Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-19

EdSts>t NOit bsiCe Oh HEeCOru-tlDy
the Winner-CadwaIIa Fam
burg Runaway and third.
Seldom In the history Of our turf has
there been a larger or more fashionable
crowd on the first day of any previous
meeting. The weather was very fine. the
track in excellent condition, and the time
most gratifying. Every circumstance
favored the interest of the occasion. The
ladies were out in force, and added by
their smiles, their beauty and enthusiasm.
to the success of the occasion. In the first
race there were 80 entries-1O started.
In the sale of pools on Saturday night
Cadwallader's Hamburg in the Young
America stake was the favOrite, Claws
Australian tilly and Buford's Lynchburg
being next, with Smiths Regent, Cheat
hams Brown Dick FLY, and Wards Man
dane, and the field in the order mentioned.
Yesterday morning the opinion of the
public was not materially changed. and at
the track Hamburg maintained his su-
prcmacy, the rest coming in their previous
order, with slight variations.
FIRST RACE-Nae Dash.-Ten bcauti-
full two year olds, as fine as could be mus
tered in the land, were brought out. In
a field of so many colts a good start was
difficult. The result of the first ATTEMPT
was failure. In the second the same
occurred, but Hamburg left the post and
ran for the heat by himself. His rider
lost control of him, and he went around
the track at full speed The spectators
shouted at l.
Torrance. At the end of the first mile
his rider seemed to have as little control of
him as at the first, and he continued his
race to the end of the second mile, when
he was stopped with difficulty. Having
run two miles at speed under pull. the
spectators regarded him as off. But the
proprietor proposed a rest of 20 min
utcs, TO which the judges assented. This
complicated the race, and the crOwdrushed
To the stand Of the bookseller TO see how
the matter was regarded by the initiated.
The pool-selling was now between Clay
and BufOrd'S entries, which was nearly
even, closing with Clay as the favorite.
Hamburg still third in the general estima-
ton, while Cheatham, Ward and the field
had the same value as before.
At the tap the whole field came TO the
string and moved off in fine style. Lynch
burg took the lead, Clay second, Hamburg
third, the entire field handsomely follow
ing suit. The leading positions were
maintained till the home stretch, when
Clay shot to the front, winning the race
by few feet of daylight, the entire field
coming in close order, in lao 1-2.
No such time was ever made over the
course by two years olds. And
II Is a most extraordinary race in the gen
eral history of the American turf. The |
oldest hOrSemen present expressed in |
warm terms their admiration of the re- |
performance
SECOND RACE.-In the Rock City Belle |
Stake, of the 10 entries only three started.
trankn's Bulletin, Buford's Versailles
and Cheatham's Battle. In the pools Yer
'ailles was the fayorite against the field
by 500 to $50. The first heat was well
contested between Battle, who took the
cad, and Versailles, who followed to the
lait mile, when they locked and ran
through the third quarter together. In
he home stretch, Versailles took the lead,