Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-27
THE BALTIMORE RACES.
Exciting Contests Of Speed Yesterday

The second day OF the inaugural meeting of
he Maryland Jockey Club, at Pimlico, proved
as great success as the first. The attendance
OF the fair sex yesterday was again large.
TIE FIRST RACE
OF the day was the Supper stakes, a sweepstakes
or two-year olds, one mile, 500 entrance half
forfeit. For this race, there were originally
twenty-five subscribers, but only five entered
ana OF these A. Belmont's bay fily, Girl of NV
Heart; Thos. w. Doswells bay colt Eolus; AMI
A. 4. Lewis's chestnut flly. Leme were with.
drawn. This left the contest between NJ. III.
Sanfords bay FLY, Madam Dudly and Med .n-
ieFs chestnut colt, Harry Bassett. The morse
came in about three lengths ahead winning the
race. Time, li9
THE SECOND RACE
was the Monumental City handicap, two miles
Tor all ages; $50 entrance half forfeit the MARI
land Jockey Club to add IL 900. $500 to the first
horse and 500 to the second. There were orig
started, VIZ: Thomas w. Dosweli's bay horse
Add el-kader, years old; the same owners
bay FLY Midday, years old; George PerIy's
chestnut horse Crown Prince. years old, aud
4years Old. At the halt mile post on the second
mile Abd-el kader showed his head in front a
locality he persisted in maintaining to the end,
although in coming down the home stretch the
stubborn little mare. Midday, appeared to put
him 20 his utmost. He, however, pasSgd under
the string at least three lengths ahead, winning
rear. Time $50.
THE THIRD RACE.
Ihis was selling race, $500 for all ages. one
and quarter miles: horses to be sold for 81 500
to carry full weight; 81 go allowed pounds,
$50 allowed 4 pounds, and $500 allowed IA
pounds. There were three entries, viz: Spear
& Roberts chestnut horse Glencoe, Jr.. for
SI,oOO; John O'Donnell's bay horse Edenton. for
S'oo, and Gov. Bowio's gray horse St Patrick.
tor $500. Edenton passed the stand less than .
length ahead OF st. Patrick, winning the race
lime. %l9I. The horses were then put under
the hammer, but the auctioneer could get no
BID comming up to the price at which they were
entered, and they were withdrawn.
THE FOURTH RACE.
ine fourth and last race OF the day was the
breakfast stakes, for four years old-two miles
and repeat-S500 entrance, half forfeit. There
we're originally twelve subscribers to this stake,
put on cloeing ON Tuesday evening there were
only three entries, viz A. Belmont's bav colt
Glenelg, J. j. O'Fallon's brown oily Alta Vela,
ana w. X. Babcockis chestnut colt hclmSOld.
Glenelg won the. first heat, and on the second
mile, about the half mile post Glenelg Tapped
Helmbold, and they came down the home
stretch neck and meek, their noses being almost
even in passing the stand. The heat and race
was awarded to Glenelg by the judges, although
some Of TIE interested parties cried out for "a
dead heat" Time 3:4i Y.
There will be nothing done at Pimlico to-day,
day. Among the races for Saturday, the last
day, will be the Bowie stakes, four mile heats
for which seven frst-clAe horses will start, viz:
Glenelg, Add Kader, Niagara, Plautaaenet,
helmbold, Mamie Douglas and Carrie zther-
ton. This, 1t 70 enderstood, will b the groatest
i9pf. mile rsce Or tae psriod. To-day being the
those iond Of fast trQttine, viii have An oppor.
tunity Of witnessing spirited trot at the BsIti-
more Club Park, Herring Run. The trot IL for
purse OF $500, inside stake $50 each. mile
heats, best three in i've, in harness.