Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-25
II RACES.
spring Meeting, lsss-Last Day.
Resume for the Week.

1.-THE last day Of the races'' was thu
rallying cry which brought together 8
the track yesterday q much larger eroWC
than would have attended under any
other circumstances, with b clouds
looking so portentous of q storm. AS II
was, in despits their threateniDgs, about
a thousand persons assembled on the
grounds TO enjoy the last Days sport.
The ladies' stand was fuller team on any
previous day-with tie exception, par
maps, OF Tuesday; and We notice among
the fair attendants yesterday some Of our
best known lesders of the hdot TOM. The
track, while not quite so bad as the pre-
viOus day, was still very heavy, and fit
for anything but "lightning time.n
THE FIRST RACE
was for the Consolation purse, $3.50, for
horses that have not won a RAGS during
the week; TO be Handicapped the day
preceding the race mile meats $50 to
the second horse.
The entries were only two, as follows /:
r B. Cbestham enters b. C. ffisr, by Bill
CheaGham dam by Lexington. Colors :
white ana blue trimmings.
j. q. Ba-antiue enters .. N. Agnes Donovan,
six years old, by bexir gton. dam Little
Peggy by Cripple. CoIors-rsd a white.
IL lLC Bo@A9 O~A WA1 NaC
Of IL to 2 to l..
B. fi5r won the pole, throwing Agnes
outside, and on the send-of got the lead
Of her considerably, the mare acting
OGdly. Sac so0n went for him, how
ever, AMI gathered him ct the quarter.
Here they had IL pretty closely for q lit
to way, bat B fhe r soon commenced to
leave her again, and at the half led her
by a full length-the half being made in
IL. On the back stretch Agnes made
another effort to come up, but it Yves no
90, Bsffisr holding his own, and adding
to it, from the turn to tbs string, passing
it four lengths ahead of the mare, and
making the heat Ia 1:50.
SECOND HEAT.
Bets were now offered on 3 fl II five
70 one, with few takers.
a good start vas made and the turn
vas m@[ie neck and neck. Agnes taking
the lead st the quarter, holding il down
rhs back stretch AID nearly to the third
quarter. Here the horse went forward
and took the lead, coming down the
lome strsteh three lengths ahead and
winning the neat and race. Time, 1:504.
r. b. Cheatbam enters b. c, Bafier, by
Sill Cheatham dam by L"exingtOn.-.-I /
l. a. BaJantins enters b.. M. Agnes Dono-
van. SIX years Old, by Lexington, daHa
Little Peggy by Cripple -------.--.-.---2 2
SECOND RACE.
This wss for the WOrshRm House
purse, $500, mile heats, three in FIVE, free
for all, 500 to the second horse. The
entries were as follows:
5. Leonard enters chit. b., Rochester, years
old, by imp BO2n'e Scotland; dam Lady Ian.
caster. Colors-red and white.
lanes LgnlfSE enters ID. ID. IRrEln. bV Lay /
out OF Magenta Colors-b-ues and blue,
orange sash.
on, three years old, by Rogers; dam by En-
oasssdOr. COlors-Thlte, blue IimmiDgL
Peter Nutshell enters ?. b. E'gin, four years
Emu. ColOrs-rod, white and red
In the pools Larkin wa the favorite
fifty to thi t. on L ZZie Tom,inson, Eigin
ard Rochester ssiltf g about even eight
to ten.
A. the draw Larkin won the pole,
Tomdnson second, Rochester
1hird and Eigin outside. Larkin took
tbs lead and held It, the others following
n a buSch. At the quarter Rochester
left E gin, moved up on Lizzie and
her, by a neck. Lsrkin continued
20 lead to the half, ghen Lizzie brushed
passed Rochester, again and went for
aIm. A very pretty struggle ensusd
down the bsck stretch, resulting in LIZ
L;e's fl mixing Larkin snd making the
third quarter meek and neck. Thus they
e&uns around the turn and down the
home stretch, "nip and tuck, nip and
until half way dnwnli il, when
becoming tired of her company,
without saying f" by your leave msdsm,n
babe her good by, and came under the
strirg three lengths sbeaf OF her, win
mig the heat, Lizzie second, Eigin
and Rochester four-s. Time,
l:5O3.
SECOND HEAT.
Larkin's fras were jubilGat, the
only trouble with them being that they
couldn't iUd enough hackers for the
other nsgs 10 take up their bets.
At the rerd-of Rochester took the
lead, and he'd il to near the quarter,
L.zz q jumped up and took It away
from him, holding It till the quarter was
Rochester, however, mad no idea
81 " giving it up so" aud went for her
again, and they ran neck aGd neck to
.ne halt, Larkin holciDg back and taxing
things easy. Down the back stretch
Rochester forged ahead 3 half length,
BAT before the third quarter was resehed,
determined that he would like q
little OF the chicken pie, and 50 made for
he front, taxing it easily az the turn,
and came down the b3nsstretch as If
had hsppened, two lengths
shead, passing Ulder the string two
ahead Of gin, who, meantime,
brushed up aad passed Rochester
Time, l:5l4.
THIRD HEAT.
Bets OF ten to ere on Lsfkin were nov
with no takers. Lxrkin got the
cad sgsin, Rochester and L gin follow
.ng neck and neck, close behind him, to
.he turn, where Larkin's rider gave him
! little timJsr, and he SHOT forward like
n arrow, puttiDg three or four lengths
between him and them. At the quarter,
Rochester went ahead OF Elgiu, aud held
lis gain to the hall, there making his
a lengthI and holding it down
ne bsck stretch. AT the head of the
Iome stretch Lizzie male 3 struggle to
,ome up, aud gained q little aRk EIgin
vent for Rochester, pushing him hard,
Jut falling 10 make the tFjp. Larkin had
hing5 ali his oYl way, and came in
with two lengths to spsre, ROehes-
er second, Eigin third, and Lizzie fourth,
winning the heat and race. Time,
.:5l2.
SUMMARY.
Wcrshsm House purse-S400; mile
leats, three in live, free for all-SlOO to
second horse.
James COnlisk enters b. b. Larkin by
lexington dam /
Il. b CHeathsm enters b. T. Lizzie Tom.
ins9n, three years old, by Rogers; dam
~ 4 al
Peter Mitchell enters blk. n. Eigln. Jour
1ears old, ty shelby dam Lady Bury, by
IN pQrle1 , y
s. Leonard enters chit. %. Rochester, I'VE
7ears old, by imported Bonnie Scotland
lam Lady Lancaster .......-...-. 3 2
Time, l:5U1a, E5l1z, l:5lA.
Third RACE.
Pal Gallor15 pursa GI00 = uniIo bo0Fs.