The New York herald., 1871-11-01
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
Fine Attendance and Capital
d baaS Racing. m So
Dick Jackson Winner Of the Hurdle Handicap,
Joe Daniels tho Central Stakes, Alroy the /,
Consolation Purse, $500, and Con-
ductor the Handicap Purse, ~,
S12c0, Two-Mils HeatA

vuAASWotAoA 1uno, VOVU, buu Cour .r.
ductor the Handicap Purse, s.-
-, sl,2c0, Two-Mils HeatA
sfs4t 4....s4t - BALTIMORE, Oct. 81, 1871.
The Maryland Jockey Club races terminated to-day
most brilliantly. There was q nne attendance and
everything passed on satisfactorily. The meeting,
u u pleasant to mention, has been financial sue
cess Four races were run to-day In good ume con-
sidering the heavy state OF the track, the rst being
hurdle race, the second mile dash for two
year-olds, the third dash of mile and a-han BY
beaten horses and the fourth atwo-mlle- heat race
F rol3.t3s THE FIRST RACE Es1N el
was hurdle handicap for all ages, two miles, over
eight hurdles $500 to tine first horse and 500 to the
second There were TWO acceptors of the weights
imposed, these being A. Tayi0r's chestnut horse
DICK Jackson, by Revenue, dam Victoria, six years
Old llO pounds and R Shea's bay colt Astronomer.
BY Asteroid, aam BY Sovereign, three years, 11S
pound. There was no betting on this race as both
horses belonged to the same stable and the public
did not care about investing OH either OF them.
Dick Jackson won by half length. The following
b Q summary
eight hurdles; $4OO TO the iirst ana $500 to the
second horse.
4. Taylor entered ch. h. Dick Jackson, BY Reve-
nue., dam Victoria, 8 years, l40 lbs.
Richard snea entered b. c. Astronomer, by Aste-
rolds dam Sy sovereign, years. ll8 lbs........
Time, ALI.
GiOcs 4sse THE RACE. At& 9#
Astronomer took rne lead, and was three lengths
In front at the first hurdle, which was stationed 100
yards from the judges stand. The second hurdle
was placed across the middle Of the backstretch,
and Astronomer led one length wnen he went over
n. both horses making clean jumps The third
hurdle was near the bend into the lower turn, and
when Astronomer made that jump ne was three
nd Of Iapk Tho
pretty sharply around the turn ana up the home
ssretch to the fourth hurdle, Astronomer still show.
ing the way, three lengths ahead. As they passed
the stand Astronomer five lengths in front, and
ne jumped the fifth hurdle about three lengths in
they came to the sixth hurdle Astronomer led only
one length. He kept his advantage over the seventh
with him. and they ran head and head to the eighth
hurdle eSn and jamped II together: very pretty race
vlc.ory TO DICK JACKSON by naI lenth. Time. s:z1
THE SECOND RACE
was I0r the Central Stakes for two.yearolds, one
15OO For this there were thirty.one entries three
q which came to the post. These were r. w.
dam Fioride % D. MsDanei % Co Chestnut co joe
D2niels BY Australian, dam Doll Carter, and Gov.
lone, dam sally Woodward. Joe Daniels was the
fav0rite over the field at the long odds or 100 70
CENTRAL SrAKEs-For two-year-olds, one mile,
SSS entTance play play or pay. club to ada $500 closed
ID Mcdaniel 4 Co. entered en- 9. Joe Daniels,
r. W Cameron entered b. invcrsnaia, by
Governor Bowie entered ch. T. Rebba, BY JACK
Malone, dam Sally woodward. d.................. 8
4gtgs ss ffHi THE RACE s,f
Joe Daniels jumped OF with the lead, Inversnad
Daniels led Two lengths, which advantage ne car
RED to the quarter polo, Reoba being four engIhs
made au effort to pass JOe but when she reached
his saddle girth the colt was let loose and he In
Btantly dashed away from her, and Was TWO lengths
In front at the hall mile pole. Rebba was. out
paced, and was six lengths behind at that
sSosSer effort to overtake joe but sne only reached
his tan. He gallo2ed strong up the homestretch,
a n a the Ksy6a %as ssa s y
behind Inyersnald.
was the Consolation Purse OF $500, for horses OF all
ages beaten during meeting, one and hall miles.
There were i've entries. comprising W.. Il: Bah
dam vesper Light, three years old; N. II. sanord's
bay colt Preakness, bv Lexington, dam Bay Lear,
AIroy, by Australian, dam Nelly Gray, three years
old; Struggled u Stanhope's bay colt Frogtown, by
old, and A. Be!monts chestnut colt BY the Sea, by
Thormanby, dam Bernice, three years old: Preak.
was @ ne ~ ne oy Vr s
race IN clever style, proving nimse capital race
horse. m
beaten during the meeting; one and half miles,
Jos. Donahue entered ch. {. Alroy, by Australian,
n Il. SAM Sanford 'i entered b. G. Preaknsss, by Lex.
ington, dam Bay Leaf, years. ............:....
A. Belmont entered ch. G. BY the sea, oy Thor-
strinaSeid ~ { stanhcpe entered b. {. Frogt,wn,
by Bonnie scotland, dam 0y Lexington. years. 4
W. r. BabcocK entered ch. I. Nellie Ransom, by
jack Malone, dam vesper Light, years.
t~l i4onnfi ~ Time, 2:49H. Nl. f.fr al
THE RACE.
Frogrvwn took the lead, BY the Sea second,
Alroy third. Nellie Ransom fourth, Preakness fifth.
Airoy ran TO the front around the lower turn Frog
town second, By the Sea third, Nellie Ransom
fourth, Preakness fifth. Tney swung lnro the home.
sretch In this way, and when passing under the
FrogtOwn, who was two lengths IN advance OF BY
the Sea, Nellie Ransom and Preaknes5 side and SIDE
Of Nee saasop sap
tnird Preakness fourth ~ the Sea nlih The racing
dong Ser 6ss e
ran n Ho sesond pace M afd 1 made dss
foped away from MIN and opened a gap OF six
lengths around the lower turn, Frogtown third,
four lengths further OH, by the sea fourth, and Mel
lie Ransom 1lth. Alroy ran under q pull up the
homestretch and won the race by eight lengths,
Preakness second three lengths In front OF BY the
Frogtown, Nellie Ransom being pulled up far down
the stretch. Time OF Inc mile and hall, 2:4e,s.
fnMh 43 THE FOURTH RACE & n
was handicap purse of 200, for all ages that have
run during the meeting, two mile heats; $500 TO the
Were Wsre eSSt .ae ra
Babcock's bay colt CONDUCTOR by Australian. dam
Nss Ssy y S 5y y
four years old. lo4 pounds; +. NJ HAIRS bay coit
years, 90 pounds; w. w. Gienn's chestnut red.
Ing Wanda oy yandal. dam slipper, SIX
years old, 90 pounds T.. s. Rogers
chestnut colt Hanover, by Planet dam
Lucy Haxall three years old, so pounds; T. b. & w.
r, Davis bay horse Allie Hunt, by vandal, dam
Nora Creana, five years old, 90 pounds Struggled 4
Stanhopes chestnut hlly CaJna, py Australian, dam
by Lexington, four years old, 90 pounds, ana A.
Bemont's chestnut ally Finesse, by Lexington, dam
Fllllgree. four years Old 100 pounds. Midday was
Won the race after three closely contested heats.
i. HANDICAP PURSE, 81, ,2O0-For oil ages that have
run during the meeting, two mile heats; $500 to
FIRST 5000 10 second aud xl00 10 the third horse.
w. Il. Babcock entered b. c. Conductor, by
Australian, dam Nettie Wiley, years. 20 4g
lOSs
T. B. d w. X. Davis entered b. b. Allie
n lat dav Aoro