New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-19
OUTDOOR SPORTS.

SIX INTER STING But Nud EXCITING RACES Al
JEROME PARK-BAzI, sNEDEKfKs LFAMINGfoS
COLT, TON oCuILTRFE MARY. ChlQUiIA' AND
DEADHEAD rHE WINNERS.
A fair attendance of Indifferent spectators
witnessed the closing OF the Spring Meeting oil the
Jockey Club at jerome Park; poor ATTENDANCE }"
fact compared TO what the six on tho programme
would have attracted pleasant Saturday WHEN 'i
Ncw-York takes unto itself halfhollday. the crow"
which went 10 the Park by train yesterday was some
thing unusual the o'clock train aicne carrie" -o'o
persons but hardly 200 found their way to the Gran"
Stand, for the vast majority grouped themselves o 'o
hill overlooking the course and made u DacA Win 'o
pr scnce.
In ract-and il is strange that the managers OF Jerome
Park have never recognized 1.-THE HILL where those
who pay no admission fee the grounds consregAue
is the best position or near the giouhus i'i
Witnessing the running The Clubhouse ior n'oinDi'
ONLY affords the next best view; the Gfahd o'ah"' "
which paying strangers admitted, gives toe "oS'
view Prom direct in front OF the " mr. hm'-t'n'"'
of the starts In the races are made. and the nome
stretch" in which all practically deci"'u w
cause the struggle Is invariably confined 10 uiS p" "
the course, lies directly under the eyes OF inc "o
heads" on the "hil" outside the grounds. From the
Clubhouse tae long straight hall-mlle strecn WHO" IL"
cludcs the homostrech well the turning points OPP
n,sle n IN fun view; besides. the horses AT the mar
mile post are directly under the Clubhouse so that "'
enthusiastic lady the balcony might easily Univ" Nv"
handkerchief to jockey of her ayorite seed Mono VI
these advantages given to the hapeSs occupants VI
the Grand Stand, from whom the club anticipates i''
main support The is beautiful one, Du' II can
hardly be expected TO pay under such drawbacks LOT
those who ply and such advantages tor deadheads'
The racing yesterday. postponed from Saiurua9, "'
interesting without being either remarkaDIc OF cNe'.'
Hardly "A race WAS what could considered doubtful
and moi an incident OF importance markell the contests
There only unexpected winner out OF - horses
which ran and good Ockcying secured tins surprise
The two match were merely opportunities lor tnc
favorcs 10 take good gallon for eXercSe-to run ae'
which stable regulations impose each morning LOT
muscles sake In the secplcchnso there was promise
of excomont but only because the winners Jockey WIS
towing with his rivil stabcmcn
The first race was a match Tor S50O0a side one last
cipher being probably q mytm between Pierre i"rh
laris thre.-ye old gcdns BAIL ana H. ~ Caoa"sn
ycar-Od colt Coveorook The ihtier hau ioFc"
m the pr sent meeting good colt TO run IN company,
while BAIL had done badly in Il Ill OF young horses
sders great sap 'IiOrit, OF Bizi WiS sou" ,, IT,
5.i9a From tne start rider oi BAIL hc'd MAJ III
strong cieck unu the last qilI'cI, ana men nc u. @
by 10 feet una the strong pnl wan W"'h ne
started Clovcrbrook could nave O'en dsidhctn o's5
II BAIL hal been permitted To ran As ma .c W wiz
an absar,liiy vet betting was only To on CIoFe,.
D~oos. and toward the close many sinai pet' M this
without odds. Ino bOOkmikcis hiauo Ho"'h' "" ''''
TIo sccond race WAS dash 81 a single mile, for three
,.aro,Cs IN wlcl H. v snclchcr'S chcs,nut ln1nl'nS
ION colt ID. Mechanics chestnut colt ~ oySteIh''' G
ana Charles Reeds CirIiudl WOlscy contested ing
bennington cot had II all his own way. lie St'TtcI
under strong pull far in The rear ana came noHe m
dcr inc SANE strong phil an easy winner. IN i;i'i2
McDlncl's colt serond, AM CIFd.nIi WoScy thliu'
f. is Difficult, 80 una sand under what circumstance
The match between Tom OchlItc anu A'i III ~ ono
arraug ii. This the tnrd race Tor lrSt 0
"a dIsiince 81 2l3 miles. Och!ilIcc cdiii'u 10 it
(ye pounds than he has ever carried D',!It, Dl
tn,s ali not make matters any more even Ai9l ne y
SNAIL scrawny, weak Tor any ordinary iO"S ci!-'' ~"
would mandy make a decent skeleton 'T Oc,','..
trees flesh 10 rest on. she ran un ,''i 10
pounds Ochilucr started und.r a hcdVy pun no
i,csy saweI his mouth 20 tine end oi ll MI H,i'r
omcsttch gul pulling ana haWLir, lOohth ,Il'h eilt
fy 50 as 10 be- sure not iilns OUT Tue Ht'o
mare, whosi jockey onshi 10 nave Dro4 n's5, ,y id
useless spdriihg aud whipping ne gave n'r 20" 'I'
in the liat e. sitn of nlc, ~ ydi, III ihr re- ~ pi'
coud easily nave bdeh hei nan = 'ii'c :, ~,
rad cnoscn. 1mr for tnc Two an" .'l 'ilIlV' va
I:56l2 1ha betting was 3 10 ON o'h"'ie'' ana
rae lort race was the only exciting in which the
ft\1rife uId not IL was Tor huisc' ui an Hb'S
weighed Accord To age which hid nos won -, t'lS
mcc,n- and ncnce was caied thc Cun'"ii'iuh i"S'.
10 was 500 and distance oi thrrc quarters" 81
mile Madse -iX-yearo.d mare, ana it"a "maI'hu.
Hycycaf-ud black horse, were tno IaN Iii'H Nv
uoa-inal is. re yea old mare Mr. S"ld lo"cN'
lower thn Yorkshire Las. Moi hne, -iscr oI Mercy or
Pcr BIT after eight ISIS sta Is, Mary Eot away
"a an advantage aud lt T. up 10 me cud IItcfa very
shap struslae aud mucu la,nns al the cIuSc wnninG
ID, three, c.2tlS ia .i12; knadtIian, nuts stcOhd ana
Il -r tluti two lengtno ucnlnd X ..idtiHintnus.
started III the next race nut me Iict o Il
NM. and IN ,i am fur was ,orc zone
Thc iaVuriie Jnqdta WAS mover gwen htr neat ~ d
tne ruuung, tue Two IrnSlna Dy WHIch me won
might apparently nave been made ten FOR snc Eoi good
slsut apt IL Ia Tue end.
Not a single mslap 90 morse rider made the secpc
chase exciting. Dcauncad ttd lac race ms own way
from the start, be.ung WaIicr COrOnU ana IeSuiutc
easily though thc WO Last named came n directly "h III,
heels Waller tets the track AT tao stone wal moran OF
tnc COufoc and dd not recover III uhc 10 save ia us
t.uice. lime, 4:l3.
In,re were tour 0uI-inlands on the lawn aud num-
ber motel al the Grand stand Inc dtttnndhcc
s.td been the best OF tnc mccug Dut tnls Is
not likely To prove True To 'he treasurer