Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-04
lie RACEs
Programme for T0-day-HOwf the FIv-
ers Sold IN the Pools Last Ntpb,

Programme for TO-day-HOw the Flv-
ers Sold In the Pools last Night.
The Spring meeting Of the Nashville
BLOOD Horse ASSOCIATION opens to-day,
with a most attractive programme. Al.
though the rain of yesterday and last niobt
may have made the track a little heavy.
good sport IS anticipated, ard I'm this r..
spect nobody will be disappointed. Three
races are on the card, and all promise To he
very exciting, as they are likely to be holly
contested. At the course nothing
has been left undOne that would
eonduce to the comfort Of the attendants,
and extra preparations have been made for
the convenience Of the fair ones, who are
expected TO grace the occasion in large
numbers. An excellent string band has
Oeen engaged, and the music will be all
that the most faStidious can desire. Sandy
CockTell will be there to cater to the wants
OF the hungry ones, and Maj. Bean. can fix
up a 'smIe" TO suit anybody. Everything
has been placed in readiness for opening
the meeting, with the following pro.
grsmme:
FIRST RACE-Young America Stake
For twOyear-olds (colts and fllies), dash
Of half a mile; entrance, S2j D. D, Associa-
ton to add $3.50; second horse 10 have $50;
closed with Is entries, and the following
will start:
d. Swigert names b C Ceylon, by Aste-
riod, dam Yandalia by Vandal.
Williams q Owings name Oh c Creed
more, by AsteriOd, dam imp. Target by
Rifeman.
J. E. Mills & Co. name b c Dave Saxon.
by Harry Of the West, dam Bonnie Bell BY
Bonnie Scotland.
w. Mayo names b &c Woodland, by Brown
Dick, dam Woodbine by Lexington.
John Funk names br c, by Virgil, dam
Lark by Lexington.
VIM. COttrill names b c Mediator. by
Daniel Boone, dam Meanness by Brown
Dick.
SECOND RACE.-The Bruce Stake
Sweepstakes for three-year olds foals of
1922; subscription, $50; half forfeit; the
Association to add 500; mile heats; closed
the Fall Of 1873, with 80 entries and the
following will start:
james T. Williams names be, Wooster.
by Concord, dam Glenluce by imp. Glen
coe.
Withers & Shanks name b f by Lee Paul.
dam by,imp. Scythian CHE dam OF Stan
ford).
Chas. a. Lewis names q. R. Barry che
Verdigris, by Versailles, dam Belle Brandon
by Hugh J.. French.
George II. Rice x Co. name b c Vol
cano, by Vandal, dam Iodine by imp. Sow
ersign.
Clas. Peine names C. II. Rice & Coz
be Bayonne, by Planet, dam Bayaower by
Lexington.
W.. G.. Harding names chf Bounding Doe,
BY Jack Malone, dam Gazelle by imp. Al
biOn.
a. Barnes names (W. E. Barnes) Oh C
George Graham, by Rogers, dam Sunshine
by Engineer.
w. II. Gordon names b Goth, by Van
dal, dam Velvet by Wagner.
Geo. Cadwallader names Oh C Vicksburg,
by Vandal, dam BlOndin By Commodore.
John Alcock names ch C Just Out, by
Harry Of the West, dam Lucille.
THIRD RACE Association Purse, $500
Mile heats.
j. T. 3. Jackson names or h Jean Val
Jean, . years old, by Lightning, dam Sc
quin.
ThomasG. Bacon names br h Granger,
s years old, by imp. Aysgarth, dam by
ChaTly Bull.
d. Swigert MINES Oh C Egypt, 4 years
old, by Planet, dam Lady Barry.
Williams q Owings pame b c Fair Play,
4 years old, by Virgil, dam by Lexington.
b. g. Thomas names ch f Hazum, 4
years old, by Australian, dam Hird, BY
Lexington.
The racing will commence precisely at
2 o'clock p. NJ.
TIE POOLING.
Pools were sold last night at the Max /
we'll and az the Merchants Exchange.
Dave Saxon was the auctiOneer at the
Merchants, and Dave Grammar sold the
pools at the Maxwell. The pool boxes
will again be opened at each place at half
past 9 O'Clock this morning. In the
Young America stake, Mediator brought SIS,
Woodland, SO; Dave Saxon, SIS;
CeglOn so aud Tie Field SO, Creedmore
and Virgil constituting the field.
The starters in the Bruce Sake sold rs
follows: Volcano. $50; Vicksburg, $40;
George Graham, so; Just Out, $40, and
The Field, SO.
In the mile heats race Egypt had the
call, sellingf0r 500, while Granger brought
SO; Hazem, SO; Fairplay, SO, and Jean
Val Jean ST..
While the pools are not as large as usual,
sold briskly, and things were getting
fairly warmed up toward the close Of the
evening.