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

ecInt such as is seldom here or elsewhere
witnessed. From the first to the last day
the attendance increased, until yesterday
those present, according TO cur reporter,
numbered not less than two thousand.
many Of them ladies' OF the fret circles
and gentlemen who could not be drawn
to encourage the "sport," were itnot fol
the confidence inspired by the officers o
the Association, the admirable manage
ment, the absence OF noise or vulgarity.
or indeed any Of the evidences Of row
dyism and rufianism, which those whs
do not participate in such pastimes as
racing, imagine to infest and govern the
course.
Three years ago the Association COM
menced its existence, and has been the
case with every enterprise originating
with rs il that time, the Managers
found Il uphill business to call off the
public from the "meat-snd bread" stFug-
gle in which all were engaged. Yet, moth
ing d%aunted, their minds made up for .
glorious future, they moved along slowly
but surely, and at last have gained the
confidence OF the community. The rest
has followed.
The abundant crops, the general dis
tribution CT money, and the removal of
all occasion for the anzieties growing
out OF the political condition of the
country, have relieved u people, light
ened their burdens, opened their hearts,
and disposed them for the enjoyment Of
every species of rational and respectable
amusement.
Racing, which has eve been a leading
source of pleasure with the Anglo
Saxon family, by fair descent be-
came, and was for many years, g chief
amusement among the people OF the
South. Scarcely a city Of any note in
the States that formed the COnfsGerscy
but had its raoe-oourse aud racing annals
running back into the colonial days,
when orr foTefsthsEs humbly copied
the Court" and kept alive their meno-
ries Of the "old country" by perpetua-
ting the running races and steepIe chGses
for which Old England was most famous
a hundred yesrs ago, And not alone
were We allied in memory and by the
spirit which u sporting ancestors be-
q4eathed US, but our best tracing stock
traced its pedigree through a long and
illustrious ancestry Of English "sires"
ard /" danes " whose names comprise theJ
roll of equine honors for many genera
tons.
VINO that can go back in memory
twelve years but can recount the gloriss
Of the i" Metaire" course, OF u South
ern metropolis. The magnificent grand
stand, radiant Is q psrtorre Of flowers
Southern beauty. and the level, well
Kept course, upon the " turf Of which
there has been made the fastest time, and
the affairs OF which were controlled by |
men like the KENNERs, of Louisiana,
and the ALExANDERs, OF Kentucky, and
many others from OUT own State whose
characters Is " turf men are well sy-
lOnyEizsd by these,
How many have survived The war who
'emember the Nashville course, its gen.
ledsnly and digniGed stewards, attend
mt upon their dulles with sill the auav-
~ and dignity Of old times, when men
EeTe quick but polished, and carried the
Gentleman into ell the affairs OF life.
What could not the wells Of Nashville
eli, could they speak, of the gay life
hat orc signalized the commencement
nd the close Of tracing time" Dat
~ farther back than the days Of
ACKsON, r. famous sport and great
Of horse-iesh,) such a history
you'd i'll q well proportional volume,
nj prove as Interesting as any that We
ave- had of "Quseas OF Song" or !
Annals Of the Stage.n How many now =;
'rgOtten names would arise, and to what
ssOoistions differing from those with [
hitch their names were formerly allied. !
low, as memory turns back, they glide !
= il shsdowy and misty fern, =
.ose DANES who once were the Z
asuties Of the "turf" and the queens =
: ouE LOW Gisc0nsoIate capital. b
The annals Of the Nashville TarF'-
DIV redolent Of the whole lie Of q city
famous for its sport and sportsmen as
in the world and how worthy Of
'~essrvstion.
And Memphis, though young, very Q,
'ung in comparison with either Of her !,
sters, she, too, has her turf annals, Il
hen before the war our city was taken d
course by the gallant sportsmen ofthe r
ne, snd We were treated to contests OF ="
etal and bottom such ss only tbs South d
uld afford; when gentlemen were b.
TO our city, aud money "
anged hands freely, and truly every NJ
ing went merry as a marriage ca
H." To recover for Memphis the hi
in those days achieved has is
en- the business Of the Association ~
ow well they have labored, and only re
Ose barren and dsrksome years towork
let the success which to-day is in
mans mouth attest. Ga looking
our files Of the week, we are struck
the increased number of visitors le,
u day to day, and the increased mum s.
Of lady visitors over si former years. co
9 stables, too, have been of the first "a
FOR speed and bottom, and the is
ming time and general features Of the GC
have been OF the very best charae- sS'
AL who have attended have ex are
sseG themselves delighted, but cur
itcrs from abroad sre loudest in their OF
ises. So fair e result augars well for
future OF the Association and for the
interests of our city. Aud We
: be permitted to hopo that the friend s
Is that have been formed snd been VS.
iented on tour turf will rlpen into neI
affection, IN the part Of those from 4 n
1ad, that will rebound to our credit of
be the NEAR of increasing the at left
lance and interest at the Memphis ma,
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