard's, e. L. Lor-
lard's, Dryer Brothers, Bowels, Withers', Carr g.
Co.'s, Crcuse's, Belmont's and Dixon Winners
The fourth race will be Tor purse OF $780, for all
ages, to carry ITO lbs with no allowances; the dis
lance mile and thrce-quarters. Courier Wall,
Shylock Galway, Bertram and pccolo will start for
this
The fifth event OF the day will BIO the Grand National
Sleeplcchase. This promises to furnish contest
fully equal to that or any to be during the
meeting. In point OF money it offers to tho steepe-
chasers the richest prize, and the horses which will
the best in the country. Waller, the winner
at Baltimore will probably be the iavorite; but there
will BIO many to back Trouble, and tho Irish element
Will be remember how olton Deadhead has car
RED the green to tho 'front.' Bullet and Kcs0ute are
both we'll known, and Fredcricktown is the full
brother that good steepcchaser Usage. We give be-
low list OF the probable and almost certain starters
and tho weigns and he who picks the winner will be
Liable to 60 homo well satisfied. The names Of the
jockeys who will probably rido mentioned in con.
nection with tho horses. The following will be the
probable starters for the Stcepechase: Trouble l5S
lbs, Moany; Dcadhead, 155 lbs, Towson; Bullet, 155
lbs, Sutn; Rcsolutc, $50 lbs, Hyland Waller. lao
lbs. Little; Fredericktown, 142 lbs, Henry.