Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-11-04
Memphis Races.
SECOND DAY.

The second day of the Fall Meeting-says
the Bulletin was greeted with continuance
of the beautiful weather of Monday, and the
attendance of visitors evinced a decided i'm
provement in numbers over the preceding
day. For the first race it was soon ascertain
ed that but two horses would start" Bill
Alexander " and :" Herndon ''--and betting
was and to l on the former. The horses
got off in good style, " Alexander having
the poll and the lead, but at the first quarter
Herndon closed on him, which position he
retained till near the second quarter, when
"Alexander" took up the race and came
home about two lengths ahead, winning the
heat in Isl.
Both horses cooled of we'll, and on coming
TO the line at the call for the second heat,
Z" Herndon " had the start by half length,
but Alexander SOON brushed by and took
the lead, which he retained to the end, and
passed the stand winner of the heat and race
by three lengths. Time, 1:52t.
The following is a
SUMMARY:
SANE DAr-szooND RAcE-Jockey Club purse, $500;
mile heats; best in 5.
1. W. I. Cheathim's CHI. g. AIlendorf, by
Gen. Elliott, dam by American Eclipse,
2. W Roundiiee;. CHI. &. Shanghai, by Al
bion, dam by Sovereign, years.. 2 q
Tine, 1:5o14-l A-l5o+-l;52h-l'5S
For the second race it was soon known that
only " Shanghai " and "A llendort" would
start, and bets were about even, or nearly so
at least there was no decided choice. At
the start Z" Shanghai " had the inside track,
which he retained throughout, winning the
heat in l:5O4.
For the second heat good start was effect
ed, and blanket would have covered both
horses to the third quarter, when Shanghai"
released his companion aud came down the
home-stretch and past the stand considerably
ahead, in 1:5l4
For the third heat 4" Alendorfs" friends
were still tenacious, taking all even bets
offered. He took the lead at the start and re-
! tanning it throughout, was declared winner
OF the heat in so.
The fourth heat was almost q repetition
of the third, "Allendorf" getting the start
| and coming out ahead, making the mile in
1914.
Previous to start for the fifth heat, 100 to
rs was freely offered on 'Allendorf." "Shang-
hal {" took the lead but fell off before reach
ing the first quarter post, where = Allendort'
passed him and made beautiful race home,
winning the heat by three lengths in time
1853.
The following is the
SUMMARY:
SEnoND DAY, TUESDAY, NV. I.-FIR-r RACE
Walker stake for 3 old< mile heats; 500 sub
scripuon, $50 forfeit $500 added by the Club pro-
vided two or more start, Seven subscribers silver
pitcher added by Col. Walker.
!. Roundtree Stpners Oh. C. b II Alexan-
der, bv Eps lon dam by Imp. Glencoe ........ !
W. G. Harding's gr c. Herndon by AL
bion; dam GlmnI by 'acIiic ................ 2
3. j. VI. Ltwrence's b. c. Vuc IN, by Der
thnne; cam Marygo!d bv L. size ............. dr..
!. u dtrce Stpncr's ch fiby Boston,
dS ~ BY INN. Pbiiip.. .............. -. DIR.
.. John CInpbeli's ch. by Wagner; dam
ny 6l"hcoe- DR..
John CimpbeIl's b. C. by Glencoe dam by
NdSucI -......-....... Or.
I. W. /. CheIthtms Gu. C. Glencoe; dam
Sonora Love, by Ieyilth an dr.