New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-01
OUT Door SPORTS.
OPENING DAY AT JEROME.
FOUR EXCELLENT CONTESTS SEEN By VERY FL
PERSONS.


F0rR EXCELLENT CONTESTS SEEN By VERY FEW
PERSONS.
Rarely, if ever, has there been better racing
on the opening day OF Park meeting than was
afforded Saturday but certainly have there been
so few 10 sec the sport The clubhouse, balconies ana
slopes seemed almost deserted snd thrre were ohly n
drcds IN and about the grand sanh ana on ne
stretch, where there are generdIy th'usu u. is,
members OF the Jockey cno believed tae e"e 90 ronI
Of the small attendance was tie aosehcr VI 49,
selling. 1T IA true that troops OF men VINO Wcro
formerly reg gn 70 Hnbnken on race Jays in
order to bet. The system or " D0ok-.ihahngg a. az
Offer ridcnlousy small odds II they would give sue.
odds common IN ENGLAND, where tnls Iprn n W
"hoo's and "book-makefs" with less CONTEMPT
Another thing which keeps people away from the para
stand ana OF the grand stand Itself indeed all the space
obtaned-is rallied OF and extra charge for adnls
Is made The police authorities suspected thas
it was intended 10 sell pools III tn , LIec
which led To- some angry words with A. g. Munson one
~ 'be INDIES M stfernnt to sell pools WAS made how
ever Thousands OF people past meetings saw all the
racing without money and without price from we
OF Dcadhead HI" which Is outside the SioIS' AID
% cents must be paid ~ the gtle-a unpe.sanl
for those wish to turf contests without paying
All Of the four races on Saturday were interesting
Rladaautus has again showed his unrivailed speed at
4 rce-qnarters OF a mlic defeating with ease SIX
good racers, all tut one OF which have er1d I;
bic records as winners OF fast races ilerie LORI,
lard's BAIL took the rich Jerome stakes, yautd
at $4,000. BAIL has been treasure TO his
owner. He has won two OF tho most Vai9aoie bIhtS W
yearthe Venner and the Jerome-bes sides eonquerng
Cloverorook, me victor OF the Belmont in match fQr
5000 The Nursery STAKES worth @s2OY' his0 eit
tn Lorurd family. George l. Lorlllard geu,ns ths
ia success o. he bro vn mare Ins prlon Tho Man
hart Handicap sweepstakes, brought @l70O to her
In the opening dash OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, for
purse Of 1900, the magnificent iyh 4fse hhael,' Z,
fhus WAS the faVOlitc tie field, winch con,Stc OF
l.. Y sn dikrrs Cuba. o. B9vc's Mary, h. S"yitr, TX
poson George Lgngstah "i"siiiI, Is,s >. VII
.I.l4 fr
~, ] y ' ilttif IN dour n ery time 1br only com
pel or seriously dsputLe lis victor was Cnl ana me-
war far Ireror 10 klIdaunaniiu. WIo won MI ke'.
cqsa In 1I-I4; Crra second tarcc Lengths ~ front ~
Mary, Explosion fom'h Yorkshire Lass iiiiA bondell
qbe eat race Of the day IN the amount al ana
tbe Interest excited was the OF tWU Mi Tor iLe
1 crili,,,. eitrics BAIL aud Honbls being r ei
in the betting at nearly even forms against al me res
iog!,"tt; McDaniei's. Major Barker md Il. James
! Befaou sl,gasbanla; Astor's, Frederick the Orrnt
Carr s. CO... l. iIc O.. l. L,IiiaI0 Iouritr; DosNeii s,
Easlwacker aud ssasss Iayercauil cot sasqo nann9
49, Thought o aa Org tlc bet ihg neu on account of
r victory al Saratoga when she beat The best III rs OF
! bc.l-niakefs would only lay two on acuiu.t her
40 me lost in the star, tie ten lfrtf' Se ~ OH
at the blst attempt on neatly even terms iIna su 500;
took c.Ged lead which r maintained Tor hdii inlie
only, when H. I'll "nd aJor ba Atr W, NJ TO IN. non
At Tire end ot the FIRST la.le lazl ed uGdtr s.IShI W
with MAYOR Ba,Scr well up. In the as quarter BGnDa,i
moved up TO Bazi while y, Jof BARKER DROPPED o"en
SusqEchanna no" seem dii-eIu's rs snS oi'o u,
with q rash TO BAIL. Although ne swer, ed sone@ h'
uf.fc fhs
by half length III 3.4j IHr hummer o notsg.
In m. r.ce was 20 large. aud they were 80 closely
| 1Enchcd toGctAer tuHhs sle'l YIN. " t r
! running that suqurhALna WIS ~. 'NJ 70 -
through them unit ar tie end OEci%'s'' sue nl'5n
uosslhly have won curious incident q tlN race wa
uat Pierre Loriiiard, the owner Of baIi ana - o.S
predicted before The contest Exactly inr Greer Oh n
ma 'id bnaI r. n;bafi. and that BAIL Wal
enough better than Bombast Ia beat Susquelanaa
| Ball. Su.quehanna, Bomb1st, FREDERICK the Great
Ride Buelwl acker Major Barker -. James the inyer
a iii. y of ~, a.
colts ST james and Major Barker was great disar
polntmenl TO rh,ir owner and 10 the friends OF Ia
For the Nursery stakes nine mottesome two-year-old
ran. Three Of them, p. Lorillards Spartan g. L. LORI
Iagc were exceedingly well matched aud plainly nue.
laster than any one OF the remaining SIX L3raIc
starters r. a. follows: T. L0rllards Spartan ana Hl1f
sarde; g. l. Lo1ardS Duke ui sas1Hla Inu an T
icl's War DauceFly hlly f. smyih's Danieheii' and
siors delayed the start, ana finally they were sen
away uneyenly Spartan 9e'nS nt inc reHr. 10
Pride Of tie Village and Spartan: Spartan, Il
all probability, wound have won II h. had go
better start In spite of his dsadTantlge, with maj
vcons burst OF speed he reached he head Of H.
Duke OF Magenta, whO had speedily gone To the mont
PRIDE OF the Village vas also running very good iac,
and be three crossed tie line nearly Together a. &
make The inisi very cNciing Duie OF Magenta We d.
snort halfeusth in It'll aud Spartan ana Pride q
the Village made dead heat for second pace Alber
. Hiide.ardc MI Daniels tly, DauicEeh J.. y. RobinsO
aud Dr. KOestler came IN IN tie order named.
In the last there spirited struggle hetwee
Vrglnms, Inspiration and NlcerOy. Rnaddmnnthus, h
spe OF the fact that ne had already taken one race
would undoubtedly have lad good place ri tine hnsl
aud possibly might have scored another victory bur
the early part he stumbled and fell, throw
ing H. Jockey, Evans, heavily. Evans was SICK and wa
not able ruutru tine horse properly, being exhausted
in ms weak state by his the first and secon
races i'm each Of which he rode the winner. This con
Guiding contest was the Manhattan Handicap meand
a-garter sweepstakes all ages, $50 each, 500 ADDED
There were twenty-five subscribers. The starters wer
, A. smiths Inspiration j. T. Brewster a Co.'S Nirginlus
Carr * Co.'S VlcerOy, Harris Ciemmie g., McDaniel
Lady saycrs, Belmont's DIuntess Z. lorllards Barr
! cade r. smyihes Madge and Dwyer Brothers Rilada
manthus The start moderately good NlcerOy lad
! Salyers and Nirginus being little IN front. AS til
horses came into the Eouestretch Lady Sayets droppe
back and Inspiration rushed forward, Nrgnius and II
spiraton stroye calamity together, lirginlus lea'
p ing until within q dozen rods OF the siant
when Inspiration caught up with him and,
spite of all his efforts under whip and spur won the rae
M a short neck IN 2:I5. Vhginius WAS second ha
length in front of Viceroy; then came Clenme Co. Lad
Salyers Barrcade and Madge in the order named Rha
aulanlIIs after his fall short distance riderles
He appeared to have sustained no external INJURY ff0
the accident but he may have Deen Injured internally
the shock.