Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-10-20

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give /. up, and Jenny slipped BY her under a
steady pull. By the time they reached the
half miie post, Jenny was bali . distance
ahead, when Billy, seeing be had it all bic own
way, gathered nsr up, ard came in, win
ming the heat with ease 10 6sOI.
This heat deeiied the rses, for the big mare
was so much distressed as to render her unable
10 make another run, and, upon application, the
judges permitted her to be withdrawn.
SEcozD RAcE-In the Walker Stake for
three year Olds, mile heats, there were four
started Hsmpland, Laura Williams, Des
Chilss and Socks Des Chfles, the fame OF
whose exploits had preceded her, was the
~fsvorite against the field, notwithstanding
the field was known to contain several good
ones, and that The favorite had cot fully re-
covered from a journey Of nearly a thousand
miles BY rail ard steamboat from Lexington,
By way Of Cincinnati and 81 Louis to Mem
phis. But neither a knowledge Of this fact,
nor Of the additional one hat she carried six
pounds over weight, seemed to deter her friends
from pilng up heavily on Der, and this they
did as lorg as they could fnd any one willing
to stand the punishment, and when nobody was
left to back the field even against the f~aVorite,
bets were offered BY the friends Of the Ken
lucky mare, and taken, at short odds. Il was
truly q betting race, and large sums changed
hands on the result. A friend Of ours, an old
" thsstTiesl T" here in Memphis, and else
where, though young in heart and full OF the
life and spirit Of lusty manhood, became des-
perste at the way the hackers Of Des Chiles
crowded him, aud turning round, proclaimed
be would bet FIVE dollars 70 a hundred that the
favorits came in last in the first heat. The
proposition was scarcely uttered before it was
taken up by a half dozen or more. who crowd
Cd round to get a share OF " a good thing.o
Unfortunately for our manager, bis purse Is
not as large as his heart, and be could only
accommodate one Of the hungry gentlemen.
he could not back out, but he put up bis last
v with a look OF sorreEfuI humility that
would have done no discredit to Uriah Hsep
il bis days Of misfortune. But s-msuager
for luck; be oat-guessed them, and bad The
satisfaction Of sending twenty others 20 keep
company with his previously lonely i've.
There were very few incidents worthy OF
note that occurred during the race, although i.
was one Of the best contested and most ex-
citing spins We have witnessed in many a day.
After the horses were stripped and brought
up 20 the string, an cid turfmsn who was by,
remarked within our hearing that Des Chiles
was not in fx.D Her friends, however, did
not seem to think SO, but continued to pile up
the pewter on her as long as any one could be
found to disagree with them in opinion. she
is a beauty TO look at, and although the other
horses, and especially Seeks, seemed to be in
excellent plight, the helders weakened when
they saw her with Der clothes of. She doomed
~ above the others and seemed to feel her
superiority. We though. we could detect a
sly-,ook in The corner Of Socks eye, 20 il be
meant to say, sit is not enough, young lady,
that you come fTom Kentucky, if you take
this money down you have got to run for it."
But this might have been fancy.
Laura Williams woa the inside track
Hemplsns wss second, Socks third, and Dee
Childs fourth. At the tap Of The drum the three
inside horses got of well together, but Des
Chiles made a very poor start, and soon
dropped 60 far behind that Der hackers con-
cluded that the rider, 81 eirg the disadvantage
under which be was plae ed, had determined
no. to rus for the first heat. And 80 we thought.
The other three, however, had it neck ard
neck, Socks leading a little, and Hsmpland
aDd Laura alternately lsPpings but neither sue
cseding in showing a rose ahead Of hin for a
moment. So close was the contest between tn.
three, however, that we do not believe there
were more than two lengths between them
during the race. 1. was q very exciting race,
and the spectators made the welkin ring with
their plandits as they looked on. Seeks won
the heat BY q length and q half, Hempland
second, Laura third, and Dss Chiles fourth.
So well did the winner Of theheat like The fun,
that before ALLAK, his jockey, could take him
in, he ran nearly three fourths round a second
time. Dss Chilss csme in full twenty yards
behind. The beat was done in I:4sI.
The horses cooled out well with the ezcep-
ton Of Des Chiles, and notwithstanding her
apparent want OF fix, there were those who
were still OF the opinion she would win, and
who were willing 10 back their opinion on The
short side. Seeks was decidedly the ~favorits
against any named horse, Hsmpisnd being held
next in esteem. A good start for the second
heat was effected, but as before The two horses
and Laura left Des Chiles ia the rear, a posi-
tion she maintained throughout the heat. The
spectators witnessed another even more excl
ting contest between the other three, than in
the first heat They bad It, for fully two
Thirds the nile, neck and neck, Socks barely
showing a nose ahead, aEd all running at a
rapid pace. They came cut in the sane order
as in the first heat, Socks winning the heat
and the race in L4s4, Hempland half a
length behind, Laura a throstlatch behind
him, and Des Chilss several lengths in the
rear.
The time is not a fair index Of the speed Of
the horsss-ths track being soft and spOngy on
portions Of the back stretch and fstlOck deep
10 dust. We annex a summary OF the days
sport:
yockey Cub Purse, S6Oci three uIes aad rspest-tso
Il Eoore named Oh. Z. Jenny Rose, By Imp.
Gleneoe; dan BeIe. b Franks 4 y.-.."-.-2I II
James Jackson named a. Turner'J c.. T. b.
Imp. GieaoOG dam Princes Ana By LsEiA-
tasni
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sEoOED RACE.
wGIksr Stale for 3 year dds, nile and repeat; e70o
eatEsnoe, So f%arfeitj 500 sdded By the Cub Twelve
Cutrf . fsur starttd
james L. Brad y uaHed b. Z. Dcs Chiles b. Imp
GlsTcN, dS1 BEoH Kitty, b BirminEhEm--u 4 :
v. Fraak Harper named b. C. "a mpiEnd ~ Imp
Yorkshire, dsn Binfey by Mutkie John-....... 2
James Jsoksuu nzmod eh. c. 8scss By Imp. Albion,
Gam ~ Iup. Ainde 1 I
W R0uudIrUe nsmed ch. 2. Laura wilkins By
IMP Glencoe dam Trne watson. By Prlsm.... 3 s
Tms-IA5h 1stSE-
To-day we have a prospect for a repetition
of the fine sport Of yesterday. There are two
races-the frst for the Jockey Club purse, $500,
vile heats, three best in I'VE, enc Of the pref
tiest races known, and in which four good ones
viii start-and the second a two-year old
stake, dash Of a nile, in which three viii start.
Those who would like 10 witness rare fun, will
have an OPPORTUNITY Of doing 90 to-day, free
from the annoyance Of duet. III cars run
regularly to and from the course, landing pas
sengers within q 3usdred yards Of the stand,
at nifty cents for the ronnd trip. The ladies
who were pTessnt, yesterday, expressed fhem-
selves highly pleased, aid We shall look Tor
their return to-day Vih large sccessions %
their numbers.