Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-21
TIE RACES.

l. RavE Day Fine AtGcndance-
sEeInbOId Beats CrOsSland-DOnO-
van Beats Sue DIOrrissey The
FaVOritcS Fail Again.
Throughout the morning the sky was
overcast, and the day was bleak and threat
,ning. But the attractions of the Post
stake and the second race were sufficient to |
lraw a very large crowd, equal to any pre-
vious day, to the course. The ladies braved
the weather, and filed full space in the
Grand Stand, and were as attractive as
could possibly be under the most favorable
conditions.
THE POST STAKE.
This race has been looked to as one of |
the most interesting of the meeting, being |
two-mile heats, both on account of the |
stake, and the character of the subscribers
as owners and runners of fast horses.
Tuesday night it was understood that Blu
ford's Grassland, Paul a Jackson's Charley
Walker. Babcocl's HelnbOId and Richards
q Kilgour's Carrie AthertOB were to start
In the pool-seling, Grassland was the
favorite against the field, Walker second and
IEeynbOld third Carve did not start, and
at the track previous to the races, the same
opinion was maintained as to the favorite,
and HelmbOgd displaced Walker as second,
the pools being in the ratio of 60, 35 and 20.
Tie First HeGt-He1sbOId, who won the
two mile dash the day before, took the lead,
closely followed by Walker, Grassland
showing a very small space in the rear
The first mile was made without alteration
of positions. all the horses running under
a steady pull The same positions were
maintained in the second mile to the last
quarter, when Grassland made a struggle
for the heat, passing Walker, and making
a magnificent run to the goal, losing the
heat by couple of lengths, while Walker
| pulled up as soon as the distance was
passed. Time, 3:464.
Second Hedt-The result of the first heat
disconnected the betters, and there was a
| general rush for the pool stand, where the
sales were lively and large CrOOsIGRd
| was now last in the confidence of buyers;
| and the steady ease with which HcIa6Old
| had carried the first heat, inspired the
| previous hackers of the other horses with a
| confidence that excited them to 90 largely
| upon the new favorite. But there was a
feverish uncertainty which made the pool
| ing various, indicating towards the last the
/ following value: HeJm6Old 275, Walker 90
| and Grassland 80. The horses cooled well,
and were in apparent good condition for
the next trial At the tap of the drum the
three left the post in a bunch, Grassland
taking the lead, Walker second, and
| Helns6old third. They ran in this order
| for amile and quarter. The contest was
/ close. and the friends of Grassland were in
| spired with new hopes. The entire crowd,
| including the ladies, were enthusiastic in
| their admiration of the performance. On
| the second quarter of the second mile Helm
| bold shot forward and took from Walker
the second position. Down the back
stretch he contended with Grassland for the
| first place. and on entering the last half he
was perceptibly ahead The contest was
now intensely exciting, and the run home
was as fine as ever witnessed, but HelM60ld
came under the string three lengths ahead.
winning the heat and the race in 343B,
Grassland second, and Walker last.
THE DUKE OF ORLEANS,
At the conclusion of the first race the
| Duke Of Orleans horse whose perfor-
mances on the turf have made his name
familiar throughout the country, was sold
l at auction to Mr.. Patterson for the sum of
/ S4OO This was a first-rate bargain, and
will no doubt prove SO to the fortunate
| purchaser.
SECOND RACE.
For an Association purse of $500, mile
heats McCormick's Sac N01riSSeg Rich
ards & Kilgour's John Kdg0ur, franklin s
D0n0gan, and Craig's Albion colt, named
| Sue was the favorite, Kflg0ltr next, and the
other two set down as the field in the pools,
| in the following proportions: MOrriSSeg
$50, Rag0ur lO5, the field 50-being three
to one on the favorite against the lot.
First H6dt-The start was almost per
feet, the whole going to the quarter post in
a bunch, where Sue MorriSSey took the
lead, RHgogr second, DoR0odR third, and
Crdig last. These positions were main
tanned throughout the heat, she winning it
with apparent ease, in 1:4S.
Second Hedt.-Everybody conceded that
the favorite was to be the winner without
doubt, and Sue sold four to one against the
field. and few takers at that odds But the
feet of coursers, as well as the wheel of for
tune. are uncertain. DOH0DdH in this heat
led off with spirit RilgOltr second, and
WOrriSsCy third. At the quarter post Sue
changed places with RagOur and run for
the heat and race. The struggle was an
! earnest and exciting one, but DOROUdH pre-
| served his rank and came under the string
two lengths ahead, RHg0Ur third craig
distanced. Time, 1:49(.
Third Hedt-The result of the second
heat was everything at sea, and pool-selling
was excited and wild 1t was confined to
those who had confidence In D0HOCaH, and
those who wanted to make their risks easy
At the start D0H0raH again led, 1H0r7issey,
second, Hilgour bringing up the rear, At
the half mile NoyrissCy gave way to XII
g0Ir, but it was of no use, DOHOCdH win
ming the heat easily, and the race in 1:52,
to the utter discontinue of the betters,
and to the admiration Of the disinterested
spectators.
THE RACES TO-DAY,
| Will be the Belle Monte stake, two mile
heats, and Association purse, mile heats.
In the first Versailles, AdRHie Douglas and
others are entered, and in the second a
number of tried and fast horses viii ap
pear