Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-23
Two Interesting Races and q Large
Attendance.
I.azkIn Winner OF the Mue Heats.
Little Mae winner OF the Two nile
-t.E Dash.

Although the day was raw and chilly,
there Was another very large attendance.
and the ladies stand was crowded with the
beauty and fashion Of our city There WAS
two very interesting races, the favorites
winning in both. Between the heats ofths
first race, Ontario and Rochester were sold
to Mr.. L. Leonard, Of Cincinnati Ontario
sold with her engagements fer $500;
Rochester was knocked down at $3.50.
The first race was the Association Purse
of $500, mile heats for all ages. The entries
were LArkin, 0oltawah, Bee FarriI and
Faro. In the pools Lalkin would sell for
500, Bee Farris SIS Ooltawah so and
Faro $40. At two O'Clock, everything be-
ing in readiness the horses we're up for the
start. The send of was a very good one.
At the tap Of the drum, Faro jumped ofin
the lead; before reaching the quarter.
Larkin gave him the go by. At the quarter
in 2S3. Going up the back stretch, Farris
moved up and took second place. At the
half mile in 57l rounding the turn, Farris
got TO Larkin's saddle girths. At the
head of the stretch the positions
were the same. Coming down the home
run. Farris got the Whalebone freely, but
it was Of no avail, Larkin won under a
pull by half length. Bee Farris, second,
OoltaEsh third and Faro :distanced.
TiMe 1:53.
SECOND HEAT.-LArkin was the favor
tie in the pools, ten 70 one Coming up
for the start Larkin had the inside, Farris
next, with Oollawah on the outside. They
got away well together. Rounding the
turn, Larkin showed in front; he lead at
the quarter by length, in 29l going up
the straight they increased the space At
the half mile in Sc; OoItawsh second.
They continued in the same position all
the way home. Larkin won, well in hand
BY length OOltawah second, Bee Farris
third Time 1:52I.
The second race was the Association
purse of S250-dash Of two miles. There
were but two entries in this race Little
Mack, the stable companion Of Llrkin,
and Phoenix Belle. In the pools, Mack
was the favOrits, three to one. At the tap
of the drum, Belle took the lead, Mack
going of under pull. Belle lead At the
quarter by length, in 800. Al The halt
mile 10 LOLA, the positions being IN
changed. Belle lead at the stand IN the
full mile by length, in 2:O2I. Entering
the second mile they increased the space.
There was no change in positions until Gu
tering the home run, when Mack shot to the
front and came home winner Of the race
by length. Time 1884
FIRST RAcE.-'AssociatiOn Purse $40 mile
K B. Cheatham enters j. ConIisk's b. b.
Larkin, OF Lexington, dam Magenta, by
Yorkshire, years old. COlors blue,
L. T. Craig enters b. b. OOlta9ah. BY imp.
Albion, dam By Jap. Sovereign. years
J. M. Hinton enters b. b. smiths b. c.
Faro, by Bleak Wind. dam Jane VIII
kns years dis.
A. Turner enters West and Vaughn's Bee
Faris. by Melbourne, dam by Glencoe.
Dress red and green, years Old-...-.,..-. S
Time-l:52-l:52lz
SECoND RACE.-"AssOciation Purse SEQ
dash Of two miles.
n. b. Cheatham enters ]. ConIisk'sc C. b. Mack.
by imp. Eclipse. dam by imp. Weatherbit.
years old. COlOrs blue, orange sash.
A. Turner enters Grigsby 4 Co. g.. m.
Phoenix Bell, By imp. Australian. dam by
Glencoe, years old. Dress, green and red.
Time-3:5934.
The races TO day will be Of unusual in
tercst The entries in the Cumberland
Stake No. 2" two mile heats, embrace some
of the finest stock on the track, in which
there il enthusiastic interest The third
race will also excite general interest. The
programme is as follows:
FIRST RACE-'"C Citizens Purse $lOO." fortwo
years old Dash Of Rmile-
A. Turner enters B. f.. Soda. ty Jim Rogers.
dam by Ambassador.
SECOSD RACE-"Cumbsriand Stake No. 2,"fOr
three year Olds-tWO mile hsats-subscriptiOu
$50 play or pay. Association to add 800.
KigOur names bl. +, Kitty Free, by imp.
Mickey Free. dam Brown Kitty. by Birming-
ham.
General A. Buford names br. c.. Grassland, By
Lexington, dam. pedigree unknown
General W. q. Harding names b. skirm-
Usher, by Loyalty dam WOOdbiue, BY LeIing-
johnson Patterson Oh. c.. RicheIieu. b.
Hiawatha, dam Fanny McAGsteT.
j. V. Grisby names Minnie Milton, by Lex
ington, dam Miss HOrgan, By Yorkshire.
Kedding K Bro. namas b. c., SIrOc. By
StOner dam By imp. Yorkshire.
r. Bissick names b. c. Hazard. BY Lexington,
dam Heads Say, by Glencoe
THIRD RACE Association purse 500" for
all ages; for all horses that have not won pre-
viOus 10 the fall meeting Of lSGs. MileHnd re-
peat
j. Z. Mills enters br. c., By "a Highlander
dam By Priam, years old. Dress red white,
and red. .r. -..
j, Nj. Hinton enters b. f.. Theta. by VandaI.
dam Duchess de Berri, by imported Sovereign
n. I. Craig enters ch- g.. Donovan, by Bulle-
tin, dam BIZ ambassador.
A. Barnes enters b. T., Chimisette By Jim
Rogers, dam unknown.
James franklin enters br, T., Camphins, by
Bill Cheatham. dam by Tennessee Citizen.
Archer Cheatham enters ch. c., Conflict by
Highlander dam Ellen Dale. By shamrock.
r. +. Woods enters Richards ch. T., areeian
BEND, by Colossus, dam sister 10 Edgar by Star
Davis COloTs. silver gray with white stripe
and banner.
Zsb Ward enters s Leonard'5 b. g. By Uncle
Wick, dam unknown
r. Bissiek enters Geo CadEalder's b. f.. S. g.
c. By Hunters Glencoe. dam unknown LJlOrs
purple and gold.
sIORE OF THOSE Arms"
We learn from Capt Streeper, Of the
steamer "Agnes, now at our wharf and
just from Sc Louis, that there remains-at