The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
THE CLOSING DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING AT

THE CLOSING DAY OF The SPRING MEETING AT
JEROME Pack.
This will DO the closing day OF the spring meeting,
and such bill OF fare AS 10 offered has S lion or
never been before on tns any other course in
America The sports this aitcraoon will begin
promptly NJ three O'Clock with the
MATCH RACK FOR $40. 900.
between Mr. E A ciabaush's chestnut colt Clover
brook, BY vauxhal dam Msudina, and Mr.. r. Loril-
lard's bay geldng Bazii, BY Melbourne Jr., dan
Noie Gray both three years old Cioverbrook carry
ing lis lbs and BAIL lis lbs, the dis
lance mile and quarter. The vauxhall
col. was the favorte on Saturday night
and probably viii have the call in the betting to-day
The reason for this undoubtedly 10 on account his
being OF Two Important stakes this yesrthe
Preakness Stakes at Baltimore in MAY, and the Bel
Stakes al jerome Park last Saturday week ago;
but Cloverbrook did not finish kindly In either OF
these races and he swerved whip both In
stances when IL had 70 be used. He run very
FAST but probably faster than BAIL. and the
distance this made suit the latter horse
very probable that the betting before tho start
will be In Bszis favor II Will be, provided the track
Is In fine condition, - 1t Is said BAIL ID not iond Of
heavy course.
The second race win DO dash OF q mile Tor three.
Odds have not this year. for purse
OF $780, for which George LORI lards Loitercr Snede
ker's bennington Rattan colt; McDanics Oysterman,
Jr, Spotted Fawn colt, ana Reeds Cardinal woisey,
each carrying lis lbs, will start Loterer - the ia
vorite money against tho fold. This Will DO
capital race.
Tho third event will be dash OF two miles and half
for purse OF 81. 900, gwen by Mr. J. r. Keene. There
are only entries tor this long journsy-Goorgo l..
Lorrard's Tom Ocnilree and Charles Reeds Abilene,
tho horse to carry l2s lbs and the ally lis lbA Toms
in a race; but that he is big enough 10
handle that Is manifest In the fact that s to
Is laid on his winning. Abilene. however. must not
be treated lightly, Tor she GO the distance and
carry her load well any horse in the country and
1t thing for Tom Ochiltree any other horse
10 beat her Two miles and half Should the Ave.
pound penalty tho big horse bother him, the Oily
will win the race
The fourth Is for the Consolation purse $500
for that have but have not during the
meeting For this event Dryer Brothers, black horse
Rhadamantbus, Gyeirs old, carrying 122 lbs ; Long.
STATS bay nny Yorkshire Lass, years old lis lbs
Bowio's chestnut aily Mary, years old. ll3 lbs !;
Smythe's chestnut Madge, years old III lbs !;
NcDanies chestnut ally Ssior Of Mercy, years old,
1la lbs. McCormack's bay fly Pera, 4 years old,
lls lbs, and Babcock's chestnut colt Nor
phine, years old, LOG lbs, will con-
tend This should be q capital rsec, the
distance being thr OF mile, and the whole
field clippers AZ that distance The latest betting
this affair was TO against Yorkshire Lass to
against Madge, 3 TO against Rhaaamanthus, s TO
against Morphine, TO against Mary, to against
Sister Of Mercy, and TO against Pera.
The fifth race will be free handicap sweepstakes,
the distance one milo and an eighth For this race
ten have entered. These FddIcstick carrying liz
lbs Red Coat. los lbs Explosion, los lbs. Galway,
III lbs Partnership, ia lbs. Courier, ITO lbs Chr
quita lit lbs Waco. 103 lbs Australnd 81 lbs, and
Mayor Barker, So lbs There has not boen much spec
ulaiion this event. seemed too much Of puz
10 select tho winner few bots were made, how.
ever and these were to against Tiddlestck, 10
against Explosion. and 10 against Courier. Before
the race begins have doubt but there will be
large sums pending the result
The sixth and last OF the meeting will be q
handicap steeplcchase OF about two miles and half
Eight horses named TO start These Trouble,
carrying 10 liza Dcadhead. 1853 lbs. Waller l57
lbs Bullet 49, lbs; Coronei, l51 lbs Rosoluic. las
lbs Risk, lao lbs, and Doubtful, l25 lbs.
The fine weather OF yesterday dried the track nicely
and, should there be no more rain the will DO
all run excellent lime. We expect to q largo
attendance Jerome Park to-day TO witness the oos
ing events Of the meeting.