The New York herald., 1875-10-21
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
Racing at Pimlico Course,
Baltimore.
SECOND DAY OF THE AUTUMN MEETING
First Chance Rhadamanthus, ShylOCk and
Minnie Mac the Winners.
BALrIMoRn, MOI, oct. 20, ls75.

BALTIMORE, Md, Oct. 90, 1875.
The weather to-day was delightful and larger
gathering assembled at Pimlco than there yeser-
day Baltimore beauty literally represented and
the racing was admired by all Four took
place the first being dash of mile, the second
mile heats the third dash OF mile and three quar-
ters and the fourth steepechase of about mile and
half over section OF the regular steeplechase
course.
ONE MILE.
The first dash of one mile for all ages for
horses that had not at Saratoga or Jerome Park
since the Gath of July last $3.50 for the first and $50
for the second. There eight starters,
comprising 0den Bowe's chestnut colt Ore Knob
by Dickens, dam Slipper years old, 90 lbs Mart
Jordan Co.'S bay gelding o'Nei by Lightning dam
Zingara years old 105 lbs.; T. B. 4 W. r. Davis bay
hlly B. F. by haywood, dam Lazy years. old, 92 lbs
10 Donahues brown colt Vassal by Vandal, dam
Sadowa, years old 95 lbs; A. Atchson's chestnut
gelding Weatherby, by Planet dam imported Weather
witch, years old 90 lbs Henry Quickfa's chestnut
nlly Violet, by vauxhal dam Mary Watson, years
old, 92 lbs Barton Il Medinger's chestnut geldng
First Chance, by haywood dam Dot, years old los
lbs and L. A. Hitchcocks chestnut hlly Sprnglet by
Australian, dam Sprngbrook, years old 90 lbs.
Weatherby the favorite the field selling for
$foo, while all the rest combined brought only 500
RACE.
O'Ne was first away Sprnglet second, First Chance
third, B. T. fourth vassal fifth. Violet sixth Wealth
erby SEVENTH Ore Knob eighth. Going around the
turn. First Chance went to the front, Spring
let second, B. +. third, vassal fourth Wealth
erby nth, o'Nel sixth, Violet seventh, Ore
Knob eighth The horses passed the quarter
pole in this way. Going down the backstretch, First
Chance had the best of it by two lengths Weatherby
second, Spruglet third Vassa fourth b. f. 6fth Vio-
let sixth, o'Ne seventh Ore Knob eighth. They
past the half mile pole in this order Around tho lower
turn few changes took place. but First Chance main
taned his lead, springle second b. F. third, o'Nen
fourth, Weatherby fifth, Vassal SIXTH Violet seventh,
Ore Knob eighth. First Chance led into the home
stretch. There doubt after that about his
ming He came along under a strong pull and won the
by length springet second one length in front
of 0Nel; b. T. fourth Weatherby fifth, Vassa sixth,
Violet seventh, Ore Knob eighth. Time ;46 Barbee
rode First Chance, Cochran had the mount Spring
let, Hughes on 0'Neil, Sparkling on Vassa, Evans on
Ore Knob, Spilman on B. f., Black on Violet and Col
Inns on Wcatherby
MILE HEATS
The second was mile heats for three year-olds
that had not won sweepstake race this at jerome
Park, Long Branch Saratoga Baltimore; purse S400
to first horse, and 500 to second Five horses came
to the post These were Mart Jordan Co IS bay colt
Jack Trgg, by Lightning dam salie Morgan; Jo
Donahues gray lIly Gray Lag, by haywood, dam Lag;
Leamingon, dam Nemesis; Taylor McCormack's bay
colt Arcturus, by Planet dam Elkhorn, and Barton &
dam Elizabeth. Rhadamanthus the iavorite, sell
ing for se7o; Arcturus $3.50, the field $1o5.
First Heat Arcturus was first away Jack Trgg
second Gray Lag third, Charley Cheatham fourth
Rhadamanthus fifth Jack Trgg ran quickly to the
front and was leading four lengths at the quarter pole
Gray Lag second Arcturus third, Charley Cheatham
fourth, Rhadamanthus fifth Going down the back
Ntretch Rhadamanthus moved up, and close to
jack Trgg Mt the half mile pole, Arcturus third Gray
Lag fourth, Charley Cheatham hfth the latter prac
tically out Of the race Around the lower turn the
horses a length apart, Jack Trigg leading
Rhadamanthus second Arcturus third Gray Lag
fourth, Charley Cheatham fifth. Getting into I
fha RhadamantluS
10 the front, and galloped home under a
s,ron- pu nner Of the ,l heat io BY 10 length Jack
a5gg secon orht sagths ahead of Gray Lag Charley
Cheatham distanced Ve o tac ny nes Tt s,, g. hssss @
rode Rhadamanthus speh4 - Brown Charley S6eat |
turus Sparkling Gray Lag, an @@'s'H sY>f
Second Heat -Rhadamanthus then an immense
avorte selling Tor $780, while the field broued only
$125 Jack Trigg first away, Gray Lag second, Arc
turus thlrd, Rhadamanthus bringing up the
Going around the upper ou turn tney ran as Two TWO
and head, and the other two length be
bind in the same manner. At the quarter
pole Jack Trgg a neck in 'front.' Gray Lag second
Rhadamanthus third, Arcturus fourth, all Tapped on
each other. Running down the backstretch Rhada
OF GRAY Lag and Arcturus at the hafmile polc Jack
Trigg fourth Arcturus showed in front on the lower
turn but as the horses turned into the home
stretch Rhadamanthus away, and won the race by
three lengths, Arcturus second, eight lengths in ad
o. JACK rrgs Ga lag bs roee ba was with
drawn account of his having escaped from his stable
last night myseriously and was not found until late
ONE AND TuREEouARTBR MILES
The third free handicap stakes, for all
ages Of $25 each dash of one mile and three,quar
ters the club add $4o0 to the first horse and 500
TO the second. -Four horses faced the starter com
prisnr j. G. K Lawrence's bay horse Shyock, by Lex
ington, dam Edith, aged, carrying 115 lbs W. w. 4
Glens chestnut horse Merodac by Australian, dam .
Ealiy wears old 1o7 lbs; D. McDanies chestnut hiy 1
Matte H. by Australian, dam Minnie Mansfield, 3 /
years old 81 bs and Charles Reeds bay colt Rambler
by Lexington, dam Cairn Gorme years old, 81 lbs.
NJ tha fapIr
$500 and the ded sf4S
Merodac first away Shyock second, Rambler
third, Matte A. fourth At the halfmile pole Merodac
had his head in 'front.' Rambler second four lengths IN
Matte A When the horses passed the stand at the /
end of three-quarters of mile Merodac was Leading
half a length, Rambler second, three lengths N a9
of Shylock the latter two lengths ahead Of Matte
A. Gong around the turn Rambler ran away from the
others and at one time five lengths in front shy
lock then made his run for the lead followed by Matte
A. These two passed Merodac and at the quarter
pole Rambler led only two lengths Snylock second
Matte A. and Merodac side and side. shylock
side, and Matte A. and Merodac in next
humping on RambIors near bina leo and cutting him
severely. He then fell in the rear. Shylock and
Matte A. at once went on with tho lead, and merry
front by neck to the half mile POLE and as he entered
the lower turn he made the distance half length and
by the time he was we'll in the homestrctch Shyock
had Matte A. whipped, and then lie galopcd strong up
the homestretch and won the race BY four lengths,
Matte A. second, dozen lenBtnS IN 'front.' OF McrOdac,
Rambler fourth, pulling up quite lame from tho ni
usage he had received on the near hind leg The time
OF the mile and threc-quartors IL Hayward rode
Shyock, Clark Matte A., johnson Mcrodac, and Bar
Tett Rambler.
TRIAL sTEEPLEcHAsR.
The fourth trial seoplcchase for horses of
all ages that had not steeplechase this year
Saratoga, Jerome Park Long Branch or Baltimore;
weIter weights about mile and half; fraction
OF the regular steeplechase course; $500 to the
6rst, SIS to tho second and $50 TO the third horse
Eight came to the post, comprising 4. Il. w. r.
Davis chestnut gelding Storm by Cures, dam Tempest
Rogers chestnut GoIdng George West, by Asteroid,
dam Kate Hayes, aged 1855 lbs, ridden by holland; j.
g. OFallon's chestnut marc Minnie Mac, by Planet
dam Edna years old, Isl lbs, ridden by Murphy
Joseph Donahue's bay nlly Usage, by Pat Maloy dam
A D. Browns chestnut horse Austra by Australian
dam Coral years old, 154 lbs ridden by Mdgoley
p.ldia l.a..h hnra kenLnrkN dam