New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-27
TO CH4yGE THE JEROME PARK TRICK

PLANS FOR AVOIDING THE DANGEROUS TURNS
THE CONTRACT TO BE AWARDED soon.
For many years the American Jockey Clnb
has been considering the adyisabity of changing the
curves that so seriously Inconvenience both horses ana
riders in jerome PARK course. The horseshoe Deh
around the clubhouse buh has caused many an acci-
dent and brought to grief many aspiring Jockeys.
Jndclous and trainers have viewed these occur
rcnces with apprehension and have often threatened to
Withdraw stables from the contests on TINS account
rhe American Jockey Cub stakes, however are TAT
ones the nagemcut good and the eluO popular ana
powerful and all horscmea wish to see II thrive The
accidents this fall the course have been unrrece
denied aud all on OF the horseshoe bend The
i, cidcnt that caused tho death Of little Paul
Potter, the promising lightweight Jo'".F'
brought things to climax. What had been
talked OF for years seen 10 be necessity some
and man To eradicate EVIL wOtd cost an outlay oi
bic money. j. A. Essg', Surveyor, Wa called
aud ,od to prepare pans Tor tne desired cA'h'e''
These plans met with the appreciation of INC Exrcn,
iTr acre ottrrHoon "' tnci we're opened
The dwes and according 10 ihc changes will
eIcry6odv who has visited Jcrom- Park knows. The
nature the ground prevents fne doing away win he
curves entirely Tney 70 he improved. however
ina II Is believed that thcy will be SAFE and W IN me
Improvement the grad Nj Ni,hcrs thinks WilI MAKE
the track 1t least two seconds faster thah IL row Is
present IS just one mile The chance VIII maH
IN ei-hti Instead o; turning the corner ~
the paddock according tie plan tn course "li
run arou I'd the knoll known a. Picnic HUI Around inc
hill horses Will be lost sight OF Tor lew stcoh" OF
FOR about 800 feet When ihey come ~ sGht again 'bry
VIII take long. sweeping bend that VII nrnE ihflh 10
the clubhouse blum whore the curve That EaNc hcie"-
fore caused all the accidents exit Is II now rs. thcre
first com - witt radius % 10 'c IN % SNORT
straight c of about 200 feet, then another curve
with a radius 81 $50 feet Tho new az
raugemcLt makes the sweep aGou 81 the hil
one continuous curve with u i"dldH
oil 800 feet. Tuis fuluvcd by short straight stretch
then comes a long, sweeping curve around the s"nth
field and tie honrsttctth Is reached Tuc track mas
been vdcura from sky eighty feet ON the home
stretch. and by ten % the curves.
Is to bc regretted L8t the track cannot
he buI that the jockeys e2d horses can hc ~ sGh
been cd hy the reckless riding Of Jockeys wncn they
were out OF the syht Of the Judges but 10 i clam
that the continued around the clubhouse bun ~
q great Improvement the two curves That are now
there hccaI-t tho horses in going around II VIII
not have to change their gait and therefore VIII rot be
So likely 10 stumble The track Viii he nearly level ani
the heavy grc around The upper turn IA, been reduced
IRON about e.hteei inches hundred feet To about
ct inches Tnr shute where the horses are -iaric Tor
the ihfrr.quarcr da~hc VII DE the samca- u j. now
and 80 will the nV-cghih, OF mic ran. By starring 10
the latter shutr horses wish long 20 before them
VIII have about srycu-"igh. Of mile Of straight WORK
hfcr. they come 10 The first turn. IL IL Tie longest
stretch of all race tracks In America The committee
Will G n~itcr tue bids AMI award the work next week
wheu II the weather viii permit. WORK VIII he begun h
once. According the contract the wO.k must DC done
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