New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-01

THE ATLANTIC AND sHAwANiIAkA CLUDS
GAMES or The EKw-YORK ATHLETIC CLUB
The American Jockey Club opened Its Spring
meeting at Jerome Park yesterday with six races
An tbe presence of great multitude of spectators
Una. Aureolus. warfield Milan, Odd Fellow and
Disturbance were the winners. The SeawanhaKa
and Atlantic Yacht Clubs had interesting cruises
At Mott Haven athletic games were given by tue
New-York Athletic Club, in which l.. f. Myers OF
the Manhattan Athletic Club. beat the best Amer
bean amateur record for a one-mile run.
RACING AT JEROME PARK.
VERY LARGE ATTENDANCE-FoUR OF THE FAF"f-
TITS BEATEN -. UNA, AUREOLUs, WAKEFIELD
MILAN. oppPE1LOw AND DISTURBANCE TIE
WINNERS.
Jerome Park looked at its best yesterday
fternoop The rain Of sunday had given TO the trees
and grass the freshness pleasing to tile eye Inc NOT
rsys OF the suu tempered by breeze, ana penea'h
the shade made by the hill and clubhouse the ar was
aelciousiy cool and mvigorating Seldom have so
many spectators been at the Park Deadhead hl
formerly free but recently enclosed, 10 which an al
mission 10 now charged, was swar9Ang with people
The grand stand and lawn in front OF 1t we're crowded.
while the booknakers quarters were packed 10 sunoea
ttop The bookmakrs out In large force ana oud
in promugating the odds they were wllling
to Give on the chances Of the various horses.
epeculaton was brisk aud the eager victims
elbowed themselves with dlfcuIty through
the sweating crowd to back their favorifes Inc new
road which now lauds within few hundred feet OF
the grand stand, had much to do with augmentinG the
crowd and was universally commended by those
ua,rons who formerly through the hot oiled Their
weary way from the old siding" Especially was this
extension seen TO be Improvement ON the return
home.
The clubhouse and lawn were thronged with ladies,
wearing elegant Spring and summer toilettes. Nine
coaches were drawn up front of the clubhouse be-
longing TO and driven by August Belmont Pierre Lor
lard, Hugo Fritsch, Leonard W. Jerome, August f.
schermerhorn, T. A. Havemeyer F. Bronson Mr. Nell
son and Mr. BLudouine.
The track was heavy from the recent rains. None OF
She races resulted close dnish but all we're interest
ing and fairly contested and four of the favOrtes
were beaten the great multitude seemed contened wlth
Che sport The not promptly begun as they
usually ore and 1t after o'clock when the steepe
chase called.
The first race was one mle with maiden allowances,
for a nurse or $780, and the following horses started
A. f. ConOver's ch. g. by bennington dam TASMANIA
10 years, 80 pOnnds) Dryer Brothers b. c. quito Is
years, 400 pounds) j. ]. Hyland's b. c. Clarendon
q years. 96l9 pounds, 12 pounds overweight l. Pur-
years b. h. Bu wark ii years, 10 pounds ana A ray
Tors CHI f. Una Il years, ITO pounds Quito on account
Of his recent pei tormaucs the West the favorte
IN the betting at even money against the neId Chu
who at short distances and light weights has always
shown herself dangerous, was second choice at z 10
against her. and odds ranging high as 10 to were
was sent away with fair start, with Una slightly IN
the lead She increased her advantage to two lengths
at the stables AS they passed the clubhouse QUITO was
half length from Una, with the bennington geding
close behind, Clarendon and Buwark strung out Pass
ing out of sight, Quito had obtained slight Lead with
Una and the bennington gclding matched, but as
they came into the straight both Una and the Lean
ington gelding had Qlito beaten, and they raced
70 The stand terms, when, the geldng tirlng
Una came right away and won the race by a length
with ye lengths between the geldnc Quito third, the
others far away. The time was 1:4s14
Tue next race the Great Metropolitan stakes
(haudlcap), distance 1l9 miles. the entries
for this race were originally th'rty-sevcn, Of which
twenty declared out under the conditions OF the race
leaving seventeen as probable starters, OF which the
following acei the flag: G. l.. Lorrard's CHI c. liar
old IA years. ZIG pounds) and b. Ferida "a years. 1l2
poundsl James A. Grinstead's ch h. st. Martin tagged,
113 pounds Dwyer Brothers ch. Jericho a years,
1l3 pounds. E. " snedekers CHI G. Aureous a years.
lOs pounds j. j. Bevins's b. 6. Vagrant taged, 107
pouuds r. H. Ferrss CHI c. startls years 100 poundsl
James McCnough's ch. George Mccullough "A years
1Oi pounds, pounds overweight Hynes Brothers b.
eh! r. Report a Years. i05 pounds Harold was the
tayorite The horses were started OIL the Belmont
Ferida slightly in advance OF the others. lhcse
Sd nn tSs sabes wGr5 reached when FcrG
Report AureOlus and McCulloug1 were on nearly even
sfartle who had fallen completely out OF the race. No
change occurred as the clubhouse mn shut me horses
stretch, Fer,da. Report. AHreolus and MCCULLOUGH d.
Xureoas on the Outside Of the trick soon disposed
TCSa o from leg H ' Ferd a four wSR e4Sh
hind third. Tapped by Report, the rest trailing Tue
For the tnrd race--a free handicap for all ages for
guss OF 5000 one mile ara three Is thrSe
pOuudsl, ]. j.. iyIanas Dr. tanoawood a wears, 100
pounds, aud ID. d. whers's b; f. Nancy 60 years. 81
tie Starting at second trial. Wareld cot the best
Of the start and was leading length at the stand.
showed V d front q. the ciu6IOusS by hali q
sight again Waeld had regained first place. Tapped by
Nancy and forcing his pace wep well into the tragnL
four lengths Between Nancy. second andGancewood'
th1ee.aSGre.s Of nile, With the following starters
DwSef Brothers b. e. Charl GoTham g years. 1o6
pounds, Strauss 4 Co.'S 2: g. Wanda a years, %
po9nG A. TyiGrs b. h. milan Milan years i G9 po%nG.
Gorham was the favorite. with Milan strong second
Sy were gwen the word When we'll
tceetheT Milan al took the lead lapned 10y Cor
ficaly out OF the race Except that GOrham
gained on Milan rn boS Ga Wien c %oE peSG
GOrhaa challenged Milan. who on being whipped drew
right away from Gothaln ard won the race by four
fourth, and Buster ii tn. Tine ilsla The winner Wa.
bought M aer Of The at p Tor WI c e was
The centemens race for .he welter Cup-yslue 500
brought cut Ayres Sutclle's Aieveur 900 poundsl,
MI s. lanes oddfscw I27 po1dsl The The %sadcw
Prices Tramp GAO POUNDS. lac luu WAS gOod one
from start TO dnish aud Ccvcily Won by Mr.. ST.
James who rode his own horse, OddiClOw. Mr.. Bel
mont PdrIy, rode Bombast. was second, and Allie
Yeur tbud
The last race tue card handicap steeplechasc
for purse OF $780, OF which 5000 TO second,
usual steepIechase course. condition the
that three borses the property OF different
should start there should be the condition
was not fulfilled and the cub waived IL III order that
the public might not be- disappointed prominent
feature OF the days SPORT ana G. a. Reeds Gu. h. Dis
turbance g years, $50 pounds the same owners h. f.
Faustina a years. las pounds aud Cattnseh sous
Bertha boed the double hurdle opposite the clubhouse
early IN the race and after dropped OIetl
her Jockey seeing nO chance make up the distance
which the other two had gained They took the water