New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-05
RACING AT JhROME PARK.

FINE CONlESIS Al HE SEASoNS tLoob.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE AND EXCELLENT SPORT
-PoMFRoY. LADY MIDDLETON, p. QCoT. UNA,
vAGRANr AND LIZZIE d. TIE WINNERS.
The largest attendance of the yeIr, except
of Decoration DAY. enjoyed tho racing AZ Jerome
Park Yesterday. The discomfort caused by The raw.
cold forgotten in the excitement 81 The sport,
which was excellent There were two splendid ia She,
ami as only iavoritcs OF six successful.
the general public, which always exuits the sue
cess Of horses that low In the betting. much
amused. Migrants victory popular. and he was
loudly choered. II was not brilliant triumph. hut II
was won so easily to show that the Cd horse has
much of the speed that made hun the victor
IN the Kentucky Derby OF 1876 and caused Mr..
Aston pay $4,000 for HIM. 1t was great day ior
the boOkmakers. Their odds were smaller and Their
boundless assurance In shouting them ont, - II they
were really Iar was greater than Like The Israel
ties Of old. they spoiled the Egyptians anu their gains
were very heavy.
one Of the races caused much talk. 1t was that In
which Jericho beaten by Una. All yhe previous
running OF these had stamped Jericho a far slpe-
nor to Una the weights and the distance. jericho
may have been out 81 condition. the may posi-
Dly LA fairy run, but people remembered that
Una owned by gambler and remained
suspicious.
\ very curious feature OF the day that three OF
the winners ran races eacn and In every case
won the second Of the two. These Yictors Lizzie
d.. Una and Vagrant
In the handicap hurdle race IL miles, for purse OF
$780, only four started DAILY Brothers glding Pome
roy "a years. III pound) and mare Lizzie D. q years.
1876 pounds) Reeds gcldIng Disturbance q years. lfj
pounds. ana Caliahans geldug Bay Rum tagged 135
TouudsJ. Days pair led all the way, and POmeroy won
easily ID. second. Disturbance third ad Bay Ram
last Time, 2:25
Thc second race threc-quarters u mile for
purse OF $500 TIE favorite, Nelson's 70 Lady Md
dieton a years, 10 Pounds, won whou difficulty IN
1I934 Bird's horse KOnrad % years III podnds) see
ond Marfn's Pique q years, 10 pounds) third,
TayloFs lilly Una (3 years, l02 rOundsl, Asiors My
Lnlu @ years. 80 pounds) Days lilly Jessie Do year..
7G pounds apd McCuou@ls colt George Mccullough @
years. 100 pounds) coming in as named
The third contest was close brilliant It
handicap sweepstakes, $50 each, with $3.50 added.
ia miles. The starters Puryears noted
mare Fortuna a years, ia pomds The favOTite;
BabcOcks colt PeqnOt O. years. 90 pounds) second
choice; Asor's geing Vagrant % years 40 pounds,
Ntnerss mare InyornOre q years. 100 pounds. Cotton
~ Cathcart's hy JGanita t3 years. - p0unds), ana
rs Brothers colt Peer Iynes 3 years. IS pounds
NaTart led ~ the start but Juaniia quickly LOOK the
first place, lnyermore running second and Nagfant
third Fortuna lay back III the rear ftqot rushed up
in entering the hOmestretch. ii Juana tell back eN-
laustcd The finish between invernore end Peqnot
Gnot won Dy neck and -houldcrs In 3:I34 Inyermore
secon. Vdgrant third, Juanta tonrt tOrlu se was
never dangerous in lne race bad fifth Peter Hynes
Four took part in the fourth raee-14 miles,
for "A purse of S5OO-Dwyer rrothers' colt Jericho
@ years IO5 pound) being great fayOre. The others
Evcy's gcidIOg Harlequin % years, lU2 puuudsl.
TaylOr's lilly Una (3 years lO2 u0uLdsl, aud
A.tDrs fiily Lulu 10 years. 81 pOunds The race had
a bad look. Jericho kent under strong pull Tor
could not aiterward overcome. Una with toe Ut
most jericho Second, Lulu third, ana Harlequin
last. The tiwc WAS ZIG.
The iltn selling Affair." for purse OF 800,
d distance one mile. TayoI's horse Milan e years, IOl
lOund-) the sayOrIfe wlth DwYsr Il others gelG-
ing Charlie GOrham 10 years, lOl pounds second
choice The other starters Beifs geldng Dan X.
q years. 1O4 pounds, Astor's geiline Eagtant Is
years. 1O4 DOundsl, Martins mare Pque q years. %
poundsl and Bevins's mare Hattie F. 90 year., 10i
pnunds) Nagrant almost lett NJ the start. getting
of bad last Dan X. led Tor n iurlOng. aud then Cor
ham went TO the front. ana remained there up the
last quarter. when Hattie f. deprived HIM OF The first
position. Nagrdnt ran the second and third quarters
fast, and in the hOmesrcch oustrpped the rest in
cellent style. and won handsomely N 1f7 Hattie Il.
second, Piqne third, Dan X. fourth. Charlie Gorham
nth, Milan last.
For the steepechase the full for n purse
300 Benuett * Co.'s geldDg DcadheHd (sged, 15S
pounds) lea the betting. with the Newport Stables
mare Bertha q years. 1873 poundsl next. The other
Daily Brothers gelding POmer0y "a years
40 pOunds and mare Lizzie ID. Il years, 1876 pOunds
Engcman's mare Katie T. (iged. 1876 pounds, and Tay
iors grding Bcncher o. years. 1872 pounds). Bencner
led at "A good pace un hc went down on his knees at
the wAter-ump. He jumped up but cOnld not rec Yer
ground POInerOy out OF the early
IN the race. Deadhead led after POmeroy's mshap up
to the last jump. when he exhausted that. In
racing phrase. he went all 10 pieces" aud LIZZIE d.
and Bertha passed him aud contested foot Of the
way tne end. Lizzie ID. won by head Bertha
ond Dead cad third Bencher fourth and Katie r. bad
fifth. Katie 4. and her rider seemed to tGke interest
in the and kept the fifth place all the way. The
time was 4:264