Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-22
The Raee-s,xth Day.


The races over the Nashville course closed
Saturday The day was very disagreeable-
cold and rainy-but the attendance was good,
and the smiles of the ladies afforded sufficient
sunshine for much gloOmier day.
FIRST RACE.
There were three entries for the first race,
Alcock's br f. by Albion. Barnes oh f. by
StackpoIe, aud Lewis ch. f. by Wagner.
FIRST HEAT.-The three horses came TO the
stand, and at the tap of the drum went off
handsomely, Alcock's FLY having the inside
tract end Barnes taking the outside, and
leadib, ,ff after few strides. On the back
stretch, however, Barnes ran up alongside,
and the two went together till they reached
the home-stretch, when Alcock came up and
took the lead aud won the heat by about two
| lengths, Lewis bringing up the rear twice
that distance behind. Time-2:O43.
SECOND HEAT.-Another good start was
had. Barnes went little ahead towards the
end of the first half but Alcock soon closed
the gap, leaving Lewis behind. Alcock and
Barnes run together up to the stand, the for
mer. however. threw in an extra lick and won
the heat and the race by mere trihe, Lewis
falling outside the flag. Time-1i563. Barnes
was the favorite at the outset, but few bets
were made.
SECOND RACE-FoUR MILE HEATs--This
was the most interesting race of the week
There were three entries, Col. Campbell's
Joe Stoner. DR.. McGavock's st. Patrick, and
ah hx1 "a MT
Stoner was the favorite by about five to one,
but he came near being literally knocked
out of the race before the start. He was
brought out for a gallOp around the track
and was blind-folded to prevent a runaway.
But when he came around to the stand he
was beyond the control of his rider, and ran
into the fence, falling and stunning his rider,
Barney Patterson, quite seriously. He was
soon on his feet again, and being still blind
folded and, without rider, ran against
the fence a second and third time, falling at
the last strike apparently pretty well knock
up, but he was then captured, and at the
call was brought to the stand looking about
as good as new. This repeated "going it
blind'' into the fence rather dampened the
ardor of Stoner's friends who feared that he
had been too much stunned to make good
race, and the betting "slacked OH" little.
FIRST HEAT.-St. Patrick won the inside
| track, Stoner the middle, with Payne's geld
| ing on the outside. The latter took the lead
| Stoner following close after, and st. Patrick
| a little in the rear. At the opening of the
home-stretch the three were pretty well to
| gether, aud passed the stand with ST. Patrick
| a length behind. The latter soon closed the
| gap, and his friends began to feel encour-
aged. Payne was considered dead cock in
the pit, it being quite evident that be could
not close the gap between himself and his
feeter competitors. Stoner and St Patrick
| were a little ahead of each other alternately
! for the rest of the heat, but Stoner "spread
| himself" towards the close of the last mile
and won the heat by about two lengths
| Payne being distanced. Time-S:293.
| SECOND HEAT.-Stoner was still the favor
lite by considerable odds, though the friends
of St. Patrick were not disheartened. Sto
ner led the way at the start and kept it with
out prospect of losing it for more than a
mile and half, when St. Patrick lessened the
gap but could not close it. Stoner continued
| to lead, and when they struck the fourth mile
| ST. Patrick was far behind. Stoner came in
| the winner, the other being distaneed. Time
-S:33.
We annex summary Of the two races:
SUMMARY.
Sixth AND LAST DISSATISFACTION Purse $50: enc
4 mile heats
I John AicOck enters br by Albion, dam by
| Ross. years old
1 4 Barnes enters ch by StackpOle, dam by
| Ambassador, years Old. 2 2
| Chas Lewis Oh by Wagner, dam by Ambas-
| sador, years old 3 dis
Tme-Ist Heat p OH. 2d Heat 1;56z.
SANE DAY-Citizens Purse, 81 600, four mile heats
| John Campbell enters Oh Joe StOner, by
1 Wagner, dam by Glencoe
| ID McGavock enters Oh st Patrick, by imp
| Shamrock, dam Corsica by Leviathan. dis
| Albert Payne enters oh g by Capt Bragg, dam
| by imp Trustee 3 dis
Time LIST mile 20s Time LIST mile 2I1K
1 90 2d 4" 2O5. 90 I'd a. POS
Sd 2O7 Sd 90 2.0SL