The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-04
NASHVILLE RACES.


SECOND DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING
BRRAxsMAN AND vANDEnnIIT THE WINNERS
GILMORE WALKS OVER ron THE MILE AND A
QUARTER
NASHVILLE Tom, May 3, 1875
Tho weather to-day was delightful far different from
that OF yesterday, but the very heavy and
holding. completely doing away with the possibility OF
fast time Tho attendance was good and tho racing
very satisfactory to the spectators Three events werc
announced but OF the purse races did not AL and
only two contests took place. Tho first the Nash
vile Cup Stakes dash Of s~o miles and quarter and
tho second dash Of one mile
NASHVILLE crP STAKES.
In tho first there three starters, comprising
r. N. Anderson's chestnut colt Breaksman, years.
D. McCarty's chestnut gclding wetherby, years;
James Davis chestnut colt Damon, years. Wetherby
the favorite at Odds selling for AZ much in some
Of the pools as all the others combined wctherby
jumped away with the lead at the fall OF the flag but
afcrward Damon went 10 the front aud led two
lengths to the stand in 20 seconds, Breaksman second
Wctherby third Tho horses continued In this order
around the turn and they passed the quarter polo
Damon still led two lengths Brcaksman second
about tho distance front. Tho time
OF tho half mile was 5ok seconds. There
change OF place position down
tho backsretch lower turn and the horses passed
tho thrco-quartcr POLE the point where they started
from, Damon led three lengths, Brcaksman second
two lengths In front OF wctherby Tho tmc
OF tho milo was 1 5S. Tho horses kept their
positions up the homcstretch and Us they passed
under tho wire Damon led two lengths with Breaks.
man two lengths in front OF wetherby Time of the
milo and quarter, 2:27. Damon led in the same way
around the upper turn and about midway down the
backstretch when both Brcaksman aud wetherby made
Nkntr ht,a and tIav c,of Inn.
tho half miic pole Wcthcrby was in tho lead
and Damon began to fall OF Brcaksman, the
trary stuck close to Wcherby around the lower turn
and as hc approached tho thrcc-quarier pole madc
successful attack. and swinging into tho homcstretch
they were side and side, right merry struggle en-
sued up the homcstretch, which terminated by Breaks
man winning the race by short length, wethcrby
second, Damon fifty yards behind. Time OF The two
full disappointment torno talent who in some instances
had backed both wethcrby and Damon.
The second race, purse $780, dash of one milo, had
for starters-Lewis Jones' brown colt Browns AS
teroid BY Astcrod. dam Gazce, four years old; Ira
five years old; W. r. Tompkins' bay hy Henrietta OF
tho West, by Harry OF the West dam Prmatora four
bit. by vandal, dam McIrose nvc years old.
Browns Asteroid tho fnvortc at even betting
tho field Larry Hart second choice, Vanderbilt third.
Vanderbilt FIRST away Astcroid second, Henrietta
OF tho West third Larry Hart fourth Going around
the turn Astercd took the lead and wns one length in
front the quarter pole Vanderbilt second. Henrietta
third Larry Hart fourth There was no change OF posi-
ton with the leaders but Larry Hart took third place
the backstretch. AS tho horses passed the half
mile pole Astcroid led Vanderbilt half length,
Of Larry Hart, Henrietta practically oss Of the
race: Larry Hart closed on tho leaders
the lower turn, but fell or on the homcstrotch.
The struggle between Vanderbilt and Ascroid very
close up to the urong polo. but there the latter
beaten, and Vanderbilt came home an easy winner by
four lengths 53 Larry Hart hrcc lengths bo-
hind Asterod Henrietta OF the West being far away.
THIS closed the second day Of the meeting,
Oxmore galopcd over Tor the mile and half purse,
there being no other entry.
SUMMARY
NASHVILLE Tenn, May 3, 1s76-SEcoyD DAY
STRING MEETING NASHVILLE BLooD HORSE
AssocIAroS-FiRsr RAcE-Nashvillc Cup Stake, for all
ages; entrance $50 y p., association to add $500;
second horse TO receive 500 out OF the stakes Two
miles and quarter; closed with ten nominations
value. 81, 600
r. ~ Anderson's CHI G. Brcaksman, 4 years, by
Jack Malone, dan Capitola, l04 lbs. .............
D. McCarty's en- &. wetherby, years, by Planet
dam imp Wcathorwtch, lOl ibs.. .............
James Davis ch c. Damon, years, by.Jack Malone,
dam Fannie Barrow, l04 lbs. B
Time, 420x.
SAME DAy-THRp RACE Association Purse OF $3.50,
| for all ages Ono mile
W. r. Babcock's blk. h. Vanderbilt, years, by Van
dal, dam Mclrose, ITO ibs..
| Lewis Jones' br. c. Browns Asteroid, years, by
Astcroid, dam Gazclle, 104 Observation-Disclosures.
| Ira Platner's b. G. Larry Hart years. by Planet,
dam Nora, 10 lbs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
| W. r. Tompkins b. T. Henrietta Of the West,
years, by Harry OF the West dam PrimatCra, 1o1
lps
Time 1:53.
SANE DISSATISFACTION Purse OF $3.50, for all ages
One mile and a quarter.
| W. r. Babcock's Oh. b. Oxmore, s years, by Day
Dick, dam by Oliver, ITO lbs O.