Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-07
THE CITY.
BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATIONS
Spring Meetang-Th,ra Day

Spring Aeeting-Third Day.
The interest in the racing over the Nash
vile course on the third day Of the meet
ing was in nowise abated, and, in fact
fully equalled to the demonstration O
either ofthe preceding days. The congre'
CATION of spectators was immense, the ladies
keeping up and making good all we were
led TO expect from their presence on the
first and second days. Many of Nash
ville's rarsst beauties frightened the pros.
pect and enlivened the scene. The shower
of Wednesday evening had most welcome
effect upon the weather, inducing breeze
delightful beyond description, subduing
the dust in a most admirable manner, snd
placing the track in unprecedentedly good
condition. 1t was, in truth, never before
In such admirable condition.
The pool selling was none the less ami.
mated, Versailles being heavy favorite,
as will be observed from a glance at the
following pool:
Hertzog so
Mamie douglass. ........................' 80
olgnal Llgnt-..................... la
The hour of two arrives, and the horses
are called up for start in the first race,
being Cumberland Stake, No. l, mile
heats, purse worth $500. OF the eight en-
tered for this purse, only four came
to the string, viz: Versailles, Hertzog,
Mamie Douglass and Signal Light.
Positions are taken for the start,
with Mamie Douglass on the inside,
Versailles next, Hertzog and-went
to the fence, the owner of Signal Light con-
GLIDING at the last moment to pay forfeit
and save him for some other better thing.
Asplendid send off is gotten, Hertzog taking
the lead, promptly followed by Versailles,
Mamie Douglass bad third, making the .
first quarter in this position in &c. When
Versailles makes q break for Hertzog,
Mamie worse third, dashing thds down
the stretch, making the half mile in 5l3.
Versailles here collars Hertzog, and drives
for the heat, Mamie likely to be distanced
notices than 100 yards in the rear. Com
ing into the turn, Her,zog shakes
Versailles, and Mamie drives
for front seat, and most gallant effort
she makes, closing the gap and pushing at
Herizog's aide for the heat. He, however,
had too much advantage, and takes the
heat with Mamie just up and second,
Versailles third, in the magnificent time Of
1861, amidst great excitement.
This changed matters in toto, the know
ing ones again dropping heavily.
Ia the pooling Herizog would bring
$3.50, Versailles $3.50, Mamie Douglass
$125.
Riders are changed on both Versailles
and Mamie Douglass, and they are
called up for the second heat with
positions as won by the first heat,
Hertzog on the inside, Mamie next and
Versailles next the fence, and a splendid
send-off is gotten, Hertzog again taking
the lead, pressed by Versailles, Mamie
close up, making the quarter in 25, Hertzog
and Versailles driving down the stretch
neck and neck, Mamie running at ease in
the rear, making the half mile III 81
Herizog makes daylight between himself
and Versailles, and Mamie drives for his
and takes it, but to no effect, Hertzog
coming home winner of the heat and race
by length in 1:46i, Mamie second, and
Versailles bad third. Such time has not
been made over this track for many year,,
and but few performances equal to Mamie
Douglass first run in the first heat in clos
ing the huge gap she did in the last quar-
ter. Considering her condition, which
was by no means good, the short time she
has been 10 training, and the bad manage
ment of her rider the first heat, it was in.
deed remarkable.
SECOND RACE.