The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-21
LOUISVILLE RACES.
Last Day of the Spring
Meeting.
CreedmOOr, Ten Brock and Kill
burn the Winners.
Loulsyl1Lr. KY.. Nay 20. 1870.

Tho spring meeting OF the Louisville Jockey Club
ended to-day. and may be truly said after six orthe
brilliant consecutive days running that ever
took place In America During the whole week Tho
stands and every point within the inciosure nom
which the racing could DO witnessed have been
densey crowded. and the sport has passed OH without
. murmur OF disapprobation. The President Of the
club Lewis Clark has been interchangeable in his man.
agornen acting as starter several times when Colonel
Johnson sick and he proved himself just the right
man in the right place There three races on the
rard for tho .'wind mp" The first the Clark
Stakes three ODDS miles; the second, the
Gait House Plate for year Odds. miles
haf and the third, mile heats, for beaten horses.
CLARK STAKES.
This had Tor starters William b. Astor's Il. j. Nchols)
bay colt vagrant William 4 Owing's chestnut con
Crecdmoor, ii. +. vissmans bay colt Lenmngtonian
and j. H. cromwe's bay colt Henry OWNS. The betting
ruled with vagrant 500 to sl5 against the held
vagrant first away. Leamingtonian second, Creed
moor third, Henry OWNS fourth. Going around the
npper turn the positions OF the horses
changed but when they reached tho quarter pole Creed
moor had taken second place and doing his level
best 10 get alongside of Vagrant. LeamngtonIan was
lhird and Henry OWNS last vagrant showed the way
down the backslrctch length in front of Creed
moor, and he passed the half-me pole in that way,
Drecdmoor four lengths ahead of Leanngtonan Tho
pace nau been very SLOW so tllne was oitS
peconds. Around the lower turn vagmnt led one
length, which no carried into the homosretch. There
Creedmoor began to close vagrant, and when the
horses passed under the string, ut the end
of the first milc vagrant only half a
length ahead OF Creedmoor and aborng Time, Asa
The other horses this time out OF the race and
all eyes the leaders. Going around the upper
turn Creedmoor pressed his suit and laid his
head the saddle Of vagrant The hackers of the lat
Ter could not Tor a moment believe that Vagrant was
going his best, but though: that Swim merely lay
Ing III that way TO the other on This was not !;
vagrant was doing his very best and so was Creed
When they reached the quarter pole
Crecdmoor was Migrants neck and going down tho
backstrct Creedmoor took sides the champion
and he stuck there despite Bob Swim's endeavors to
shake him OIL. On the lower turn 1t PLAIN 10 any
unlrejudiced eye that Crccdmoor would win. He was
being forced to the top OF his speed and aborcd but no
continued to labor, and by his he swung
Into the homestrctch half length ahead OF vagrsn
and soon took the pole from him. The affair
was then settled Crcedmoor came on, running strong
up the homes,retch and won the race by two
lengths to the great astonshment OF hackers of
vagrani, who could hardly realize the fact The two
miles in 3:349i. Leamingtonian was third,
Henry OWNS fourth There never was greater sur
prise the than tins defeat of Nagrant
md many OF his admirers seemed unwilling to acknow-
edge the fact ut the closing ol the da,.
wINNER-cREEDMooR
The winner bred by Mr. A. }. Alexander Wood
burn stud Farm, Kentucky, and bought as yearling
for $50 He sired by Asieroid, dam imported
Target, by Rifcman. Williams \ Co had previously
bought and tried Crcedmoor's full sister, Bremare,
and because of Their liking for her were in
duced 10 buy her brother Crccdmoor is a golden
chestnut, with blaze lace ana Tour white az,
hooks behind He IS sixteen hands high. has neat
head, stout neck running into well inclined shoulders,
deep chest, good barrel and II anything little doi-
Gent IN the standing ribs, though he has plenty OF
bone, SOUND feet and legs When he was ut slow
work he mas rather sovcnly, unganly way OF gong,
extended
legs well under him. The h-st appearance OF tho
horse was AT Nashville last year. when be tho
Young America Stake. one-half mile dash tor two
car-ods IN 533t seconds Mediator second and Swi-
gert's Ccylon third He next started at Louisville in
the Alexander Stake, and beaten by Vagrant,
having very bad start and being pulled in
consequenee He was crowned with success IN
the Louisville meeting, running handsomely the
thrce-quarter mile Dash In :22A. liotn OF his VIM
nings were made heavy, wet tracks, and therefore
his time rcckoned very fast Crcedmoor twice
at Lexington, and beaten by Vagrant In the last
o. these races ut Lexington he was run against and
Knocked aside by Bombay. Injuries then received
laid up the OF Astcrod until this spring, when he
appeared AGAIN and won ut the recent Nashville meet
Ing the Cumberland stake, value, 81, 500. beating
Plenty, Manistc, Bombay and others. He finished
next 10 Vagrant, the winner Of the Kentucky Derby,
irst day Of the present meeting and now turns up as
his conqueror.
WINNERS OF CLARK STAKES
Year. Winner. Sire Subs Starters Time.
is7S-Hardings'
1S76--Wiliiams \ Co.'s
Crecdmoor Asteroid. 2S 3:34L
THE GAIT HOUSE PLATE.
The Gait House Plate had four starters, comprising
Ten Brock, Crusan, Suenbock and Damon the last
named running for second money they had not the
slightest idea OF beating Ten Broeck, who Is by long
ODDS the best ouryear-oid IN The West to-day. There
was little betting the result what
done being At the rate OF 100 to TO- Ten Brock against
The field Ten Brock took the lead, stenbock second,
Damon third, Cruisan fourth. Tho horses around
he lower turn IN this way. and when they passed the
lhrcc-quarier pole Damon had taken second place,
bto,nbock third Cruisar fourth When the horses
passed the stand Ten Brock led half length, Damon
second, two lengths ahead at steinbock,
turn the positions unchanged, and tho
1rst mils was run in l:5aia There was no change
during the hall mile, and when the horses passed
the Judges stand Ten Brock led one length, Damon
second, Stenbock third, Crusan TAR away AT the
quarter polo stcinbock took second place Ten Brock
running well within himself, and be showed the way
down tho backstrctch and around tho lower
pull lie made the two miles in 1891, Ten Brock
then gailoped up the homcstetsh and tho by
three lengths in ". Stenpock second, Damon
thrd, Cruisan a iurlong behiLd.
MILE HKATs-BkArEs HoRsks.
The last and best of the day the milo heats
Tor beaten horses, with allowances for defeats W.
hurphys chestnut colt Russ Butler, three years old,
beaten once, carried So lbs. Whisper, years old.
beaten twice. lO2 lbs Plenty three years old beaten
lo4 lbs; kburn, tive years old beaten twice, % bs
and Katie Pearce four years old. beaten once ~ ibs,
including three pounds extra. swims weight Katie
Pearcc great iavorite over the others.
First Hedt--Kilburn was hrst away. but a. they
mado tho Whisper 70 the front, Klburn Sec
Dnd, Katie Pcarce and Plenty side BY sde Russ Butler
nth. At the quarter pole Whisper led, Kilburn
Dnd, Katie lcarcc third Plenty fourth, Russ Butler
nth. AT The hail-mie pole Whisper led two lengths
Katie pearce second ono length front OF kilburn,
The latter ono length In front OF Plenty, Russ Butler
nth. Whisper showed the way around the lower turn
AMI coming home strong won the heat by two lengths,
Katie Pearcc second kiburn third Russ Butler fourth,
Plenty llth Time OF heat, l5A. Sue Wynnc had
run away after being mounted went three miles
before she could be pulled up she was then with
drawn.
Second Heat --kilburn went OH with the lead Katie
Pearce second, Plenty tAird, Russ Butler fourth
Whisper fifth Al the quarter pole Klburn lcd one
length Plenty second kac Pearce third, Russ Butter
fourth, Whisper hfth cvidcntly intending 10 lay up,
but his jockey soon aitcrward changed his mind aud
mado the running down the bacKsircich. Katie
Pearcc kilburn tins point, bnt the latter
whipped her in the lower turn and She fell back
Whisper made avery good mp the hOmestretch.
but could not overtake kiburn. and he gathered
winner OF the heat by four lengths wniSper second
neck IN front OF Rnss Butler Pearcc fourth,
Plenty distanced. Time, AN.
Intyd HsdLA All the horses cxccnl Whixpcr and XII.