New-York tribune., 1886-05-25
OPENING OF JEROME PARK.
vuI.rpE POLICE PREVENT DooKMAKING


THE ENTRIES FOR THE RAcEs-PRoBABtE wNNk's,
The Jerome Park meeting begins to-day ana
its the aabsorbug topic of conversation among sport
inc mem Tho spring mseting there always mas peen
., attraction for it is really the beginning OF the
season at North There 1t is that the mowers
of ne Eastern three year-ods lrst measure sr's ~
cndurance There too the two-ycar-ods whose sPoe''
so far a the public able 10 Judge Is an unknown guam"
,tv first make their appearance In races humoi
"a ALWAYS rife and great stories are 'oid VI
norses in training. how this horse OF '"''
horse has wintered, and how he mas s'oo' "''
prepara,io for are told at length on no"
the time when the rumors are TO he vefincu VI P'''
false ~ l., ,,,s
There il more than the usual interest taken IN ths
sn,jnr meeting. however There are CIRCUMSTANCES
nn,ac,aa with II chat mako 1t Of more than ordharv
Importance The track has been ma'eri"iS onS"Seu
since last year Because Of its peculiar turns 'hrre On"
fatal acclicnt aud another serious accident oecure"
there last fall were suggested IN oraer 10
make the turns safer There are 50 many running
hor.s in training now that field OF starters is often
unviedv To give bcttei chance 10 the
horses the track has been wiueheu' '"o
,urns thrown up and the grade lessened Even II the
effort TO make safer has not been decided success
will be faster. and Americans are great Tor i"s' 'n.
Another reason added interest is the question o
whether the authorities will permit the making OF oooAs
nj IN, races Ii has currently reported anu geher
ally believed that the American Jockey Ciub hed ah in-
junction against the police Interfering Win oe'""s "
its grounds. But.this is not So captain oo''cr' '"c
secreary OF the club said that no such injunction "a
in existence Preparations have been made Tor oo'A-
making bnt they also made at Ieuarhurs''
but District. Attorney Fleming stopped 1t there.
The bookmakers and the Association nevertheless
are hopeful. and trust that they can go on
As they have done. IL betting is stop ed IL VIII DC
great dampcr on the meetng H., - - -
sgpcrmiendent Murray SAID that the police were under
orders prevent bOOkmakug or pooFsehhS ~ 'e'o,no
from interfering with bO"Snakng. was dissoNed some
time The suprrinenden SAD he ana nVa "a y
fresh luinncton that nj. DIS net Attorney Mhr-
tine said attention mad been hitractcd 20 n.
question OF betting al Jerome Park: Inc law aEans.
betns was ON the statute aud he felt that IT must
be enforced II any complaints we're m'de IL "ou'u oe
necessary 10 tax action .,,.. -.
Tine prosran'u for today has some unusually at
tractive features the Foriham Handicap ana the
Winners Stakes There are some horses that
IL was hiped would come 10 the post IN IN
the FordGam whose q, I'"e Soioro R,tt.o"'s m%.
sirinr are seen. Klapian 'is''- and after hi. Hue
oa s"n1 !" Waes as i ~a hDIe h. intentions eI Of
sf,riin Inc horse N IL. There are iust a dol u
1nss 1aes are c.a1sa Hs am,". the humber is the
horse that 1t last year. !; Weller - fir as condl
HIM. Hn Io' s,pssr to Se the rg.t .nl The
home IA iont The bc ter Of he two VIII he hkey To win
he ont classes the other two when ne Is Just r- uu
Mcdonald ought to WIN t"e r,ce Apout unf tnfF
spoken Of but he has never done anything worthy o.
mention and possibly never will hlma'Ay" ought 10 Se'
There are twelve named to start In the NhcrS
STAKES bui undoubtedly lies between l,nltan
ana Eiegon~ite The former should win but the MY vii
MAKE him warc that he has had race SaN0ny Is sald
TO nave worked SherpsueAd Bay ast enough To win
fle Witheis but the Other two are much hrter colt
Portland has a wonderful tCrn OF speed. 50 ha'
Rigcomctte, and IL will uudoubedi be duel between
these Two.
Ihr nr,t on the cart three. quarters OF a mIe
will have nine starters There acme fast srhters
omons thrm but tney Of a class whose iranina
ATTRACTS nut little attention In the spring ana thel
form /, something OF conjecture Bankrupt - glVln.
away "a gOOl deal Of weight, but tho distance Is shOr
ana he can probably do 1t. lie should win with Avalon
second.
IAc second race IS 1l6 miles, In which foni
horses are named to start Refrain ana bncK-
stone are neither or them ha'
ever shown liking for quite 81 long a distance. Ou
Then they speedy that OF tnen should WIN IT,
with he chances in favor Of Refrain.
The NTH seliIds afilr. with eleven entries
The sixth race is -pcchtse over the lhl course
itn twelve entries Tne racing begins promptly al = 80
u m special Will leave tho Ora ii Central sta
ton running .ctly the park At 200 20 l2O p IN
The following is "a fun lit OF the entries:
TIu,I RACE PURSE $500, SPECIAL CONDITIONS, q OF A