The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-13
KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION.

Fifth Day OF the Fall Running Meeting
Mt Lexingt0n-Grand Attendance and
Fine Racing-Fast Timc-stanford the
Winner OF tho Produce Stakes and
Astral the Colt and Fniy Stakes.
LEXINGTON, Sept. IL, 1873.
There was large crowd at the Kentucky Asso-
citation course witness the two races on the card
for the fifth day, and many were disappointed, az
neither race was closely contested. The two.mile
heat race was finished the first heat, as Stanford
dstanced Mandarin, his only opponent.
THE PRODUCE STAKES.
The first race was two-mile heats, Produce
Stakes, for three year olds, which closed with
eight nominations, but only two came to the post,
these being W. B. withers' bay colt STANFORD
and A. K. Richards chestnut colt Mandarin.
First HeGt-The start was q good one, with
Stanford leading by about one length, which he
increased at will to four, finishing the first mile
Then he began to make some Of his tremendous
strides. and opened gap OF many lengths. In
going up the hill there could be heard through the
crowd, Mandarin will be distanced,n but no one
hardly believed 1t. In coming up the homestretch
Stanford again tried himself and passed under the
string far in front as to distance his competitor
The time, 3:40h, was not fast but very creditable
1t will be remembered that Lttleton ran over this
course in s:34h when it was in better condition
than It IS now. me last mile was run TO-DAY by
Stanford in 14s which, we believe, is the fastest
time ever made for the second mile OF two mile
race.
LEXINGTON, KY, SEPT. II, 1873-FIrTH DAY OF
THE FALL RUNNING MEETING OF THE KENTUCKY AS
sOCIATION-FIRsT RACB--The Produce Stakes for
three-year-olds two-mile heats; $50 EACH play or
pay with $500 added; value OF stakes, S7OO; closed
with eight nominations.
W. B. Wthers' b. c. Stanford, by Bay Dick dam
A. K. Richards Oh. G. Mandarin, by war Dance,
Time, 3:40k.
THE COLT AND FILLY STAKES.
The second race was dash Of one mile, for two
year-old colts and fllies, with sixteen nomina-
lions, ten of which started. Among the number
were some good ones, and Robinson 4 MorRan's
Astral, the winner, we consider the best we have
seen on the course at this meeting. He Is big
and strong bay colt, by Asteroid, out OF Laura
White by imported Glencoe He won the three
quarters OF mile dash on Tuesday last under
strong pun, and finished his mile in about the
same manner to-day, and made the remarkable
twOyear-old time OF i:4x, being one quarter ola
second faster than that made BY Hamburg tn Gin
cinnat in 1869, which was the fastest on record
up to that time. Taking into account
markable time. At the tap OF the drum the horses
got or well together, Astral first, Impotence sec
ond and the rest close up. In gong along the back
stretch several changed POSITIONS; but, until the
h0mestretch was reached, there was none worthy
OF mention. Coming down the bomestretcb Astral
ing punished severely by her rider to try to over
TAKE the leader which she was unable to do Astral
passed the string under o strong pull several
lengths ahead OF Letoler, La Grange third.
Summary.
sAxB DAY-Tne Colt and Fully Stakes, for two.