Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-30
THE TURF.
FAN Meeting of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association.
A Bad Day, but Excellent Racing.
Waitress, Madeira and Stanford the
winners.

Vauitress, Madeira and Stanford the
Winners.
The fall meeting of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association opened yesterday Under
favorable auspices IN everything save the
weather, which was exceedingly dissereaa.
bic. 1t commenced raini..,ss AZ an asrlv
hour ...sa ovntlnued without interruption
nearly the whole day. In consequences of
this fact, many who expected to witness
the inauguration of the fall meeting we're
deferred from visiting the track. Especial
" was this 30 with the ladies, who of late
wears have been constant visitors, and who
have been SO highly delighted with the
sport, and the excellent management of
DIR course. While many persohs, however
were prevented from putting in an appear
ance, the attendance was by no means slim;
on the contrary, it was surprising to see
such large crowd on such day.
And who could have expected 10 ses, s;.c ID
a string of .tyoung onesn as came to the
scratch in the Young America stake? Out
of the large number of entries In the dash
of q mile for two year olds, ten had been
put down on the programme to start, and
but one fickefed; the renowned Astral that
made so much fame Oh the Lexington
Course. Pools had been selling for upwards
of an hour before it was announced that
the famous colt had been withdrawn, and,
all the time he had been selling at about
$50 TO SIS and $50 on the entire field
against him. His withdrawal left Viscount,
Waitress, TIE Modoc, Ballet, Impudence.
Fair Play. MerrilPs Asteroid fiily, King
lynne and Parlee as contestants for
purse that was as fat within, as it was
CANDY without.
Upon the withdrawal of Astral, it was
whispered about that it was "evers body's
race" and lucky indeed was the man that
could pick out the winner. In the pools,
the bail opened with Viscount at $40, Vaul-
tress $2l, King Pynue $40. The Modoc
SIP and the field s35. At about these fig
ures, there was free exchange of National
currency for pool tickets, it being evident
from actual transactions on the spot that
the "bank suspensions" had not ihterfered
as much with s'circulation" as might have
been supposed.
At the appointed hour, the fiery and IN
tanned steeds came to the scratch and diff
cult as it is to manage so many young ores,
President johnson handled the reins with
his usual skill, and gave hem the ego"
with bnt little trouble. At the start Vaul-
tress managed to outneck the rest; and by q
handsome dash soon took Leading position.
King Pynne kept close up to the quarter
pole, when rather suddenly Ballet who
wss third passed like streak to the front,
and kept in advance by half length until
until nearing tie home stretch, when Vault
ress made bound that was astonishing
even to her owners and trainer, who all
along had been sati fled that if metal would
tell, she would be able TO make her mark in
the sand or mud as the case might be.
Down the stretch she came rafting, "gain-
ing little" as old Cesar Jones used TO say,
at every leap, until she was respectable
distance in front, and passing under the
string fully three lengths atead. Time,
1.5l4. Considering the heavy track, she
made not ouly good time, but an excellent
race:
SECOND RACE.
The second race was the Linck's Hotel
Stake for green three year olds, mile heats,
With eight to start, to-wit: Madeira, Kitty
Guild, Norton colt, Ellen Berry, Somerset,
Gelilee, Bellona and Metz. In this race
Hsrding's Madeira was 8 stout favorite,
selling at $50 to $50 against the entire field.
FIRST HEAT.-Ellen Berry took the lead
from the start, closely pressed by Metz, and
Madeira good third, the others in string.
There was very little change in position un-
til reaching the last quarter, when Madeira
showed her spuuk and cana to the front
with apparent ease, winning the heat handi-
ly in 1:51s.
SECOND HEAT.-It was now 500 to SIS
that Madeira would win the race, and in
this her friends were not disappointed, for
although tackled at one point by Ellen
Berry, and at another by Kitty Guild, she
came home winner easily. Time, 1881
THIRD RACE.
This was dash of mile and quarter
for a an Association purse Of $3.50, with
Alice Mctsll, Bay Tom, Planchette, Me-
phisto, Emmy Malone and Stanford, as th9
contestants. The last named was big
favori'e, and sold against the field. The
knowing ones too we're right, for he won
the race with the grsstest ease in 2:20a4,
and if he had been pushed, could have re-
duced the figures consid 'rably.
SUMMARY.
We give as follows summary of the
days racing.
FIRST RACE.-YouDg America stake No
1 for two year olds-dssh of a mile-S25
entrance p. p.-the Association to add $500
Az r. Is. Chestham's ch f Vanl:ress, by
Vandal, dam by Child Harold. l
John T. Wslsh's ch Ballet, by Planet,
dam Balloon, by imp Yorkshire. 49,. 2
j. j. Merrill's ch f by Asteroid, dam imp
Target, by Rifemsn. 9
[others not placed]
Time 1:51!
SECOND RACE.-LiRck's Hotel stake for
green three year olds, mile heats, who have
not appeared in public prior to the 1st day
of August, 1873; $25 subscription p. p; the
associa' ion to add $500; $50 to the second
horse.
W. G. Harding's CD. f MADEIRA, by
Lexington. L
James L Williams ch. C. Somerset,
by Concord, dam Glenluco by
imp. Glencoe. ............ dis.
]. Taylor Berry's ch. (. Ellen Berry,
by War Dance, dam by imp. York
shire. ,....................
John Jackson's b. I. Metz, by Mari
on, dam imp. Fleeing Moments,
by Bolingbroke. ...............
G. W. Hunts b. +. Kitty Guild, by
Hiawaths, dam by imp. Sovereign 8
J. q. Battentin's oh. C. Gallilee, by
Jack Malone, dam by Joe Stoner. dis.
Jonah Taylor's b. 6. by Norton,
dam Rurle. ......... ......... dis.
Time, 1:512 1881.
THIDD RACE-Association purse $3.50,
dash of mile and quarter.
T. NJ. McGibbon's C Stanford, 8 years
old, by Bay Dick, dam by imp. Scy-
imam. ssss...s..sss.
Barry & Malone's ch Fanny Malone, 8
years cid, by Jack Malone, dam Fanny
BNroW.. ...s.s...'....'.'' .s..s.
W. &. Harding's Planchette, years
old, by Brown Dick, dam Odd Trick,
By Lexington. 3
Others not placed.
Time, 2:203.
WEDNESDAY s RACING.
Tie second days racing occurs on We'd
nesday-the first being an association purse
for $500, two mile heats; the second being
an association purse for $500, mile heats.
Both these races are expected to fill we'll,
and interesting sport may be expected.
POLICE PICKINGS.
Tom LASER was unfortunate enough to