Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-10
THE RACES.
Tie Second Days Sport Another
Gloomy Day.
One Race Run, 0nly---The Jockey
Club Race Postponed till Mon
day Next.

One Race Run, 0nIy---The Jockey
Club Race Postponed till Mon
day Next.
Another gloomy day greeted the sport
ing world OF Memphis yesterday, and IN
consequence the %c1ncourse at the track
was VERY small-twD hundred persons
covering the entire attendance. The track,
while not ia the best order in The worid,
was not as bad as might have been eN-
,,ct-,i under the circumstances, and the
lands were much moro comfortable than
On the preceding day. Little or no inter
st seemed to be taken in the races which
we're to come OF. and tho persuasive
ongue of DIR. Underwood was not oily
nough 10 get up a decent pool for Tue
FIRST RACE,
which was for the GayOsO Stake, Tor three
year olds, mile heats, subscription f'O'
half forfeit, Club adding $500.
There were originally thirteen entries
tor the race, but as we said Yesterday
morning, there were but three VINO Went
viz:
daI. dam 10y imp. MarsrtNe.
. Chrathani q Woods name BIT Manure
douglas by Rogers, dam MnsneF. ~
3. Richards x kilg ar name en- {. Joht Au-
gouy, by Micky Free, dam 10y imp. Glen
coe.
THE POOLS
wera nominal. Versailles being so FAR the
0~,vorite that there were scarcely any buy
ers against him. Fineen and even
twenty to one were offered on him, with
ont takers-NdHHie DOUgt0S being bought
two TO one over htig0HT.
At the send-oif, "a beautiful start was
made. all of the horses crossing the line
neck-and-neck. At the quarter, which
- =. N-F# a-.rwn- - IL
the mare by u length, KugOHr having
fallen behind some eight or ten lengths.
At the E.lf, which was made in 56L
seconds, the position was about the same,
and was maintained down the home
stretch in the anne Order-F crSuitIeS win
ming the heat 10y 4 couple OF lengths, in
1850; RiigObw barely saving his distance.
Mamie. Douglas could not be checked
up bv her rider after running the heat,
and taking the bit in her teeth went
round the track a second time. She had
started on her third round, when, near
the quarter, the stirrup-leather of her
rider broke. aud he was thrown on the
siding" Luckily, nc serious damage
was dOne-except blowing the mare a
little.
SECOND HEAT.
Pool selling was again nominal, no ia
kers against FerSdi2es TO be found. at
the send-Off PerSdiHes and hitGOur got of
together. leading Douglas by a length.
The quarter was made in az. and the
half in 5jI, the horses keeping the rela-
tive positions around, Versailles coming
under the string leading higOUT by three
lengths and Douglas by six, in l:55h, win
ming heat and race.
SUMMARY.
Gayoso stake, for three-years old, mile
heats. sub. $50, half forfeit, to which the
club adds S400.
A. Buford names be. TerSatles, by
Nandal, dam by imp M"argrave-..-- / /
Chatham & Woods name bE. Ndpaie
HOaoi1y. hy Rogers, dam by Wagner. ? 3
Richards & kilEour name che. John
ElgoUT, by Micky Free, dam by imp.
TimeL55I555s.
THE SECOND RAG
For the Jockey Club purse, $500 dash of
three miles, free for all ages, was post
poncd until Monday next, and il was gen
orally understood that unless the weather
improved the race set for to-day would tie
postponed. We therefore give no pools,
rs the selling was on a contingency. The
following
there will be two races-a selling race.
dash Of two miles, in which there are five
entries; and mile heats, three in five, for
five hundred dollars, in which there are
seven 10 20. As we write tmidnight) the
NAltN are fttaE - q bttls anu tine pEOltl-t
for tomorrow is glorious. We learn that
better arrangements have been made on
the Memphis and Charleston road. and
that there will be no delay or trouble in
getting back to the city after the races.
We therefore invite all GU lady friends to
rally to the track to-day "a mGSse, and lot
uS see for once allOfthe youth and beauty
OF Memphis c0ngrogated tosee what prom
ises to be one Ofthe red-letter days in our
sporting calendar. We address ourselves
in Ibis invitation especially 80 the ladies,
because we know where they go. the mon
will be sure 10 follow. This programme
for Today wall be found in Il advertising
columns.
COMMUNICATION
is 10 the point. and We hope the Jockey
Club viii pay attention TO the suggest
ions:
Editors appeal: / would ask why. with
nearly sixty horses on the track in full
work, there should be only-a couple of
horses in each race on Monday and Tues
day to compete for the very liberal sums
offered by the Chickasaw Club? If l
were called upon to answer the question
/ should SAY that the gentlemen who now
own and run horses. do so in a great meas
Ure forthe Almighty Dollar; in fact, make
IL a business, or profession, and wish to
make 10 pay. They 10 not now, as 4 rule, !
90 much for honor or glory. That thcy
now ''ruu 10 win and sometimes by
losing win, l am only too sorry to believe
is the ease. If The gentlemen who 50
literally subscribe 10 get up~ races in
Memphis and other towns only know the
nice little arrangements entered into by
the owners and trainers Of horses twhO, !
10y tho way, are like lawyers, in private
all friends, but in courts appear TO ie the
bitterest foes could only know how the
wires are pulled, and the ease with
which the fortunate owners OF the two
or three best horses of the - Jason manage
to divide the spoils between them, they
would not be so willing in their subscrip-
tions. 1 fear that Monday and Tuesday
are not the only DAYS Of tins meeting that
we viii AVE poor entries.
Now. sir, with $1,000 added money by
the Club, we ought, and should, have
some frst-class racing. You Will ask
how il can be done. l will answer. bv
changing your programme; by taking
advantage Of the experience of the
Jerome Park and Saratoga Clubs, who
in their turn have copied from the great
English Cltf5s Of Epson, Newmarket,
DOnclster Nc.. Gc. / would suggest the
doing away in the spring with all two
ycar-Old races, and nOt more
Than one i'm the fall. Also. /
would hay two or three handicap
races, with penalties, for winners, after
The handicap is made. ! believe that in
the south and Southwest there is a preiu-
dice against haudiclps. What are owners
and trainers TO do with second and third
class horses? They are 10 be kept trained
and fed; their entrances are 10 be paid
IN fact. cost AS much a. the best horses. If
% throw them ont Of training, you will
have no fields OF horses, as out Of every
hundred horses trained, we have not more
than one firSt-class horse. Consequently,
we must have rae s that will allow all TO
start with an equal chance. At present,
such horses as rat C9ebaTne Cdgrie Athcr-
soa, etc, should nave a show with The
best horses of the day, and not have to
wait until the big guns are satisfied.
Now, 10 use the words Of Admiral
Rouse, 4 Handicapped ought 10 bring a
donkey and a race horse together. You
see what fields Of horses the handicaps
brought Out at jerome Park and Saratoga.
You see what a magnificent struggle a
handicap brought in the steeple chase at
Jerome Park about ten DAYS ago, between
sever horses, three finishing within a
head Of each other, after running two and
a half miles over a country, and the four
other horses all well up at the finish.
What has been well lone elsewhere, can
be equally as well lone in Memphis.
! VISA 10 call the attention Of such hon
ored supporters of the turf as Gen. Blu
ford, Keau Richards. and VIM. JenningsH
who own and run their horses in an hon
Orabie, square way, 10 my suggestions,
and have their opinion whilst in the city.
Yours, OLD TRAINER.
PLAID Buttons and Velvets received.
HERZOG & BRO.
Pho AxD Cox.-JOhn Donovan street. on.
the Rose Of 1Ipion, and the ROSE Of Tip