The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-07
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
Fourth Day Of the Spring Meeting
at Jerome Park.
FOUR EXCELLENT RACES.
Nlva, InVermOre, YirgniuS and Frederick Tie
Great the Winners.

The fourth day of the American Jockey Clubs
spring meeting viii be long remembered by inc ex-
cellent sport afforded Tnc programme embraced
the Jockey Club handicap, the ladies' Stakes, half
mile dash Tor twu-yoarods and mile heats, bringing
out the best horses Of the day, and consequently
largo attendance rewarded the Efforts OF the MANAGE
ment toward the public amusement The weather was
delightful more enjoyable day Tor racing could
not been manufactured 10 order. There was
clear blue sky overhead and pleasant cool breeze
sweDt over grounds, quite suiccnl 10 counteract
the effects Of the suns warm rays. No doubts were
expressed the breakfast table yesterday morning as
10 tho condition the weather, and everybody who
had determined go made all the necessary prepara-
lions without any lear OF dsappon menL Shortly
after p N. the admirers OF racing began 10 con.
gregale around the to the Harlem Railroad
waiting rooms at tho Grand Central Depot, anu
when the first specai left at ten minutes to two
p NJ. there were five hundred people on board.
AS they out OF the way lot Of empty
cars were hacked up aud in twenty minutes another
baton OF three -four hundred also despatched
on their way TO jerome Park At the station there
was great difficulty obtaining conveyances, and
numbers Of people preferred 10 walk up through the
fields rather for the coaches which Piled be-
the station and the grounds The dust was
just commencing TO be dsagreeaoe yesterday, and II
would be we'll have the piece OF road between the
track and the station well sprinkled Saturday
morning. 1t is not pleasant on the grounds
all covered with dust.
There probably greater number Of carriages on
the road yesterday than any day during the meet
ing absence OF the iour-in-hand coaches made
gap ia the that nothing could I'LL New
Workers becoming accustomed TO the
brilliant equIpages that ere turned out by the
members OF the Coaching Club that, II absent on
a day, they sadly missed. The private
carriages however, were quite credit to the city
OF New York, and isQuite interesting TO any con-
Losseur in horsefesh to notice the great improve
in the carriage horses of the present day over
those In some eight ten years ago. There were
several turnouts the road yesterday that might
compare lavorabiy point OF horses, carriages and
general equipment with anything that be seen In
the Bots de Bouiogne Hyde Park Every thing
In the horse and carriage limo has undergone
complete revolution, and doGcarts, with single ana
tandem; double dogcarts carts and Stanhope phae-
TONS with single ana pair; park phaetons with SIM
gle and pair, have entirely superseded the top buggy
and Germantown wagon OF ten years ago. Quite
pleasant way 10 kill an hour on race days is 10 take
up position the Park, aud, seated in some shady
spot, watch The carriages which drive by during the
hour between one and p. ". There little
OF everything in the civilized world in
the shape. OF a vehicle. Alter crossing Macomb's
Dam Bridge the avenue was found rather heavy In a
GOOD many places, and the dast clouds raised by
countless vehicles also annoying AT tho road
lcading of to The club house grounds tho carriages
divided up going each way and at the entrance
10 Jerome Park there the usual rush OF the in
dustrious colored horse boys, captured your
wagon and led it OF to their improvised stable
until The and you were ready to start
for home.
AT THE PARK.
The FIRST thing thas probably caught the eye OF the
tabitue the Jerome Park was tho blank spot
On the lawn at the OF club hill, where
every racing Jay there from six to ten coaches
drawn up. Their camping ground ycsier-
day but little to the right party OF about a couple
OF hundred lades AND gentlemen were comfortably
located. IL is becoming quite the custom
tor the lauies watch the racing from the ciuo
house lawn wnen the weather Il hne, ana one misses
the long line OF elegantly aitred ladies Who gave ami
the scene passing 10 and iro between the
cu3 house and the grand stand IN the intervals be-
tween the races The majority OF the upper ten very
seldom 20 near the grand stand now, rs they prefer
up little parties the lawn, where they
ENJOY their lunch ia The picnic stye Yesterday there
was. however quite a large repres. ntation OF tue
lar sex On stand, ana some OF the tolettes
hipilea really unique to aesign rne little cuta-
way coats and long waistcoats 81 lsht material are
yer, much vogue, and the hats are not nearly as
large 40 worn last season. The attendance on
Desdncaa Hill appears 10 be on The increase as The
spring meeting draws 70 close, and yesterday |
there must have been ABOUT TOUR lundrcd /
people enjoying Tree vew OF tho
The most Interesting race TO the patrons |
OF Deaancad IIll was tAe Jockey CLUB Handicap, aud
contrary tue OPINION the Swans tie quarter
stretch below galway was established the iavore,
Nlrein gong or second choice. me gentlemen on
tne nti ali posted IN regard To Galway's per- /
formances, anu tax d win great relish over me /
times be had won. and the NUMBER oi times ne would
have VOL II sotnetn,ng uad NOT gone wrong When
tho result VI The handicap reached the mn ~ was
really hand 10 make them belicye that their iavore
had Deea defeated
some time ago, when 0Ovkmuking was first intro |
duced At jerome PARK, everybody san i was irsud
and would prove compete azure, but nov public /
opinion Father changed ann tLc majority o. back