New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-28
THE JEROME PARK MEETING
M pooKMaKERs BUT PLENTY OF MUTUAL
MACHINES

u.rr-,uIERs MAY RUN AND RIDE-A GLIMPSE OF
IINpEY-rxrRA DAY AT GRAvEsrNp.
@There goes the winner Of the City Handicap
9whol wherol'
sort ,hera in the mud splashng water over the
.,ub.bouse and irving 20 pull that man out O. the
saddle Look at i'm 500 I'm drop that little one
r.archmont. think. Good bye, Largely shove 10
moro fuel an turn the blower. Never nina nc
GOOD II can't be did. Wonder what the ODDS IL
be tuesday. Hundred m twentytwo-a ics'ho.
He could carry 9 ton an walk In Ike The baro oia
Saturday. Jest iccuc eai', so@ p'' eo'N 'e
TO carry my money!
The animal dark bay with white face, turned
into the saddlins paddock at Jerome Park and entered
a box to be dressed. genial-lookns man, Oh oo'n-
Portable corporeity, suave manner and gray sPrins
clothes, stood at the door and hold animated CON
versa with the horse while two mon scrapcd OH enc
thick mud and drew on the striped blanket and hood
aob. don't get go excited sir; this is no race
You've Just been having little frolic'
Rang bang went tho box, as the heels OF INC
racer split plank
aHe thinks he's beln' warmed up for a race" saa
attendant. .so.o
"Be quiet, now, sir; quiet. Never nina mos
boys over there. 1t isn't race. Ihoy 10 pa'e
baseball Look at them, IL you like Ana inc manu-
some fellow threw up his head and let ny WIN o''A
heels by way OF emphatic response.
Then the master OF PreaknesS anu INC po1
owner of Linden distributed cigars among MS so'oi"'
employees and with afectonate glance al 'no
horse walked down to the betting rlng' "hi'h !" %
said he patronizcs
The coops of the bookm akors are conspicuousiy ao
cont Fourteen mutual machines hang on the wall
and six cashlng-in windows are beside theIn in0i0
VIII 10 straight betting and place pctune' pho
machine IS for 800 tickets straight ano'hcr ior
400 tickets place. third is for s25 tickets straight,
a tonrth for sos tickets place. Five arc for 80
tickets straight and Ave for IS tickets place A
large box has been built for Mr.. Rummel, who is to
sell auction pools. 1t is positively asserted that
there will be no bookmaking.
Fverythpg is new and clean about the course. MI
Barretto has built platform at the train entrance
and graded tho hill so that u may DO chinpeu WIN
out extraordinary exerton
The rule governing the eligibility of Clifton and
f;uttenmrc horses, owners and Jockeys Will not De
observed with unreasonable strictness Tho entire
matter seems rest, by common consent, WIN
Secretary Lawrence, of the Coney Island 'ocAey
Club He will condone first offence, but secoho
never. All the horses and jockeys reinstated by the
BROOKLYN club may follow their calling at Jerome
Park so long they behave themselves and shun 'ne
evil associations and corrupt influences OF halimie
tracks.
The club has found 1t impossible to arrange Its pro
gramme so that all finishes may DO at the regular
Judges stand. so there may occur again the mis-
undex andings and uncertainties of preceding years
The new Titan course of 14Oo yas Is designated oy an
enormous flaming sword at the start which Is In the
chute by Picnic Hill
The Belmont and Preakness stables were the chiei
arrivals at the park yesterday. Every box on the
course IS engaged although fcw VIII remain unoccu
pied until the end of the Brooklyn meeting.
Tho track is drying rapidly ard with continued
clear weather will be both safe and fast tomorrow
The changing moon brings change Of weather
Jerome Park people look forward confidently to plenty
Of sunshine, for they say Brooklyn caught all the
water there to spare.
The programme of the meeting is considered the
best ever offered by the American Jockey Club There
will he six races each day. and the sport Will generally
end with n steepicchasc These the chief features
First day-Tuesday May 90 City HaDdicap-s1oo each
$1,000 added. 1.S miles
Arrow Stakes-Thrcey oar-olds S76 each, $1,000
added Titan course-1,z0o yards
Juvenile stakes-Two-year $50 each $1,000
added Hail mile, straight course.
second dsy-wednesday, May 80 Decoration Day.
Decoration Stakes. ESQ each. $500 added S1o
miles
Decoration Day stcepechase-s5o each, $3.50 added
Full
Third day-Thlrsday May 81 withers Stakes Three
ycar-oids s10o each. $1,000 added mile
Van Cortlsndt Stakes-s5o each, a. 900 added IL
miles
Fourth day-saturday. June Q: Fordham Handicap
$50 each 81, 300 added. Ia miles
Fifth day-Monday June 4: Sequence Stakes Two
year.olds. $50 each, $1,000 added Five furiOngs
Straight course.
Bronx sakes-Threey ear-olds. ESQ EACH $1,000 added
1-s miles.
Sixth day-Tuesday, June 8: Croton Handicap' GOV
each 81 900 added. One mile.
Seventh day-Wcdnesday, June 6: Ladies' Stakes
hrce-yearold illies. 800 EACH $1,000 added Ia
miles.
Eighth day-Thursday, June z Spuyten Duyvel STAKES
$50 each 81, 900 added. Seven furlongs
Ninth day-sDturday, June 0: Belmont Stakes Ihrec-
year-olds. 800 oach 81 200 added. 12 miles.
Tenth day-Monday June IL: Encore Stakes Two
yesr.olds ESQ each, 81, $50 added Six furlongs.
Eleventh day-Tuesday, June II: WESTMINSTER h'hoi
CAP $50 each, sl, 500 added 3-s miles.
il is possible that there may be two extra days
Friday, June l. and Friday, june 8. The purses are
liberal and the conditions such as Will BRING 10 inc
post the best horses in training
The Brooklyn Jockey Club has arranged for to-
morrow an excellent programme. attractive alike to
owners and the public. One race might be SEN
saonal IL 1t were not for this unfortunate ciashins
OF dates with Jerome Park 1t is sweepstakes OF
Ell 900 EACH for horses three years Old and upward
So 500 added, / 3-16 miles. II was runored at tho
course on Saturday that the entries would ncMe Tho
Bard Emperor of Norfolk, Sir Dixon, Hanover, Race
land Richmond and Banburg. II is extremely doubt
full II Raceand appears among the starters as he is
far from ht. Banburg is hardly right and The BARD
doesn't like the distance, although that Is matter OF
small consequence 10 him. Sir Dixon Is certain
starter and the Emperor probable one
This is the programme In fuu:
First raeesweepsakes Of s25 eaoh for alisges $3.50
added. Six furlongs.
Second race-Handcap sweepstakes Of $50 each. s1seo
added. IL miles
Third race-Sweeps,akes Of go each half forfeit for
twoyear-olds; 81 900 added. Five furlongs
Fourth race-sweepsakes OF $1,000 each, $3.50 forfeit
and upward 500 added. OF which $500
20 the second; the third 70 his stake 3'lo miles
Fifth race-sweepsskes OF $50 each. half forfeit for
three yearolds that have stake race at this
meeting; 81, 900 added. mile
Sixth rsce-weter handicap sweepstakes Of e25 each.
s750 added. Six furlonxs
Entries for these races, excepting handicaps, close
half an hour after the last to-day
On wednesday -Decoraton Day-thcrc VIII be seven
races at the Gravescnd course and tho first bell viii
ring promptly at 80 instead Of e:15 The CHEZ
features Of that day will be the fremont Stakes Tor
two-yearolGs six furlonss-named In honor OF the
lamented black locomotive"-and tho Fort Hamilton