Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-05
From the Louisville Courier, Oct. 4.

The day was beautiful, and the attendance the
largest of the week, the ladies turning out in full
force. Shy's Laura Bruce the favOrite up to
the hour of starting. The felders however, rallied
and the field became the favorite just before the
start
First Hedt-At the tap of the drum Laura Bruce
went away with the lead, Starlight being second.
Laura led to the quarter pole in 264, and by the
half mile in 431. They appeared from behind the
hill with Starlight and Laura side by side, and down
to the stand was of The most beautiful and ex-
citing struggles witnessed. Now Laura has
him; no he wins but the judges decide it dead heat
between the two. Time, l:4S3. Shy was still the
favOrite Starlight second. All cooled out well and
came up for the
Second Heat-At the signal. Verge went away with
the lead. Ivy being second. The quarter is passed
in &C. and the half mile in 53l Ivy running through
the back stretch locked with Harper, but could not
pass, Verge winning the heat, Ivy second. Time,
1:49
Laura Bruce still the favorite atabout one to two
against the field. All looked well from the heat,
and. aster nine false starts, off for the
Third Hedt-Starlight at the signal bounded of
with the lead, passing the quarter in twenty
the half mile in fiftyfOur, and won the heat easily
by four lengths. Verge second. Time, l:5I.
Laura still the favorite, selling in pools at so,
the balance at S53. good start Is effected, and
they are off for the
Fourth Heqt-Ivy got off in front closely followed
by Laura Bruce. Starlight being third. The quar-
ter is passed in 2G4, without change OF position.
Laura went up and at the half mile showed in 'front.'
Starlight going up closer they appeared from the
hill The contest is narrowed down to Laura Bruce
and Starlight. Down the stretch. they come; and
still the catgut freely applied, but Starlight proves
too fleet and wins the heat by head, in las.
Starlight now becomes the favOrite at two to one,
those who had backed Laura Bruce playing to
hedge.
Fifth Hedt-Ivy again led off, Verge being next,
Laura getting off behind some thirty yards At the
quarter Ivy and Verge are locked, which is passed
in twenty-eight seconds. When they passed
the half mile Verge led by halt a length. Pope
SwigeIt now went up, and in a moment passed by.
and on NergeS side the Cat-gut was now freely used
until within the mile distance, when Nerges rider
raised his whip in token of victory, passing the
stand first by an open length-Pope second. Time
l:52
Starlight was now the favOrite at two to one,
with hackers of Harper sanguine of success.
Sixth Heqt-Starlight went away with the lead,
Laura on his hip, the quarter was passed in 20!
Down the back stretch to the half mile pole blan
ket could have covered both horses Here Laura
gave up the contest, and Starlight came home easily
winning the heat and race in l:5l; laura second.
sUNARY.
WOODLAwN COURSE THIRD DAIPurse S3OC Mile heAts-three
best in fve for all ages
T. G. Murphy's & starlight, 4 years old, by Star
Davis, dam Argentie by Bertrand 5 ]
Harper & GRATIS Verge by Yandal, dam by York
Jas. Shy ch IN Laura Bruce, years old, by Star
Davis, dam by Buford .'- U = 5 = , =
R. A. Aexander's gr Ivy, years old, by Lexing-
ton, dam Iris, by Trustee. 4 : 4 80
ooe dam sis sister to a,s.. Gro
Time-I:4sIt I:49; ISL E4s E52i Isl.