Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-04
RACES
Fav0rftes aud Others Take Purses-New
and Beautiful Arrangements
at Ihe Track.
MATTERS IN CHIEF.

and BenusffuI Arrangements
at 1he Track.
MATTERS IN oHIEF
We had races yesterday. This sentence
contains in itself about all that is neces-
sary to convey a proper idea of what was
done. The club has taken a new depar
ture 10 racing. This new departure msy
be briefly stated In q few sentences There
Is no gaming; 'jockeying'' will be quickly
detected and promptly punished. The
best horse must win all the time. Now
these are the fundamental principles on
on business. Their beneficial eff
feets were evidenced in the running
yes erdsy. It was about the sweetest
days sport we have had in this city for a
number of years. Everything was hon.
est, from the weighing OF q jockey to the
dispensing Of a cheroot In the saloon,
where the most elegant and wholesome
refreshments are kept by a gentleman OF
unreproachable character. Some three or
four hundred persons were out there yes
terdsy evening at the sport. Many of
them did not anticipate so much of 3
treet There were several ladies' on the
galleries, very pretty one too, as most of
the gentlemen can testify. There was No
band, which was . blessing No one wants
10 n6NA music HB ING Thc6S. II lS Bhf
taking champagne and roast beef together
a barbarous combination. Music will dc
very well in the square of an evsning. at
church, Or.at ar opera; or even at the great
Jubilee witch Gilmore Is getting up for
Boston, but at q race 1t Is ridiculous Il
would be as tolersble in a court of crimi-
nal justice. The club did well In not al
lowing the Memphis band to "turn her
LOOSE" upon the ears of q crowd of people
-oehn-n1 A.-ofAn. - Cna raatnC This
grounds at the course are much i'm
proved since the opening meeting. The
managers of the county fair are
doing a splendid work. They viii
have the prettiest grounds In the
Southern States in g short time. The
latest improvement which is noticed
out there, Is tho union of both stands.
This is q good ides. The great rush OF
people that may be expected at the fsir
justihes and necessitstes, by anticipation,
those improvements and changes.
One feature of the grounds yesterday
was remarkable; that is, the absence of all
gamblers. Their sonorous voices were
not lifted once. Not q roulette-tsble, nor
a suspicion of three-card monte could be
seen Thehslls own stairs were lonesome,
quiet, respectable, even religious in aspect.
remember the time well when not 8
lady could be seen on the track the first
day. 1t wa gratifying Yesterday to no.
tice several of them. Our reporter, the
most religious man OF his class in the
United States. was much grati1ed to OBJ
serve this indication of returning godh-
ness among the sporting fraternity. The
fact is, they were forced to 1t by the
ladies You can't have q thorough, en-
DAVIS race without them, and
they would not put in an appearance
as long as gsmbling was q feature OF
the concern. Now that it is done away
with, and that honesty rules the pro-
ceedings from beginning to end, we may
expect to see them out there in great
numbers. The weather invites to q little
suburban drive, the sport is exh~ilerstiDg, |
and The peope of the city need some limo
cent and exciting fun The races afford
all these. They will do instead of medi-
cine. They lift up and expand the heart, |
they force people to clap their hands
and cheer whether they are willing or not
That is the beauty Of the turf. It is 8
manly sport. Like a hunt, the races are
what Sir Walter Scott called
"A noble mimicry of war"
THE FIRST RACE
Was q mile dash, agreed sweepstakes of
100. The entries were: i
1 J G Bsllentiua's Oh C Keno. 3 years
III, by imp Australian; dam Young Clip
o@r nv Oliver.
q " JNFnl0R % Q btlNu 1Oul, D years Il
I'D, by Star Davis; dam by Msrgrsve
8 ] NJ Frsim's oh b ~Thundergust, sged,
)y MemDon; dam by Tempest.
This little run was a jumping affair. The
'orses went around the track Ike rabbits
they we're regular bighfveTs. Each one
umped about five feet of the ground for
ten feet be went ahead. Keno was
he fsvorite AGAINST the field. The field
" this case was made up of two horses.
Inna cold co. about nu rarak ne NA- 4
'ther two put together. They were sent
in a most satisfactory manner; made
he quarter post in 26X, the half mile in
81, and the whole mile in l:49K. which
vas pretty fair running. Keno won the
money.
SECOND RACE.
This race was q gem IN its way. Tt was
bout as pretty a thing In The way of race
iorstnR as was yer Witnessed on t-s
course. The entries were
mostly all favorites Every horse had his
set of admirers, and consequently
be betting was lively all round, The fol
owing were the entries for this race:
GsyosO Stske-Mile heats, for three wear
Ids; sub $50. hf #; to which club adds
200 Closed with the following nomina-
I
l. William Cottrill names Oh f Ssu oeboz
y Star Davis; dam ~Skedaddle, by iml
'orkshira
2 g A Eastmsn nsmes f Belle Akin. bv
eccn1 Jack Ma o Q /; dam, MoIie Ford,
3 Johu jackson 0smss b c GaberlnnziA
. imp Bonnie Scot and; dam, Young
--ills.
4 John A. Miller names b @ Sentinel
= ] G Malone d6m Gslens, BY Child
5 z Wa wick names Oh @ Gre le Dsnca. {
Y l. 1ington; dam, Schottische, by imp
W., u.,, dohoJu- 1
Ids, the tavorite before the race com a
enced, and ever after the first heat. Z
reole Dance and Belle Akin were bun S
ed into the field with Sentinel and sold
W. Monday night at the Overton hotel,
sold as low as % in pools of con- ?
value. The start WAC q very
city thing. The horses got of together
ale Akin o the lead for a brief spell Q
here could not be a prettier thing thar l
g run to the quarter pole. Sentinel Q
sr ed out fourth or fifth, but kept going =
} gradual y. Saucebox and he ran to o.
dow the back stretch IS If they
d a little contest going on between
emselves Gaberlunzie was last at the p
st quarter, but kept going up till he e
sched the third place, but could do NJ cl
tier The race was between Sentinel Il
q Ssucebox. These two made pretty y
pn1ug and se-sawing. Now one was ,.
esd, and then another. In coming 81
me the contest was mighty lively, bu
ucebox managed to shove his nose in
ard got in about half a Ter 9Th h,
cad, Time, 1:4S%.
Second HeGt-The admirers of Gaber. &
Zie still stuck to him, and continued
bet their money freely, but not with
much of q stiff upper liz as be "
o the race commenced. Several par OF
$ began to talk about Sentinel B.
.nR q prospectively valuable horse "
money was offered on him. Sauce ch
Z bad his admirers, too, but they were la
' and dubious. They could not see WI
III way very clearly to any satisfactory =
ults IN respect to him. In fact it was vi
s~poehryphsl things all round Still there 10
. lively betting at the poo sellers sti
but 1t wa done for the purpose OF ns
iging. of
he horses got another good start, in tn
Colonel johnson manages never tn Of
= = osd start; be lie a very prompt and tie
isfsctory gentleman on the stand IN
10 more so Belle Akin went ahead gi'
in at the start. Gsbsrlunzie took tn
lead At the quarter, but only SC
back stretch saueebox see-sswed sol
h him ve'y beautifully. Creole Dance in
sentinel making q pair far behind i've
the half mile Belle fell hack, and con- tht
led to drop behind sfterward. Sapti Tn
moved up from his position ard took by
1peful position In the second place ss
horses swept around the long curve Z
Teen the half and three quarter mile Co
ts- On the run home, Sentinel NJ owed fsfI
the front, and there was a very ex- art
nR and pleasant contest between him cor
Cab, the other horses bunchinR up DR.
timberinR in a hopeless fsshion
came In the winner bv a decided s
Gab second, Ssucebox third.
Akin distanced. Time-I:47k.
bird fter this no one thought
Ding anything but take pools on Sem
l. He did not chow the first iudica.
OF wesriness He was as dry as 2 Ds-
}, while the others were frettv and fv