The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-15
Grand Attendance OF Beauty and
Fashion.
BEST TIME ON RECORD.
Flanetarium the Winner OF the Phoenix
Hotel Stakes and FrOgtown the
Mile-and-a.Quarter Dash.
Grand Exhibition of TrOt.
ting Colts.


lucky Association was extremely successful In
every particular. The day, Of the most genial de-
scrption, brought from every section OF the country
hereabouts and from this quiet, arist0cratlc city,
thousands OF Kentucky's fairest ladies and gal.
liant sons. The attendance demonstrated to the
officers that their new and magnificent stand must
be enlarged to accommodate the great acquisitions
from the first families Of the State, who attend
the races. This amusement Is recognized here
respectable pastime, and the best circles Of
society seem proud OF the character they give the
track by their presence. John G. Breckenridge, the
starting judge has thus far been particularly fortu
nate in getting the horses away in good shape
There were two very interesting events on the
cards; the first being mile heats, and the other o
dash Of mile and quarter, with seven starters.
The time was good In the first considering the deep
condition Of the track from dust; and In the second
1t excelled any ever before made In this country.
The stand devoted to the 'culled gemmen" was
crowded.
THE PHOENIX HOTEL STAKES.
The first race was the Phoenix Hotel Stakes, mile
heats, for three-year-olds, $50 entrance, play or
pay, $3.50 added by the Association. There were
nine entries, OF which number three started These
were j. i. Robinson Jr.s, chestnut 1y Florence l.,
by Australian, dam Charlotte Buford; Ward Il
Boyds bay filly Planetarium, by Planet dam Mollie
Hambleton, and A. Keene Richards brown colt The
knight of Anderson, by Knight OF st. George dam
over the field, her easy race yesterday warranting
the belief that she was good one, and she indeed
proved herself superior flly beyond doubt by her
victory to-day, winning the race two heats.
The following are the details OF
First Heat-The horses had capital start, and
they went away with their heads together Going
around sae upper turn Planetarum ran to the 'front.'
length in 'front.' of The knight OF Anderson. At
the p the latter had taken sides with
stretch, closely waited on by Florence. At the half
mile pole Planearium led q half length, The knight
himself out il this short distance and f fell
side and side along the lower turn, but as they
went up the hill 70 the three-quarter pole Plane
homestretch half length ahead, and, coming away
won the heat by four lengths, Florence second and
Second Haat~Fiorence got o fine send of, Plane
tarium dwelling an instant or so after the drum
tapped Florence led s three lengths around the
Planetarium had closed the daylight. The illies
were side by side down the backstretch; but, going
into the lower turn, Planetarium began TO show in
'front.' Going up the hill she shook Florence Off, and
coming away under pull won tho heat by dozen
LEXINGTON, KY.-SPRINa MEETING OF THE KEN.
First race; Phoenix Hotel Stakes, for three-year-
Odds; mile heats; $50 entrance p. p, the association
adding $3.50; closed with nine nominations.
Ward 4 Boyd entered b. f. Planetarium, by
Planet, dam Mollie nambleton, by imp.
IL Robinson IN or. entered Oh. /. Florence t. by
imp. Australian, dam Charlotte Buford BY
A. He sens Richards entered Dr. G. The knight
Of andersen %I p'oo BY imp. Knight OF st. George
aan os hiis0a Time. Al ae. as'
DASH OF A MILEAND QUARTER.
The second event was mile and quarter dash,
entries comprising j. W. Hart's chestnut my MIN
nie Lee by Neil Robinson, dam Cora Lee four years
old; S. b. Walace's chestnut fly May Wiley, by
DOnpraile. CaptOla. Nv. &
stanhope's bay colt FTogtown. by Bonnie Scotland,
1 ala Ha a TeH
ington;. B. G. Thomas chestnut. nly Mollie Cad,
~ Lexington dam by weatnerbt 1 loms years
Duchesse, three years old, and A. Keene Richards
by wagner Frcgtown had the call in the pools,
Molle Cad being second choice, spendrft third the
making the best time on record. The following
are the details OF
The horses had fine start nom the head Of the
homestretch, 0ceanica . getting away first, May
We went n's Up p tic hill III on the upper turn
w vley second. spenari third oceanica fourth,
Minnie Lee 6rth Elsie sixth, Mollie Cad seventh.
but before he reached the halfmiie pole spendrift
won't up and collared him, and they ran side and
sa the the
stride became tride shorter and 6e fell or grad
ually until, as Frogtown turned into the home
stretch, he was clear OF Spendrlft-the only
me This best son Of Bonnie Scotland then came
and the others struggling behind Frogtown landed
winner ny four lengths Spendrift second, Blk
Wiley Gfth, Minnie Lee sixth and Oceanica sew
enth Time 2:o9h-the quickest mile and quarter
ever run in america n, by ha second TINS T per
town has much improved in appearance since last
year. and is now large, flne-fnished horse, and
win be found hard to beat by the very best i1 the
land. His victory today was under q pull. Frog.
town ran nine times as threeyear-old, scoring but
one victory. That was his. second appearance
during the year 1871, at the first Summer Meeting
o. the Saratoga Association, July IL In sweep
stakes for all ages. The distance was one mile and
quartet Is to-day, which he ran with 90 pounds
np. IN 2;2oh beating Hamburg, Chillicothe and
r irds IN MS subsequent several endeavors he
was very unlucky, his last appearance being at
Baltimore, October 81, when he ran fourth In the
Consolation purse one and half mile, being
beaten by Aroy, Preakness and BY the Sea-
SUMMARY
SAME DAr.-Second Race, club purse Of $50
VS. stanhope entered IT, b. C. rroptown. Years
old, by Bonnie Scotland dam by Lexington -.
Old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam by Wagner ~
b. @. Thomas entered CHI. E. Molue Cad, wears
J. W. Hunt Reynolds entered CHI. T. Elsie, Years
old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam La Grande
s. Il. wallace entered ci May Wiley, years old
by Doneraile, dam Capitola. .................5
j. w. Hart entered Gu. T. Mimic Lee, years old.
by Neil Robinson, dam Cora Lee ................ @
Hart Gibson entered CHI. Oceanica, years old,
by Australian, dam Lexington.
Time, 209H.
GRAND EXHIBITION oY TROTrING COLTS.
This morning there was great show OF trottlng
colts at the tr0tting track the whole Of them being
the get Of X. G. Barker's stallion Ericsson. Among
the number were three OF the finest wo-year-olds
In the country These were General Custer'S bay
colt Business, dam by Cavanagh's Gray Eagle; Dr.
Prices black colt Commoner, dam by old Pilot, and
Mr.. Montagues bay fly dam unknown. Or.
Prce's colt trotted last year, II win be remembered