Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-05-11

Memphis RaceS-Sixth Day.
Tie Memphis BE4 gives the following account Of the race
Saturday the last and interesting Of the season.
Yesterday morning the admirers Of the Turf were consd
ea6y nonpused at finding there been rain during the nit
snini to make the track exceedingly heavy frightened 10
bt about eleven o'clock when the powerfully
as to dry up the roads aud make them far more pleasant than
u1g ne early part Of the week. The attendance
Se largest OF the IL being four horses
probably five Of the six would be to start
On arriving at The ground We found that the betting very
Farow against Hempland Col ingamons ertry was The
Harding's enry) against the field at 70 3oerg SO h sz
on Binsamon against Moore Again, even, jackson against
cinnamon and jackson against Harding. At past l. the
rs morn sounded and then ascrtained really
The following Colonel John Matthews started Red
T $500 James 'ason, Hempl2ndi Col A l. Bingamon' Captain
felt -i pau I'i
As the order given mount slight sprinklng Ct rain
commenced which considerably pleasure of the race
Hempane was exceedingly etish, Notwithstanding there
were tWo go0 holding him. he broke and half round
the course followed by Captain Travis jockey could
Pun R nm W Al SCENE N readiness, and on the word
sneeel round and started the reverse causing
false start After deal Of manovering more by luck
the lead closely by Henne FaTroT Red 0at tb
Travis fourth and Laura Spman last reaching the
AL the way rOuud closely by Hempand and passed
the judges stand for the first mile in this ORDER Red OAK
empand HenDie, Laura, Travis. reaching quarter
post Hepand coared Red Oak and shortly deprived him Of
Red Oak up endeavored pass him. but IN vain
o. coming into the home stretch he shook him past
the stand hs Red OAK second Travis third Laura fourth,
1enne who was evidently bHg her time, fifth. Hempland
continued the lead and Travis who had slipped past Req Oak
the back stretch, endeavored the turn Hemp
land being eds: three lengths advance Hnu nov made
llay went up, followed by Laura passed Oak
ing into the "hone il fine race the horses making
third mile follows Hempland first Travis second Henne
lasttme, stretch enne Tapped Travis and the
with the hreewhe all close together it
difficult from the place Laura giving up and
letting Red Oak pass her making turn in the traieh'
Hennie took second place and Challenging epspd made
magnificent home, empsnd winning by lengths
Travis Af way down the distance, finding
beat gave up running lengths behind Heune
Red Oak just distance while Laura was nowhere The
first mile done in E5a second, 400; third 2Ol, and the
Fourth 56 making The het75a During the heat under
stand Hempiand lost plate.
SECOND HEGT-rhe rain now down pretty sharp,
companies by thunder and Lightning wi c made the track SO
muddy that great doubts held Hempand could win this
heat, but his friends stood by him. Tpnow they Travis
1eadng-hed OaE second helnie third and Hempland last
At the first quarter Hennie passed Rel oak taking the
turn into the home Hnpand followed suit but Fed Oak
pbe .ta5d FIRST EsI Travis RI ~ III
-Hempland fourth. For the the way
round about five lengths in advance but coming round the
euuie iTho had given way
cOnd place in the back etchl tell the rear and Hempand
making the best Of time drove Travis Red before
hm past the stand, there being length between the three
enne lengths behind Travis sill kept the lead but
Hsmpand caught Red OAK at the quarter they depe
aey down the back stretch 10 the turn where Henne who had
spread herself Taught up to them, and entering the straight
they al close together was snybody mile,
they passed the STAND IN the following order Red Oak-Irys
-Hemplsnd- Iennie This tie fastest mile OF the and
the excellent. Immediately after passing the
sand HeHpsnd his led of in first style
Rel Oaks Jockey passing the quaTterpost using his whip
they together Henuie Faow who had cropped
twelve lengths behini put on the stenwen upTel
TTaVis-aud entering the home Hemp
gave Red Oak cha by Henne for second place.
who passed him half the distance, and in three lengths
Hehind Red Oak. Hempland and Travis stand still
before reaching the string and eventually walked it, The
s0 @i Of the miles was +O'-i'7'-s0' and Of the heat
THIRD HElr.Te terribly sIusy, and it being
Hempland could nude, began
hedge, and Travis who known to be good hue
had the CALI Red OAK although he had heat meeting with
very little patronage At the lead,
second third enpand quarter
full eighty yards bend) this they passed
IIeuue had a brush, OAK kept
coming round The second time thew passed the stand in The
order tie first mileHeuuea length behind Red Oak, Ira
Wis lengths the Of uennC and Hempand
the background, On reaching the second quarter o! the third
mile Travis commenced 10 running and at the the
three were in abunch In this order they up the straight
and passing the good would have
covered the three Hempaud coming well up The PACE
sderg e mud was good, ana IN the back stretch hempland
msde desperate rush, closed the gap between his competitors
and made for the 'front.' hut could keep falling third
place Travis taking the running and Henuie dropping hld
At the turn Tys led for short distance compelled
give TO Red Oak, and entering whip
spur all numerically, and the excitement
the between Red Travis eventually
passing the Judges stand length and half in advance Of Ira
Wis, Hempand being well for third place, and Henuie Farrow
Just inside thednce. Time OF miles First second 2Ul
third, 207; fourth 203-the heat being made in STA.
The following Is tue summary
The ssPost Stake for all ages-our mile heats sucrip
ton, play pay to at the post the club adj sIOOO
Closed with six subscribers:
Col John Matthews Oh Red Oak, l 81 Al;on;
dam by sob; yrs -..-.---.4 l !
S-Co A. L. Binganon names Juo. NJ. Clay Captain
Travis, by Yorkshire; dam Margaret Woods ly Prmm;
4 S I
3--Jsmes Jack son names IIemrlandby Yorkshire;
Blinkey by Mdcklejohn; } 3
4-GeneTal W. G. Harding Captain T. G. MooreS)
bf IIsnnie Faruw by shamrock dam Ida by Eclsh2z-
SOL. John Campbell names oh m Laura sriIlman by
Wagner; dam Glorna BY Industry; yTs..-.-...-d-st.
B-Duncan F. kenner-...-..-.--- Il. #.
Time 7.57l I--s:0I--s:lI.
Thus ended Of the pleasant meetings the annals Of