The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-28
Metropolitan Jockey Club Comes In fer
Much Praise-Turf Talk.

Mucn BraDo-Iun Talk.
August Belmont, chairman of the Jockey
Club. visited the Jamaica track yesterday
and was highly pleased with the new race
course. Mr. Belmont congratulated Pred
dent w. II. Reynolds Of tho Metropolitan
Jockey Club and Secretary @. +. Dobson
upon the splendid accommodations provided
for the public and for the taste shown In
laying out the whole plant. Mr. Belmont
made several suggestions which the offioials
Of the now Jockey club will Immediately
carry out. He said that the track was Q credit
to the mon who built It and . decided aoQulsi-
tion 10 the local circuit.
The Jamaica track IL bound 70 become one
OF the most popular In the metropolitan
who were In . position to cnticise yestsr-
day said that II In one Of the most picturesque
racecourses In America It might be said
10 be q reproduction Of Morris Park on q
small scale. though there 10 accommodation
there for As many people ~ at tho West
chester course or at Sheepshead Bay. There
IL seating capacity for nearly 1900. while
the broad lawn. raised In such . manner -
10 afford o perfect view OF the track, can
accommodate 10000 more. The grand stand.
seating 1000, Ii constructed Of steel and wood
and built on q curve which gives an unob-
structed view Of every part Of the grounds.
The field stand. which puts the AQueduct
grand stand In the shade, seats $500. while
between 1t and the grand stand II the betting
ring. pronounced the largest ever built. IN
which there Is room for 800 layers
The clubhouse. connected with the grand
stand by Q bridge, 10 undoubtedly the finest
building Of its Kind in this part Of the oou ntry
II ID four stories high. finished In oak. and con-
tains . large dining room with . seating
capacity for 500 guests. This u on the second
door. from which one may pass 70 Q reviewing
balcony whore there are seats for zoo. On
the floors above there are twenty private
apartments With bathrooms fitted up In
lavish style. while there u also room on the
ground floor for the officers OF the racing
association. together with . reception room
and cafe. Just beyond the clubhouse. over
another bridge. 10 the jockeys building.
Over still another bridge one may pass TO
the paddock. built Of steel and wood. In which
there are txenty;tyo stalls;
turn opposite the paddock being the shsrpest
point, although " by no means dangerous.
The t SSS.! o Sns rs and n ak With
lively. The far turn has been built with the
idea Of eliminating the shortening Of horses
stride. and the whole affair seems to 30 per-
II liberal MANAGEMENT amounts to any
thing. the success OF the new track Is already
The arst man os, buy : ticket q .dGi..ion
WINDOW se pss s h .SS f.o sas e, SsSS
JOCKEY e fSlsr Carried Oh the riding honor.
Shaw e and Cannon each rods Winner ss snS
second while Hosr handled winner and q
cap FSler rsfussd to take eis position With
,o and On. was Ct dSwn BY sts snsS
jioo Tor declining to- bring Herbert 70 1.-The Tie
HsWls s' vsrs each nsd Sas Tor disoSsdisnos
the s. DU ss.4 K sAs me- .
low BY typhoid fever i. last. spmTsr. He he:
busy ali d.y RECEIVING the congratulations Of
.o:s s ss: q 81 M:t'S
the big ring and slxty-nve In the Geld.
:Piis.buIs Phil .a.Sppsa SiS mOosy on
The Metropolitan Jockey Cub Intends to
construct a steepleohase course through the
hsld next year. There is plenty Of room
for II and the popularity OF this branch OF the
Il was learned Yesterday that a new exsr-
else track a mile and an eighth In ciroum::
back Of Horse Haven. which Win do away
with, the little track which has been used
"' In numberins the stalls in. the new pad
dock No. Is has been omitted. probably be-
cause Of the superstition OF some trainers.
sy c Sa%eot ' n he nftS race. Bel De-
fnonio-Crimea. and 10 the hrst OF this sire's
Both futurits and Chicls were tipped and
backed down In the first race, In the second
eyent John w Schorr'e Pericles was tQuted
a. a good thing. In the same. event Past,
Atheir9y. Lord Advocate ana An'mos''y
weI o, ngpJ es,up wa. the good thing In the
Arr event and would probably have beaten
Nsmeokl II he had not been q trihe short q
work Jsct Mct,i9ns Re sh per r We: eel: .nS
was hammered down to fours. but he finished
nowhere. =. A.
In rroes. OF which Blackstock's share was
$3.50.