The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-10-28
The Baltimore Races.

auSuTaLlOn OF Tic IlfSJ annual races OF the
Maryland Jockey Club an association of
gentlemen from several States who take an
interest in the turf and thoroughbred horse
flesh. The Club, organized mainly through
the liberality of Governor Bowie, already
numbers among its patrons such men as II.
7. Helmbold, John Morrissey and A. Bel
mont of New York, Gen. Dick Taylor of
Louisiana, Mcdaniel and boswell of Virginia.
and many other patrons of the turf, well
known for their fine horses and great wealth.
The horses entered for the several days
races were about fifty in number, and among
the most noted in the country, the winners
of stakes at Long Branch, Saratoga, Nash
vile and the jerome Course for the past
several seasons.
We observe among the entries E. S. Rog'
els' chestnut horse Hanover, years old by
Planet dam Lucy Haxall
The races commenced Tuesday, at the
Pimlico Course, with great attendance of
spectators and the brilliant success of the
series was assured by the result.
observers" upon the ground, in his magnifi-
cent turnout of six in hand and great
throng of other notabes of national repute
The first race, on Tuesday, was n hurdle
weights $500 to the winner, 5000 to the
second horse. There were two entries-D.
McDanieps bay horse, Oystermah, and Joseph
Donohue's brown mare, Biddy Malone
won by the latter.
The second race on the programme was a
match for $4,000 a side, half forfeit, two
miles, between John Hunters brown colt
Naragansett, 4 years old and NJ H. Sanford's
bay filly Stamps, 3 years old. Narragansett
not being in condition, his owner paid the
SIS 900 forfeit.
The third race was the dinner party stakes
just started at Saratoga last year, it being
dash Of two miles for thrce-year old colts and
tillies-$1 900 entrance, half forfeit. There
were thirty entries, out of which only eight
started-the entrance and forfeit money
| footing up $40 900 to the winner. The fol-
lowing were the horses named for the stakes:
Moore & Coffee's CHI. C. Foster, blue and blue;
M. III. Stanford's b. C. Preakness, dark blue ::
John F. Chamberlain's b. f. Susan Ann,
green and green; A Belmont's CHI. f. Finesse,
maroon jacket, red sash and cap; Bowie &
Halls ch. f. My Maryland, white and red
d. d. Unthers CHI. f. Eclptic, orange and
orange; Keen and Grissom's Oh. f. Ida
Grissom, scarlet and scarlet.
The horses came in in the following order,
after an exciting stretch :-1st, Preakness;
I'd, Ecliptic; Sd, Foster 4th Susan Ann;
9th, Finesse 9th, Ida Grisson, and 18th My
Maryland. latter falling in the rear on the
home stretch, when apparently all hope of
winning the race was gone.
Third race for purse of $3.50, mile heats
for three years old that had not won single,
race of 81 600 or over during the year, to
carry 100 pounds. There were eight entries
as follows e. S. Rogers's chestnut colt
Hanover, color blue and red sash w. r.
Babcock's bay colt Conductor, scarlet, and
blue cap and jacket; F. M. Halls chestnut
colt Ensign, black and orange; Gaffney &
Tullys gray gelding Dennis Burns, formerly
Charette,) orange, with blue sash; Gov.
Bowie's chestnut filly Hilarity, white and
red Bacon & Hollands chestnut colt Mozart,
blue, with yellow cap John Hinchman's
brown FLY Lady Petry, red and red Car
roll & Coar's brown colt Ortolan, drab, with
green sash. Ia.. ..ar. ....F.
The horses came to the post in the follow.
ing array: 1st Ortolan I'd, Lady Petry; 3D.,
Mozart; 4th, Hilarity 9Th, Dennis Burns;
9th Conductor; 18th, Ensign; Hanover being
distanced. Lady Petry was the favorite at
and before the starting.
Mr.. M. H. Sanford, the owner of Stamps
and Preakness, on the forfeiture of Narragan-
settle with the former, and the Dinner party
stakes, won by the latter, pockets upwards of
$4,000. One New Yorker who had lost
$4,000 on the previous heats, SO managed to
back Conductor in the last brush between
that horse and Ortolan, that he won his
money back and some $4,000 beside DIR.
Helmbold is also report ed to have been a
very successful better.
The first race on Wedne sday was the Sup
per Stakes, sweepstakes for two-year olds,
one mile 500 entrance, half forfeit The
contest was between NJ H. Sanford's bay
filly Madam Dudley, by Lexington, dam
Britannia, and McDaniels chestnut colt Har-
ry Bassett, also by Lexington, dam Canary
Bird. Won by Harry Bassett, by about three
lengths. Trime 1.494
The second race was the Monumental City
Handicap, two miles, for all ages $50 en-
trance, half forfeit, the Maryland Jockey Club
to add 81 900, $500 to the first horse and
5000 to the second, There were originally
eight subscribers, out of which only four
started, viz Thomas w Doswell's bay horse
Abd-el-Kader, 8 years old, by Australian,
dam Rescue; the same owners bay filly Mid
day, years old, by Eclipse, dam Ninette;
George Perry's chestnut horse Grown Prime Q
years old by Yorkshire, dam Margaret, and
A. Keen Richards's sorrel mare Sue Dough-