The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02
DASIIING THROUGH THE MUD.
ANOTHER VERY MOIST DfY ON THE
JEROME Park R4CECOURSE
Charge of the Two-Yenr-OId Ligat brigade
Nine Fiiiics Struggling for the Maryland
stnkes--p. IorIlinrd Scores Two Again.

! About two hundred men, most OF them
acknowledging old sports. ana many Of whom
werc bookmakers and ticket sellers on races
and trots. struggled into the New York and
Harlem Railroad section Of the Grand Cen
| trail Depot between 1 and :i5 i. NJ yesterday
take the first special train for tho jerome
! Park races. Some were in doubt. ma rain WINS
| coming down brskly. whether the races would
| come OF but this assuring despatch from the
American Jockey Club on appointment picard.
settled the doubt to the satisfaction Of the
sports:
Ncrlcr-The Jerome Park win take place to-day,
June l.
On entering tho cars II was cmphatically
made known by n stout good natured old sport.
| that although no French pools would he sold on
| the ground. he could accommodate the boys with
| little tickets TO any extent. With large pack
| age OF tickets in his hands he frequently sang
out: Docs anybody want any French tickets.
to be paid at .2lj Broadway. at tho same rates
they pay oyer the river ?" Anybody want any
French Here now three dollars apiece"
| Offers were also made to take bets on any Of the
horses. all the way from two to one TO ten to
one.
On arriving at the park the track was found
TO be in a terrible condition pools Of water were
rs close together as squares on II chess board
and where the loan was level II was OF the
consistency Of thin batter The mombcrs
and their visitors Mt tho club house were
rather disprited. with the exception OF SOW
eral bright-cyed ladies' who. eager for the
sport had come out wrapped in ulstcrs and
watcrproois, on drags and In carriages. Mr.
| Frederick Bronson, with Mrs. Bronson and
three lady friends. Col. Kane and other gentle
rive. Then came Mr.. Schermorhorn's drag
laden with ladies and gentlemen followed by
/ Mr.. Reeves and friends of Philadelphia. Mr.
/ Reeves had relay of horses for the return drag
| through the mud. Mr. William Douglass. with
[ Mr. and Mrs Bradford. Miss Breeze and other
I friends. closed the line Of the fuur-in hand
coaches, and Mr.. b. Wnthrops Victoria led
As the time approached for tho first race the
ruin came down in thin white sheets. and WIS
blown nerceiy ia the faces Of tho riders and two
year Olds. a drove 81 which were 10 take
part in their initial struggle. Tho bright
.olors Of the Belmonts. the Astors, The
sasR. Mr. T. BcmSnts IHcEy r HI, and EGIw
string, MIR. O.. l.. Lorllards Idler and Harold.
Mr.. Vim. .As,ors Mulroony ami Lulu, With
ers's Belinda. Puryear's Dan Sparing.
Hyncs. Recds Grand rand" Master F +. LoTlnTiT
MY N,ya ina N cScn.o h, MOTIFS by colt
half-mile squirt, The youngsters faced tho
music well. and We're sent on on Il good. oven
start after a hali-d0z'n attempts. They
mile below, the straight stretch 70 the
straight track on the last quarter they looked
like a squad Of light cavalry charging down
fur'ong polo. J. Morriss bay colt. by War
minister gliled out from the group, followed
two lengths behind by Belinda who was being
colared by Lillian. Time. 81 "a seconds which
WAS remarkable under the circumstances. At
delight. IN long white duster. held up a ticket
for sl5O which /; had purchased for .lQ.
How's that for Morris Stock he shouted.
" Don't | wish had bought him for more
The juvenile stakes won by the colt amounted
The one mile run for the Maryland Stakes by
three ear-old nllies. .loO entrance with $3.50
added second hllyto receive 1900. was brilliant
contest. p. LOrilard's judith and pigue. W.
Astors Pride of the Village. Bryson's Telc-
phone. Doswells Algeria, Loyds chestnut flly,
g. l.. Lorillard Lou Lanier and Mariana, and
Oden Bewie's chestnut iilly sllashed NJ TO the
score. When they started on the mile Pique
took The lead. Judith alongside. with Pride ~
tho Village hose M. Algeria aud Lon Lanicr
iength ahead Of judith rs they went ont Of sight
around the hill. with l.oyd's My third and
again foyd's nily had tho lead with Pique sec.
into the straight quarter mile stretch toward
citing. Money had been wagered freely ON all
the fillies and tho four hundred spectators In
the grand stand sprang TO their feet on the
their eyes TO see, through the living
mist and ,slush which MY was lead
ahsut Snh aKcnG ia% With OiBS o%ies ng2
splashing vigorously for first place, her rider
llyluG the Whip. On they came, anu II looked
A. il powio would win hundred voices shout
ed, LLOYD has IL! while Ms many more yell"d.
No, Bowie is ahead: shell win it, They
winning goal Loyd's little darkcy rider.
hearing the shouts. looked around. and seeing
nose nearly touching his right leg. pressed the
steel and Piled the whip. winning the
race by, q short, neck. The look around
saved him. The time was l:50i..
q. l.. Lorard's Mariana came ia third.
Ten 10 one had been wagered against tho
! winner Al the close OF this OF the
riders WINS led into the weighing room COM
The longest :ace of the day was pull Of ~
miles, for purse Of 5000. OF which 500
and the entrance money vent q the second
J. Crouse's joe and +. I;orillards Bayard en-
strong favorite Previous TO the start the Judges
announced that he would carry five pounds
III for tie he" struggle yiccroy showed a
Lutte in front with Stranger and shy
Dnyarl escaped the cascade by Keeping 10 one
side and coming on at an easy pace Niceroy
was the first - disappear around the hill. Joe
ond while Bayard had collarcd Shylock and
the Stranger and was going, for the front
sun showed IN front, and al three, quarters Of Il
mile he led Joe by length. with Bayard rush
ing up strongly FOR finish for first place. At
the mile BayHrd had passed Joe, and was ro-
serving his strength for the finish Shylock came
plunging along ahead OF Tho Stranger. who was
slipping to the rem, At the mile ana half
they were string:ng along with viccroy two
lengths ahead Of Bavard. Joe three lengths
hehind. Here the Stranger picked up a
little, and Shylock was l1it back in
tho cold. Bayard was here let out
a link or two, and soon Tapped vccroy,
when desperate neck and neck struggle took
place. amid the yells Of hundreds OF spectators
us tho horses rushed by the long grand stand
and APPROACHED the winning post On the
last furlong Bayard forged ahead half length.
and came ina winner in 3:l7ia,
The fourth and last race was close brush OF
mile and an eighth for n 800 purse.
p. Lorillards Garrick. noswell's Ma
i,sstiC, and Cropsets Mech"G1Elc plunged
Garrick was the favorite, Mechanic led at first
Garrick sliding, by Majestic. At the quarter
Meehanics stock was still good. while Garrlck
and Majestic were gal opng along side 10y side,
about three lengths behind. At the hall mile
Garrck was working ahead. and nj the mile the
rare was his. They came IN with Garriek about
four lengths ahead of Mechanic. with Majestic
gbout the Same distance behind Mechanic.
Time, OGt4.
sixteen Trotters sold.
Chas. W. Barker sold sixteen eastern bred
trot,ers yesterday. 1he gray scllins Emperor was