Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-06
AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB.
The Races at Jerome Park.

JEROME PARK, June An the first race
Of one mile and one-eighth the starters
were Jack of Hearts, Sir Hugh, Rob Roy and
Hindoo. Betting was l to against Hin
doc, 10 to l against Sir Hugh, 12 to l
against Jack of Hearts and 80 to l against
Rob Rov. Rob Roy went away with the lead
Sir Hugh second, Hindoo last. The pace
was easy for the first half mile,
then Jack of Hearts moved
up, Tapped the leaders, and the race began
In earnest. A quarter of mile from home
Hindoo and Sir Hugh, who had been trail
ing, were let out and were soon in cluster.
When we'll in the stretch Mclaughlin gave
Hindoo his lead and he won as he pleased
by length, Sir Hugh second, Jack of
Hearts third, Rob Roy fourth. Time 2:021S.
In the second race, ladies' stakes for
iilies three years old, one mile and half,
TIE starters were Bonnie Lizzie, Girofe, By
the-Way, Spark, Bliss and Aella. The flag
was dropped with Spark leading good half
length in front OF Blythe Way, Giofe third,
Aela last. Passing the stand Aella, Bonnie
Lizzie and Bliss were running a-neck and
neck race, with Spark on nearly even terms
with them on the outside at the quarter post.
Spark went to the front and led the pack
well on to the three quarter pole, when
Bliss was sent to the front. Bliss held her
own until about midway up the home
stretch, when Aclla headed her and beat her
to the finish a good length, Spark third,
Bonnie Lizzie fourth, By-the-Wa fifth,
and Girofe sixth. Time 2:15.
In the third race, Jockey Club handicap
sweepstakes, two miles, the starters were
Monitor, Grenada, Uncas, Bushwhacker,
Elias Lawrence, Geo. Mccullough and
Irish King. The field went away at the
first attempt, Monitor having the best of it,
Elias Lawrence second, Irish King third,
Bushwhacker fourth, Grenada fifth, Geo.
Mccullough sixth, Uncas seventh. Oppo.
cite Ranccoca's stable Uncas began to move
up and at the quarter had the lead.
The horses were well strung
out at the half mile, Uncas two lengths
ahead Of Monitor, his nearest competitor,
Elias Lawrence acting as file closer. There
was no important change until the last
quarter was entered on, when Geo. Mo
CullCugh headed Uncas. Ahead of the
stretch Uncas began to quit and Greuada
entered the second place. After an excit
ing finish Greuada won by length. Geo.
Mccullough second, Monitor third, Uucus
fourth, Irish King fifth, Bushwhacker
sixth, Elias Lawrence last. Time 3:43
In the fourth race, selling race, one mile
and three eighths, the starters were Merri-
mac, Gossip. Edelwies, Warfeld, Vagrant
and Cuba. Warfield won easily by length,
Gossip second, Vagrant third, Merrimac
fourth, Edelwies fifth, Cuba bad sixth.
Time 2:32
In the fifth race, match race for one
thousand dollars. one mile, the starters
were Geranium and Marathon. Marathon
took the lead and was never headed, win
ming by four legths in half gallop. Time
1:53.
In the sixth race, handicap steeple chase,
over the usual steeple chase course, the
starters were Highland Fling (Iate Pome
roy), Joe Huut and Disturbance. Pomeroy
went away with the lead, and kept it to the
pump at the foot of the hill at the north
end Of the Park, where he bolted. Dis
turbance, who had been second from the
start, had an easy victory, Pomeroy second,
Joe Hunt last. Time 4:2S