Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-26
TOM BOWLING.
How the Noble Kentucky Horse Swept
the Saratoga Course on Thurs
day Last.
The Charge of Foul DisprOYed-TWO
Candid RepOrts-BObby Swim
Rises and Explains.

THE NEW YORK HERALD'S REPORT.
New YORK, July 25.-The Herald
furnishes the following account of the
race for the Travers stakes at Saratoga
Yesterday: The horses had a very good
send-off, Mccormack getting the best of
it, SpringbOk second, MeTodach third,
Tom Bowling fourth, FellOwcraft fifth,
Waverly sixth, and Count d'Orsay stand
ing still and not making a move until
all the others were three hundred yards
away. Bowling Outran all up the chute,
and as he turned to the regular track
at the half-mile pole he led two lengths;
Mccormack, second; Merodach, third !;
Springbok, fourth; Fellowcraft, fifth,
and Waverly, sixth. Count d'Orsay
was pulled up by order of his trainer,
when he reached there, as his chances
were entirely gone. Bowling lead a
coupl 'n"C' h. around the lower turn
and ci.je.,d lhe lone stretch all that
distance ahead. Mccormack, who was
second; MerOdaeh, third; Spring
box, fourth; FellOwcraft, fifth,
and Waverly, sixth. Tom led
up the home stretch at racing
pace, and passed the stand three lengths
ahead Of Mccormack, the latter being
half a length in front of SpringbOk,
who was twolengths ahead Of Merodach,
the latter six lengths in advance of Eel
Iowcraft, and Waverly sixth. AS soon
as the horses left the stand, SpringbOk
dashed out after Tom Bowling, and as
he ran around the upper turn closed
finely on him. At the quarter-poie
Tom Bowling led. one length, and it was
apparent that all the other horses were
r nr, h. Ioalv f.l,
the contest was simply grand between
these two young giants, Tom leading
from half to a full length all the way.
At the half-mile pole the race was ter
rife, Tom having his tail at Springbok's
face. On the lower turn it was
evident that SpringoOk could not pass
the gallant bay, and all eyes were
turned upon them. The other horses were
far behind, and there was not one who
seemed to notice them. As Tom Bow
ling approached the three-quarter pole
Springbok's head was at his hips, and
they swung around the turn very fast.
At this moment Springbok was seen TO
fall, and then the affair was ended.
Tom came in alone, and gallOped leis-
Urely home, twenty lengths ahead of
Waverly, who was a like distance in
front of Merodach, Fellowrcaft, far-otf,
fourth, Mccormack fifth. SpringbOk
came cantering rideTiess up the
but nothing could
be seen Of Jimmy Roe, his jockey. The
poor lad lay where he fell, against the
fence, and was very fortunate in not be-
ing struck by the horses that had to
pass by him. Springbok was cut on one
Of his fore-legs. McDaniels made COM
paint TO the judges of foul, by stating
that Tom Bowling pulled out and
struck Springbok. The judges took a
long time to decide this matter, but
finally gave out that no foul had been
and that Tom Bowling won
the race.
THE TRIBUNE'S REPORT.
The Tribune furnishes the following:
HThe first mile was run by Bowling in
l "A. How the accident to SpringbOk
was caused could not be clearly ascer-
tanned, some maintaining that Swim
had ridden Springbok fonl by striking
into him and knocking him over, while
others asserted that, as Tom Bowling
was in the lead and had the inside track,
such could not possibly have been the
case, but that the mishap was caused by
Roe, who tried to take the inside rails
from Bowling when behind him, and
had been knocked over i'm consequence.
SpringbOk had his near fore pastern
deeply cut, though how it was done no
one could say. Mcdaniel intended to
start Bassett in the sweepstake race,
but in consequence of the accident to
Roe in the first race he had no one to
ride him, as he would not trust him to a
strange jockey, Roe having rode him in
all bis races through his career"
BOBBY SWIM EXPLAINS.
Bobby Swim, the rider of Tom Bowl
ing, In answer to a claim of foul riding,
preferred by the owner OF Spiingbok,
says: 81 had clear daylight before me,
and had no object in fculing him. had
the fence all the way round, and was
bound TO keep it, We were neck and
tail. l saw Jimmie raise his whip. and
my opinion is, that in trying to shift his
horses nose between me and the fence.
right there and on the turn he iammed
into me-" BIcGrath, the owner of
Bowling, speaking of the race and acci-
dent, exclaimed, 81 was almost wild
when they turned that corner, and /
cannot for the life of me tell how it hap
pened; but | believe Tom would have
won anyhow Why, there never We're
but two such horses as Tom Bowling
aud Lexington" McGrath celebrated
his great triumph by giving his support
efs a champagne supper.