The New York herald., 1878-10-08
American Jockey Club.

OOCAey OluDs
This being the second day of the racing
carnival at Jerome Park, and grand bill
of entertainment having been provided, a
large attendance is anticipated The sport
will begin with a mile and quarter dash
race for purse. tor which eight horses will
start. These are ventilator, 6 years old,
carrying l06 lbs; Vsgrant years old, Ill
lbs. Bonnie Wood, years old, 81 lbs. Per-
fection, 8 years old, 102 lbs. Dan X, years
old. 110 lbs. Mamie Fl, 4years old, 10 lbs. !;
Sunlight, years old, SO lbs, and Albert, 3
years old, 100 lbs. This is a good field,
and the spectators will find it difficult to
choose winner. The four-year-olds seem
the most formidable. as both Dan X and
Mamie proved themselves very danger
GUS at this distance during the past sum-
mer. Dan X ran nineteen races this year,
winning eleven times, while Mamie H has
run dozen times and scored six vic
tories. Bonnie Wood has an excellent
record also, having run thirteen times
since the middle of May last, and one of
these three named will be likely to win the
race The second event is the Hunter
Stakes, for three-year-old fllies, one mile
and three-quarters. There are thirty-five
nominations, Of which half a dozen or more
will come to the post. Mr.. P. Lorillard
will probably start Bertha and Pique;
Mr. G. L. Lorillard Balance All and
Loulanier Mr.. w. Astor Pride Of the
Village, and Mr.. o. Bowie Belle. Loula-
nier has been the journey and knows the
way, having beaten Bushwhacker, Virgin
ius, Inspiration, Pilot and Zoo Zoo at Sara
toga on the 10th of August last at that dis
tance. Bertha has also run n mile and three
quarter race very creditably, being third to
Danicheff and Pilot on the Oath Of August
at Saratoga. None of the Others have been
over that distance Of ground, although
Belle and Pride Of the Village should not
find it too far for them if in condition. The
Maturity Stakes follows the Hunter. The
race will be by four-year-olds, the distance
three miles. This journey will try
been booked to start. Those that
will try for the stakes are Leonard.
Zoo Zoo, Cuba, Susquehanna, Cloverbrook
and Oriole The latter will probably be the
favorite, Notwithstanding that Cloverbrook
beat good field at the spring meeting at
this place, two miles and half. Cuba
and Susquehanna were in the same race.
Leonard has been brought on from Kentucky
especially for this race and his owner feels
very confident that if his legs do not give
way before the finish he will win. Zoo
Zoo is also in the race, and if she is any
thing like she was in the early part of her
three-year.old career there will be very
little doubt about the matter. The journey
seems too far for Susquehanna, but should
the pace be not too fast at the beginning
her chances will be good. She is about
due. The sports of the day will close with
steeplechase over the usual course. Seven
horses have entered for the race, and the
way they have been handicapped makes the
affair exceedingly doubtful. Waller carries
164 lbs. Problem, 154; Deadhead, 150;
Derby, 148; Lord Zetland, 1888; Bay Rum,
13G, and Lizzie D, 10 lbs. Should the
rain continue until noon to-day the course
will be in better condition for racing than
it was on Saturday last, as the dust on that
day was binding both to man and beast