Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-10-27


MEMPHIS RACEs-FHrH DAT.-saturday, the
23d, closed a week of what the appeal pronounces
the best sport witnessed in Tennessee for many
years. There was q large attendance, fully fifteen
hundred persons being present. The ladies' stand
was better filed than it had been before during the
week. The four mile aud repeat race for the Club
purfe Of 81, 900 was won by Jno. NJ. Clay's Water
loo with little ease. There were besides the win
ner, two entries, CampbelTs Jack Gamble, and Cap
tain MOore's Jenny Rose the first Of whom was dis
tAnoed. Jenny Rose contested the first heat with
some spirit, but it was very evident that she was
overmatched. Once, on the back stretch near the
half mile post, she made play at the Yorkshire but
she had no sooner laid her head upon his hip than
he slipped away aud she dropped behind, where she
remained to the conclusion Of the heat. Waterloo
won the heat under steady brsoing pull, in 7:551
Jenny coming in some lengths behind, and in evil
dent distress As she passed the distance stand,
when her rider saw there was no chance TO wiz, be
commenced taking her up, when she made false
step, stumbled and came near casting her rider
When the bugle sounded for the horses 10 come up
10 the string for the second heat, Captain Moore
came forward and requested permission to draw his
mare. The judges, after consultation, granted the
request as the mare plainly too much distressed
by the previous ran to have any show of winning,
and had not escaped uuipiurcd from the mishap of
which We spoke. The purse was sdjudgsd to be won
by Clay. Although this is the FIRST victory achieved
by the gallant Kentuckisns during the meeting
the appeal enterains very little doubt but that had
sufhcien: time interviewed between the Lexington
AMI Memphis meetings for them to have reached
the latter place ten days sooner, the result would
have been very different As it is, they have exhib
tied so much spirit and maintained such gentle
manly and courteous bearing under the accumul4t-
ed disasters Of the week, that they have great
" upon the admiration and esteem Of their brother
turfmen in Tennessee. They are worthy repTeseD-
tstives Of gallant State and The ARpsaIis gra6sd
to learn that far from bsng JlshearIened by the
result Of the present meeting, they purpose 10 re-
turn at The ensuing Spring meeting and again con
test the palm with US.
In the second race for the Proprelor's purse
there we're three entries, one Of whom however, did
= not start, owing to some cause the which the AD
peal did not lesTn. Between Laura Williams and
Ef6e Dean however, there was 8 very beautiful ani
exciting race Both had been beaten during the
week but bo.h had made excellent runs, and the
betting was even on them.
The fol owing is 8 summary:
FIRST R.o-JOcEy Club Purse sl,Ooo four mile bsa';
three entries.
Jpo NJ. c az named b b. Waterloo; - by York
shire dam Topaz, by Glencoe. 10 los. ]
james NJ. Rogers named b. he Jack Gamble -
hv Wagner dan by rranby. lis lbs. uls-
Cant. I g. Moore nSmei CD. T. Jenny Soser Ay-
6y Glencoe dam BELLE, by Frans. " lbs. DR..
Time 755h.
srroyp RAcE-Pronrietors Purse, SlO0 open 70 all horses
ssad duriug the week so entrance mile and re
peat; entrance added; three entries
A p. BOYlan named b {. Ross Fowler y, by tet'
ugrews Prism dam by Doughertys Pacific.
Drawn the race.l
Guild & Blythe named o. {. Eie peSn. " by Al
ban dam Gl0ris by Eclipse, 50 lhs.
" Roundtrre named Ch. Z. Laura Williams, Sy-y By
Glencoe; dam Jane Watson, by Priam, g lbs Z
Time, E5li l;+sH.
Thus has closed, says the appeal, the first meets
ing over the Memphis Course. Il has been entirely
successful and eOliPssd any race meeting ever held
m Tennessee, whether We regard the sils Of The