Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-15
SECOND RACE.

SECOND RACE.
When the entries for the second race
were led out they underwent a careful in
spection. Carrie looked in fine fix, and,
indeed, all of the horses were looking
well.
Carrie was the favorite against the field,
Roberts and Tom being taken at even
terms for second place, while Derringer
and LObelia were scarcely thought of,
save by a few, as being in the race. There
were a select few who had faith in Der
ringer and took the odds against him.
The order to 'fRiders, mount !" was
given, and the large concourse in the cool
ing ground and stretch repaired at once to
the stand, while the jockeys were lifted
into their tiny saddles.
At the start, LObelia took the lead,
Roberts second, Derringer third, with the
| others well up. Derringcr shot ahead IL
the turn, and lead at the quarter pole,
with Lobelia second, Carrie third. Down
| the back stretch Carrie challenged Der
ringer, and neck and neck they went to
the half mile pole, with Lobelia, Roberts
and King Tom following in order.
In the three-quarter turn, Derringcr
gave Carrie the cold shoulder, and led
past the pole. They passed under the
string in l:55, with Derringer in the lead,
| Roberts second, Carrie third, Lobelia
fourth and King Tom fifth. This order
was maintained until the thrce-quarter
turn, when Carrie went up and took sec
| ond position. The run down home was
| quite exciting, Derringer passing under
the string in $500, Carrie second, Ro-
| berts third, Tom fourth and LObelia fifth.
The Colonel now made play, and shot TO
the front, passing the quarter and half
mile poles in the lead, Carrie second,
Derringer third, Tom fourth and Lobelia
fifth. Carrie now went to the front, say
| ing good evening to Roberts, but the Col
| onel begged to be excused, and once more
| led the van in the home stretch and under
the string in 5:43I, followed in order by
| Carrie, Derringer, Tom and LObelia.
The pace now pcrceptibly increased, but
the quarter pole was passed without
| change. In the back stretch Carrie took
the lead for moment and then resigned
it again to the Colonel, and the half mile
pole was passed without change also. In
the turn Carrie rushed ahead of Roberts
and the five swung rapidly into the home
stretch. Here Derringer came forward
CALAMITY, and shooting ahead of both the
| Colonel and Carrie, won the heat handily
| in 1861, Roberts second, Carrie third,
| LobeIia fourth and King Tom fifth.
Here was pretty kettle of fish;
Derringer winning a heat when he
had been summatily ruled out
by the knowing ones. An examination
of the horses soon restored confidence in
the favorite; for while she looked as fresh
as a daisy, the others looked rather fagg
ed, Derringer more so than any. The
betting, therefore, changed but little.
The second heat was one of the most
exciting and well contested we have ever
witnessed on a race course. At the start
Carrie led off, followed in order by LO-
bella, Tom, Derringer and Col. Roberts.
Derringer shot forward in the turn, the
Jockey seemingly unable to restrain him,
and took the second position. The quar-
ter pole was passed with Carrie IN the
lead, Derringer second, Lobelia third, Tom
fourth and Roberts fifth. In the back
stretch. Derringer went to the front and
led past the half and three quarter poles,
the other positions remaining unchanged.
When they swept under the string, in
1877, King Tomhad taken thirdposition,
Roberts fourth and Lobelia brought up
the rear. In this order they ran into the
home stretch, when his royal highness,
King Tom, led the squad, with the others
unchanged behind him. The two miles
were finished in this order in 1862. The
third mile was completed without material
variation in 5:45 and they entered the
fourth with with Tom leading, Derringer
second, Carrie third, Roberts fourth and
Lobelia fifth.
| In the turn the favOrite took second
place and this quarter was passed in the
following order; Tom, Carrie, Derrin-
ing evident signs of distress.
| Going down the back stretch, Roberts
took second place, Derringer third, Carrie
fourth and Lobclia fifth, and thus they
passed the half mile pole. Carrie now
let out link, and she and Roberts had it
round the turn. Down the home stretch
they ratified, whips and spurs at work,
but the silver-gray jacket of Carries rider
showed in the front, and she came in
winning the heat by several lengths in
7:4OI; Derringer being second, King Tom
third, Roberts fourth, and LObelia dis
tanced.
Carries stock now went up, the betting
was at large odds in her favor against the
field. The horses sweated out well, but
Derringer was thought to be the most
blown; Carrie looked as bright as a dollar,
while King Tom and Roberts recuperated
well.
The third heat may be briefly described,
though well and stubbornly contested,
every foot of the way.
Carrie took the lead and kept it from
the Jump, though crowded through the
first, second, third and part of the fourth
mile, by King Tom, who ran with a
gameness that proved his Lexington blood,
Derringer ran throughout the heat wait
ing race, trailing along in the rear until
the third quarter of the fourth mile,
when he ran for the heat, and secured the
second place.
Carrie, in all the heats, took most re-
markable amount of whipping and spur
ring, but came out looking the game race
horse she is.
The heat was won by Carrie in 1850;
Derringer second, King Tom third, and
Roberts fourth.
Thus closed the last day of the Spring
Meeting over the Metairie, and thus ended
one of the most remarkable and exciting
four mile races it has ever been our for
tune to witness.
Before dropping our pen, we would re-