The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-26


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The Racing.
The meeting to-day at PimlicO has never had an
equal In the Southern States, and its success Is be-
yond all the expectations of those who have SO bril-
lianty projected the Maryland Jockey Club. In the
field there were hundreds of teams and below tie
quarterstretch six seven hundred carriages
drags and other turnouts; and on the
grand stand and quarter-stretch, and In
the field, with those who clustered ON the
surrounding banks there at least twenty thou.
sand people OF both sexes. There was most daz-
cling display Of toilets, ana enough OF the Maryland
beauties were present from Baltimore and Its vici.
nifty to consolidate all the jockey clubs in America,
and the interest and excItepent displayed during
the racing by the three orsfour thousand ladies
Club is Oden Bowie Governor OF Maryland. The
came on the other being walk over on the part OF
Mr.. Sanford's bay lilly Stamps for the for
s enson the SreMn asf
hurdle race. the Dinner Party stakes and mile
beaten. and the ''talent' had reverse-Oysterman
Jr., first. Foster second and Lady Petry third.
FISHERMAN, Jr., seemed to have no run in him
he was sulking as no passed the stand the
first time, and many attributed his defeat to
being oyerworked on the new track which
was very heavy when the horses came here and has
continued so up to to-day 1t Is, however, lmprov-
Is over. The time made in all the will appear
slow for such horses. but that win be explained by
the heaviness OF the course.
| The Dinner Party Stakes, two miles, for three
year-olds. l,ooo EACH $500 forfeit, had a field OF
Lexington out OF Bayleaf, and own brother to the
| good race horses Bayhower, Bayswater, Beacon,
ns sna oeons e Mr. we
! was one Of the original getters up OF the
stake. He was expressly reserved for 1t, and was
trained by William hayward, under the supervision
OF Mr.. Sanford himself. He was also ridden by Hay
ward, ana with much Judgment and patience. From
the qualities displayed by the other horses OF his
great running family he had all along been regarded
as likely 10 be very dangerous by good judges.
But he fell lame at Saratoga, and, as his
work was stopped it was almost universally
thought that he would be short of work. He Is q
very powerful colt. somewhat coarser about the
quarters and shoulders and strong racing points,
He looked big, especially about the neck. Mr.. San
very low, yet he ran like race horse when the
critical moment came, and won by above length.
and is owned by Major Thomas boswell, OF Virginia,
She was nominated by MIR. Withers. she is a hand
some chestnut flly with goou points, and ran fine,
game race. She had many friends, and came near
winning the money. Foster IL chestnut colt,
by Lexington, out OF Verona. by Yorkshire.
and the Travers Stakes by Kingfsher but
at the fall meeting at Jerome Park won the Lambard
stakes in tine style and with apparent ease SO much
was this the case that most people regarded this
race as almost certainty for him. and he was freely
backed at the extravagant odds OF two and three to
than he mad been at Jerome Park, where lie won;
but he showed no speed IN the race,
began TO fall on and, after being well the 'front.'
became fifth Yet he struggled honestly, and stand
ing long drive finished third at the glrths OF
Lcliptic. He was evidently Oh, and Captain Moore
attributes 1t TO his having been compelled
to give, him strong WORK in stir mud
last week. We have no doubt that this conclusion
Is correct. Susan Ann is a strong, good-0oking
bay MY, by Lexington out OF Roxana. She ran
rum and hnisned at Fosters shoulder. Finesse, the
chestnut tly, by Lexington, out OF Flligree, by
IN the LamDard Stakes; but she then had
cough, and she has no doubt improved, for while
she could then go about mile with Foster she was
well at the front In this race for nearly mile and
half She Is a very handsome, bloodlike lliy and
fast. She was in some pools as good iavorite
as any, with the exception OF Foster. Ida Grlssom
is chestnut fly by War Dance, out OF Mary
Cass. She had many hackers. but met five better
than herself to-day My Maryland, by Brown Dick,
out OF Fanny McAster, was not sold except in the
field. She made the running in front for about
mile, and her position past the half mile in the first
mile, where she held = good lead, elected many
plaudits from the ladies' and . rousing cheer from
the gentlemen OF Maryland
The result OF the race was heavy
blow to the hackers OF the favorite and a great
stroke Of luck for those who had bought PreaRness
Tor mere song,
The third race was very interesting event, there
being eight starters. The race was won by W. II.
Babcocks chestnut colt Conductor, after three
heats Ortelan taking the first.
The following are the details Of the racing
THE FIRST RACE,
This was hurdle race for oil ages, over eight
hurdles, weller weghtsl$5000 to the winner, S. 900
to the second horse. The entries were:-Mr
McDaniel's bay horse oysterman, Jr., land
Mr.. Donohue's bay mare Biddy Malone, the
former carrying 148 pounds and the latter 1870
pounds. FISHERMAN, Jr, was great iavorite at
the start. They had an even send-of, and the mare
soon cut out the work going over the first hurdle
which was stationed fifty yards from the stand two
lengths ahead Of Oysterman Jr. Going around the
turn the latter closed up. and they ran nose
and .ail 10 the second hurdle, when was stu.
ated the back stretch, little beyond
the quarter pole. Both Of the horses went over
prettly, and, running rapidly down the backstretch
took the third hurdle at the haiInlle pole in GAL
liant style. They then had a clean run around the
turn and up the homestretch where the fourth hur.
die was stationed, Biddy Malone stu showing the
way. When they ieaped this hurdle ana APP
proacned the stand Oysterman, Jr, began to fall or
a. II he was In trouble, although we thought that
he was taken with ut OF the suks az we had seen
him at Jerome Park stop in the seepe chase which
iately took place there He fell Off badly and was
SIX lengths behind Biddy when she passed the
stand. and further still behind her when she flew
oye- the fifth hurdle From there the end OYSTER
man. Jr., had no chance. He seemed TO labor Ia his
running and falter at the hurdles Biddy Malone
came rome winner by 100 yards making the dts
lance II 4:OO1.. The following Is
SUMMARY.
| HUPDLE RACE FOR ALL AGES IS, 600 10 the win.
nor ana 1900 70 the second horse welter weights;
J. D0nohue entered b. H. Bddy Malone, by star
DAYS. dam Oho, years old, 139 lbs. ..........
ID. MCDANIEL entered b. b. 0ysterman, Jr, by
Oysterman. Dam by imp. Phil Brown, o years
Time, 4.O01s.
ms race was followed by the galO2 of Stamps