The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-18
LOUISVILLE RACES.
Third Day Of the Spring
Meeting.
Harper's Lexington FIly, Classmate and
EIemi the Winners.
IoulsyLLr, KY, Nay II. ls7e.

Tho track to-dny In tho finest possible trim Tor
racing aud the weather being clear and hot the con-
dons were very favorable for fast time. This antic
patton realized. The attendance was large and
fashionable, the ladies seeming to enjoy the sport
immensely. Three events the card-thc
first being tho Kentucky Oaks, dash Of one mile
and half for three year-od files race similar to
the English Oaks, which inaugurated In l779; the
second tho Louisville Ladies' Stake for two-year-old
allies, dash Of half MILE and the third dash Of two
miles and eighth for all ages The stake had
full fields and gave great satisfaction the spectators
particularly the tho Oaks The long distance
also capital contest, and was won in good
style by Ecmi who took tho lead with the tap Of the
drum and maintained it TO the end.
KENTUCKY
This had nine starters, comprising 7. J. Megbbcn's
EagIet and snmo owners Eastern Planet A. B. Lewis
Co Is Lady Clipper, A. Kcene Richards Clcmmic G..
j. W. Hunt Reynolds Prouctrc, p Lorllards igress,
u B. Harpers Lexington lilly, G. w. Stewards Tecalco
and George cadwaadcr's Plenty. Clemmc q. was
a great favorite, Tigress being second choice at
the closing OF tho pool sales, Lady Clipper third,
Plenty fourth, the Others as field The start WINS
good one Tigrcss getting tho best OF tho sendof Te
calico second the others punched that it impos
sibIc to distinguish and separate thcm As the FLIES
ran around the lower Tigrcss showed the way Te
calico second Harper's third, the balance still
heap The FLIES ratified up the homestretch at
merry pace and here there important changes
for as they passed the judges stand Eaglet
had tho post or honor Tocaco second.
Tgrcss third Plenty fourth, Lady Clipper nth, Easter
Planet sixth, Clcmme G. seventh. Harpers eighth,
Pirouctto ninth There change OF places
around tho upper turn, and tho lilies passed the
quarter pole in the order that they LEFT the stand
but were Tapped each other. The time Of the first
" pdc md Ina hal mill
seconds Going down tho back stretch tho
changes were rapid and puzzllng' but
pole Tigress had her head In front, Lady Clipper
ond. neck IN front of Tecalco Easter Planet fourth
Plenty NTH, Harper's SIXTH Clemme 9. seventh
Eaglet eighth plrouette ninth. Time of the mile
1:I0A. Lady Clipper showed in front the lower
turn and into the homesrctch, Tgress second Plenty
third Tccalco fourth, Harpers mn, the Others beaten
OIL very fine up the stretch terminated by Har
pcrs Lexington lly winning the race by three lengths
Plenty second, Lady Clipper third T,grsss fourth
kaglet eighth, Pirouctte ninth Time, 2:l2A
WINNERS OF rnR KENTUCKY OAKS
Year Winners Subs. Starters Time.
1878 :. .vinaigretto. ..27 d 2304
1876. .Harper's lex Ally. ..23 2:42I
TnE LOUISVILLE LADIES' STAKES
This event brought before tho starter :. Powers
Princess, G. W. Stewards Ellen Alice, Williams l.
owlngs Spring Branch and same owners Classmate
Felicia. J. y. Tisdaio's Eva Shirley and Green
the favoritcs, GIcnella second choice, Roy
noIds' two next in favor and then
Whips second Spring Branch third Glcnella fourth,
Eva Shirley nfth the others In a bunch. Around the
lower turn the youngsters cnveoped themselves in
such a cloud Of dust that IT impossible to dis
tinguish any than the advanced skirmishers OF
the brigade, these being Cassmato first, Lizzie Whips
Glenea nth They ran rapidly up the homestretch,
Cassniatc passing under the wire the winner, two
ahead Of Lizzie Whips, Eva Shirley fourth, Giensa
nth Felicia sixth, Princess seventh, Crossct eighth,
quarter rs seconds and the half mile so seconds
WINNERS or Tx LOUISVILLE LADIES STAKE.
Year Winncr Subs Starters. Time.
1875 Lady Clipper. ............. 10 050
1876. .Classmate.. ............... Il 10 0:60
TWO NILES AND AN EGHrH
Tho third race had four starters: These were Elem,
Whisper Damon and Captain Hutchinson. Whisper
was the favoritc Elemi second choice, Damon third,
while Captain Hutchinson averaged only about S. ia
500 Elemi took the lead, Captain Hutchinson second,
Whisper third. Damon fourth. Whom the horses
reached the stand Ecm was leading two lengths, Cap
close up. Elemi showed the way around the upper
turn and opened a gap Of i've lengths 20 the
front of Captain hutchinson, who was two
lengths in advance OF Damon Running down the
Esm KEPT the gap opra mas Inc
their positions soon changed. The hy was four
lengths in front at tho hafmile pole. Whisper
son, who two lengths in advance
OF Damon. There wcrc changes around the lower
turn. but coming up the homestrctch Damon made
Whisper laid himself at The hanks OF Eem as she
passed under the wire at the judges stand Tho first
nIce is, from the urong polo back to il
agan-was IN 1:47. Going around the turn
Elcmi and Damon ran yoked together, and they
left the others far behind that they no longer
in tho race and the affair resolved itself simply ntoa
match between them. They raced down tho back
best Of by neck at The hali-mlc
pole; but going around the lower turn she
homestrotcI but he could not ovcrske her. and she
under the string winner by length, having
made the two miles in 3:S5E, and the last iuriong In
IL seconds making the total time OF the two miles and
an eighth 3:l9ls
LOUISVILLE, KY, May IL ls76-TmRD DAy OF THE
SPRING MLEriSG OF rHE LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUE
raccrhc Kentucky Oaks, Tor three -yearoId hliies,
$50 seS play With aided Sy ae
value 50, $50. One mile and half
+. b Harpcr's ch. E. by Lexington, dam by imp
George cadwaaders CHI l. Plenty. by Planet, dam
Magnetic, by Mahomet, 81 bs...............::... 2
ters Lexington dam Carrie Cosby, 81 lbs. .......
p. I.orillardsb b. Tigress BY imp bennington, dam
o sb INF ccsuo Sy " cea xho dam
volga, by imp Glencoe, 81 ibs...................
T. j. Mcgbbcn 3 CHI. f. Eastern Planet by Planet,
dam Molic Hamilton BY Knight OF ST. George.
A. Kecns Richards CHI. Z Clemmic G.. by War
Dance, dam AexandrSby Sovereign, 81 lbs.....
IT,. McGibbens oh: Easct, by Planet, dam Eas-
less 6y Glencoe; ~ p,.:,. X, ta...
William dam Farfaletia 81 lbs. o
! Time, 242z.
SANE DAy-SEcosp RAcE.-Tho Louisville Ladies'
Stake for two year old lllcs; sa5 cach pay or play
with $500 added by tho club; second lilly to
800 Closed with twcntyone nominations; value,
81 $780, Half a mile.
/ Williams 4 Owngs' b. T. Classmatc, by Planet dam
Full Cry, by vandal, 81 lbs ..........
Williams \ 0wings cn. Spring Branch, by Imp.
Australian, dam Spring Brook, by Lexington, 81
A. Baicrds tr & Lizzie whips by Enquirer, dam
by vandal 81 lbs 3
J. W. Tisdalc's b Eva Shirley, by imp. Glcncg,
dam Edcna, by Lexington. 81 lbs. ................
Green Clay's b. Glcnca, by imp. Glenclg, dam
salie; by Lexington; 81 lbs ;;....;.;....,;... s
J. w. Hunt Reynolds br. l. Felicia by imp. Phac-
ton, dam farialctta, 81 lbs Observation-Disclosures
8. Powers br. Princess, by imp Billet, dam Bet
tie Lewis, by Uncle Vic, 81 lbs
J. w. Samuels CHI g. Crosslet, by War Dance, dam
Princess Royal, by Sovereign, 81 lbs. .......... 8
J. W. Hunt Reynolds CHI. Miss Ella, by Enquirer.
dam Mcclta 81 lbs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Q
G. W. stewards b. g. Ellen Alice, by Barney VIII
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