Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-01
Nellie Grey Covers HerseIrwith Glory
Aneroid Himself Again, making One
Ofthe Best Runs ever Recorded
ON the Nashville Course.

ever offered in any one day since the inau-
guration of racing in Tennessee.
The first race was the agreed stake for
two year ODDS, dash of mile, with Ave Ma
ria, Bellbucke, Elsie, Mosby's Jack Malone
FLY, Tallulah and Emma Mccormack as
the contestants. Emma Mccormack was
hot favorite, selling at nearly two to one
against the field.
This proved to be one of the most inter-
esting dashes of the week. Bellbuckle led
off in gallant style, and for the first half
mile, it seemed to be almost certain that
she was going to win the race, but Tallulah
at that point came up alongside, and sue
ceeded in passing to the front. The favor
tie also made brush, and Mabry's FLY fol-
lowed suit, but Tallulah maintained firmly
her front position, passing under the string
the winner of the heat. Time 1:49.
SECOND RACE.
This was the Maxwell House Stake for
three year olds, mile heats, with seventeen
entries, only five of whom came TO the
scratch, to-wit: Gaberlunzie, Sentinel,
Euchre, Graham McNairy and McCalla's
bay colt. Gaberlunzie was the fayorite,
pools selling in about the following order:
Gaberlunzie S25, Sentinel SIT, Euchre SIG,
Field S..
FIRST HEAT.-Gaberlunzie led from the
start, his principal opponent for the first half
mile being McCalla's colt. For the last half
mile Euchre was the opposing contestant
for the lead, but GaberlunZie did not lose his
vantage ground, keeping the front to the
stand, winning the heat in 1:46s.
SECOND HEAT.-GaberlunZie leads off
brashly, closely pressed by Graham Nc
Marry for nearly quarter of a mile, Euchre
bird, MeCalla fourth and Sentinel last in
he string. After passing the quarter post,
Sentinel commenced moving up rapidly,
and came upon the TANKS of the favorite at
the half mile. From that time out the con-
test was spirited between Gaberlunzie and
Sentinel, but the string is reached, and
Gaberlunzie declared the winner of the heat
and race. Time, 1:46s.
THIRD RACE.
The great race of the day was the dash of
two miles between Foster, Nellie Grey,
Morgan Scout and Petmia. Fosters fame
had preceded his coming, and occupying the
position he did in turf records, it was not
surprising that he should be the favorite in
this race But Nellie Grey was no less dis
tingIished in her performances of late. She
had made her mark at Long Branch and
Saratoga added new laurels to her cOronet
III ldiIlt al IJtAIlIlOAls ldu htll lAlCC
on our course at the present meeting, two of
which were on the same day, and with this
record, she had host of admirers and
hackers, who seemed disposed to put up
their bottom dollars in response to the
banter and odds that were offered, and all
bets proposed by the friends of the fayorite
were freely taken up. The great interest
in the result between these two rivals caused
the once favorite Morgan Scout, and the
handsomely formed and spirited Petunia, to
be sadly neglected in this struggle, both in
the field selling for a mere song to say $50
on Nellie and 500 on Foster.
There was immense excitement when
the contestants came to the scratch, mount
ed and ready for the struggle. The drum
taps, and off they gO-Nellie Foster and
Morgan Scout abreast, Petunia getting a
bad start. After passing the first quarter,
Foster gets the front by half length, but
Nellie soon regains her former position,
Morgan Scout in the mean time falling be-
hind to keep company with Petunia. The
struggle is fierce to the three-quarter post,
Foster still having a slight advantage. Th9
first mile is reached and the rivals pass neck
and neck. Foster then leads for a length,
but Nellie makes a brush and comes up
alongside again. This position was not
changed until the tmee-quarter was
reached, when Nellie took the lead by a
length, and slowly but steadily opening the
gap all the way to the stand, passed under
the string some four lengths ahead.
Time, 3:3S.
We have rarely ever witnessed such en-
thusiasm on the track as that which fol-
lowed. Cheers were given for Buford and
Nellie Grey, and in return the General
threw up his hat, and was the prOudest
looking horse owner that ever walked in
front of the stand. The trainers and at
tendants upon Buford's stables were
alike excited, and such handshaking
among the darkies has not been
for many a day. The race was indeed an
extraordinary one, and Gen. ButOrd may
well feel proud of his noble animal. The
first quarter was run in 29t., the mile in 1:45,
the mile and three-quarters in 3:0Ss, which
is in one second of the best Il mile dash
ever run in America, that made by COrsi-
can over the Saratoga course, which course
is thought to be fully two seconds faster
than ours.
FOURTH RACE.
The fourth race was a handicap for beat
en- horses, mile heats, with Jim Hinton, Sue
Walton, Hollywood, AnerOid, Pratt's tilly
and McIntyre's entry as the contestants.
HOLLYWOOD was the favOrite at two to one
against the field.
FIRST HEAT.-Hollywood and Hinton
start out abreast. Mcintyre laps at the
quarter, and the three abreast continue to
the half mile. On turning into hOmeStretch
Aneroid made wonderful dash and di-
vided honOrs with Hollywood to the stand,
the latter passing under sting only neck
ahead. Time 1:47.
SECOND HEAT.-Aneroid takes the lead,
and on the first turn gets possession of the
track. He was closely pressed first by Nc
Intyre and afterwards by Sue Walton, but
they never touched him, the old grey win
ming the heat with ease. Time, 1:463.
THIRD HEAT.-HollywOod led all the
way round to the three-quarter post, when
Areroid and Sue Walton went strongly for
the favorite. Down the home stretch, 1t
was nip and tuck between Hollywood and
Aneroid, but the last mentioned came in
first by half a length. Time, 1:46a.
This race was one of the best we have
had during the week, and shows AnerOid to
be a horse of wonderful speed and bottom
combined, as the time will show. He only
lost the first heat by tritle, and in quick
succession ran two more heats in 1:469
each.
SUMMARY.
We give below summary Of the days
racing.
First Race-Ageed Stake for two year
old-daSh of a mile:
Geo. T. AIlman's b. f. Tallulah by Plan
ct, dam MaZurka by Lexington. l
A. Turner's oh. f. Bellbuckle by Brown
Dick, dam by Bulletin. ..........
! Geo. Cadwalladers oh. f. Emma McCOr-
mack by Australian, dam by Ma
hOmet. ......'.
Joseph A. Mabry'S oh. f. Ey Jack Ma
lone, dam Bette Martin by imp.
| John B. Todd'S ch. I. Ave Maria by imp.
Australian, dam NJ 8 Morgan by
imp. Yorkshire. .....,s..........
| j. w. Hunt Reynolds II f. Elsie by
Bonnie Scotland, cam La Grand
Duchess by Lexington. ........." b
Time, 1:49.
SECOND RACE.
Maxwell House stake, for tmee-year ODDS,
| mile heats; S25 entrance, play or pay, the
! Maxwell House to add the sum of $500; $50
| TO the second horse; closed August l, with
seventeen subscribers.
John Jackson's br. c. Gaberlunzie, by
Bonnie Scotland, dam Young Utilla.. l l
Jobn A. Miller's b. c. Sentinel, by Jack