The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-10
Fourth Day of the Spring Meeting
at Jerome Park.
Brilliant Display Of Beauty and
Fashion at the Races.
FIVE VERY SPIRITED CONTESTS.
Grand Turnout Of the Coach
ing Club.
Fugitive, Coverbrook Abilene, Partnership
and Galway the Winners.

The races Of the fourth cay OF tho American Jockey
Club Spring Meeting yesterday At Jerome ark
in tho presence several thousand spectators,
suited in most brilliant IN both the magn-
tude OF Attendance tho excellence OF the racing
Ycss rday was really the Derby Day OF America and
a drive 10 Jerome Park giving of the scenes
tho raad. the magnificent cquipages, the elegantly
attlredsvisors the Jockey Club. the quality of the
racing world, certainly sgvc the stranger high
opinich OF the wealth and resources OF New
York city. There was no fault 10 find yesterday with
the weather. rs, although the morning was rather
cloudy the held of, and the absence Of the ear-
lag sun was ia decided advantage From twelve to
three L. NJ rord IRON the city to Jerome Park
sight wentworth witnessing, 1t would be hard TO
witness finer display OF beauty in manhood,
womaneind and horsehcsh than there
seen. The Coaching Club out in great
force, and some twelve fifteen fourth.
band drags were the road, looking bright
and picturesque with their richly harnesscd horses
and gayy at,ired passengers that occupied the
Tho roof There also innnmcrable dog carts
their tandem icams mail phactons, Stanhope phactons,
CARTS andaus, barouchcs, open conpes and bngges,
many Of which attracted considerable atsention from
tic s.ye horses and the elegance OF the cntro
eailpage The bug.ies aud the troters skipping
along ut a lively gait dancing in and.out between
The heavier carriages, and every now and then
couple of rapid trotters would have q brush
for a quarter Of a milo, showing thirty gait the
road TO heavy wagon AT two 2. NJ steady line of
carriages streaming along through the Park and
coming out Looking down the limo there were car.
rascs on Boulevard two deep.as far the
eyo could see. Everybody appeared to be out
wheels and Judging from the number on tho road,
would be led think that Jerome Isirk would be
hardly large enough to hold thcm all. Shortly
poiore arriving at the entrance gate to the
Park the stream OF carriages divided,
wheeling OF the left go to the Jockey Club House
and tho others keeping straight ON into tho Park,
where they immediately taken possession OF by
tho capped corps Of scrspcrs, all eager TO turn
quarter OF a dollar 1t is impossible to avoid these
Industrious gentlemen aud the best way the quiet
esi-,bat is, when they have ccssed shouting and
lighting call up any OF tho brigade who looks big
enough whip tho others into s'fbIcction. rule
they pretty iar erooms ard take toleraby good
care of tho horses iutrustcd to thcir charge
SCENES cosa.sk.
Everything around the yesterday dressed
In holiday ATTIRE and seated on abe grand stand the
eve ud tail to DO pcnscd With tho lovely piano.
rama that lay before In the cen0fe stood hill sur
mounted with the Jockey club House, picturesque
building standing tho top OF a hill, covered with
green s0d ana evergreen sursuB thrOuSn Wnfcn
the bare gruy rock showed forth at intervals,
pcrfecting its natural beauty On the vcran-
cas of tho club house moving
mass o, ngurs attired in all the colors OF tho ruin
bow and the rich fabrics thar composed the toilets
the sparkling gems that adorned the wearers OCCASION
ally glistcned in tho sunlight with asflashng briliancy
that almost dazzlcd tho spectators The walks leading
town TO the lawn at the foot OF the HILL where the
tour-.n-hand coaches wero drawn up. were occupied
with promcnaders, and laid out on tho lawn
were several groups enjoying al tresco
lunch. The neat white table cloth stretched
the green grass the tempting cold salads, and the
icc buckets with tho necks OF the bottles pccpng out
had a vcly inviting appearance which only
,quaed by the enivening pop OF the cork and the
heshing draueht that followed. Tho ladies well
represented, and. rule, appeared TO DO enjoying
themselves to their hearts content They appaudcd
tho horses and their riders as they went
by, clapping their dainty gbvcd hands and
waving tho Jew square inches OF lace
that Is dicnifcd by the title of mouchoir
Tho Absence pool selling did affect
in the slightest they bet their gloves oryorc II
was reported that young lady, with head for
figures, made book laying the odds in gloves. per-
fumes candies and other female neccssaries 1t was
said that in Belmont book very successful
ind tho feminine operator succeeded In performing
the ambition of all the professional knights OF tho
pencil
pgADuEAp HILL.
Tho change OF namc made in this now celebrated
portion OF Jerome Park honor Of IT'S patrons, 10
Is Understood they objected to Donnybrook as IL
imported title, and preferred something merican
mud characteristic of its habitus. IL was chrstenod
yesterday with all dus honors, and bumpers OF lager
wcro quancd in It's houor. Yesterday was
tasniy gala ono at Deadhead Hill, aud
there was plenty OF fan for very little
money. The people appeared to have thoroughly under
stood that yesterday tho Derby Day OF America,
and donning their Sunday attire they out in
market wagons express wagons, od-fashioncd rocka.
ways, bugg,cs aud ali kinds OF antquatcd vehicles.
they all ncd agaips. the fences and the passcn-
gers, initiating the actions OF the wealthy the Park,
pulled out their lunch baskets and sat down tho
grass TO enjoy sher frugal neal There was pop.
ping OF champagne ccrks, but lager foamed in tho
glasses drank a relish that rnndo up Tor
the vulgirity OF the beverage. rho bookrnak ers,
seated in their franc sentry box, were busy at
work all the day and had as much as they could do
attend 10 their customers The spectators on the
bill we're OF decidedly good humorei class, every.
thing appeared amuse them, aud they cracked thor
Jokes and told their horse racing experience one
another With humor that was quito amusing listen
10. Everybody had some remarkable to talk Of.
where some remarkable morse with tail a doce
tail have performed some remarkable distance in an
equally remarkable space OF time, or jumped some
raordnary distance on s,mo extraordinary occasion
THE HITTING RING.
The qnaricrsrcich was better filed yesterday than
II has been during any previous day during the meet
ins bu, tho betting did appear to be quite 40 good
On this occasion iberc WINS not scarcity oil book
makers but tn. hackers wcrc wanting Es mo FORMER
v ere
Get round their book. Fugitivo was quite bitter
NH for them to swallow, ana ~ most
Instances Clovcrbrook was backed Tor The entire
book so that tho two opening races did not leave
them q balance TO the credit account. Abilene
was also in great demand, but the liberal manner IN
which Cnipuita, viccroy and Shyock were backed
helped TO Offset the losing account In the winner 10
tnci tax ing tho day tho whole 10 was rather 10
favor O, the backers aud the hookmakcrs that the
The Iha gcncrnl InhlIC,