The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1872-11-02
LOCAL BREvITlEs


Tuesday next November 9TH, is election day.
The petit jury for the September term of Court
was finally discharged on Wednesday last.
Oystersin every style TO he had at Watkins
Restaurant. Families supplied with the delicious
bivave at short notice.
Tracts designed to meet the special require
meuts of people who are putting up stoves would
have good run just now.
Those who have not already done so, should
lose no time in calling upon the collector of town
taxes and paying up all arrearages.
The brass band took part in the Republican
meeting at this place on Monday night Also at
the Democratic meeting at Woodbury. on We'd
nesday night.
The heavy rains of last week made the streets
ofourlittle town perfect morter bed We felt like
exclaiming with contemporary, 60 for thous-
and beavers to dam this mud"
Is it so that the last heavy rains supplved the
wells that have been dry for weeks and months
Certain it is that well on our premises that has
been dry for months past, has been suddenly re-
plenished and is now as good as ever
The citizens of the east side of our town are
much pleased at the action of the Commissioners
in grading and improving Virginia avenue For
a number of years Fast it has been filled with
number of unsightly gulches aud was almost i'm
passable. Let the good work go on
Major A. NJ. Hancock, our candidate for Con-
gress, honored our office with visit on Tuesday
Whilst here be took up ''stick' and set two or
three lines oftype-just for the fun of the thing"
"All congressman are not printers, but all prin-
tiers ought to be Congressman, "a slight change
from Greeley's version.
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB RACES Directly after
the close of the last race on Wednesday, October
23d, rain commenced falling and continued up
until Saturday morning, compelling the post
ponement of the races set down for Friday and
Saturday until Monday and Tuesday. On Mon
day the weather again looked very threatening
and he track was quite heavy, but these draw
backs did not deter the lovers of the turf from
hocking to Pimlico in great numbers
The First Race. -The first race was a free
handicap sweepstakes, TWO miles, for all ages, of
S25 each, il not declared out, with $500 added
the second horse to receive $3.50 of the stakes.
The following were the entries for this race =
Weldons Mary Louise; O'Donnells Fanchon
Halls John Merryman, aud Jennings Defender.
Mary Louise won-time, Ala.
Second Race.-Tbe second race was free hand
leap sweepstakes, for three year-olds of $40 each,
if not declared out, with $500 added the second
horse to receive Sl00 out of the stakes; one mile.
The following horses were entered: Franklin's
Nevada Mcdaniel & Co.'S Sue Ryder; Tully's
Buckden, and Davis Jennie Patterson. Nevada
won-time, 200
Third Race The third was selling race, for
all ages one mile, Tor purse OF $500, winner to
be sold Immediately after the race. The follow
ing horses started Chamberau's BrenuUs -
Harbeck' Cadence; Donohue's Sanford, Davis
Fadadeen. Brenuus won--time, l:563.
Immediately after the race the winner was Of
fered at auction, and bid in by his owner for $3.50.
Fourth Race The fourth race was the Bowie
stakes, Tor all ages, fourmile heats, post entry;
500 subscription, p p. club to add 81 800
The following were the entries for this race -
Mcdaniel & Co s Tubman Halls John Merry
man; Santord's Preakness aud Weldon's Flora
Mclver This race was looked forward to as the
great event of the meeting and the excitement
during its continuance was intense. Preakness
was the favorite in the pools, selling al $500,
while Tubmau brought $500 and the field S45.
The gallant horse Tubman, one of the finest speci-
mems of the equine race on the American turf
won in two straight heats, with John Merryman
second, Preakness third and Mclver disianced.-
Time, S:22 and SOL.
Between the heats of the last race the beautiful
Arabian stallion "Ismael Pacha" recently i'm
ported from Egypt toy Colonel Jenifer, was ex-
hibied on the track, and attracted universal at
tention
LAST DAY-TUEsDAY.
Tuesday, goth, was the last day of the Fall
meeting of the Club, and was one of the most in
teresting. By p. m. large crowd had assem-
bled. all eager TO witness the sport.
First Race The first race was hurdle hand-
cap for purse OF $500, two miles, over eight
hurdles $500 to the winner and $l00 to the
second horse. The following were The entries
Donohues Blind Tom Laurence's Lochiel, and
Donohue's Tammanv. This was very beaut-
ful and excit ng race and was won by Blind Tom
time, Alb.
Second Rdce-The secoud race was for purse
of $500, one mile, for two-year-olds the winner
of the Central stakes excluded. The following
horses started Glenn's Merodac Chamberlain's
Young's Coronet Lewis Chief Eug-
neer Young's Austral and Rogers John. Pres
ton Medorac won this race in the extraordina
ry time, for two-year-olds, of 1862, with Youngs
Coronet close on his heels.
Third Race.-The third race was the consola-
ton purse of $500, for all ages bea; during the
meeting, mile heats The following horses were
entered and started: Mcdaniel & Co.'s Joe
Daniels Tully's Buckden; Chamberlain's Wheat
ley Maul's Teetotal and Young's Lord Bald-
more. Daniels being the favorite at big odds
made this race rather oue-sided. He won easily
in two straight beats-time, 1853. kSN
Fourth Race The fourth race was handicap
purse of 81 100 for all ages that run during the
meeting two-mlle heats $500 TO the winner
and $500 to the second horse. The following
horses we're entered Franklins Arizona; We'll
don's Flora McIver; Harbeck's Cadence; Bacon
& Hollands Frank Hampton; Donohue's Sam
ford, and McDaniel's Sue Ryder Arizona won
in two straight heats-time, 1858 3:573.
Thus has ended the annual meeting of the
Maryland Jockey Club and but for the rain of
last week il would have been the most successful.
Never before the track in such condition as on
the first and second days OF the races, but a
storm of three days rendered it very heavy for
the third day, which only took place on Monday
last. On Tuesday the sun and wind had done
very much to improve it, but still it was not in
that desirable condition in which it was found on
the first day.