Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-10-15
T.HE CITY.
BLOOD HORSE AsSo
CITATION.
Fourth Days sport.
Three Vile Dash and Best Three In
Five.
The Favorise Dis.ancea.
Morgan Scout and St Ierer ms
Winners

The fourth day of the fall rnaatin, -,
tine Nashville course has come and 800
:fand the Association has been blaasaa III
.Songnt, beautiful and exceedingly pleasani
8~eatner. In this respect there could bav.
Eoeen no Improvement The attendants
yesterday was In keeping with preyior,
Soays, large and brilliant The ladies' stani
Twas radiant with the beauty of this anf
tine adjoinining counties, and the presence
- so many ladies during the week has in.
leased the interest and attractions to ]
i FIRST RACE.
Ihs frst race yesterday was an Associs.
1on purse, all ages, for $500, three mills
cash: There were only two contestant
TOT the purse, the famous Morgan Scout
Nwno Is ready to start out on a race eve,,
LAY IN the year, and the handsome TttIs
Aniiy, Irene Shepherd. The former il an
sold stager. He knows every foot of ground
ION every track In the country. and whar
80 disposed, can measure distance viii tbs
Soest He was of course the favorite IN
sfaet 1t was nearly reduced to a certaintv
before starting that he would win the race
{ At the appointed hour the Contestants an
severed to roll call, and at the tan of tha
sdrum, STATED on their stretch of three
miles. For the first and second miles thev
moved along side by side, but after enter-
ing upon the third mile, the Scout left his
companion and continued EIGHT or Zen
Hlengths In advance to the string. We oiva
sas follows summary:
Lee Paul's g Morgan Scont bv Iobr
Morgan dam Lizzie Morgan, by imp
Glencoe, years old. n
Z. L: Cralgs Oh f Irene Sheppard, by
BOD johnson, dam Fanny Bugg, by
Ambassador, 3 years old. ...... q
T1me-5:384.
SECOND RACE.
Ihls was also an Association purse. AMI
iages, $500, mile heats, three in i've VIII
EIGHT entries. There we're a LARGE nnmha-l
'of pools sold on this race, no two of vbicbI
were alike. At the opening Regent wssl
sthe favorite, then Allie Hunt. then A.
sheld, and vice versa Towards the close
lhegent, however, was an established "a
vorlte, the field second, Allie Hunt third
1and Village Blacksmith fourth.
FIRST Heat-St. Leger took the lead. with
Beulah at mis- heels, Blacksmith and AIlie
Hunt abreast well up, and the balance in
Tandem. This position was kept for over
4 half mile, when the Village BLACKSMITH
passed Beulah and entered the home stretcb|
about half length in rear of St Iaoer
FROM the tune the turn was made, the con-
Pest between st. Leger, Beulah and Car
lotta was exciting, but st. Leger succeeded
IN reaching the stand first. Time, I:4S4-
Regent and Cheatham's gray colt being
idIstanced. n
Winning The first heat did not make ST
,Leger the favorite, the first pool being
knocked down as follows: Allie Hunt s4O.
.St Leger $35; Village Blacksmith SAT 4
Field S27. A few more pools in that nro'
portion, and then the Field was by odds
the fsvorite.
Second Heat.-St. Leger again lead
closely pressed by Beulah, CarIotta being
well up. The struggle was to all intentsl
and purposes between st. Leosr and
beniah, the former continuing in the lead
TO the stand. Time, l:484,
Notwithstanding that two bests had
been take1'by st Leger, he was not vet apl
established favorite, the Field having tbel
most hackers, and Allie Hunt selling about
even with st. Leger.
Ihlrd heat.-St. Leger again leads, with
|OaIlotta next. The first quarter passed.
'and the blacksmith reverses positions with
'Cariotta. From the half to the three
quarter pole the Blacksmith tests the spesd
lof st Leger, but it was no go. Entering
the home stretch Carlotta takes after 81
Ledger, but she too was UNEQUAL to the
task, for the string is reached and St.
Ledger has the heat and the race. Time.
lag.