Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-15
THE TURF.1
A Gala Day on the Lexington Course.
A Mile and a Quarter in 200 1.2.


A Mile and a Quarter in 2:O9 1-g
Tho Fastest ON ReeOrt1-FrOxfOyn Tn
Aspirant for Fame.
LEXINGTON, May 14.-The excitin,
sport of Monday gave additional interest 3
the proceedings of TO-DAY, while the pationa
reputation OF two at least Of the entire
in the second race gave promise Of achieve
ments far above the average. In conse
quence, the attendance was immense, 81
much so, that the grand stand capable o
seating 2 800 people and another OF 1,50t
more was not sufficient to afford standing
room to the anxious throng gathered t.
witness the noblest of sports. The man
agement consider it necessary therefore tC
erect third stand. Workmen are already
employed on it and it is expected it viii be
II readiness tomorrow for the accommoda-
ton Of visitors.
The manner m which the meetings at the
Association Course are conducted,
the careful exclusion from the priv
ilege Of the track of what is unfair or
savors Of Jockeying, the protection of Wis
itorS from offences against good taste or
good morals, has done much to break down
the barrier which rigid puritanism set up to
shut out people from the pleasures of the
turf. In nothing was this more strikingly
shown than In the increase in the number
of fair ladies who graced with their pres
ence the contests of to-day. The weather
was warm and cheerful, the sun shone bril-
liantly, and the rejecting of his warm rays
from an hundred varied and beautiful toll
cts in the ladies' earpeted stand, gave the
scene more of the appearance of an open
air opera matinee than an assemblage to
witness horse race.
There were two races-one, mile heats
for year old, and one of dash of a mile
and quarter, for a club purse Of $3.50.
The favorite in the former was Planeta-
rum, the winner of the sweepstake yester-
day, who won the race in two straight heats
under a dead pull. Time las, 1;461.
The second race is perhaps the most re-
markable on record, the time being the
fastest ever made for mile and quarter
dash, the race having been run in 2:095.
In the pools, Frogtown (Stanhope's en-
try) and Mollie Cad Thomas entry were
the favorites, but in the race Frogtown had
everything his own way, MoIlie Cad, get
ting bad start to commence with, never
recovered, although in the last quarter she
closed an awful gap between her and the
second horse, 50 that Frogtown came in
good, though not such an extraordinary
easy winner, in the time above stated |
2:O93. The other horses strung out In In |
dian file.
SUMMARY.
First race, Phoenix Hotel stakes, mile |
heats, for three-year-olds; $50 entrance,
play or pay $3.50 to be added.
Ward & Boyd's b. f., Planetarium,
by Planet, dam Mollie Hamble-
ton, by imported knight of st.
George. ..................... l l |
Jr., Oh. f., Florence l.,
by imp. Australian, dam Char
lotte BufoFd, by Lexington, 2 2
Keen Richards b. c., Knight of An
derson, by imp. Knight Of st.
George, dam by Ringgold. ....... 3 0 |
Time, 1:45, 1851.
Second Raee-MiIe and a quarter dash,
Club purse $3.50.
Boards (W. S. StanhOpe's) b. C.
FrOgtOwn, 4 years old, by imp.
Bonnie Scotland dam by Lexing-
ton. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Keen Richards CHI. C. Spendrift, 4
years old, by imp. Bonnie Scot
land dam by Wagner. ... 81
Thomas CHI. (. Nozzle Cad, years
old by Lexington, dam by Mother
Bet ..........s........ 3
Hunt Reynolds ch. {. Ellie, years
old by imp. Bonnie Scotland dam
Lagrand Dutchess. ........ oil
3ushs' B. Wallace Oh. +. May Wiley,
years old by Donerail dam
Capitola by Vandal. .......... oil
Wards q. w. Hart's) oh. f. Min
ME Lee, years old, by Mil Rob
insOn dam Cora Lee by Epsi-
Ion. .........,,........ OI
ibson's CHI. t. Oceania, years old,
by imp. Australian dam by Lex
ington Observation-Disclosures. OIL
Time, 2:O9a.
The entries for to-morrow's first race,
wo mile heats, club purse of $4OO, are John
darper's br. b. Littleton, five years old, by
mp. bennington, dam by bennington;
las. A. Grinstead's or. b. Hildrick, four
ears old, by Lightning, dam sister to
iurie.
Second race, Il mile dash, club purse Of
200, J. W. Hunt Reynolds CHI. m. Mettala,
i've years old, by imp. Australian, dam La
Irand Duchess by Lexington; B. G. Thomas
}. f. Aurelia, four years old, by War
Dance, dam Dixie; John Harper's br. b.
five years old, by imp. Lean
ngtOn, dam by Browne Eclipse.
WOoley stakes, for all ages, three mile
lash, S25 entrance, play or pay, $500 add
d, three or more TO I'LL, entrance money to
% to the second horse, to be run on Satur-
lay the 18th, and closed with the following
ntries: Susan Ann, Hollywood, Hildrick,
hestnut mare by War Dance, Longfellow,
'allaxie, Mettala and FrogtowD.
Five TrOts at Fleetwood.
NEW YORK, May 14.-There were five
rots at Fleetwood Park yesterday. The
rst race, three in five, was won by Frank
4 three heats; best Tina Si06. Tha sec
nd was won by Belle Jones, 8 in 8; best
me 2 :54a. The third, 8 in 5, was won
y Geo. NJ. Patchen; best time 2 :58. The
ourth, in 5, was won by Starlight; best
me 2:43k. The fifth, 2 in 8, was won by
baird; best time 2:55.