The New York herald., 1876-03-09
TURF NOTES.

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| The entries TO the stakes for the spring meetnt
OF the Louisville Jockey Club are most certainly iu-
dcatve OF excellent sport In addition to the fixed
the usual number OF outside races will be made
up before the 18th OF May when the spring meeting
will commence and continue days. The following
list OF the stakes with the number OF each
On the nrst day OF the meeting the Kentucky Derby
for three-y yearolds will be dash OF a mile
half This has thirty-four entries, among which
Vagrant Parole, Durango, Creedmoor, Bengal Berlin,
Madrid Bombay Red Coat and others that have great
regulations for speed, which they exhibited during
their two form, in their various engagements
On the second day the Alexander Stake for twoyear
old colts will be run Il will be dash OF half mile,
for which there are seventeen entries. On the
day the Kentucky Oaks dash OF mile and half for
three-year old hlies, win be There arc twenty
three entries for this event Among them Mr. p.
Lorlards Tigress and Faithless, A. b. Lewis Lady
Clipper and other fine performers as two-year-olds
On the third day the Louisville LADIES' stake will be
run II Is for two-year.old nlies, dash ofhaf mile
For this event there twenty-one entries On the
fourth day the race for the Louisville Cup will take
place This Is race for all ages, dash OF miles
and half. There are ten entries, comprising Ton
Brock, Balcnkeel, Captain Hutchinson Verdigris
Monmouth, King Alphonso weherby ventilaton
Stampede and Ozark. Should one half Of the above
come to the post grand race will be the result Ten
Brock and King Alphonso will be strongly backed,
against the other by the Kontuckians while not
few will keep eye on Balenkeol Ozark and ono or
two others OF the starters Ten Broeck, however WIN
be the iavorie he is said TO be better horse thar
Longfellow was by Frank Harpcr's people Mr. San
ford thought Of buying Ten Brock at time send
to England with Prcakness and the others. Whom he
asked Frank Harper what he would take for the
colt the latter said $25oo0 Mr.. Sanford
much surprised and concluded he would
not purchase; but by way of joke he
inquired OF Frank II ne would not take S24 000 when
the latter replied, 'No, not damn cent less than
$25 COO and he didn't about selling him for that
Mr. Swigert however, thinks that King Aphonso has
claims on the cup Notwithstanding the great repua-
tion OF Ten Brock They both grand specimens Of
racchorses
On the same day OF the Cup race tho Fall City Stake
will also be conended for This Is for three ods
mile heats and has nineteen nominations. AS this
event for unried three -ycar-olds IL WILL doubt
create much speculation. On tho nth day the Tennes
Stakes, for -ods dash OF three quarters
of mile, will be rum and for which there thirty.
nvc nominations Two stakes will be the
sixth day, the first the Gait House Plate
Stake for four-year-olds, a dash OF two miles
and a half, for which Ten Brock King Apnonso,
Ozark and others nominated. Tho second
the Clark Stake for 1876 for three olds
dash OF two miles Parole Vagrant and all the noted
three OF the Southwest engaged for this
event Those that the front at the finish OF
this will be likely brought the Allegha-
nies to Jerome Park, Monmouth Park. and Sara
toga the distance will try their racing capabilities
the full.
Tho Louisville Jockey Club is of the
fastest In the country, IL fashioned after the form
OF the Saratoga course. and the soil is full
good for racing 1t is uncommonly safe for
training purposes and many stables have been there
during winter AT last accounts trainers busy at
work preparing their horses for the engagements for
the approaching campaign.