New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-30
JEROME PARKS OPENING.
A DAY OF EXCELLENT SPORT
~so M rus MOST ATTRACTIVE OF AMkhi-
se~ CAV COURSES.

.y-ccrss OF rus MOST ATTRACTIVE o'
seS CAN COURSES.
,.,ou, Park always the most ple'uresque s". e
....,ve Of American race-trachs' - "," =,
us'use .ra more fascinating than ever before. All
'oHe'e, ana every part OF the grounds have
.no .,,,v tmproycd by the energetic new manage
pccn 80 The Mace is not only far handsomer' but
men ..oro comfortable and even luxurious than In
~" is- .,o,,. wear. No believing bookmakers In
"a. .s narN and no hoarse croakings OF frauduient
- suea the air But there were generous ana
III. facilities for every reasonable ana honest mrm
- betting both straight and place. wthout iatsn'hs
OF Dc'ns, nar.sltes OF the turf with dishonesty
inc So 800 The French pools were patronzed with
Quiou .rd viii be used still more freely and
enn1s ,.,- uben race-goers get little more accus-
go - ther,s and find themselves at their case,
tomoe " ..s .corc book makers trying to pick their
VIM n !. once The racing was honest through
p sh.orgh without q stain or spot upon IL, and
. ., t.r mere than can be said OF any racing at any
,-sch where the bockmakers are permitted to have
their own way. ,e.,,
1r.st were on the grounds. Among them were
-, xr,ntsr rrcsident Of the American Jockey Club,
80 a, ,nwearied In his efforts TO promote honorable
80 n,rbclass sport; August Belmont, Leonard W.
,.or,e 7 Galway, master Of Preakncss J. O. Bonner,
&C x Lawrence, J. H. Bradford, Captain Coster,
r. ~
Colonel Frank Hail. Captain william NJ. Conner, A. L.
wolcot. r. A. Lovecraft the Duers, the HtchcoclS,
rdor RoUie tr Bruce Hunter, Arthur Hunter Charles
ur,...,ev and many others. But the genial and SYM
stbetc face Of Mr. wther was abest, and the master
=, prookdae sorely missed. although his all black
u.s carried in the Juvenile Stakes, alas without
csss II pity, too that Mr.. Cassatt IS not In this
.ountrv he hero, his stable would certainly be
q, the most honorcd and most famous u American race
I,So ould q IL nd NJ
Fordham with his stately presence. and he would be
running the champion racehorse of America. The Bard
AZ the place where of his most brilliant triumphs
were secured But when Q millionaire owner IS In
Paris trainer sometimes INDUCES in strange vagares.
frederick Bronsons fourth hand coach with bcwitoh
Ing freight Of lovely women attircd in marvellous
sprng iroc the clubhouse slope, although the
recent rains made tue journey stiff for his team.
Du the driving will be far bettcr to-day and the four
in-hands Of the Coaching Cub will mako a gallant
show.
Mr. Caldwell did the starting in hts own unapproach
sble style. Every start prompt and perfect. No
starter could possibly deserve higher praise.
The racing Of rare interest. In the first race,
Mr. BelmoDt's Magnetizer, apparently in excellent
condition. strong favorite, Patrocles having been
withdrawn because of the heavy track Magnetizcr
fairly but up to his class although he was conced
ing much weight to his competitors The light
weighted Goodloe outran him, did also Boccscco,
the latters getting second place furnishing a great
surprise.
saxony walked over for the second race, and then
came The rich City Handicap, for which Linden was
strong favorite and Aurea heavily backed second
choice But to the keen disappointment of his friends
and admirers, Linden sprawied sadly In
the heavy going, and Aurelia won easily,
with Esquimau second, Linden bad
third. Linden, Climax, saxony, Lady Primrose and
Dess were al in a bunch half dozen lengths behind
Esqulmau, and although 1t cloar to keen-eyed OBJ
servers that Linden third the judges by mistake
made Bess third. OF there was no betting on
third place. There is in this country But
the third place money, $500, was an agreeable accden
for Colonel Hall, the of Bess, who, however,
frankly admitted that to his eyes his marc did not cross
the line third Yet as Colonel Hall is as upright an
owner as ever lived and has gained host 0t eI Ss
by his amable attributes and sterling qualiues' inc
decision was highly popular
Exile ran miserably and came IN last
humor and who really looked younger than he looked
ten years ago. smiled as his clever colt Prince 10y az
easily @ H' sbaner drew the finish fine and made the
hackers Of Prince Royal uneasy until the numbers
French Park was an qysrwhsl%sag tayU t as he
the clumsy and careless riding of Fitzpatrick he only
made a dead heat with Mr. Belmonts FLY ffdos, IN.
stead Of beating her as he ought to s haSe Of
of the dead heat, although, as trench farK Is "a
seasoned colt and fine stayer, he would
French rs Park his consented to division not
The last sua IL for S m Ing FeSsh poS
Gh 9sys sna page tickets were sold on her.
An the arrangements for betting were so well man
and 50 well e a aa' y onP Of
The question The club invites and urges the most
rigid Inspection Of these sy sssy s ba
everything fair, scrupulousy honest ana ABOVE TO
proach.
FIRST RAcE-swEEPsrAKEs ESQ EACH. $500
ADDED. FURLONGs
E. " snefeker & Co.'s ch. C.. Goodloe, by Onondaga.
RRsSA BooSps!s IL ,oc 1 alss}
drank Tayor's b. & Maio a. los (Sto1el
o. " (weber o
r Gebharrs br g. Rosarium, % =, tDs3 9
eon ITiag sIS en- %aissr rars es ossei
Time--l :03 81.
Auction pOOls-MasDetizer slOo. field GEO. nOsarium
$50 Ma,a $40
Mutuais paid straight Gao 3j and on winner GIT 60
On Boccacio s104 90 for place.
Sam Parker and Patrocles were scratched A quick
good start the rera hlly In the lead length be-
fore Magnetlzer. The latter. in turn. Tapped by
Maia As they came into the stretch the Pera iiiy still
lead, but Boccaeio passed Maa ana Mag
netzer being closely followed in the running out BY
Goodioe Upon arriving at the judges stand Goodioe
had galnedFhe lead and length before Boccacio,'
Magnetzer third, length before Maa. This was the
order at the finish Magnetizer taking third place by
neck
SECOND RkCE-PUEsE $500. 8 1-2 FURLoNGS-
D. kahn's BIZ. h saxony, by Saxon Enquiress yrs,
THIRD RACE-CITY HANDICAP 800 EACH, 5000
ADDED. 1 lis MILES.
1 s haFg 1P, s sh Aurea by Alsernss.ns
,y: SRs SsSs : E; Sou. III @
treakness Stables b. h Linden l22 lshaueD
u. Kahn's b h Saxony, 3. 1l9 (stonel
Lamasney Bros oh. z. Climax, g. 40 Or wnlIams)
W. Lakeland's b. h Exile 8, 40 CIV. Fitzpatrick
Tme-2 O2.
Auction poos-Linden clio, Exile 500, Aureiia $50