The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
THE SPRING RACING MEETING AT JEROME
PARK--rRoGRAMME OF EVENTS SPIRITED

PROGRAMME OF EvENrs-sPrRITED
CONTESTS AND PROBABLE STARTERS
The spring meeting Of the American Jockey Club
at Jerome Park Will DO inaugurated on Thursday OF
this week Decoration Day. This important racing
event Will engage the attention OF all turmen through
out the country The reunion continues on Saturday,
June l; Tuesday, juno A; Thursday June g. and Sat
urday, June 5. furnishing = rich programme, which
promises abundant good sport recent visit to This
most delightful OF courses shows every thing
in complete order. Tho buildings, from tho club
house tho judges and timers stands, are neat and
trim, while tho lawns and hillside, where In tho
licious shadows OF the waning days the ladies'
always seen In largo numbers. nevor looked
lovely aud radiant than now. Twenty-Five events
mark the Ave days amusement. among them being
and tho speculation touching pr obabe winners will be
none tho less kcen though the American method OF
open betting Is still prohibited by law.
THE OPENING EVENTS
Heading the card for Thursday Is an Introductory
scramble oi threequartcrs Of mile, the purse being
$500. All ages may ontcr, the hour OF closing
being the afternoon OF Wednesday. II may require
good to curry OF tho initial contest. Then
comes, as tho second event, the Fordham Handicap,
very numerous In tue bunch hoped TO be
the Parole carries the iopweight-l25 lbs This
brown geldng. against whom there has beoIf vast
amount OF prejudice In many quarters, has been
thought ID be certain to pick up the handicap,
long time, even as tar back wien tho weights
announced, the longest odds procuraoIe against HIM
were TO l. That hitherto undiscovered nugget Dam
ger, owned by G. L. Lorliard, earthcd up ut Balti-
Thursday last, IN tho lot, and having only
% lbs his back, including penalty OF lbs, has
somewhat changed the complexion Of things Parole,
however still carries she nldence OF many
tinues In excellent standing Mr. Astor's
pspei,y the resu,. Of his Victory n1 IN Ing
Peyton Handicap, nt Pimlico, aud DosweI's
Busnwhacker win lo3 be- orsinsiy. IS now called
carry l0S won tho Rancocas Handicap
Wednesday last. Mr. Astor's Vagrant also appears
win Il6 IDS, and with his pair THIS gentleman 10
Tnc uf.h al OF the Withers Stakes, for three
year-olds, mic Will next engage the attention Of
tho assembled thousands. thirty seven OF the iorly-
nine engagements are colts, yet the hics though tew
in number stand out prominently IN quality aLd are
tho avnrtcs. Mr.. Astor's Price OF tho Village and
Mr. r. Lorlard's Perfection and Judith II they come
10 the post In good form, thought to DO able
make any oil the colts to what they really
do Judith recently at Baltimore captured the Chcsa
poako Stakos, which makes her name quite
esonspicuous; MT; =. G. Loriiiata's Duke Of
has not lost tho confidence ald esteem OF hts
hackers. Many OF tho Candidates will carry silk Tor
the nrst time IN this race and II IL not impossible
that OF the dark division may prove good enough
To BRING the household Of inc iayorte TO great sre
The fourth event viii no aswcepsakeA one mile and
quarter, Tor gentlemen riders. II closed with eight
cntrIcs. The sporl of the day will wind up with u
handicap steopecnasc, entrance Tree.
SATURDAY, JrSE 1.
The second days games VIII be opened by tho Ju-
veniIc Stakes Tor two year-ods THIS Is scampcr OF
hall mile, and has thirty-two natlons--scven.
teen colts and fifteen fcs. Many OF those expected
10 do ositIc have high pcdgrees, and are iron sta
the turf Five OF tho engaged arc ~ bennington,
three by saxon. sire yet untriei; three by Harry
Basset, anu then there are kneiishcrs, Warmnsters,
RevoIvers, GIeBeiss. Bonnie scotanls Others vi
equally rich racing blood. Though the struggle Will
be bret the youngsters arc sure 20 make keen. The
race Will very hkey develop moro IMAM pos.
sossed OF the Eiit OF gong to extent. The
is tho second race DAY. thirty nine are Gu
gagged, Inc uding such flyers Pique, Pride OF tho
viilage, PerieciIon Jush aud DINERS OF Guo iopu,a.
ton as two-yearoidA Two purses, winch III surely
produce excellent contests close the days sports.
TUESDAY, JUSE l.
The third oay's sport oocns with a dash OF three
quarters OF miic The WESTMINSTER Cup ~ the sec-
ond race. Zen are entered these boug ON ocnil-
Tree. Loitercr, Abilene Parole, Bash, Z1oZ,o, ST.
james, General PhilIps, AIgernc anu Joe. 4 good
two miles ana quarter VIII surely rcnull from the
cld that comes tho post Tho third race IS a dash
mile and quirier, selling race; tho iourth,
the Mobers' Cup. one ME, aud the last Free Han
dcap stakes, one mile, which budget Of good things
must make the day one oil tho most Interesting OF the
meeting
THURSDAY, JUNE q
Tho fourth day begins with a merry spin Of halt
milo Tor two-ycar-o lds tLc winner OF the juvenile
sakes, seconu day, 10 carry los extra Tho Ladies'
loE one milo HutI,
win next engage attention. lhiftynine aud
them AFRO nli tue good ones, such Perfection,
Judith, Pride OF the Village, Tho Fawn Piquc and
Balance AL The Jockey Club Handicap, two miles,
comes next notwithstanding the changes OF iashion,
ths banuicap holds It's position OF favor among
owners AMI the racing loving populacc. twenty-five
originally engaged, OF winch nufnncr the following
remain Ia :-iom ocuiree. LIS los. Parole lz3 lbs
Yneinus, 1lG lbs. General ihllips, Ia lbs. Zoo
Zoo ia lbs Basil, lii lbs. Barricaae, ITO lbs. 81,
james, ITO los Galway, Ito lbs. Joe. los lbs Ida
La, los bs; Rife. loo lbs Abilene, lOl lbs Lott.
crer. lU4 lbs Bushwhackcr 1d2 lbs. Oh these Parole
aud Ochinree vii hardly start Tom IL under The
him penalty. Vuginius ~ well thoug ht OIL and 10 Is
Whispered ia scert CIRCLES that he is III 10 run tor
mans lite. A few "oi the boysD say that Rife. the
uniucky OF AstcroidTarget, viii pull down TINS
race ito moral certainty.n II Ito does hts owners
will doubtless gather all the spos, as but few out.
siucrs 10 made to believe ia him. Mile heats,
purse Of 5000, rs the fourth race.
the CLOSING DAY.
Four events are on The card Tor Saturday. June 3,
the closing day rnc WOODBURY. stakes. tor four year.
olds, two miles and nnl viii Introduce the races.
Tniry-twO stecds are entered and the nun Der that
from the dropping OF tho flag the nnsb.
Mr.. Bsseii's ST. James emu Mr.. Sncdekcr's
Cuba are among tnc moro fancied. sus
quenanna will doubt carry MIR, yelmopt,s
coors and she has great staying powers Tho second
event Is The Belmont stakes Tor three .ods ono
mile aud ball Forty.nine names appear or these
Dir. Y. LorarI's Spartan ana Mr.. tcorae L. Lort-
and one or the other sure 10 DO tho winning card
SO say the "highest authorties" although tho pre-.
dctivn oil such oltontmcs tails lar short Of the mark
Two miles, Tor purse OF 5000 and handicap slceplc-
chase over the iul stsopechaso course arc tho last
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