The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-03
NASHVILLE RACES
First Day Of the Spring
Meeting.
THREE SPIRITED CONTESTS.
Bathgate, Grit and Egypt the
Winners.
THREE SPIRITED CONTES

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 2 is7d
| Tho spring meeting OF the Nashville Hood HORSE
Association began to-day under very unfavorsbls CIR
cumstances, the weather cloudy. with the
heaviest track imaginable from rains Of the pre-
ceding days. The racing however, was all that could
be desired Three events the card. aud
they run or to the Satisfaction OF the
| spectators
YOUNG AxEsicA STAKE
In tho first tho Young America Stake, for two
olds halt mile fourteen faced the These
were Dan Kinney, Bclle Meade Bersheba, Clara l.,
Spring Branch, Classmatc, Barbara Belle Isle. King
William, Bathgatc, Alice Murphy, Annie c.. Young
Kitty and Belle dc Mona Bathgate was great nvor.
lie, and in the pools brought SIS; Dan Kinney, Ell;
Classmatc and Spring Branch, $40; Belle dc Mona
IS. and the field, $50 Larger pools
In the proportion. The trsrk
In the most horrible condition. being feilock deep In
mud, which rendered time calculation Of the CUES
tou but the youngsters faster than was antici.
pated They were started from the judges stand ON
account OF the Of the track the hall mile
pole, while on the homestrctch II Is nearly loo feet
width. The 1es colts made a beautiful
appearance when they nrst cano 90 the
post. but this scene was soon changed
by the youngsters galoping up and down tho strcch
They had two breaksaway and ran around tho upper
turn in the mud, sending the slush each other
until they re scarcely recognizable When the drum
tapped by Colonel johnson for start, they
got OF in scrambling manner Young Kitty having
halt dozen lengths the best OF IL;
Alice Murphy second, Belle Meade third, Dan Kinney
fourth, Barbara nth, tho favorc, Bahgate, sixth and
the others in bunch. They around the upper
turn very rapidly making several changes the way
Az the quarter polo Belle Meade leading four
lengths, Alicc Murphy second, Dan Kinney third,
Young Kitty fourth, Bersheba NTH, Bathgats
sixth, the others trailing as best they
could Getting into straight work Bathgate began
closing up. and Dan Kinney overlook Belle Meade
about midway OF the stretch. Soon aterward Bath
gate, coming in nno style, passed Kinney and won
the race by length, in 554 seconds. Belle Meade
was third, King William fourth, Bershoba nfb, Spring
Branch SIXTH Alice Murphy seventh Belle Isle eighth
Clara l. NINTH Barbara TENTH Annie c. eleventh Class
Mate twelfth. Young Kitty thirteenth, Belle Lemona
fourteenth
Bathgatc, the winner, Is large bay colt, standing
sixteen hands and half an inch high He has rather
plain head, with good, neck well inclined should
good body. sound feet and legs He such large
Ss n hs s and
very striking likeness OF Rufhn the winner Of the
Great Gold Stakes At Lexington, Ky, in 1s4a
WINNERS or The YOUNG AMERICA STAKES.
Year. Winner Subx Starters Tine
1s74-vassal. ................. 10 10 0:50A
ls7s-Creedmors. ............. Is = o:6s1
o'coSxER STAKE.
For the second race, the OConnor Stake one mile
ana quarter, eight came TO the post These were
CRIT The Nipper. Tecalco, Steptoe, Emma jackson,
were looking aeId Of three year oids The betting
on this race was very spirited Grit tho favorte
at long odds over the Others and the before the
start considered to lay between him and The
Nipper who was second choice, the others selling at
short figures The Kentucky delegation laid their money
other southern sportsnen backed Gr,s as long as
dollar could find takcr The other horses the
amounts in the pools. The horses broke away several
times before the flag fell for start, but when
and away ahead OF the others passing the stand
at the end Of the 6rst quarter Of mile head
Of TssoS Jack
others trailing. Grit and Ths Nipper ran round
the upper turn yoked, but a. the quarter
in front Of The Nipper, the being six lengths
ahead Of Tecaico. Amanda Warren fourth, the others
stretch the horses again became parallel and in this
manner they passed the haif-mile pole, none Of
the lower turn Tbs NiPper showed his head
in front until near the three-quartcr pole,
Of the par,sans Of the horses were loud In favor Of
EACH Turning into the homestretch they came face
on, Ike a team yoked together. most desperate
whip and spur contest ensucd which continued uctil
the colts had passed under the wire at the nish Grit
winning the race BY three quarters of length. Tme
The first quarter was run In % seconds Amanda
Warren came III third Jack Sheppard fourth, Tecalco
son eighth This will long be remembered by
all who witnessed IL
len hind foot white, ntecn and half
hands high. He Is very muscular, with tire
sound icet legs AS o-ycar- old he ran eight
times, winning twice, tho more important Of which
tho Murphy Stakes at Galiatin, Tenn. last Oc-
tober mile, beating Phoebe H. and three others In
l:44,s.
HEATS.
Tho third hentS which had starters
W. Babcock's chestnut horse Egypt, Ira pIatners
M,ghaSd Vintage Eryu. was an immense Isyor',s
over the field, in fact, i was only considered walk
over for him BY many OF his hackers The result how
ever scared them for short time, Lolita Moore
the first heat very easily Egypt won the second and
/ third heats and the race.
ond, Highland Vintage third Al the quarter pole
Egypt led half length, Lotto Moore second, half
length in front OF the other. AT the half mile pole
EQyp, half length in front, but they swung into
the homestrctch side by side four lengths away from
stretch ended ~ os Moore Winning The Sea. by
length In l:5l Highland Vintage was eight lengths
| Second Heaf-Tottie Moore great iavoritc. She
jumped or with two lengths the best OF the lead which
she held 70 she quarter pole Egypt scconi Highland
staying there, won the beat by SIX lengths, Highland
Vintage second, length IN front OF Lotlie Moore
I TA;rd Hesk-one hundred dollars to $40 on Egypt
He took the lead, headed, and won The heat
by length In l:6Sh.
NASHVILLE, TENN, MAY 2 ls76-FIRsr DAy OF THE
SPRING MEETING THE NASHVILLE BLooD HoRsE Asso-
cIArIoS-FiRsr RAcK-Yourg America stake, for two
ycar-ods entrance $25 p association 10 add $500;
second horse to receive $50 out OF the stakes Hall
| mile. Closed March l, 1876, with 10 nominations
| Value, $575.
W. r. Linck's b. c. Bathrste, by imp Bonnie Scot
land, dam Sue Walton, by Jack Malone. ..-.......
| Steve johnson Co. y b. G. Dan. Kinney by imp.
Bonnie Scotland, dam Jennie June, by imp. Aus
Dixon weinners b. Belle Meade, by mp bonnie
Scotland, dam Woodbne, BY Lexngton..........
| f. w. Horn 4 Co. g CHI. King William, by Foster
dam by imp. Albion. ............. ....-........
\ W. A. Browns b. l. Bersheba, by mp. Bonnie Scot
land dam Lantana, by Capt Elaee. ..............
| Williams n Owing's CHI. T. Spring Branch, by imp