The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-30
RACING IN JEROME PARK.
,rr RETURN or 7UE FLYERS FROM
YHE STMELR CONTESTS.
Tss Opening OF the American Jockey Ciuh's
Fail Meeting Khadnmn"thus, Hn,li. Duke
.fNsaeuta. aud Inspiration the Winners.

sail Meeting Hhadumanthus. BAIL, Duke
ofNsaeuta. aud Inspiration the Winners.
Tho first day of the fall meeting OF the
,,ericar Jockey Club in jerome Park ycs,cr-
,,oy was not largely attended. owing. no doubt.
n ihs indications Of rain. although There WAS
,,,l racing on "A safe track. The English rys-
,.t, Of hoolilnaking met with 1.-THE favor. Pune
;ually at 4, o'clock tn" Judges rans the bell for
.ha horses and Jockeys 10 appear on the track
che first race WIS the dash OF thrc"-dunrtcrs II
n mile for purse OF $500. The starters were:
Geo. Longsta,r's b. n. Yorkshire Lass. years.
ii5 pounds o. Howlo's ch. IL. Mars ! years.
ujpounds u. McDnncls ell. IN. Australnl ;
ycnrs 10 podnds /. Smythr'sh. ma. Explosion.
4years llj pouuds; pwy"r Brothers biz. ~.
Rladaman;hus. years. l2A POUNDS; T.. '.
snedikcr's CT. e. Cula. . years. 10 pounds;
nud J. McMahan : III :. Biondch.3 years. LOG
pounds Hhaiamnnihus Na- the faVoritc over
The who'll field in ,he hookmakin..
When the na. fe,l Tho horses started pretty
veltoee,Lcr Bloudcll. being the qui..cs; on
her legs. showed in front in a fcw strides.
Bhadamanthus and Mary being close behind.
Cuba next and the others ia q cluster. on on
tcring the inside track Cuba WIS in front. and
drew away as they entered the old course. Then
HLai1manihUs clo-'d up pud coilurrd cuba.
md boat her nt the finish 10y one length in
Th@ next race was forth Jcron" ~fakc- for
OF the stakes was si4uU. The starter wrr:
b Mcdaniel < Cos g. %. MAJOR BIrN'r. 10
b'ggnts; s Gna ig ii liz pagnds Is? F. Iorilrd
b Z BAIL. lO1. and 10, =. bomba-t. lu1 pounds:
WiDoswclIs b. l. Bus lwhackor. lul p'uli>:H
/. Lorillart's n. e. lsoitercr: 10 pounds; \.
Belmont's eli. T. Susqueiturr. 100 pounds W IN.
Astors h Frederick tn Great Ito Io4ni- :
and X. w. s,ars D. 6 10y cd lexington. h i.a1
start |. ne WIS OH first tNp .rl,gh+ in
front Of Frederick The Great Major iprScr
and BAIL who were all abreast. l. ,-hwarN ~
being sixth the others ia the rear. IT tlc three
quarter pole Klilc showed in Front. ana a. th"y
passed Il BAIL was almost level with 'm. Ioiu-
bast and Sgsguchann3 We're ~ Z a'i IS " tt'
also MAJOR Barker and lrcdnri Is tue ttreHt y
they passed the Judges, Stand liu1 -.i ture Mr..
LorillardS colOrs IN mont. closely followed ~
MAJOR Barker and Susguehtnni.. hoad only
separating the pair. Will" ihr others Wer" -o
buuched that IL was din tut T.. soy ar.ltt' tnrtl
On tho upper turn IN" nr.d began L, s.para'
one jockey and thrii naDiH'r shouted; run ou'
and Jet me through iNuu- -rht Ba2!l Hlon-
hanna was in close pursuit. AZ ilc finish Su~
guehunna began to tdltrr ANA Iut. went uni'
The wire an easy winner y t"e ~ ~ Hhl
ond Bomhast third. FrcdcricAi t Great fourth
The third race was for tie Nursery STAGE
starters We're: +. Loril'ar hr 90. Spartan. ~
pounds, and, br; f ilidegqtd", 10; q nnis d
William As,or's ch. I. Pride oi the Village III
pounds, ana en-. c. Dr. Kocetler. Ito pounds. /
bmythe's CHI. C.. Danchel l0round-; g. !.
Iorillard's b. c. Duke OF Magenta, IL pounds
and ch c. Albert, 10 pounds: and c. Reed b
c. Eugene y. Robinson. 10 pounds. tst be
fore the horses wcntto the post Pride Of th" ' u
lage was the favoritc. although Duke OF Magent'
was we'll backed AZ t. ). Wien the naA
fell Duke OF Magenta was n tribe IN front
Close after her were Albert. Prii" @! ~" vi
lage. and spartan. There was no chune" al th'
turn. but on swinging lnto the quarter Spartan
and Hildegarde ran up on the outside oi Duk
Muypntn and nj the ltIartpr lIlt SlWriau Wa.
running second. half "A length h'Lupi puse o
Magenta and head in front OF Pride oi III
Village with Hildegarde \ length or more b.
hind her. Under tho clubhouse bun Baruc
Kept the Duke of Magenta IA length ahead
From here the run home was u desperate on
Duke OF Magenta. spartan, ana ,Priie oi IL
the tcst best. and won the race hy neck II
ll7A. Spartan and Pride Of the Village making
dead heat for -, 'ond and third places.
Tie last race Of the day WAS Tue Manhattan
handicap. n sweepstakes for mile and a quar-
ter. Tho starters We're f. lorilards Oh. 9; Bar
T,eade years. 10 pounds 4: 80 lmSn, b.
CHI. IN. Madgc. q years. los pounds l.. Hart
Oh. f. Ciemmie G.. years. llo pounds d. Nc
and br. I. Lady sayri-. 3 years. " pounds
Dwyer Brothers blk. h. khadumanihu=, - years
lis pounds j. L. Brewster y CO.. biz Nii
ginius. years. llo lound, Carr % ID
Niccroy. years. III pounds. ami \. smith
Dr. m: Inspiration years. ~ pounds. - eei
tain did IT seemthat Brewster Nir-iIius woul
win that in tho book making h. wa
backed at l against over tho field.
to being bet against Inspiration and each {
the others At the third attempt Lady Salyei
went 10 the front and made the running at
fast pace but before going the hall mile. Va
ginius with his usual speed took ne lead an
kept 1t until entering the homestr"tch, VINE
the horses closed on him in a bunch khadi
manthus stumbled and fell. throwing Evan
his rider, over his head. There was u har
struggle at The finish. and 20 the surprise Of a
Inspiration won ~ ntok. from Nlr-lnius
2:l5. yiceroy third and Lady Salyers fourth.