The New York herald., 1879-10-02
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
FIRST DAY OF THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING AT
JEROME PARK.

JEROME PARK.
The autumn race meeting of the American Jockey
Club commences this afternoon at Jerome Park
under the most favorable auspices. Five races will
be rum and all will have fine fields of horses. Tho
first will be for purse of S400. Horses not having
won this year of the value of 81. 900 allowed
lbs; those not having this year allowed
10 lbs; maidens allowed. If years old. Is lbs; IL
years old. IT lbs.; if 5y ,ars or upward. p lbs
One mile. For this five HI SO entered. comprising
Mr.. j. T. Williams brown gelding Checkmate. by
Planet. dam Full Cry. years old. carrying ITO lbs;
Mr.. w. Mulkey's chestnut Chiquita. by
Hurrah. dam Sunrise. aged. 1l6 lbs; Mr. p. Loril-
lard's bay marc Zoo Zoo by Australian. dam Ma
zurka. years old. l16 lbs; Mr.. G. L. Loriilard's
chestnut hliy Una, by War Dance, dam George Wood
years old. 81 lbs. and Mr. A. Belmont's chestnut
flly Fiddlestring. by Kingfsher, dam Filagree. 8
years old. Checkmate is tho favorite for this race
the betting being to against him. which was
taken; Ch1quita, to I, taken; Zoo Zoo, to /.
offered; Una, to i. offered: Fiddlestring. to l.
offered. Should the turns Of the track bother
Checkmate in the least Chiquita or some Of the
Others will beat him. They all fast for mile.
The second will be the Nursery Stakes for two
year-olds, of 500 each. half forfeit with $500
added the second to receive 5000 out Of the stakes
Three-quarters of a mile. OF the forty-avs nomina-
G.. L. Lorillards bay colt Sensation. by Leaning
ton. dam Susan Beane the gentleman bay
colt Grenada, by King Alfonso. dam Matte Gross;
Mr.. A. Belmonts chestnut flly Beatty. by Ill Used.
dam Beatrice; Mr.. p. Lorillard's brown Ally Merry
Lass. by John Morgan. dam Vesperlight Mr..
Z. A. Clabaugh's brown colt Oden. by vaux-
hall. dam Maudina; Mr.. e. v. Snediker's chestnut
flly Girohe. by Leamington. dam Rattan; Mr.. J. J.
Bevns' bay flly Emily Y, by bennington. dam Bon
ME Doom; Mr. w. Astor's chestnut colt Ferncliffe.
by bennington. dam Nellie Ransom; and Mr.. F.
Morris bay colt by Battle Axe. dam Frivolity. Mr..
G. L. Lorillards team tho favorite at against
g. and oven this great odds taken them.
Oden. Girohe and Beata had to offered against
them. and the others the bookmakers were
offering 15 to against Merry Lass, Emily F. the
Battle Axe colt, and 20 to against Fernclife. Sensa
ton has started six times and won each race very
handily and do not see how he can be beaten to-
day should he come to the post t to The third
race will be the Jerome Stakes for three year-ods.
Of 800 each. half forfeit. with s.. 800 added the
second to receive $500 out Of the stakes.
One mile and three-quarters. or the fifty
two nominations. four have been announced to
start These will be Mr.. ]. 4. Keenes chestnut colt
Spendthrift. by Australian dam Aerolite; Mr. G. L.
Lorillard's chestnut gelding Monitor. by Glenelg.
dam Mink; Mr.. d. D. Withers' chestnut gelding
Dwyer Brothers chestnut colt Jericho. by Revolver.
dam Skylight. Spendthrift the fsvorite last
night. the bookmakers Offering to against him.
which taken; to l against Monitor.
taken; Is to ! against Report, offered; and
121a to against Jericho, taken. Tho fourth race
will be the Manhattan handicap; q sweepstakes of
$50 each. half forfeit. and only $40 if declared by
the goth of September. with $500 added. the second
to receive $50 out OF the stakes. Weights pub
lshed September 10. Winners Of any handicap after
the publication of the weights FIVE pounds addi.
tional; of two more ten pounds One milo and
quarter. the following are announced to start
Mr.. s. d. Bruce's chestnut horse General Phillips.
by Glenelg. dam La Polka. years old. carry
ing ITO lbs; Messrs j. G. Nelson Co.'s bay flly
Lady Middleton. by Hurrah. dam Lady Lancaster.
years old. LOG lbs.: Mr.. G. L. Lorlards chestnut
colt Harold. by bennington. dam Maggie b. 3
years old, 1O5 lbs; Mr. Oden Bowies chestnut mare
Oriole. by Kinghsher, dam Ny Maryland. years
old, 1O5 lbs; Messrs. Thomas Puryear & Co.'s bay
colt Bulwark by Bonnie Scotland. dam Evadne, 8
years DID, 95 lbs; Mr. p. Lorillards chestnut gedng
Pawnee. by bennington. dam Maiden. years old. "a
lbs; the same gentleman's bay gelding Boardman.
by Bonnie Scotland dam Woodbine 3 years old. 04
lbs. Messrs. Hynes Brothers bay colt Peter Hynes,
by War Dance. dam Leisure. years old. SO lbs;
and Mr.. Clapham Smiths bay flly Utilita, by
Pimlico. dam Young Utilla years old, IS lbs Har-
old was the favorite the odds being to l
against him, which was taken; to l against
Oriole. offered; to against Pawnee and Boardman.
taken; to against General Phillips, offered to
against Lady Middleton. offered; to against Bull
wark. taken. and 10 to 1 against Peter Hynes and
Utilita, offered. The fifth will be handicap
steeplechase for purse of $3.50. of which 500 to
the second horse; entrance free. Any number Of
horses may be entered by the same owner. Three
horses, the property of different owners. to start
no race Tho fractional course starting three
quarter of a mile strctch opposite the timers stand
running southwark, taking single hurdle opposite
tho club house, and thence the remainder OF
tho usual stceplochase course. Tho weights have
been assigned follows:-Mr G. Reeds chestnut
gelding Trouble by Ulverston dam Kate Mcdonald.
aged. 167 lbs; the same gentleman's chestnut
horse Disturbance. by Chillicothe. dam Matte
C. years old. 143 lbs.; Messrs. Bennett &
Co.'s bay gelding Deadhead. by Julius, dam
Leisure. aged. 155 lbs; the same gentlemen's
chestnut geldiIg Dandy. by Oysterman. Jr dam Bet
Arlington. years old. 134 lbs Messrs. Daily Broth
ers' chestnut golding Pomeroy. by Planet dam Van
dalia, years old. 134 lbs: the same gentlcmen's
brown hlly Lizzie ID. by Enquirer. dam Leisure. 4
years old. 13G lbs; Mr.. ]. A. Mullins bay horse
Moonstone, by Asteroid. dam Alabama. aged, 1873
lbs. Mr.. L. Yards bay horse The Nipper, by Phae-
ton. dam Annette. years old. 1873 lbs. and
The Newport stables bay Ally Judith. by Glenelg.
dam Madame Dudley. years old. 142 lbs. There
was no betting on this race. there were doubts
about which would start. The will commence
at halfpast o'clock p. M. sharp. Trains will be
run from the Central depot from half-past ten
O'Clock A. NJ every half hour until the time of start
ing.
NASHVILLE RACES.