The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-24
BALTIMORE RACES.
First Day Of the Maryland Jockey
Club Spring Meeting.
Austral. Pera. Ore Knob and Colonel
Michigan the Winners.

BALTIMORE, Nd, May 23 1874
The Maryland Jockey Club began its spring meeting
with delightful weather, but most abominable track
the deuging rains OF the several days rendering il
heavy and holding Tho attendance very fair. yet
nothing like what been seen on this most popular
race course In former years Those In attendance
wcro nearly all Batmoreans, strangers being very
scarce This attributed to the Exposition at Pha-
dephia and tho race meeting at Cincinnati the
latter keeping the Western men away. The
management, however, satisfied with the
attendance. and tho racing coming or satisfactorily
they look forward to better times and better track
during the coming days of the reunion. There wcrc
four the card, the first being dash OF three-
quarters OF mile Tor madens of all ages the second
the Chesapeake Stakes for ycar-od llies dash
OF one mile and quarter; the third handicap stakes,
for four-yearolds, mile heats and tho fourth trial
stcepcchasc all Of which promptly and very
stubbcrnly contested.
rHREE.ouARTKRs or
In the first eight horses faced the starter These
were G. w. Mcdnger's Emma, G. p. Lorillard's San
CARA George Longstan7s Yorkshire Lass ). f. Cham
oeflin's Gath, W. r. Burch's watcrec, A d. Browns
Austra, D. McDanies Lulu B. and D. J. Crouse's Prob
ability. Lulu b. had tho call in the betting, Sapgara
second choice and Probability third favor Austral
had the best OF the start, Sangara second Probability
third, Yorkshire Lass fourth. Lulu b. nita Emma g.
sixth, Gath seventh, Watcree eighth Going down the
backstre.ch Austral showed the way, sangara falling
rapidly back to tho rear Emma G. taking second place.
Probability third Yorkshire Lass fourth Lula b. 1nh
Gath sixth, wateree seventh. with Sangara struggling
in the mud behind. The horses passed the half mile
pole in this order, but the lowcr turn several
changes occurred Al The three quarter pole Emma G.
showed in front, Aastrai second Yorkshire Lass
third, Lulu B. fourth, Probability nth.
cvfb Cath opA
Coming up the homestrctch Aus,ral passed Emma G.,
and landed winner by two lengths, Emma G. second,
one length in front of Yorkshire Lass, Gath fourth
Lulu B. afth, wacree sixth, Probability seventh and
Sangara eighth Time. 1:26 Hughes rode Austral
Brown Emma G., largo Yorkshire Lass, Kelly Gath
Korn Lulu b., Richards Waerec, johnson Probability
and Barbce Sangara
cnEsArEAKE srAKEs-oSE MILE AND QUARTER
The second race--the Chesapeake S,akcs-hsd for
starters p Lorlard's bay Ally Pera +. A. Clabaugh,s
bay Ally Emily, and boswell Il Cammack's Leaning.
ton,an nly Sunbeam. The betting was even between
Pera and Sunbeam Emily selling for abou. one-haIt
what each OF the others brought Emily first away
Sunbeam second, Pera third The hllics ran In this
way up tho homestretch, and us they passed
the stand Emily was leading a length, Sunbeam
second two lengths in front OF PerA They ran around
the upper turn without changing positions but as they
passed down tho backstretch Emily and Sunbeam were
yoked until near the half milo pole, when Pera made a
rush, and in instant showed in front Then Sun
beam left Emily and made effort 10 ovcrtakc Pcra
but was unsuccessful. AS the latter gaoped homo
easy by four lengths, Emily beng eighty yards
away. Time, 226ls. Barbce rode Pera, Lakeland Sun.
beam and Holloway Emily.
PERA,
the winner, staods Is hands inches hgh She Ia
bay, with stripe on tho face and the hind foot
white below the ankle Pera has a head, and neck
running into well inclined shoulders; her body is long
with an inferior back and prominent hips yet she has
q good set OF legs under her