New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-03
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
SURPRISES AT JEROME PARK.

SURPRISES Al JEhOME L ANN
THE JOCKEY CLUB AsToNIsHEs THE PUBLIC By
RACING AGAIN IN RAIN AND MUD-TWo UN'
NAMED RACERS AMAZE THE sPEcULAroRs.
The Jockey Club has evidently determined
this year not TO be swerved from its by any ter
rors of the weather and possibly its policy of ful
filing Its promises Of sport without regard TO angry
skies or flooded fields may result 10 its advantage IN the
end Certainly the lovers OF racing who stayed away
from Jerome Park on Saturday, missed some PIC
turesquc and exciting contests Inere vas Dl 80 thr
full of people present TO see the crushing deeat OF Ie
favOrites in the two principal contests OF te
for the Juvenile Stakes and the Maryland stakes me
two struggles between the mettesome youaes t
begin their racing career this season, ana the nhCs
FLIES the turf, were interesting enough 70 merit te
enthusiasm and applause Of thousands of spectators
But the rain was frequent and chng the Track was
puddle and everything about the park was dripping ana
gioomv In tho grand stand little knot OF men VINO
would not allow deuge to prevent their seeing goou
hers and frends-these all that were present To
admire the exploits of the thoIOughbreds
Pierre LOIa1d aud George H. LorlllaI nave 80 inIge
stables to draw from that their entries are always
regarded with great favorin the betting especially ~
opening run OF SaurdaY-half mile for the juvenile
Stakes for tw0year-ods 500 each, nan l0rielI VIII
$500 added the second to his stake. Out OF ms
seven entries ere LOTard started two, the bay mics
Nina and Vixen, and these commanded tie highest rates
started the brown hlv Idler and the chestnut colt
Harold and the betting men made them we SECOND
choice The other youngsters were lightly esteemed 10y
"boOkmakers and Ho9oken poo-buyefS William
Asor started the bay colt Muroony ana inc chestnut
senad bv the chestnut fy Belinda his one starter out
Of three entTesj f. Morris by thS ~ ~
chestnut colt August Belmont by the chestnut geIdng
Lucky Hit and the ches'nt my Rne3 nv he
chestnut colt Grand MASTER Hynes BrOthels DS me
b bay the So Ieamin Elastic brown Gy and Thomas
Puryear & Co. By the bay colt Dan slaiHng Incre
male on The Belmont course among tnc trees. The
CAV coOrs Of the jockeys cleaned brightly among the
rich foliage and against the long grass, the fiery
moved regtesSV about. IWO-YcdT-Oluh
are generally FESTIVE that start Is tedlOus aha
But SATURDAY there was novel anu ~ Ptb re-
markabe evenness, and the mad rush OF haf ne was
begun The mud ana WoteI 1ed te ma a ab g fpe ~
0gorfeT of mile the racers came rushing Ong like
oodron OF cavalry then they began separate and
OZARK hOrse" in the betting, MOirlss MarmnlsteIhe-
CARELESS colt sprang out from the crowd There des-
nerate struggle for little distance but the Morris colt
was not wanting in the emergency and kept the lead
Witherss Belinda also well but could not catch the
leader and tho Morris colt won by two
lengths in 54L seconds Belinda second Smiths
Lillian third and the representatives OF the
Of The turf "nowhere" for of them was laced.
The amount won by the Morris colt was $500. -,
sneculators were eoniOunded aud cast down by the
result first but worse fate was In store ior
their bets on LorisTd entries in the second race
This for the Maryland STAKES LOT 1les tree yeais
10 receive $500 out OF the stakes distance one nie
The Maryland is one OF the most tempung IdiLes ,S
the year Tor hes IOrard started flque zone OF the
best of the twoyearolds of 1870 and judith the tOa
of his entries being ten; u. L. LorhIu sent 10
the track mariana and Lou Lanler ooth 1nd
successu es out OF three that he entered Inc oher
starters were William Ast2Ts Frlae ol the hndge a.
Il6yd's King Ernest Jersey Belle chestnut MY and
Bove's chestnut flly by Dickens out OF Belle Meade
BoWe's FLY was not named the official card, but she
is known as Belle The general opinion was that me
lard Hardly any one dreamed that the hOnOrs would
fall upon tue Lloyd and Bowie niles, aud the result
No time was wasted in Ockeyng, and the hes dashed
away with spirit Judith sent along at her highest
Village was hard after but slackened her pace and
Pque sprang forward 10 tue second place AZ me END
Of The FIRST quarter Pierre LOrllards two les were
first and second and some nasty prophets ceu
that they would occupy those places al tLe end As e
| lead but the other Gies were crowdlng up; In the
third quarter, Pride OF The village fought bravery 70 iu
nrove her poson but could not show her speed IN the
mud and was outstripped by stronger rivals; flque
was relied on by Lorl9rd to make the rush IA the
amazemcnt Of the eager watchers, Pque was not abe 70
respopd 10 me call OF her jockey, and the Lloyd Y and
he Dickens fly hitherto feared by no one sped through
the crowd aud seized the lead Down the hOmesretcn
thev New and all the straning OF muscle OF the Others
nnder the lash could not Overtake them The shout that
| always goes up when a fayOrlte is beaten ana an
Iovd iy shot under the wire half length before the
Bowie fliy G. L. Lorilard's Mariana ran fairly wen
and was third r. LoI9ru nor gTS S 4Serta seventh
Judith eighth, and Telephone canteTed III last the pace
sic had occupied through the race The time was oV2
The value of the stakes TO the winner was $1,000.
! The other races do not demand long description. r.
| Loriard's Bayard won the third race for purse OF
$500 distance mile and tbree-Quarters He carried
ninetyive pounds, (dye pounds overweight, while j. g.
Nelson & Co.'s Yieeroy-seco1d at the nnish-was
/ weighted with l24 pounds. DOrwelps The Stranger
was third carrying III pounds CrOuses Joe came IN
fourth with 1lS pounds, and Old shyloc now the prop
ery of Robert Graham, and carrying l26 pounds, was
the last 70 cross the line. BayaTd ia three-yearOld
geding by Bonnie Scotland out OF Benica and won IN
way that proved him to be good horse for distance
Joe looked like possible winner in the first mile, Dul
tired and lost mis- chance. Bayard's time was 3:l7l2
The last race, for purse OF S4OO one mile ana an
eighth, by another OF T. lOrllards threeyear
ODDS Gatrc the winner OF the opening dash OIL Thurs
day GaTick bay colt by Lexington out OF lnver
ness and excellent runner for purse races at mod
crate distances. He carried 1Ol pounds His conpeti
TORS were DOswel's Majestic 1O6 pounds, ana CrOusef
Mechanic 119 pOunds) GaTicRs victory was an easy
one 2:OOl4