Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-23
THE TURF.
BrilliaQt Closing Day at Louis
vile.
Six Races, Including a Spirited
Dash of Three Miles.

Dash of Three Miles.
List Of winners: MainsaIl, Seareher,
Whisper, VOIIigeur, Big Fellow and
Astral.
LOUISVILLE, May 22.-AlthOugh heavy
rain fell last night and this morning, up 20 |
and during the time Ofthe races, the closing |
day Of the first meeting of the Louisville |
Jockey Club was very largely attended. |
There were six races. The track was very |
heavy, the rains of the past twenty-fOur |
hours having put it in bad condition for |
making fast time.
Three-Year.OIds
The first race was for three-year-olds for |
an Association purse of $500; mile heats; |
winners excluded; three entries and two |
started-J. w. Weldon's Warfare and 7. |
LOyd's Mainsail. The latter was the IA |
vOrite.
SUMMARY.
Mainsail, by Jack Malone ........1 l |
Warfare, by Enquirer. ...............2 2 |
Time, 1:573, 1851.
Gait House Purse.
The second race was for the Gait House |
purse Of $780, for three year ODDS, five fur |
longs. Seven were entered and six started, |
as follows: SeaTcher, by Enquirer; |
Efie Moore, by Lee Paul; McCreeTy, by |
Enquirer; Fortune, by Vandal, Jr.; Sue |
Wynn, by Vandal. In the pools Searcher |
was first choice by large odds, his race over |
the Lexington course May 13, when he |
ran the fastest mile on record, making him |
the favOrite. Searcher won the dash easily, |
beating McCreery, who had the second |
place by length.
SUMMARY.
SedrcheT. ..s.......'..sss..... L |
Gen. A. BufOrd's McCreery. 2 |
Time, 1:06..
Hunt Reynolds Stake.
The third race was for j. w. Hunt Rey- |
nOlds' purse Of $3.50, handicap, mile heats, |
for all ages. There were seven entries, |
and all started, as follows: Whisper, by |
Planet; Misfortune, by GilrOy; George |
Bowman, by Lexington; kilbun, by Ring |
master; Prang, by VaHdal; Little Flirt, by |
UlveTsOn, aud Mary L., by Voucher. In |
the pools, Whisper had the call, and sold |
as the fayOrite. Whisper won both heats, |
though hard pushed in the first by Mary L., |
and IN the Second by Kilburn.
SUMMARY.
Whisper, 3 years old, l02 lbs. 1000. /
Mary l., age not given, 80 lbs...... > dis. |
Kilburn, years old, s. lbs. 8 q
Misfortune, years old, % lbs. dis. |
George Bowman, "a lbs. .......... > dis. |
Little Flirt, a bs................ dis.
Prang, 50 lbs..... ..-............ dis.
Time, 1929, 1883.
The Clarke stake.
The fourth race was the CLARKE Stake for |
three-year- Olds, a dash of two miles and
closed with % entries. Eleven started as
follows: Ariella, by Australian; McCueeIy,
by Enquirer; Orel, by Enquirer; WIthers
4 Shanks' Lee Paul colt; Emma &, by
Planet; NCltigeur, by Vandal; VentilatOr,
by Vandal; Calvin, by Tipperary; Million
ARE, by Planet; S,einbok, by Australian;
VaudOrn, by Vandal, and Volcano, by
Vanlal. Calvin sold as first choice. Vol
.igeur won, with the favorite a close 2d.
As the horses passed the first qUarteT-pOle
Of the second mile Emma G fell, and her
jockey, Jimmy Carter, was thrown violent
" to the ground. His collar bone was
broken aud he sustained some internal in
juTies.
SUMMARY.
W. q. HaTding's NOltigeur..
II. P. McGrath's Calvin..........,.... >
r. COlston's Millionaire. -.
Time, $500.
Three Mile Dash.
The fifth race was a dash of three miles
for an association purse Of $500. J. F. Nc
lallie entered Big fellow, A. X. Richards,
Monmouth; Williams * Owings, Oxmore;
F. B. Harper, Excel. This race was
a fine one. Monmouth gallOped OFF
| in the lead at the start, almost running
away with his rider. As they passed I'M
| der the wire Excel had the first place, Mon
mouths rider keeping a tight rein upon
him. Big Fellow kept several lengths in
/ the rear. In this position they entered
upon the third mile. Suddenly Big FeE
| low received the whip and he at once made
| for the lead, taking it at the first quarter
| pole, and holding 1t until the wire was
| reached, widening the distance steadily and
winning by four lengths, Monmouth second,
Excel third.
| SUMMARY.
Big Fellow, 4 years, by War Dance. go. I
/ Monmouth, years, by War Dance see. >
| Excel, / years, by Endorser. ......... >
Time, $500.
Consolation Purse.
The sixth and last race was for the con-
| ISOLATION purse Of 800 for beaten horses,
mile heats, the second horse to have 500,
the third horse $50. There were seven en-
/ tries and six started, as follows: Robin
! son, Morgan x Co.'S Astral, 5. p. Lancas-
| ter's Lily knight, W. Cottrell's Fuss Broad
| max, r. SCOTS Lady Greenfield, +. Lloyd's
| Capt. Hutchinson, and Springfield x Clay's
| Enlister. Astral was first choice in the
/ pools before the race. Enlister won the
first heat by six lengths, and Astral took
| the second heat. This left Astral and En-
| lister to contest the third, which the former
won by six lengths.
SUMMARY.
| Astral, years, 80 pounds. .........2 /
| EnlisteT, years, Is pounds. ........l ? ?
| Capt. HutchisOn, age not given, 80
| POUNDS. sssss sssssssssss 80 4 "
! Puss Broadnax, ) years, 50 pounds. - dis
Lily Knight, years, SOpOHnds. .....dis
| Lady Greenfield, years, % pounds. dis
Time, l:4Si, 1913, l:5S.
Thus closed one Of the most successful
| race meetings eyer held in America