Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-23
THE RACES.

Large Attendance, i'm spite of Bad
Weather - Kitty Free winner i'm
Fifth Heat--A GaIIOp for the Two
Vile Purse.
The bills announced gallop for the first
purse of $500, two mile heats, which was
taken by Charley Walker, r. B. Cheat
hams entry. The second race was for a
purse of $500, mile heats, three in five. 1t
rained in the morning, and lowered till ?
P NJ, then a slow rain till night The
track was exceedingly disagreeable, both
for visitors and the horses. Yet the at
tendance was very large, and the running
was as satisfactory and interesting as on
any previous day. Theladiesshow their
usual interest, were present in goodly num-
bers, and deprived the weather of its de-
pressing effect, by their beauty and enthu-
siastic interest
SECOND RACE
After the gallop, the race of the day was
the idea'and topic. There were six entries,
ranking in the order named: Kitty Free
Victory, Lancer, DOnO0dR, Waterloo and
Sk11miSher. In the pools the horses sold
in the order above, at the Maxwell House,
night and morning, at $12O, $50, SAG, $28,
$2l, $40. At the track the pools were
$50, $55, 40, 81, SIS, $13-hittg Free
| about even against the field.
Tie First Hedt-After three attempts to
start, on account of VictOry'S indisposition
to go, there was good send of. KITTY
being outside, took to the fence, gained the
lead at the first quarter, kept it to the half,
/ when Victory was fourth at the start, third
| at the quarter, took the front and main
tanned it to the end, Kitty falling into the
fourth position, Waterloo fifth, and Slir.
niisher sixth. Time, l:5311
Second Hcdt-The result of the first wa.
a surprise, the condition of the track and
the known speed of the favorite not pre-
pairing the betters for the defeat The poo
stand now became the center of attraction
| Victory being fayoTite, the hackers of Rfttl
| pushing her well up, and the field still il
the ascendant against the new favorite. A
| the start DOHOgdR led, Victory second
KITTY third, the rest Juggling in the rear
| At the half mile the party struggled for the
heat, but Victory took the lead again, and
in the home stretch Kitty made a dash fol
the heat and only lost it by half length
| Lancer third, DOHOgdR fourth. Sk1rmiStel
and Waterloo giving up the contest, were
distanced Time, 1:51I
i 4 Ntfu IItut.-iuOiutI IlSn W llG Dbo
stand where Victory was supreme, having
won two heats and still regarded as in fine
| plight The pools now stood in the ratio
Victory $500, Kitty Free $50, and tht
field $40 At the tap of the drum there
was good send off At the first quarter
| Kitty took the lead, but D0RO0dR wen
up on the back stretch, and showed il
front at the half mile, Victory third, ant
Lancer fourth. Entering the home stretcl
Victory made a heroic effort for the hea
and only lost it by scant two lengths, Nut.
leading, D0Rocan third and Lancer fourth
Time l:5 Il. The success of Kitty wa
hailed by shouts of appreciation, and tn
result of the heat changed, again the as
pect of affairs in the pools.
| Fourth Hedt-The success of hlH.
Free terminated her hackers, and the shoy
of her ability to stand the mud, and a
many heats as might be necessary, place.
her again in the front, and in the pool sh
sold for lG0, while Victory stood at GO an,
the field at 40 At the beginning Of tn
heat Victory led, and so continued to tn
half mile, where Kitty took the front, an,
on the home run resigned the contest +
D0HOCdR, who made magnificent run 70
the heat, and lost it by length and a halt
LdHcer'S trainer failed to let him loose a
the proper time, and he started 30 or 4
yards behind, and remained in the rea
throughout the heat Time 1:51.
| rim Heat-htty Fire was now rc
stored in the confidence of her origina
hackers, and sold with avidity in the pool
at 30 to 80 against the field. The resul
proved her endurance. At the tap, whicl
was after two failures TO get off, Lance
took the lead and kept it for half mile
He then yielded to DonogaH, who kept
as long as he could, which was into tn,
home stretch, but was passed 10y KITTY Ere
in time to win the heat and the race; Ian
Ger third, and Victory fourth. Time, l:5j
| We have seldom seen race which wa
more intensely interesting, or whicI
afforded more enjoyment to spectators.
On account of the condition of the track
and other considerations, the races for to
morrow have been postponed till mex
| Wednesday