The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-08
CHICKAsAw JOCKEY CLUB.
Fourth Day Of the Spring Racing Meet
Ing at mphis-Quartermaste and
Jack Frost the Winners.

Fourth Day Of the Spring Racing Meet
Ing at Memphis-Quartermas and
Jack Frost the Winners.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, May Z, 1874
This, the fourth day OF the races OF the Chicka-
saw Jockey CLUB, was gala one for the associa-
ton. More people were in attendance than was
ever seen upon the course. The grand stand was
completely filed with ladies, and there was hardly
standing room for gentlemen. Hundreds OF our
most distinguished citizens were seen hobnobbing
about the quarter stretch. The day was bright
and clear ana the track Ia good order. The pro-
gramne was Unusually attractive.
DASH OF ONE MILE AND HALF.
The first race was dash OF one mile and half
for all ages; club purse OF 5000. The entries were
Quartermaster, Limestone, Edwin Adams. Surrey
and Captain Hutchinson. In the pools Quarter
master was the fayorite selling for 500; Edwin
Adams, $50; Limestone, $36; the field, $50. The
start was bad. When the drum tapped Limestone
was fully eighty yards ahead OF Edwin Adams who
was in the rear, with Captain Hutchinson second
Surrey third, Quartermaster fourth and Edwin
Adams last. Limestone continued to lead until
near the finish, when Quartermaster came on with
q rush and won by short head, Limestone second
and Edwin Adams good third. TIE others were
mot placed. Time, GAG.
TwoMLE HEATS.
club purse OF $500. This was the carnival event OF
the day. The entries were A. NJ. Barton's Jack
M.
jennings Silent. Friend and A. B. Lewis Co.'s
Bessie Lee. Each horse had his friends and at one
The was the Closing rates in the poo
Jack Frost, $50; Silent Friend $50; stampede,
500, and Bessie Lee, $780, In the hrst heat STAN.
pede and Jack Frost set out in earnest Jack Frost
In the lead. The nrst mile was run In 1881. Jack
Frost leading by one length. Entering the second
tained his lead until the onisn winning the heat
by 2 neck, stampede second Bessie Lee , ten
lengths behind tapped y the sen BEST Sea
ever run over the course, considering that the
track is not Iast. After the heat JACK Frost was
the start in the second neat was made, Bessie Lee
Went OF with rush ,s and lac. lea Fro dof
then went to the 'front.' and passed the
stand Two lengths ahead OF stampede IN l:57h.
ut 1t in earnest. From the mead or the home
stretch until The finish IL was the most exciting
contest ever looked upon. The crowd on the stand
shouted, stampede winsl" as he gained on JACK
Frost at ever stride but no use, old Frost won
the hea! and the race BY the shortest Of heads,
hId, three lengths in front Of Bessie Lee, Time,
This closed the best days racing ever seen In
this part OF the country.
SUMMARY.
MElPHIs, Tenn, May ls74-FoURrH DAY OF
THE SPRING RACING MEETING OF THE CHfCKAsAw
JOCKEY CLuB.-FrRsr RAcE-Purse oil $500, lor all
sg,s; dash Of one m1e and half.
Bonnie " Scotland, dam Kosette, liz los -.
L. A. Htchcock's CHI. c. Limestone, years old,
by War Dance dam TransylVanla, lol lps.....
g. b. Morris b. &. Edwin Adams, years DID, by
Planet, dam Zephyr, 10l lbs. .....:........;.
+. Lloyd's b. g. Captain hutchinson, years old,
by Voucher dam by Epsilon. l07 lbs.--........
owners Surrey. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Time, 246.
SANE DAY.-SECoND RAcR-Purse OF $500, for all
ages; heats OF two miles.
A. N. Barton's ch. h. Jack Frost, years old.
by Jack Malone, dam Kitty Puryear. .......1
William N. Conner's Oh. c. stampede, 3 years
old, by War Dance dam Dolly Morgan. ......2 Q
William jennings Oh. b. Silent Friend, years
old, by Australian, dam by Lexington. ......4 3
A. b. Lewis d Co.'s b. m. Bessie Lee, years
old, by Hunters Lexington. dam by Chors-
ter..... .....a.. ................. 8 4
Time, 3:4l M--3:46z.
large number OF horses here go to Nashville to
The spring meeting over tnat course.