The New York herald., 1876-11-02
RACING At WASHINGTON.
Fall Meeting of the National
Jockey Club.
THREE CAPITAL RACES.
Inspiration, Bill Bruce and Derby
the Winners
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Tho attendance was fair, tho track good and the
weather Gne for tho opening day Of the meeting
the National Jockey Club the races being postponed
IRON yestcrray in consequence OF rainy weather
There we're three events the card-thc first dash
Of three quarters OF mile, the second mile heats and
lhe third . hurdle race OF two miles, eight
hurdles
THE rissT
wasA dash OF threcquarers OF mile for all ages, for
purse OF $780, $40 entrance and entrance money TO
tho serond horse For this event eight horses came
10 the post These were A. Smiths brown mare In
spraton. p. u. wesi's bay colt Courier c. W. Med
inser's chestnut horse First Chance, T. ". Doswci's
chestnut nlly sunbeam, NJ Donahue's brown horse
Matador, J. H. Raccy's bay colt bennington Second
]. b. 4 w. X DAVIS chestnut 1ily May d.. and tho
same gentcman's chestnut horse Fadladeen.
After two false starts bennington Second got away
best, Matador second, sunbeam third, First Chance
fourth. the others bunched together. On the back
stretch Matador the front and opened gap OF
Two lengths. bennington Second next First Chance
third. On the lower turn Inspiration went up and
took the nrst place, followed by Courier. Maiador,
however would just then allow Courier to pass him.
and ran second until they entered the homes.retch,
when Courier cosred him and boat him for second
place. Inspiration the race Courier second First
Chance third. Sunbeam fourth, Matador hfth, Lean
ing,on Second sixth, May D. seventh and Fadiadccn
eighth. The following is the
SUMMARY.
FIRST RAcE.-A dash OF three equarters Of milo for
all ages; entrance Sl0 and entrance money to second
horse; purse, $3.50
A. Smiths br. IN. Inspiration, by warminster, dam
Sapphire, years old. ~ lbs. ...... .tBlaylock)
P. II. Vests b. G. Courier. by Star Davis, dam by
Lexington, . years Old % lbs, .:..;..0S Brown, 2
c. w. Mednger's ch. h. FIRST Chance, By haywood,
dam q old IL lbs. rs 8
7. W. Doswell's cn. Sunbeam, by bennington,
dam Echpte, years old % lbs ... tBanesl
NJ Donahue's br. b. Matador, by Gadiatcur, dam
Nonparel, years old. los lbs. .Curtis) o
J. II. Raccy's b. c bennington Second. by Leaning
T. b. 4 W. X. DAVIS ch. May d., by Enquirer,
dam Flora years old ,92 lbs. tBlakc) 0
7. h. w. X Davis CHI h. Fadladeen, by War
Dance, dam Nora Creina, aged us lbs ........ 0
Time 1:l6is.
mile heats for NIL Tor purse OF $780, OF which
$50 was to go TO tho Second horse. Five tho
post. comprising Forbes & Armstrong; brown colt
Hh Bruor J. G. Bcihunc's bay rclding Burgoo, 4. N.
hors Fndladecn aud Dir Wyckcs bay colt Hatteras In
the pools Bursoo had The CALL with Bill Bruce second
choice.
First Heat horses got away well together,
with Fadladecn IN front, Bill Bruce second, Bur2oo
third Hateras fourth, Rose NTH. Going around The
upper turn Bill Bruce captured Fadladcen, besides
which there were no changes OF position. On the
bacsstrctcn the places OF the horses remained un
changed, but ON The lower turn Burg0o went NJ an
Tapped Bill Bruce, and the to within iurlong or
tho nnish ine Bureoo then pulled up AMI BIZ
Bruce took the heat by length with Fadl dcen third,
Rose fourth and Hatlcras hth. Time, :45.
.second Heal-Bl Bruce WAS tho tavorite though
there were those who bought Burgoo freely The sart
was GOOD. with Burgoo IN trout, Fadladccn second
Bill Bruce third. Rose fourth aud Hatteras ifth On
tho upper Bill Bruce went 10 tho 'front.' and Mt the
quarter pole was half length ahend. Buryoo
struggled hard down tho backstrcch and the lower
turn Biil Bruce easily apparently and main
taincd his advantage Down the honlestrctch the
was In the hands OF Bill Bruce, the finish
easy winner by two lengths, Burgoo second, with
Hatteras a good tnird, Rose fourth, Fadladecn NTH
Time 1 :46s1. The following Isl
SUMMARY.
Purse of $500, OF which $50 to second horse milo
heats
Forbes 4 Armstrong; br. c. Bill Bruce, by En-
quircr, dam Aurora Raby, 4years old, los ibe
J. G. Be.nune's b. g. Bethune, by imp. Hurran,
dam Emma Downing, years old. III lbs.
W. wyekes' b C Ha.eras, by Red Dick, d-m BY
Planet years old, 90 lbs. ........... .tBake)
Y. NJ. hal's b. T. Rose, by Eugene, dam La Rose.
T. B. E " WI II. ID DAVIS cn. b. radladeon, by War
Dance, dam Nora Crenn aged us lbs. QHughes) &
Time, l:45-l AGA.
THE THIRD RACE
was hurdle OF miles over eight hurdles for
q purse OF $500, Of which 500 was to 30 to the
second aud $50 10 the thrd horse. There wcrc eight
starters comprising A. d. Browns bay horse Paiadin
By Leamingon, dam Garland years old, carrying la
lbs ". D0nahue's chestnut horse New York, by
Planet dam Hester, years old, las lbs 7. A. Lynch
gray colt Derby, BY Eugene, dam Kate Sovereign.
, a. r. IN .
by Revolver, dam Matte c., aged, 15s lbs the same
gcnilemans bay colt Risk. by. Revolver, dam
syron, : years old las lbs Mr.. -s bay
Hnn. Sar; i0'se years oia lss lbs Thomas Murray's
chestnut horse Captain Hammer, by vundal. dam Dew
Drop 5 years old. i54 lbs. N. Jordan's gray horse
Bill Munday BY Rogers dam by Engineer, years old
14s lbs j. r. Wilson Co bay horse Jack rrigg, by
Lightning dam sale Morgan, 5 years old, 14s lbs.
Before the start Mr.. Lawrcnccs team the favor
ties In the pools at long odds, with Derby second
choice and Bill Munday third
The start was good, with Derby In 'front.' Captain
Hammer second, Risk third, Resoute fourth, the
others following close together The hrst hurdle was
cleared without change Of position. On tho upper
turn Rcsolste went up ana lay at the girih of
Derby, but he was over tho second hurdle
only half q length behind tho latter, with
Paladin third and Bill Munday fourth. Al the third
hurdle there change but on the lower turn
Resoiute ran up Derbys collar. and the fourth hur
die was lcaped by Rcsoiue and Derby head ana ncad
Passing the judges stand Derby opened gap o a
length with Resoiu,c struggling hard, but could not
dies were cleared without tumble, Derby showing
the way to the hnsL length ahead Of Rcsouic. New
York third Risk fourth The others beaten OIL lar In
tho rear Time, 3:54k.
The followingisA
Hurdle Race Of two miles over eight hurdles; purse
$780, OF which 500 TO the second and sSoto tho thrd
horse
T. A. Lynch's & c Derby, by Eugene, dam Kate
Sovereign years old l4s lbs. ......... .tNoanl
J. q. X fAwrcncc's ch. h. Resolute, BY Revolver,
N. Donahucs ch. C. New York, ny Planet dam
Hester, years old, Jas lbs ...;....;. .tMc'.cyl
Br9wns1 h., b psisd,n In BY Leam'nsGn s"m
J. G. X. Lawrsnce's b. c Risk, by Revolver, dam
syrcn, years DID, las lbs: lntc)
ANNIE years old, 100 .tHenry). 90
Thomas Murray's CD. h. Captain Hammer, by Yah.
5crasns dam sI Dlu s SSn@sy Dy Rogers dam 81
Engineer, years old, las ..fMllierj
j. ,. Wilson Co. 3 b. h. Jack Triga, by Lightning,