The New York herald., 1878-10-13
Last Day OF the Fall Meet.
ing at Jerome Park.
A GRAND ATTENDANCE.
Five Exciting Rass--7hs Duke Of Magenta. PlVa
Parole Otans and Problem The Winners.
THE OACHIN CLUB.

The American Jockey Club closed the fall meeting
a. Jerome PARK yesterday afternoon in very satis-
factory manner The meeting has been success IN
every respest and the attendance has been large
during the meeting as it was the pamy days Of
1875. The racing, too, has been good throughout,
there boing single event during the
four days that the least iault could be
found with. Tho weather during the meeting has
been fair, yesterday having been the clustering
and disagresabe day Of the tour devoted to the
sports OF the turf Tho lawn In front Of the club
house times during the afternoon presented very
gay appearance by the draes OF the Coaching
Clue and tho fashionable company tnat would present
themselves occasionally; but tho high winds that
swept over the ground from the northwest, carry
Ing binding clouds OF dust the finely
aressed ladies', eventually drove them into
The club house for shelter. The ladies out In
numbers Notwithstanding tho sunless sky OF the
noon ana showed liberal expe nditure in rich
toilets, guided by good taste. The grand stand
we'll filed, ard tho lawn in front OF II was
crowded with gentlemen OF speculative turn. The
hills encirclipg the PARK were thicky studded with
spectators the FREQ list, who stood the gale like
Norsemen and never took shelter from the wind
until the last leap in the steeplechase was made,
when they retired fully thankful tor the amusement
that had been afforded them gratuitously BY the
American Jockey Club.
Five races were on the card, the first being the An
nual Sweepstakes, dash two miles, by three year
plds: tho Homebred Produce Stakes, quarters
Of mile, for yoar-olds; dash of miles and
quarter; the fourth, three quarters of mile, for
two.yearolds, and tho ffth, handicap sIeeplechase,
the usual The first a great race be-
tween the Duke OF Magenta, Garrck and Spartan the
Two latter being started with the hope that BY Spartan
going at the Duke and carrying him a strong pace
as long Spartan could last, and then Garrick com
Ing and taking drive al him in tho latter part of
the race, they hoped that a capture might
be thus attained The great Of Magenta,
however, proved himself too much Tor both tho
others and established himself in the minds OF horse
the best three yearod at the present time In
this country, and proper one 10 send abroad to
estimate the American thoroughbred with those OF
Europe There is no three year-od IN this country,
II Is admitted that can beat him any distance he
never shows distress at the end OF his races
tor how long they may be. Mr. p. Loriiiard should
BY all means take The Duke England Of
the string that 60 the water this autumn.
The Duke has but two more stakes to win
the Dixie and Ihe Breckenridge at Baitim orc-and
then will be leisure a Han satlantc trip TO
test kis powers with the horses Of Great Britain and
Franco The second had seven starters At the
post but Cedrc, belonging to Mr. r. Lorillard before
The starter reached his place. broke away with his
Jockey and ran nearly thrcs miles before he could be
stopped. HIS owner then asked and resolved per-
MISSION from the judges TO withdraw him. The
colt did not seem much The for The run
when he pulled up, and he demonstrated
the fact that at least one OF the Saxons
can 60 a distance. OF tho other Mr..
=. Norris pair, Pevna and Avsnger, were first and
second, winning very easily Tho third event
good race between Parole and Danichen, which was
IN bv tho fol Owed n tai ntcaf
between I'VE two-year-ods, and MI q. L. Loriliard's
Startls beat Brother OF Cuba by head. The latter
bolted-when ne appeared to have the race In hand
opposite tho lower end Of the stand and before Bar
rc This jocky) could straighten him starts rushed
M and beat Brother OF Cuba on the last
Jump Lillian third, six longths away.
The closing event OF the day the handicap
espiechase, and out OF seven starters the affair
resolved itself into . match race between Problem
and Deadhcad, the former winning by the superior
rding OF his jockey. Deadhead went away and made
The running Tor tho "no-accouatsn for o mile and
quarter, three Of which had tumbIed down the
way, when Problem him In hand, and aftor a Ane
race the latter by short length Had the riusr
OF Dendhead stayed with Problem from tho begin
nne the only horse that he had to contend with the
result nigh, have been different Deadhsad cut his
hndlcgs badly in some part of the The follow
Ing are the details:-
OFFICERS or THE DAT.
JUDGEs.-Messrs. wnhers, Belmont. T. Bayard,
Nunson and Purdy.
lInKss -Msssrs Conn, Lawrence and cos,er.
STARTER J. Grouse.
THE FIRST RACE
vas the Annual Sweepstakes, TOR three.year-ods;
$3.50 entrance, 500 forfeit, with 900 added; the
second horse 10 savo his stake. Two miles. Closed
with 33 mountainous three came TO the post. These
we're q. L. Loriaro's bay colt The Duke Ol Magenta,
LoriIIards bay colt spariap BY Lexington. dam Lulu
Horton, Ito lbs, anu the same genteman's . bay colt
GaIrick, ~ Lexington, dam lnvsrnssA, Ito lbs rns
Duke Of Magenta vas great favorits over the
field. Tne betting BY the bookmakcrs were 3 to on
the Duke OF Magenta, Ito against spartan. s TO 1
against Garrck The Duke took the lead, Spartan
second, Garrick third. Going around the upper
Spartan tried TO taKc the inside position, but Tho
Duke shut him on and led around the turn. When
tns colts reached tho quarter-poIs rho Duke and
spartan were head and head six lengths In advance
OF Gurrick. Going down 10 ine loot Of the bur
The Duke led one length, spartan second
eight lengths IN front OF Garrck, and the horses
running very & sss Ts AZ n ans cme 'orng ou. o. sns
length out OF sight, spartan sii eight lengths ahead
Of Garrick spartan pressed hts suit around the turn
with The Duke, and when he came IN sight was
parallel with him. Garrick stili trailing Spartan and
fne Duke head and head into the quarter strs,ch
ana came up toward the stand as u yoked together,
tight lengths ahead OF Garrick The horsss ran as
described 10 the seven iurong pole, wnen Tho Duke
put spurt and whom he passed. the judges al tue
comp etion OF the nrst mile he led length, spar
tan second, six icnIths shead OF GarricK The FIRST
up on The Duke, ana had mis- mead al tho latter's
shoulder as they passed around Tho upper
turn. Garrick now began TO close on the
others As the colts passed the quarter pole Tho Duke
Of Magenta led hall length, spartan second,
one length ahead of Garrick. Tho horses came down
10 no loot OF the Dlu IN bunch, and they passed
around the hill out sight Tho Duke mad the best
OF II by length, Garr,ck second neck IN front Of
spartan When the colts came in view after the
sfuuna bv the club stables The Duke was si length
ahead or Garrck, the latter half length front Of
spartan Every effort was made from there to tho
finish 10 run The Duke down, but the others could
not overtaks him, and he galloped home winner IN
his usual easy style by two lengths Garriok second,
hal uf nm
stakes was $50 Tho follow ing are tho previous
WINNERS or THE ANNUAL STAKES
Year W,nnsr Sub. Sfartera Time.
1S67-J A. Connolly ........ IL 545h
1865 Nellie McDonaid..... T3loA
ls6e-Vsspuclur. IL o:os
lsSU-kipr usuer 20 W.
ls11-Moparcbist. IL 3:j31