Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-15

sixth and Last Day OF the FAN
Meeting.
The Great Race Between Little
Mack and Joe Johnston.
Little MACK the winner.
The Fail Meeting Closes . Brill
liant Fuces rs.

. The beautiful weather which oam.
menced with the week and smiled upon
Z The opening days of the great fail meet
. ing OF lS6S, followed il to it's close, snd
yesterday was sgain a most brilliant and
beautiful day. The attendance on lhs
course was larger by st least e 5s hun
drsd than on Friday, and was by a close
computation about two thousand Eve
bundled, a large portion of which were
ladies'. This is a gratifying testimonial
20 the officers OF "a Association, that
their lsbors have been appreciated, sud
thst their efforts to build up the Jockey
Club AID make racing a respectable
amusement in Memphis have not been
in vain.
The continued dry days, and heavy
deWs o. the nights, had made q steady
daily Improvement in the condition Of
the FFscE, aud yesterday it was az least
two seconds faster than on any previous
dsy. IL bad also received the closest at
Iention from the track master, 3 had
been kept as clean rs possible, though
certsin tboUghtiess persons, ladies, we
are sorry to say, as well as gentlemen,
have beon il the habit Of Throwing paper,
orange peeis, etc, on the track during
the races, In front Of the stands.
THE FIRST RACE
wss for the Castor purse, dash OF one
miie, for a paTse Of SiG0, SIS to 60 20 the |
second horse. The entries were as fol-
lows, and were placed in the order In
which they srs named:
West & Vaughan enters oh T Phoaix Belle. /
four Yeas old, Dy Australian dan by imported
Glencoe. CoiOr-Red and Green.
Thos. clarke enters b I agnes Donovan. four
Yeas old, by Lexington cam Little Peggy, BY
Cripple. Co orr-Red and GTssn.
Uha-nnu DafFcra - fErr n M ELnF. F. ----
old, by Ns1dSli dam Duchess Gu Beuy-Lot
5 LeoaSrd enters b Queen OF The West.
three ye5rs CID ny lmpor e. Bonnie Scotland;
dam 4 "a NODE. CoiOrs-ReG a u While.
o aeri1i enters b Maggie Bruce, Jour
years old, % Lexington; dam by AltorL. Col
ors-Fancy.
Wet Vaughan enters b Minnie Milton.
three years old, by Lexington dam Miss aor-
San ~ Yorkshire. COlOrs-keo and Green.
After Eve false starts the horses got off
pretty well together, Agnes Donovan
hsyiBg the lead by three, lengths, Pho
NIX Bell, Theta, Maggie Bruce Gud
Minnie Milton, following in 3 lump, and
Queen OF the Vast il the rear. Al
tue quarter the Queen commenced 10 close
tie g p and gain on Agnes, vino was
still lesuinE. At the half she was neck and {
neck with Agnes, and at the third quarter
she had it sli her own way, going evenly :
along, while Agnes rider was beginning +
70 u5E N-E WHIP ~ bLLEiE WIG 4AE-l
ming along about in the order in which ,
they started, some three O. four lengths 9
Ga the home stretch Agnes -
INSIDE g brush for the lead again, but the :
Queen easily took it away from her,
passing the string three lengths shead OF y
her, winning the heat and rsce, Agnes =
second, Pkenix Bell third, Thsta
Minnie fifth aud Maggie Bruce :
.ixJh. Time, l;49l. Had any thing ike :
N even start been made, Q cen of the !,
West would have beaten Agnes by six :
eug.hs, and made . second better =
amt. The betting was largely IN favor :
f Queen, Isl through, both a. the pOsis :
n Lhe previous evening, and on the =
Use sECOSD RACE. u
vas for the Donovan Purse Of $50, mile ),
lests, three or more 10 i'll. The foilcw- :
Dg were the entries made: Il
Yves; 4 Vaughan enter b g Bee Farrts, +
h-ee years ID, by Melbourne dam by i'm =
,orjed GIencOr. C~p'orr-Red spd srsen. o
james Buchanan enters brf Chemisetts, fhres il
ears OLD, BY Rogers; dan Albion, Colors- %
and Red.
MerrI 4 Jackson enter b I Maggie Bruce, RI
cur years old, by Lexington dam AltorL s.
Chemisette had the pole, Bee Farris Il
.ezt, ana Maggie Bruce outside. In the
oois Chsnisette wss the fsvOTite, Bee
being second choice. So
FIRST EEAT. .
AT the ts5 Cbemisstte and Maggie 2
truce lesped of, Geek aad neck, leading 70
Zee Farris g half length. At the FRET :
usrter Bee drew ahead and Tapped -
'hemise,te, running neck sod neck =
-ilh her up 70 the half post, Ehich they D
lsde in :5~5-Afsggie Bruce being way y
ehind," and bets offered that she WOULD z
= ~distsnced. st the tara Chemisstte / ?
d by 8 half length, maintaining her ad- -
antdge down the home stretch and -
cross The line, winning the hest in I:59, p
nd d~istancing Maggie Bruce. This was &c
very close heat, and considerable Oe
ioney changed hands on the result, le
hemisette being the fsvorite. e
SECOND HEAT. -
Chemisette led of by e half length, =
'hich distance she rapidly increased up 10.
the first quarter, st wBieh point she a,
ad put fully eight lengths between nsr 4.
If sDd Farris. The " rsn on this be
az 10 the halt, where Farris rallied and Al
aimed conGidersbly thence to tae turn
down the home stretch Farris y.
ID her level best, under whip and spur, "
lt was unsble to catch up with Chemi- "
tie, who ~gallopped under the string q l.
uSth End 4 half ahead. Time, l:55;. sr
sUEHABY.
1cbsnan's Chzmisette ..--....--..,.... /
q a. sud Vaughn Be farflH. -..-----.--- 2 .