The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-24

Re- sandy Field. $50
First HsaL-Big Sandy got away with the lead to
capital start, Waco second Meco third Gong around
the upper Big Sandy showed the way Waco second
Meco bringing up the At the quarter pole Big
sandy led ny neck, Waco second, three lengths in
trout OF Meco. Going down the backstretch Waco
took Big Sandy by the head they parallel at
Me hali-mile pole five lengths OF Meco Going
INTO the lower turn Waco the front and led
INTO the homcstrctch n length and half Big Sandy
iecond two lengths in front of Mcco rafting run
sp the homcstretch brought Meoo in a winner by
length, Waco second, length in front of Big Sandy
Time 1:i5A.
Second Hedt-Me had the lead the other two side
and side. Waco moved up Meco on the upper turn
brothers side ana side to the quarter
pole. which Waco passed first by neck, Big Sandy
three lengths behind. Running down the backsrech.
Mcco and Waco head and head, and they passed
the hafmile pole they parallel, Big Sandy being
three lengths behind On the lower the pace was
forced and Big Sandy began to close up AS they
passed the threc-quarter pole Meco led length,
Big Sandy second, length ahead OF Waco, tue
latter showing signals OF distress Getting INTO tho
homestrcch Big Sandy made strong running
took sides with Meco, and, after very exciting
test Big sandy the heat by neck, Waco six
lengths behind. Tine l:l6ls. Meco pulled up very
lame.
for not winning heat and Mcco IA e and being with
drawn, Big sandy became entted to the purse with
out start The Paris Mutues paid On the first heat
$l3 20 and The second heat Sl2 20.
HACE
was for purse $3.50 of which $50 TO be given
the second horse Those beaten ana not having
lbs, the distance mile and threc-quarers The
for this event wcreChares Reeds gray nlly
Stray Nun, by Aster dam Fairy years old. LOG lbs.
j. s. Cattanack' bay colt Ielaps, by bennington. dam
Pussy, years old, Ill lbs; ID. MeDan'ePs bay colt
iol' MS; John H. Davis' chestnut MY
Abilene, by Pat Maioy, dam Anna Travis,
% lbs and W. Il. His chestnut Ally Violet by Vaux
hail, dam Mary Watson years old, lo6 lbs. Vig was
The avorl,e over the field at two to one IN nearly ali
the pools sold the Fredercktown
tered In the race, but Withdrawn.
BETTING
Vigil. 81, 100
Gray Nun .............-...-.-.-. 20
lie 100
N'"'e"e io'
Grav Nun dashed away the flag fell,
Icaps second. Abilene third, Vigil bringing up the
rear The Gray lilly rapidly up the fractional
IT, ck ana when reached the regular track she
Tour lengths trent OF Vigil Abilene third, lelaps
fourth As cray Nun to the lower she
i've lengths ahead OF VIGIL who like distance
of Abilene the latter three lengths IN front OF
LeIsps At the three quarter pole Gray Nun was xix
lengths away vigil, and yet, they up the
homcsrerch. Colonel Mcdaniel beckored to the Jockey
,. vigil 10 Keep back knowing full wei that
Stray Nun would back TO him before
they had run much further. As the horses passed
The stand at tho end of toe three quarters
front OF Abilene aud Lelaps, who were running head
and head Gray Nun began to quit ON the upper TURN,
aud the quarter she leading only two lengths,
Vigil eight lengths ahead of Abilene, Lelaps fourth.
Gray Nun gave up the lead voluntarily on The back
stretch and Vigil was compelled 10 take it, followed by
Abilene Tony iaylor's gong TO the Abilene
TOOK sides with vigil the lower turn, by favor, ana
she galloped alongside OF him INTO the boinestretch
and UP TO the draw gate when igl jumped away and
by two lengths, Abilene twenty lengths ahead OF
LEAPS the latter lcng BIS IN advance OF Gray Nun.
Time OF the mile snd three quarters sos
The Paris Muiucs paid S. so on Vigil