Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-04-03
TIE MOBILE RAcEs-rIRsrDAY.

hE MOkS1LE kAGES-EIRSED DAY.
The races over the Magnolia Course al
Mobile commenced on Monday, the 30th
ult. The attendance would have been con-
sidered good, even in the good old times
and was by far the best since the war.
From the Mobile Register we condense the
following account of the races:
FIRST RACE.
To the great regret of the lovers Of sport,
there was no competition for the magnif-
cent Challenge Plate, and this much
coveted prize was assigned TO Capt. Cot
trill, after a formal gallop twice round the
track by his entry, Puss Broadnax, whose
graceful movement showed a power to
vindicale, in a real struggle, the claim she
had already acquired by her previous
victory last winter.
SECOND RACE.
The second race was mile heats for two
year olds bred in Alabama, the competi-
tors being II. w. Broadnax's Daniel
Boone colt out Of dam by Brown Dick /;
t. b. Patterson's Whisenhunt; and +.
Warwick's Sherrod flly-Mr. Patterson's
second entry, Calculus, paying forfeit.
This was a well contested race between
Whisenhunt and the Boone colt, especially
in the third heat, which developed very
spirited contest, the former winning by a
length. The race was run by agreement
with ninety pound weights.
THIRD RACE
The appearance Of the horses for the
Magnolia stake confirmed the reports
which had prevailed, that Rousseau was
Withdrawn, as was also Stonewall Jackson :;
Capt Moore relying upon his other entry,
Gen. McMahon, with whom Jennie c.,
bearing the red colors of Capt. Cottrill, and
"Seven-heat joe" with Warwick's blue
and red, appeared, TO contest the prize
While the customary preparations were
being made, Jennie C. showed much i'm
patience, in marked distinction from the
other two, but Johnston was no sooner re-
leased from the hold of his attendants thar
he manifested every eagerness for the fray
McMahon all the while, qSsiet as a lamb.
No time was lost in sending them off in good
order, Jennie G. having the track, and Joe
the outside. He was ahead in an instant,
but nobody was inclined to let him stay
there, Mcmahon pushing him from the
start and Jennie ready to take the second
place as preliminary to the first. On
the second quarter she Tapped her immedi-
ate leader, and the contest grew closer and
closer, until they passed the half-mile post
in pile. Joe was still little ahead, and
on the third quarter their former positions
we're nearly resumed. As they swung into
the home stretch it was first doubtful how
they were placed; but Joe was soon dis
covered to be occupying the third place,
Moore's colors being ahead. In this order
they came in, keeping up the struggle to
the last, and separated by intervals Of but
a length or two. The time of this heat
shows the seriousness of the work, nothing
having been lost on the lower turn, bnt
every quarter being, if anything, better
than that Immediately preceding.
SECOND HEAT-The start was the best
yet made during the day, the horses being
as nearly even as could be; but Joe i'm
mediately went ahead and kept ahead, the
others neck and neck right behind him.
To tell it briefly, il was fight from the
word go, with seldom a gap between the
horses; about as pretty heat as ever was
run. On the third quarter they we're all
together, Mac finally getting ahead, but
the victory was by no means certain as
they came down the stretch, the first bad
sign for Joe being the flourish of his ri
der's whip. Whether used too late, or
whatever might be the reason, it was used
in vain; McMahon coming in ahead, with
Joe almost tapping his quarter; Jennie c.
pulling up moderate space behind.
THIRD HEAT.-Hardly were the riders
mounted before an impromptu start was
made, so fair that the Judge sanctioned it
by the decisive tap of the drum, instead of
calling back the horses, as he was about to
do. Joe Johnston went ahead, closely fol-
lowed by Jennie c., and for some distance
past the quarter-post they ran quietly in
this position, forming, to the eye, an un-
broken chain, but gradually drawing to-
gether, until at the half-mile post they
were undistinguishable but from that
point McMahon's colors began TO show
ahead, and though there was no tagging
between his competitors, the dispute seemed
to be more for the second than for the first
place. Even for this, Joe's rider was
obliged to resort to his whip as they came
up the stretch. The close was a terrible
struggle TO break the heats, but it failed,
and the unusual announcement was made
of dead heat between the two last horses,
Mcmahon winner in 1:502.
SUMMARY
FIRST RACE, Monday. March 9O.-Challenge
Plate, value $500. Mile heats for two year