Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-24

large Attcndsnce-GOOd Sport
1CoRRECTIoN.-Owing to the fact that
the last heat OF the last race on Thurs
day was run in The rain, and the notes
of this reporter got &horoughiy wet
through, it was imp sable for US TO mslie
them ont and an error occurred in our
/ renJrt, causing us to give the race which
belonged to Theta to Crystal.
Yesterday was another red letter day
in the calendar OF the present TsciBg sea-
SOD. Not a drop Of rain fell during the
aight or day, although the clouds were
threatening enough, and the attendance
It the track was larger than on any pre-
giOus day Of the sessoD except Wednes-
fay. It was not quite 80 large as on that
day, however. IS
THE ROADS
leading out to the track were very
ausby and cut up, and almost every We
a.cle that went out was compelled TO go
around the house and lot st the turn
going toward the rae track from the
railroad terminus, and thus lose at least
three hundred yards. The street cars
and omnibuses, we are told, also bumped
themselves and ran st least Once an
1our, which is 8 great triumph over the
old style of twice a day, THE pleasant
little fiction Of ten minutes Oeing undtr-
stood to have always been . myth.
THE TRACK
not in good condition, and using the
estimate OF q rider and O1e OF the keen
est in the profession, at least three to
tour seconds to the mile slower than on
Thursday. The consequences was that
- v--g--sA-- % naF1nup mt EnnWfnu tho
relative "stayingn qualities of the ami
taRls. determined, Gs soon as they saw
the condition of things, net to go to any
extent on either OF the entries for the
THE FIRST RACE.
This was the race of the meeting. The
Memphis Post Stake, for $1,000 three
nile meats; three or more TO nil. The
were as follows:
James Conlisk enters b. h. Little Mack, by
Eclipse; dam by W6atherbit. COloIS: Blue
j. Mcnanon enters blk. n. Pat Cleburne,
;ged, by Hiawatha; dam imp. hmu. Colors-
E warwick enters cht. h. Transit, I'VE years
I'd, by Bleakwind. Colors-reda and blue, white
ash.
Pools sold in this race bsfore the horses
we're brought out at varying prices. The
average on Little HACK; however,
against the field was So to Is on Transit,
md l4-I5 on Cleburne.
On the draw, Little Mack got the pole,
the second and Cleburne Outeide.
The first attempt at q start was success
ul, and the drum tapped with Little
TACK leading Transit by a neck and
Jleburne by nearly a length. The pO-
ition was held TO the first qusrter-nOne
4 the animals seeming to be going at
,aaa ill., E.NF nannA A. thu nnnEFnF 4
.Jieburne jumped forward and took the
cad, which be maintained down the
Jack stretch, widening the gap st the
hree-quarter pole to at least fifty yards,
letween him and Little Mack, Transit
nearly double that distance be-
lind and Little Mack's rider keeping
iim tightly in hand. From the
bird quarter to the turn Little
iack made q brush for the
root and lessened the distance be-
him and Cleburns at lesst half,
transit also picking up en- the home
The first mile was msdein 2:O2,
he horses crossing the string in the
indicated, which position they
maintained to the half on the second
1und, where Transit commenced going
p and materially lessened the light
him and Little Msck, who also
up Gl glshurle, They came
as1y down the home stretch on the
eGOnd mile, each rider apparently hold
in his hGrse; CisbuTns leading, Lit
10 Mack close behind, and Transit bring
lg up the rear, crossing the string on
be second mile in 4:04. From the time
string wa passed it was man
that the struggle had just
egu0, and the riders Strengthened
iemselvss in their saddles and
uckled Sn to their work. Little
fAck, SIS soon az he felt the pres
lre removed from his BIT, spFsng for
'aTd Ike an uncsged bird, and took the
sd away from Cleburne. a change
lsJ seemed 10 come Oyer the spirit of
'~FaEsit's dreams, and he too lesped for
ard and Tapped ClebDrne just as Little
Lack calamity placed himself q length
heed Of him. From this to the hall
le contestants seemed all to be well
own to their work, and no change was
ia their position, Here Cieburne
lade q temporary squirt and went upon
rsns,t a very little, but the advantage,
any were gained, Was speedily lost.
he turn was made, Little Mack leading
by three or four lengths, and
following fifty yards behind
4 this way they came down the home
reich, al seeming very much blown,
nd crossed tbe string, Little Mack win
ing the heat by four lengths and Gle
barely saving his distance, and
i, apparently, well tagged out. Time,
III.
SECOND HEAT.
Little Mack's stock went Up slightly
D this result, but, as it was already q
conclusion with most Of the
the change was merely nominal.
coils were selling st froa ninety to a
Undred to ten On him against the field.
The second start IVES very much like
he first, Cleburne leading, Little Mack
.cond, and Transit q half length or so
shind st the quarter, which YVES made in
the horses strung out in that order,
ieburne increasing the distance between
and Little Mack thtee lengths,
nd Transit tagging the same distance
Ia this order they came around
} the string on the first mile, gradually
-idening the distance between each
5ner, out all under a strong pull, Gle.
urne leading by seven lengths.
ne first mile was made
/ 2:l04. In the second round
lere Was but little change until the turn
as made, when Little Mack brushed
nd climbed up on CiebuFne a little. They
uDder the string O~eeupViOO the