Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-06-13
THE FIRST TROT.
Inauguration Day over the Course OF
the Memphis Trottlng Park AssO.
citation.
Delightful Weather-A Good Trark-A
Big Crowd, and the Ladies Out
in Force.
Four Bnees-Names OF Entries aud Win.
uers-Time Maae-gOOd Sport
Etc, Etc, Etc.

Yesterday will long be remembered as
one Of the best in the horse annals of
Memphis. 1t was, for the Trotting Park
association, composed OF the elite of our
young business men, a genuine inaugu-
ration dsy, characterized by the gener-
Gus spirit for which our city is noted 10
all that its people undertake. AL the
approaches to the trotting park were
crowded with vehicles from an esrly
hour in the evening, Rayburn avenue,
the proposed boulevard, being especially
selected by fast drivers, eager sight-seers
and warm contestants. The best horses
and the handsOmest vehicles, and the
most beautiful women and most gallant
gentlemen were met with at every turn,
in the best possible spirits, and all ex-
peclsDt Of splendid "sportn ahead. And
they were not disappointed, for it was
generally agreed that the fist tTOttiDg
matinee over the course of the Mem
phis TTltting Park association was q
''grand success" rejecting the highest
credit on the officers, directors and
stockholders. Reaching the ground we
found present aud occupying the grand
stand not less than twelve hundred per-
soBs, probably three hundred OF them
ladies " no represented our "bsst circles"
Tie track was in excellent order, the
rain of the day before having very
efiectually laid the dust, the result was
that our amateur hOrsemen were in the
best possible spirits, and the occasion
passed eff with all the ecldt that the
members of the association, and their
wqrmest friends could wish. All the
officers and directors of the association
were on hand, and many Of the oldest,
most staid, and most respectable of our
citizens were present, to lend dig
nifty 10 most lAudable effort TO popu-
lariZe hoTse-rsciug, and 10 bring TO a
proper recognition Of its force and power
the very highest and best amongst us.
We have already eXplziued to the resd-
eTs Of the APPEAL, that while the Trot-
ting Park association is not exclusive, it
is Intended to be sn expression of the er-
thusiasm Of the re>pectability of our city
for the horse, and 'hOrse" spor s. 1t
has for is basis only that and nothing
more. II yesterday is fair criterion,
and we hold il to be one Of the best that
could be afforded, the basis is a correct
one, and il likely TO be built upon, so
that OF the bull ders 1t may be said by
and-by, "TLey buildei bstteT than they
knew Ali the choice, live, young
spirits Of our city were there, and
we believe that every horse of any
pedigree, blood or ''get-up-snd-gop in
him in the city, was on the ground,
either 70 run or as roadster to do good
work in getting TO the track or go home
with. The veteran hOrsemen, without
whom even an amateur race were dull
affair, were cut in force, and were con-
spicuOus as chsllengeTs for odds on the
- - 49, a
had a place on the stand, and, of
course, GiscouTsed most excellent music,
eulivening the time preceding the races
and the intervals with appropriate Sc
leclious admirably rendered.
THE FIRST RACE.
About five o'clock, after many shies
and false starts, the contestants for first
honors were brought to the mark and
received the ''Offn Of the judges, and
were "Off sure enough followed 0y the
eager looks Of the expectant crowd, la
dies rs well as gentlemen, who kept up
= lively and running comment as they
noted the efforts of their favorites
The contest was a very close one, and
was decided in favor Of Mr. w. D. H4r-
vey, who handled the reins like an ex-
pert, as indeed did Messrs. Vreden-
bargh and Ball. AL three of the
teams broke once or twice by the
way, and We doubt that even the most
veteran drivers could have succeeded
any more nearly in tying them down to
their work. Nredenburgh was distanced
In the first quarter, with Ball second
and Harvey in tue lead, Tut before the
sfclnd quarter was reached he passed
Ball, and for time threatened Harvey,
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and came in q few lengths ahead, Ball
being distanced. or course they were
received with cheers by the men and the
waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies,
many of whom wondered at what an
immense interest they took In races for
the first time in their lives. The entries,
aud order In which they came home,
were:
DOUBLE-TEAMST To OWAGON-MILE DASH.
r. V. Nredenbu'g gh-bay and sorrel horses
W. O. HsTvey-bIack team, She hy and Dairy 1
Mr. Bal-Byrd hOrse and Ensley horse .......S
Time-ftrst quarter, %; second, l:421l; the
mile In 3:ls.
The announcement of time and vic
tory being made by the judges, MessFs
c. =. Hunt, w. B. Gates and d. Pater-
ACHE, they vacated the stand for their
successors, Messrs. T. 5. Ely, j. V. Pat
rick and II. V. Nredenburgh, Judges for
the second race, who, after brief inter-
val, rung the bell and called up the en-
tries for the
SECOND RACE.
Mile dash 70 wagon-N. o, Thomson enter
ed b =. Captain Jack; J. NJ. Pettisrew entered
s m. Lazy Buckingham; ". A. Gage entered
:. IN. Lady Woodbridge; Ar. Smith entered b.
s. salt River.
1t took several efforts to get the too
49, 20 nd ha Of Naz
they did get q start 1t was very much to
the disadvantage OF Mr.. Gage, who Is
admitted 10 be one Of III he best drivers on
the ground, and who in his determination
to hold his horse down to tTot, was dis
tanced from the very start. He lost
nothing, however, by his conscientious
effort, for very handsome bOquet from
fair hands rewarded him and made up
for bis loss Of the race. Captain Jack,
Salt River and Lady Buckingham got
Of well, aud for the FIRST quarter, indeed
10 the half, there WAS q faint hOIe that
the latter would overlap old "Salt," on
whom we kept our weather eye as on
one it would do to bet on, since General
Forrest spoke well of him. But the
mare wasn't equal to the occasion,
though admirably handled by Mr.. Pet
tigreW. "Sslt" proved himself of the
salt Of the earth, keeping the lead and
winning handsomely. 1heOrder being:
Thofnpsons Captain Ja-k - ......... 3
Petligiews Lady Buckingha -...........- -.....
Cages Lazy WOOlorld .distanced
smuhs salt HlVer..
time. First quarter, 5l1z; second, l;44;
third, 2:4 and The mile 10 o;l5H.
THE THIRD RACE
was next announced, the judges being
Oscar Woodbridge, q. V, Rambaut
and w. r. Hendrix, the entries being
as follows:
Mile dash to wagon-W. NJ. Redwine entered
b. m Fannie: J. V. Patrick entered b. 9.
Henuler; G. P. Hunt entered 5. 9. Gold Dust;
), c. Lewis entered s.g. Jessee-
There was some time lost in getting
of, and when away 1t was at the ex-
pence Of "Gold Dust, " who was man
aged with consumm8te skill by his
driver, who, after the first quarter was
reached, worked him past "Fannieu
aud "Jessie," and on the last quarter
80 close on the heels Of 'iHurdlerU tn At Ii
/ was feared by Mr.. Patrick's friends that
/ he was going to beat him. But "HurdIeri
knew what wss wanted of him, and he
kept steady gait up TO and beyond the
line, where, amid loud cheers, Mr.. Pat
rick very gracefully saluted the Judges.
and was declared winner. "JessieU and
"Fannie," although both were admire.
bly, handled by their drivers, the former
especially, coming in in about the order
in which they started and held relative