Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-05-12
The FavOrItes ROuted-H OrSe, Foot
and OragOOn.
sentinel, Tom COrbett, and Hamp-
ton the winners.

The excellent programme offered yester
day ny the Nashville Blood Horse Associa.
ton was highly appreciated by the lovers
of turf sports who hocked in large mum.
bels to the track. We have rarely evel
seen a larger gathering upon our course
than tnat Of Yesterday. The ladies' staRd
vas crowded nearly to overfowing, and
/ with such delegation of Nashville beauty
/ the fractions at our course we're two
| fold.
[ Fine music was discoursed by VOgt S
| comet band, and during the afternoon the
! sc5ne was lively, and the occasion exceed
! ingly agreeable to visitors.
| The weather was still gloomy and unsea-
| souable, but much better than on the day
| previous. The track was still heavy, but
! somewhat improved.
| The first race was the Maxwell House
Stake fer all three year olds, mile heats,
with nine entries, only four of which came
to the scratch.
Buford's Hollywood was largely the a
vorite 10 this race, as will be seen from
the pool-selbDg, few of which we have
recorded as follws:
Hollywood ............$1O5 $50 1S5 21O 22O
Ssntinel................ 80 so 43 IS 60
GaberluuzIe........... 30 40 - 30 81
Graham McNsiry.... 5 >
A very considerable amount of money
changed hands in about that ordsr, the
Knowing ones being anxious to part with
their loose change at the odds.
At the appointed hour, the President
and his judges appeared in the stand, the
horses were called up, orders given to
saIdle no, the drum tapped, and of they
go on the
FIRST HEAT -GabefluEzie led OF hand
somel7, snd for the fret quarter was close
" pressed by Sentinel, when the latter
fell back half length, HOLLYWOOD in the
meantime coming up and collariDg SENT
rel With Gaberluuzie a length in ad-
vance, Sentinel and Hollywood neck and
neck, and McNairy several lengths behiGd,
the contesta1ts continued IN that position
until rounding the turn, when Sentinel
left Hollywood and took after the Bonnie
Scotland colt with that unprOnounceable
name Down The home stretch the ssIug-
ole between the two was close and excit-
ing but GJu6er-gabber, 10, rot that
buG GaberlUnch, not exactly the name vet,
bus John Jackson's Greek horse translated
from the HeatheI Chinee, passed under
the string head in advance, and WIS de-
clared the winner Of the heat-Kinney
disfanced. Time I:5O.
Hollywood was still the favorite, not
wilhstanding the result Of the heat, the
friends aud admirers of the great Ken
tucky stock raiser, feeling satisfied that
his handsome steed would be able totske
the other heats with ease and riskad their
funds that way. The contestants came to
the score in fine condition and full of spirit.
After considerable trouble il getting them
started, they are finally sent off on the =
SECOND HEAT T-Gabsrlunz: and Holly
wood start off lively side Ky side, Senti-
mel being fully two lengths behid at the
first quarter. GaberluDzie then goes
ahead Of Hollywood and the three run in
a string to the turn, when Sentinel sud-
denly closes up, tackles and passes Holly
wood, and in moment more encounters
Gaberlupzie, and passes his most fomida-
bic rival with ease, which position he
kept to the stand. Time 1.504.
The beckers of Hollywood who had wit
messed the splendid dash of Sentinel in the
last heat, were not disposed to hold on
longer to the favorite, but were extremely
anxious to hedge of, as viii be seen from
the pools which were now sold to-wit:
Sentinel. ........................S21 100 $40
Field. d.............................. SO % SO
THIRD HEAT,-Hollywood starts of In
the lead, bat before reaching the quarter,