The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-19
Large and Brilliant Attendance of
Fashion and Beauty.
SIX CAPITAL RACES.
Match for $4,000 Between BAIL and Glover.
brook Won by, the Former
Cuba, Tom Ochiltree, Mary, Chquta and
Deadhead the Other Winners.

The spring meeting OF tho American Jockey Club at
Jerome Park finished yesterday with the most brilliant
aay OF the season II first feared that the post
movement from Saturday to Monday would materially
diminish tho Attendance, but Judging from the crowds
that filed the stand aud quarter stretch yesterday
afternoon there more people present than have
been seen any day during the meeting Tho
weather was rather during the morning, but
later IN the afternoon pleasant eas,erly breeze came
up the valley and proved decidedly refreshing The
spectators arrived CARRIER yesterday than usual, as
everybody was anxious 10 the match between
BAIL and Cloverbrook, which was first on tho pro-
sramme and set down for ,nrec sharp
rnE
Itremindcd one Of old times yesterday to watch tho
airing OF carriages that died the Park between the
hours OF twelve and two in the afternoon. they
kent IN one continuous stream during nearly the whole
time and gave the stranger the impression that there
vas something unusual on the programme. They
drove through the Park at the regulation speed,
lnd then when the Boulevard reached the
rotters let out, aud tho light wagons soon dis
lanced tho heavy barouchcs aud landaulcts After
passing Macombs Dam Bridge the road became very
dusty, the teams the big our-in-hand coaches
found the pulling rather heavy Tho dust
was intolerablc, rolling up in thick clouds that
md drove largo to sock relief In the refresh
beverages that were retaed at the roadside hotels
Coming up 10 the entrance TO jerome pars. number
NJ the carriages turned OF TO the right and took up
their station on Dcadhead Hill the occupants not
caring to enter the enclosure.
THE CARS
The officials at the Forty second Street Depot wero
taken by storm yesterday afternoon by the people
that crowded into the waiting and attempted to
secure tickets tho so r NJ tram. Many OF them
that arrived minutes before the train started
unable catch IL the rush Tor the ticket Office was
30 fierce that they could not light their way
up Every body seemed to be afraid that they
were gong to De lett and consequently squeezed and
struggled with another TO get ut the Office. The
police on duty at the depot five six in num-
ber were perfectly poucrless for time, there
nearly nfty persons to each officer; but, finally
about twenty minutes two O'Clock they began get
them under crontrol and forced them 10 keep in line
The haf-past ono special carried nearly two
thousand people, and thcn fvc minutes later
tho regular way train carried 1000 more Finding
the people still thronging by the hundred the officials
put an extra special, which LETT about AS, and
helped to clear away portion OF the passengers The
remainder camo on in the p. NJ. and 2:3O r. NJ.
Irains. The hacks At the Jerome Park depot trans
acted quite lucrative business and for a couple OF
tween tho park and the depot.
DEApaEAp HILL
The steady increase OF patronage accorded to Dead
bead Hill will necesstatc increase OF territory,
as yesterday nearly every loot OF this popular
taken up. Tue class OF visitors Is also improving
every day and yesterday II was quite astonishing
notice number Of apparently well TODD people
driving their own convcyances ha. occupied positions
on It's free so- There were full l5o carriages and
wagons drawn up u the summit OF the hIl. and Sow
era thousand people packed along tho face OF the blur
eight ten deep The lager beer stands
rounaed from one un six by n thrsty crowd and tho
extra force OF beer singers on duty no. compe-
tent 10 MI the orders That poured IN from every SIDE
The beer glasses were on The bar ull Of roth
pDd the thirsty consumers appeared glad to get
" nothing more. There Was good deal OF betting
quot way, and although the little house wherein
The book makers fourished during the first
lew days Of the meeting was closed
barred up, there amateur knights
Of the pencil that transacted quite rushing business
- small way. They were not Offering remuncralive
odds, but the hackers took anything they could get
rather than let the race so by without having bet.
Two 10 Ocnillrec offered and taken pretty
freely quarters, halves and dollars and three
were backed at cvcns the mile eighth An old
veteran that looked as e had been Attending fairs ana
racccourses Tor a lictimc introduced novel game,
especially designed TO catch baseball throwers. Al
old taken on It's hinges with round mole in lis
upper portion about i've incDes IN diameter, was
propped up against the deserted cabin Of TIE dciunc
bookinakers and tue proprietor OF tho game
had Jour old basc balls which used
missiles. The player was placed about
fifteen feet from The door and allowed TOUR
throws for len cents, and every time be hit the
plate covering The circular hole he received twenty-five
cents from the enterprslng manager OF tue game
his sport was very popular as the crowd stood round
Ten ueep, and displayed tue interest they ook in the
sport BY fearful groans the bad shots
ana enthusiastic applause Whenever the old
had fork out twenty i've cents
Ihe game watched Tor about ten minutes,
and as the IRON plate vas oniy hit once during thai
time. ana the players followed In RAPID succession
after the other, appeared TO be tolcraby remuncra
tive. The black board on tie boosmasers' cabin was
brought into service during the day, as some phlan
thropic individuals wrote The OF tue winners
after each race, the news being forwarded by
OF yedctes thai shouted winning number nom one
60 the other until u arrived AZ the top OF the hl
SCENES
The general appearance 81 The course was far more
interesting yesterday than II has been Tor iinc
ms the grand stand and quarter stretch well
filled and everybody appeared delighted with tie
sport Tue easy victory BAIL the Sou hcrn rep
resentative Clovcrbrook hus cay ppaadc'
and the winner received quito "a ovation when His
Jockey rode him up to the weighing stand THe race
Tor Nj Kccncs purse, winch left 10 Tom ochiltrce
ana Abilene, was not exciting, proved such an
easy victory; but every chcercd the winner ami
he passed tho grand stand iooning supremacy udIcr
cnt as II in fact he had never really been street.-the d
his gallop. The next race brought a nco 10, II
starters but the scarlet jacket OF Chquuas rider was
In front the whole journey, anu Was easily dlstn.
Euished at all portions on tho Tho stcepie-
grammc, and the pubic were again delighted with a
pretty race which, however, did please the MAJOR
ity OF the hackers, as their favori,e rdcr Meany on
tree, and Deadhead camo homo frst, beating Rcsoiuie
and Coronet, tho other starters.
THE GLIB HOUSE
There large Attendance AT the club house yes
lcrday and ladies came out III numbers TO grace
day OF the meeting with thclr presence As usual they
pre.crrod tho tie lawn the OF the nil
10 the vcranah oil the house, and scattered over lbc
grounds In groups made quite an interesting panorama
In their gay1y coiorcd costuncs showing OF bright aud
against the rich green background. There
were four coaches drawn up at the loot OF the hilL
Tirst on the list was the new drag Of Mr. James H.
nj 1 Is a
coach, black body, black aud red under.
carriage, and upholstered IN yellow leather.
Mr. Kccne drove out his English team. fur dark
estpuis each standing about 10. hands Mr Perry
Belmont was out on his drag with his four big bays
! nd mad quite a large party OF guests board MIR
erhermerhorn drove his little Italian COACH dark
green body, with green and red undercarragc, aud
Hr Leonard jerome was out on his drag, black body
red and black undercarragc drawn by three bays
nd a brown.