Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-02-04


ton; take place there the temple the American Jockey
Club and is of the peasane for few hous diversion
a traveller could visit.
The clubhouse is quite instuuton has dinngroons,
drawngrooms bedrooms bardrooms and large ballroom
indeed every luxury OF club and private dwelling
Visitors their breakfasts
stay dine After the racing is German gone
through in the ballroom to the excellent music of reed band and
when the csvy is the drive back New York in the bright
the harvest the pleasant part
the days Some perhaps will stay the night
the morning breakfasts but when they go
the club S always open
The racccousc of crcuious on a
plateau beneath the clubhouse These tracks
a way something like figure s, and their like
Row. though little harder instantly asks why turf pre-
cred hard road and the readily given that the loose
earth road hard it is is the suitable for American horses.
the other side these acks-vhch by the way, all rallied
nnd facing the club house long of stands the
which is reserved members the Jockey Club The whole
park is termed is closed in by hills whose sides growing
and their leaves just turning the rich
golden hues of The first is about and
everybody ladies and all leaves the club house and walks the
Jockey The
hoistcd but do hear anything about the
field bar The air undurbcd as during the hush
the for the Derby. But hand and directs
wandering curiosity elderly gentleman leaning OF the
window OF elevated box end the stand he selling pools
pool conducted in this way: Surprising three horses
chance may sell for dollars another and another
So The buyer the chance takes the whole $50 dollars
less per commission charged by the poosecr Posted the
betting, eyes the racing. The horses and
gaoping around the track clothing Presently is pulled up
outside underground and three heavy
wooden cloths taken off the painting animal The thermometer
degrees and the the horse oanng All gaopcd
cohng stripped this way and then the
Away they all pulling hard cracking pace and in cloud
dust Now they disappear and where will they rcappea ?-W be
steps the has a
had noticed and there they full view opposite the stand
another deep bend and they in the straight home We
curous finish; shouts raised something
other will the ladies up excitement eliminating
On they the leaders leaving the other three concealed
thick wall of dust and everybody is wrong what winning
black boy his eyes looking like white his ebony
is coming he has got his saddle forward his horses
his apparently kicking
his horse is good has plenty left in him finish
by dozen lengths. good race all
the horses they struggled in fairly ridden
"'The conclusion an Englhman arrives after witnessing
such is that American horses trained their
fast and that they all apparently until they beaten pull
tremendously car-od of mile and frlough
in min of half mile and another of three
quarters mile strike being although
have evidence hand decide whether would be considered
fast by American TURTLES OF this however there denying
that considering the few racehOrses in Amcrcahcrc
believe than hundred in trainngt surprise
that there should be many that seemingly good mile and
half Long Branch min. 81 which the
mile in min. As Whether they succeed obtaining
greater speed and staying than English and breeders
could only be deCisvey proved by series trials but seemed
pracsed eye that all the taken
finish much greater speed than usually
home although the finishes anything but brilliant nOtand
ing they aided by great deal whip spur The cXtrao
nary part the business that such great speed should be attained
with such wrcched jockeyshp 1t would be difficult say which
ride the the white black boys bad both Anything
like artistic finish seldom saving when couple what
called the best jockeys get pretty equal lack
good craftsmanship peculiar the country and would be gross
aduaon simply say that American looks i'll horse
back. There of exceptions but riding least
thing which Transatlantic do WELL especially
the matter OF ockcyhp New York correspondent thus closes
his description OF a visit to Jerome Park.
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