Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-28
THE RACE COURSE.
Trotting Match ON ThanksgfS-
ing Day.
The COckreu Horse the Win
ner, but the Stakes
Withheld.

A very large attendance OF both sexes
visited the race track Oh Thursday even
ing TO witness the great match between
two well known trotting nsgs of this
city-the one q grey mare belonging to
and entered by Capt. Montgomery, and
the other 8 sorrei horse called John, and
belonging to and entered by Mr.. Cock
rell. The tTot was TO harness, best
three In Eve, $500 a side, p. ..
The judges chosen for the occasion
we're Gen. N. B. Forrest, DR.. Dickinson
and Sheriff Curry. The track, which
bad been rendered very heavy by the
continued rains Of the two preceding
days, cut having been scrsped and rolled,
was ia very good condition.
On being brought on tbs ground the
animals were both msnifestly il the
best of order, both looking well up TO
their work. The mare was the fsvorite
on the track, and OF the pool selling the
previous evening, by two and even
three 10 one. On the draw the
the mare got the track. Several inef-
faetual attempts at q start was made be-
fore the Dsgs got of, the mare getting
the lead, when the "G0n was given.
She broke three times before she reached
the first quarter stand, and had 20 be
brought almost to a stand still 10 bring
hLA dOHhs W ANA Il OAAAlk kAEGC
intervals she lost so much ground that it
was impossible TO regain it; although
when she cid get Into s square trOt, TO
use s. turf phrase, she was Iightnin."
The horse at the half mile had placed
two hundred yards between himself and
her, sat she rapidly closed it, and at the
three quarters was nearly up to him,
when she broke egsin sad the,hcrse egain
put q hundred and fifty yards between
them. On the home stretch the mare
trotted pretty well, and saved her dis
tanee, winch at one time It
seemed almost impossible for her to do.
The horse took this heat in S:l03.
THE SECOND HEAT
vss up to the quarter almost a repetition
Of the fret, the mare breaking several
times, and the horse tTottirg evenly
along. On tee baeEstretch, however, !
8 gun was fired by & sportsmsn
outside the course, and causing
him TO break up, which gave the
mare VASTLY the advantage, which she
kept coming in three lengths ahead.
Time, 3;04$.
THIRD HEAT.
The horse got the lead on tie word,
but the mare passed him before the first
quarter, but broke as soOn as she got O
length ahead. ss usual, losing ST least a
hundred yards. Between tbs half and
three-quariers she gained steadily, and
on the home stretch came abreast Of the
horse, bat broke st the distance stand,
and thus lest the heat, which she would
have won. Time, -.
F0URTH sEAT
The horse got the Start agaln, by G
very little, the mare breaking badly be
fore she had gone q hundred yards, andTi
behind. Beta esn the quarter
and half she regained her gait and posi-
ton, only to break and loes it sgsiD, re-
tue dose, and coming in three n
behind giving the horse the
heat and the race, Time -. =.
SUMMARY,
D. Ccckrell eut. s Ii.
:. Montgomery eDt. GIN. ..---..------2 l 2 :
Time, e:lO%. l.
With the exception OF q very unfor-
occurrences, by which a Policeman
named Shoeke, Of the First District
Metropolitan Police, vas accidentally
hot, and some hard words passed be-
.Ween two old and highly respected citi-
.sns, the day passed off very pleasantly.
Since writing the above, We have
earned the stakeholder has refused to
i've up the money on the ground Of =
eohnicality-the a o having been to
ule, and cones queHtly neither party hsd
right to work The track on the day OF
be race, or alter 1t in any manner 1t 1
alleged by Capt. Montgomery that Mr.
caused the track TO be rolled and
that morning, and consequently
validating the terms OF the race. We
lso learn that another trial OF the two =
will be made at an early day. !