New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-04
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
VERY SUCCESSFUL OPENING.

recreation begins with the June meeting OF tue A"o''
Jockey Clrb. Last SATURDAY., in general animation snd
fashionable display rescmbed other opening days at
Jerome Park: hu, the new law prohibiting pool-seiing
has transformed the quarter stretch wlch no" "o'''
more respectable il much less animated appear"o
Jerome Park sports have always been foS'ereu Nv gnu
men OF wealth and lovers OF outdoor pleasures hu tue
Jockey Club decided away large share OF It's clam on
its own class society when John Morrssey win MS
auction and French pools granted lease OF the
ouarter stretch The Legislature has given me ciuo ls
own again John Morrissey no longer Is seen pacing UP
and down. surrounded By the clamoro2s muutaue o
men whose tastes, that once craved the przeFhs' ne
had educated up to she pooroom level As conpes'-
ton the class that gocs to 70 enjoy the sport ana
the excursion more than gamble much better rep
resented al the clubhouse. though the Grand S'Su WIS
sparsely tcnantcd.
The weather tbonch extremely hot favored The racing
and as pains taken 70 lay the dust on tue "0
turesque drive tnrough Central PARK the appfoa'" 10
Macombs Dam bridge aud Centralave there was h"lh
inc 10 mar the pleasure Of the uudcds VINO rcch'u INC
raee-course by fashionable conveya1ces. Te Ionf-h
hand dIss we're Well freshei bv ladies' ana gentlemen
and displ,ved every variety Of as" IN the croacheS ana
The matching OF the They were owned 10y August
Relmout Mr. Srhoruerhorn Pierre Lorllard T. : Have
never T. Bronson Fairman Rogers OF Phladeif'm' r.
r. Reeves. George Htvcns, william JAY "uo Ie"n''"
Jerome As the drags came dashing around the N'"p
House Hill the guards sounded fcw hnhi ho''S o." "'"
horns The hampers soon opened and the noun pF
fore tbe races devoted 10 luncheon The CLAD HOUSE
yerandas aud the shady slope never seated more hu
neros or richly dressed company. Among those pres
ent were Judge Noah Davis. Nh Dcnys Of the BRUSH
Legation; Arisarch Boy, the Turkish Ministers ANTONIO
Mantilla the Spanish Embassador; W DE- VI lsshe' ~
the Russian Legation: cS-MayOr Godfrey GInih'r WE
and daughter: Elward Cooper wife aud daughter; Sr
Charles Dodsworth Mrs. Norton. Miss hcNca"F "'iar"
Welman %, London. Henry Barclay. Ms Barclay MIS-
Robert Vail Mr. and Mrs. Robert Purdy Gen L H. AT
thur August Belmont Miss Belmont. ana MT anu 'iS'
Pierre Iorilard The Polo Club was weIIerresen'eo'
and intended to have match game at The conclusion %
The races but the ateuess OF the hour broke W me pam
few OF the members. however. exhibited thelr morse
manship 10 a bevv Of admitting ladies.
The irrepreSsible crowd which always lnes the foSe
ousie the park where goodree view can he obtained
was as large as ever The Grand Stand alone showed
falling of from the attendance OF previous years fHV
feet az the lower part OF the stand aud the space below
FORMERLY devoted 10 pooseing, we're fenced on ioh
the rest the exclusive part 81 the Grand stand being
branch OF the subscription Rooms the headquarters OF
the English system OF d uins' "" wiz uonry stanford
duced. Here Rowland ROBIN. arg heii oIT}r
stretch Seytrh persons V nav bSir,ns enterprise
iS endcnT Itself Win tn betting pubic
The odds ored AGAINST e3ch hoiag WEI hf NO more
man two or three 10 one against horses whose chances
Uot mare tn one in ten No such odds common
in England IN thiS plan Of laying WtstIa S"la ~
agaipst the horses which least esteemed aud wren
Hermit the Dtrbv several year, aio' Ine i
was G6 To- one against him. Al jerome I".A % ater
makers were dceImnedto have sure A!nE, noii
what horse camc IN first accotiHgiH ,lt} ", , I
their eisn such way. by giving only ou
against the aud quickly reducing even tesc d't
afcw had been made that lnry 'Tq q n t '
WIN arg, 'i 't',,s agains the hookmakeis' odds
even II These fa,orites were successful olY opah,d
trivial f. Nuns for the risk they had run All the Door
naters won largely except on the first ana even
ih1 race WAS rr6iahie to most OF 1t = od
day for the bookuascrs, but the betting men seieI""!
nns Sortn vs. oc.psed in the the three
quarter mile dash tora purse ~ @4uo. a. lne 'hr'
entres-Parolc khadamantnns. sister OF Merry, iNl
iDgton H. Explosion, and Cyclone-Wert hcn III ~ Fa,ct
esteem Bu; Janet Norton got an advantage OF Two
lengths at the start and hodil5 ~ pIoniS ,ItH
spirited contest. won the race by hhli eh4h III -
Parole Who took second place from bennington H. al
Tie halfmc pole being second at the ehd' elS'h III
Cioita a Sleek chestnut mare from Missouri, who
was in the FoldhaIu Handicap race OF last year ana was
taken home Ia COURAGE, ran ne eahda,qute
- Year with nine councillors and the rich stakes
without great EFFORT. l!sic Co.'s Joe Rhodes
The other starters were -inytls Madge. Mcpanier Aus
tralnd. Bemoni's Fddlcstick, j. L@IliaIdS fHS.lNe'
Faithlc,s Having som. interest in Xnenias Nh P9,,
yenr the startcr gave me nag :" E'91[ , H. T
INC animals together. Chl4uit2 got the bcs q" IT, WIN
lengths 10 SPAR lett Fugitive and Vceoy to contest for
second MIA while she came dow" the ho"e> llc',h at
rand steady pace untouched by the whp, ci cOmptti-
t0q being urged 10 tnclr utmost. ana won ma ;d'"W ~
by lengths IN 81 time "hich ma, hgNtn "eem sur
}r,rtn uaSsci M.dce the tilre"-quafter pole, ana
ovcrtakne Fugitive 10y great cGor gained second place
half "A length iu advance OF iGgiuvc, VINO was AiId'
TIithcss fourth. and Vlcuius huh.
The great event OF the daI was the nit contest I' inc
winners stakes for threey carod- @loJ eaca ha roi-
fcit with ST. OCO added Out "l 30 nominations thsfc
were rs compeiitos-thc "ie, htld eyer starts, LOT
tlis stake. They were Reeds Cardinal W1Istl bW}cf
BROTHERS Vermont, Cabtucn'S CioveriooS, McD4heis
Glen Dudey and Major BIrner. Carr y Co.'S Eue' /.
IOrhiGs Basil and Bomb tst starsS Corr ,tes' Te0Sc
IorillarIs L0itcrcr and licri, i"ss''Is y !. NE
Gins. Bc.iuonts Aieuum Bomum Astors fIciefich re
tr,nt ~mythr'- Brother oI Willie Burke, and McGaths
Leonard. The horses were all III excellent cohail33h'
leonard the fayortc Basil second choice ana lIne
Frederick the Great. and Bombas were also IN favor
10 secure Tie start was male above the judge
stand the Cuh Ilouse gate Inc horses were nervous
and factlous and some OF the jockeys were pefNcfsc
irving patience OF the starter ana pbhc i0t nearly
mn hour. When the Gag was hudll di0ppCu uIhdI
Mn.ry was first IJmba,t second, and vermont tlld
p ne ,yos Ift 1T the post At tho Cub House hl the
horses disappeared bunch Nosey BENG Inc hIst 10
cn,@r.r Win BoIbist holly pursuing, and the others
tal,r The dust Tic down The homcsiie tch was
jcnsti,s n Ii6 Cardinal Woscy second sx lengths in
advance of Major Barker, W. l. iigslhs fourth ana
Ioi,r,l fifth. Wen tic cloud OF du7t p'sed LtohtII
was seen coming down The homestreich ndcilesS ana
leaped over q gentleman who fell IN fmuc eHnlt 10
get out o. his way At TIE h"hmle posi- NhT" sWiIl
wa urciug him forward, Leonard was Cro"dcd III me
lam and thrown. Tie horse was cauShl az ue lnchic
grounds so lame that he r. not hhel L" run AGAIN lAs
season and SWIM picked up not seriously injured,
bal Inucu bruised about the head and shoulders.
Abilene The ftyOrlte lu tie hiiIc-dhda-ldI dash
Jor a purse Of 5000 The six starters were DosWrlIs
RapIahannock, LonS,tihS Partnelship McVl"tA pan
paSau Dayis~ kenney l. Lbiiiaide ieSlu anu l'etuH
Atuirue The victor WAS easy for Abilene. Snc
allowed Dag1sian and Preston 10 head the way for me
first half mile, tnen dashed Z" me rom, eae yu Oh ne
lowe. turn Xix lengths ahead, and coming down The
holuestretch iIee.y with her competitors iapoihg under
the whip crossed the Inc Tour custns III ADVANCE %
Eappah ,nnocA la Dab, Partnership tIld
The last contest selling race ohcm!e-dnd -q!aiter
engaged seven horses a. loioN'' ~ ~
bush Lnugstan's Fraud. Muicahl : Dianeo Clab1usGs
cyril +. LOallads shirley, Reeds Rcd Coat ANA Sic
willie Shirley and Cyril ueAt in de- ana Shirley
behaved badly and got on tnnd Durango vas ID al.
vance until Itcd Coat cam" rapidly iorWaid ad lea al
lie fret mile In the final quarter Ambush ntue " de-
GRAINED enoIt and crossed The score lcsth ana @
in advance Of Fraud. who preceded Red Coat 10y three
lengths Time. 2:l4.