Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-28
THE RACES.
First Day of the Spring Meeting "A
showing OF Hands AZ the OyertOn
Hotel Last Might.
The FayOFffe 1n Each OF the Three
Races Deveioped-sOme Lively
Peel Selling.

Tomorrow the spring meeting win oper
/ over the Chiekasaw Course, under very fiat
1 tering auspices for a. beautiful weeks sport
The following list contains the roster for thii
Fs.esfSenf-W. II. johnson.
VTee- PrpsidsHks-J. q, BaIlenfine, James II
Rogers, w. I. avery, James II. Edmondson.
l9perefdrl-Charles Stone.
7'reasureT-W. II. Carroll.
ISgeaoaTofs-A ]. Hays, A. p. Curry, J A. For.
rest, Ben. Bingham, N. J. Wright, John A.
?Tmers-H.T 7. Tomlinson, F. R. cheatham
ptstaaee judges v. Grant, F. Calvert, W
Isaffes' oonaa,tttee-C. G. Partee, r.. Y. yre.
denberg, W. L. Duff, J. 5. Drake, DR.. Paul
Otey, DR.. F. Woodward
The programme for tomorrow was mad 9
ont last night and circulated freely among
the crowd that attended DIR. Underwood IS
levee at the OVerton Hotel last night The
Doctor IS the best bookseller in the United
States, and his rich voice reaching through
the halls of that celebrated hosiery last
night a7gOlSe memories Of past racing glOries.
He sold pools lively for an hour or two. The
following is the programme:
FIRST DAY-MoNDAY, APRIL -, 1872.
Sweepstakes hurdle raee-trO miles; sub.
So hf. It. The club to add sle0. Welter
weights:
W. CottrlIl's b. h. Chalmette, years
old, Sire Daniel Boone, dam by Brown Dick :
red and white, white scarf l43 lbs.
Jos. DOnahues b. (. Mary Hennessey, ( years
lone; green and black-la9 lbs.
Hugh Gaffney's ch. h. Sanford, years old
sire Uncle Vic, dam Dolly Carter; green
Ed. Harrison's gr 2. Tom Corbett, years
old, sire lightning, dam by imp, knight of
81. George; red, white and blue--13j lbs.
Ed. HarrisOn's ch. 8. Temple, years old,
sire Bulletin, dam by imp AmbassadOr-l35
lbs.
old, sire star Davis, dam Margarine; blue
and red-if3 lbs
7. G. Moore's b.h. Bayonet, 8 years old. sire
Lexington, damBay Leaf; blue and blue-I45
Second Raee-The trial stakes-for three
year Olds, mile heats; sub. so, hf. IT,; S4O0
added:
Geo. CadwalIader's b. c. Ruf. Hunt. sire
Lightning, dam, Nora Creina-gO lbs
W. COttrills ch. f. Romping Girl, sire5Jack
Malone, dam Fannie MeAllister-S7 lbs
W. G. Harding's b. +. Planchette, sire Brown
Dick dam Odd Trick-S lbs.
W. g. Harding's b. (. Talluiah, sire Planet,
dam MaZurka-S lbs.
E.HarrisOns ch. f. Bellebuckle sire Brown
Dick dam by Bulletin-S7 lbs.
c. L. Hunts b. f.Della Hern, sire Voucher,
dam Evangeline-G lbs
w. Jennfngs's b. c. Cape Race, sire Lex
ington, dam Zone Cimpl-90 lbs.
W. Jennings's ch. c. Silent Friend -F-sire imp.
Australian, dam by Lexington-90 lbs.
Geo. H. Riceseh. c. Foley, sire Rogers of
Rousseau, dam by The Colonel-eO lbs.
Geo. II. Rice's ch. T. -, sire war Dance,
dam AIexandra-S7 lbs.
tn Robbins, b. f. Marchais, sire Planet,
dam Nandalia-S7 lbs.
A. Turner's, b. I. Bracelet, sire Jack Malone,
dam by Childe Harold, 81 lbs.
A. Turner's eh. [. Flush, sire Hiawatha,
dam Fanny Bugg-s7 lbs.
Third dee-Handieap--Mfle and q Quarter
for all ages: sub. $40, hf. fl. Club to add 500
j. q. Ballentine's ch. c. Keno, years old
sire imp. Australian; dam by Young Clipper:
green, trimmed with orange-94 lbs.
r. B. Cheathams ch. (. Kitty Cheatham,
years old, sire Rodgers, dam, by Belle Cheat
ham. red, white and red-S2 lbs.
r. B. and A. Cheatham's b. c. Repeater,
years old, sire Brown Dick, dam b. Woodbine;
red, white and red-9S lbs.
Joseph Donahue's b. C. Lord Byron. 4 years
old, sire Kentucky, dam By Eady BlessingtOn
Hugh Gaffney's CHI. h. sanford s years old.
sire Uncle Vie, dam by Dolly Carter green,
with white hoops, grey cap-lo6 It's.
W. q. Harding's eh. c. Tenor, years old, sire
Jack Malone, dam by Ballad; red and red-98
lbs.
W. G. Harding's eh f. Euchre, A years old
sire Brown Dick, dam by odd Trick; red and
c. l. Hunts ch. f. Eta Powell, 4 years Old,
sire Voucher, dam by Lilac; blue ana Grim
lbs.
T. g. MOores ch. c. George Wilkes. 1 years
old, sire Asteroid, dam by Emma Wright;
blue and blues lbs.
j. E. Reardon's b. c. WoodfOrd, years Old,
sire imp. Bonnie Scotland, dam by Tempest;
harlequtn-94 lbs
Blind Tom was the decided favorite for the
hurdle race. He brought two hundred where
In the handicap mile and quarter dash for
all ages, Harding's colt was the fayorite against
the Held.
Il is necessary to understand that the races
will not take place till tomorrow at two
o'clock; and IL VIII be seen that the day viii /
be about the best of the week, as there will be
a hurdle race, which is rather exciting, and
novel IN this part OF the country. The horses
VIII have TO jump as well run. 1t will be
an exciting sort of thing. 1t is also useful TO be
known that the entrance is free. The fifty !
cent ticket which the railroad viii issue for |
.are. back and forth. viii admit to the field. /
Persons desirous of enjoying the privileges of /
.he quarter-stretch, must procure twO-dollar /
badges, which will also carry one over the |
railroad both ways.
Trains will leave the Charleston depot for
he grounds as follows:
$50 am; :45 am; 1880 am; IL Is am;
2 30 PM; 80 pm; 2:20 pm; 300p pm.: 90
pm; 30 pm. Railroad time fifteen minutes /
aster than city time.
The chicken operations viii begin about |
line or ten O'Clock, and be continued up 10
he racing hour
II the weather should prove propitious, a
'aSt crowd Will attend the races. Ample pro-
lisiOn is made for obtaining a liberal lunch
md other refreshments on the ground.