The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-07
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
THIRD DAY OF THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING AT
JEROME PARK

THIRD DAY OF THE AUTUMN RACE MEETING AT
JEROME PARK
with the charming weather now prevailing the fine
programme. and the large fields. the attendance at
Jerome Park this afternoon should be immense.
rive races will be runthe first for purse Of $500.
the winner to be sold at auction for $780, II entered
to be sold for $1,000. allowed lbs; for $3.50
II lbs; for $500. II lbs; for $780, % lbs Any
plus on the sale of the winner be divided between
the second horse and the racing fund. Beaten
horses not to be liable to be claimed. One mile and
furlong There ten entries for this event.
comprising Mr.. N. Ackerman's bay horse Surge. by
Revolver. dam syren. years old. 1O2 lbs; Mr. W.
H. Briggs chestnut gelding Sunlight by Australian.
dam Ecliptic. years old. % lbs. Messrs. J. 4 W.
McMahon's bay colt Ike Bonham. by Bonnie
Scotland. dam Viola, years DID, % lbs;
Messrs. Dryer Brothers bay gelding War;
field, by War Dance. dam Florac. years
old. lOS lbs; Mr. G. l.. Lorillard's chestnut
hlly Una. by war Dance. dam George Woods. years
DID, 20 lbs; Mr.. p Lorillard's chestnut gelding
Pawnee. by bennington. dam Maiden. years old.
% lbs. Nelson Co.'s chestnut gelding Kingston.
by Kingfsher. dam Adosinda. years DID, 90 lbs;
y Mr.. A. Taylors bay gelding Milan. by Melbourne.
Jr.. dam Alumina. years old. 10l lbs; Mr.. j. w.
Bells bay geding Dan X. by Bonnie Scotland.
Mr.. W. Astor's bay golding vagrant. by Virgil. dam
Lazy, years old. 104 lbs. Una is the favorite
for this ut to against her; to against Dan
X. to against Warield. to against Milan. to
against vagrant and Kingston. to against Pawnee.
10 to against Surge and Sunlight and Is to against
Ike Bonham. This will be fine race, and Una
should be in front at the finish. The second race
tho Champagne Stakes. for two-yearol ds-will
have dozen starters. These will be Mr..
E. v. Snedikers chestnu. flly Girofe by
bennington. dam Rattan; Messrs. Dwyer Brothers
bay colt Elias Lawrence; Mr.. d. d. Withers' bay
Ally, by King Ernest, dam Arnica; Mr.. f. Morris
bay Ally Kitty j. by Battle Axe. dam Fidelity
mare; Mr. w. Astor's chestnut colt Fernclifs, by
bennington. dam Nellie Ransom; the same gentle
mans chestnut filly Diana. by Glenelg dam Annie
Bush; Mr.. p. Loriards bay colt Rocco. by Saxon.
dam Blue Stocking; the same gentleman's bay flly
Ethel, by Saxon, dam Second Hand; Mr. G. L. Loril-
lards chestnut flly Queen Own. by Australian dam
Queen Victoria; the gentleman's bay colt
Judge Murray. by vauxhall dam Emma; Mr. A. Bel
mont's chestnut flly Beata. by Ill Used, dam Bea-
trce and the same gentleman's chestnut lly Caria.
by Ill Used. dam Camilla FerncliHe is the favorite
at to against him; to against Diana; to
against Queens Own and Beata; to against Carita;
Judge Murray, and 10 to 1 against Rocco.
Ethel, the Arnica flly and Kitty j. From the fine
form displayed by Fernclife in the Nursery Stakes
OH Thursday last. and by Diana in the purse
Saturday last, of Mr.. W. Astor's team will be
will be likely to catch the judges eye first. Tho
third race will be the Grand National Handicap
Sweepstakes of 500 each. half forfeit only $40 il
declared by the Doth of September. with $500 added
the second to receive 5000 out Of the stakes Weights
to be announced by September TO- Winners of any
handicap. after publication of weights, lbs ad.
a
quarter. The starters will probably DO Colonel
8. d. Bruces chestnut horse General Phillips.
by Glenelg. dam La Polka. years DID, carrying los
lbs; Mr. c. L. Lorilards chestnut FLY Loulanier,
by Lever. dam Lady Hardaway. years old. 1O4 lbs;
and the same gentleman's bay lly Ferida. by Glen
sg, dam La Henderson, years old. There
bookmaking this event last night. it
was considered certainty for one of Mr..
Lorilards fllies to win. The fourth race
will be for purse Of $500. Winners this year of
$1,000 to carry lbs extra; of $4,000 lbs. extra.
Horses not having won race this year allowed
lbs Maiders allowed. If three years old. 10 lbs;
IL four years old IL lbs; il five upward 20 lbs.
Thrce-quarters of mile. For this seven will
come to the post These will be Mr.. W. Mulkey's
chestnut mare Chiquita. by Hurrah. dam Sunrise.
aged carrying 10 lbs: Mr.. p. Lorillard's chest
nut colt wallensten by Waverly. dam by Lex
ington years DID, 95 lbs. Nelson Co. g bay filly
Lady Middleton. by Hurrah. dam Lady Lancaster.
years old. 115 lbs; Mr.. Oden Bowies chestnut mare
Oriole. by Klngfsher. dam My Maryland. years
DID, 119 lbs. Mr.. j. L. Williams bay geldng Check
mate. by Planet. dam Full Cry, years old, lis lbs
James McCormack's bay horse Terror by
Ala y, dam by Lexington. years old. 1O4
lbs. and Mr.. F. Morris bay colt Avenger,
by Warminster. dam Remorseless, years old,
100 lbs Checkmate was the favorite at to against
4 IN I inst IN K 20, Wall
stein and Lady Middleton and 10 to against Orioe.
Terror and Avenger. Tho Afth will be handi-
cap steepechase for purse of 5000. of which 500
TO the second horse; entrance Free Any number
Of horses may be entered by the same
Three horses. the property of different owners. to
start Entries were to be made by six p M.
on Saturday, October H. within half an hour utter
the last race Of that day, and the weights
nounced by two p. NJ. on Monday, October G. The
full steeplechase course. The following the
entries and the weights assigned to each :-Messrs.
Bennett Co.'s bay gelding Deadhead. by julius.
dam Leisure, aged, 1855 lbs; the gentle
mems chestnut gelding Dandy, by Oysterman. Jr..
dam Bet Arlington. years old. 13i lbs. Mcssrs.
Dryer Brothers gray horse Derby by Eugene. dam
Kate Sovereign. aged, LAT lbs; Mr.. Lawrence Harris
chestnut horse Redding, by Harry os the West, dam
Ida Dickey. years DID, 14S lbs; The Newport
Stables bay lly Judith. by Glenolg, dam Madame
Dudley. years DID, 143 lbs; the stables
bay Ally Bertha. by Glencle. dam Stamps. years
old. lao lbs; Mr. j. Il. Mullins brown horse
Moonstone. by Aseroid. dam Alabama. aged. 1856 lbs;
Mcssrs. DAILY Brothers brown flly Lizzie ID. by En-
quirer. dam Leisure. years old, 1875 lbs; Mr. Il.
Yards bay horse Nipper by Phacton. dam Annette.
years old 12G lbs. and Daily Brothers chestnut
golding Pomeroy. by Planet. dam vandalia, 4 years
old. l25 lbs. Not knowing which of the above would
positively start the bookmakers declined to mako
any offers on any of the horses named.