The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-26
BALTIMORE RACES.
THIRD DAT OF THE MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB
MEETING-PIccoLo, SHIRLEY. WILLIE BURKE
AND coRoNET THE WINNERS.


BALTIMORE. Nd, May 25, 1875
The attendance at Pimlico today larger than
either of the preceding days Of tho meeting and the
to the great delight OF the spectators.
Tao track was much improved, the weather extremely
pleasant and everything tending the comfort OF the
lookers on had particular attention from the manage
mcnt The grand stand, the club house and the field
presented picturesque appearance, the number OF
fshionaby attrcd ladies present very great Four
the card-thc first being selling event,
mile and three quarters the second tho Prcakness
Stakes for hreeyearoIds dash OF mile the third,
mile heats for all ages and the fourth hurdle handi
cap
SELLING RAcx--oyE MILE AND IRREGULARITIES.
The first event. the Selling Race, for all ages with
the usual allowances for reduced valuation had eight
entries. These wcre:k Shca's bay gcldng Kad aged,
to be sold for $1,000, 10 lbs Il. A. CIa5augh's
bay horse picolo years old, 81, 000 100 lbs 9. b.
Norris bay gcding Alton, years old, $500 Of lbs
J. q. X. Lawrences chestnut horse Resolute years
old $500, 104 be-; N. Jordan l. Co.'s brown colt
Leader, years old, $1,000. 1903 lbs JOS Donahuc's
chestnut colt New York, years old $500, "a lbs !;
]. A. Hitchcock's chestnut 1lly springiet, 4 years
old, $3.50, 95 lbs, and J. y. Wilson'S bay colt
Jack Trigg, years old, $780, 9S lbs piccoo was the
favoritc the deld. Kadi selling second choice,
Leader third, with the others at small figures. The
horseS rau very Strasgng start eSOutc going away
with the lead, Kadi second, springct third, Leader
fourth, Alton nth, Now York sixth, Plccolo seventh
aud Jack Trigg last tho latter being somewhat tardy
in moving or springlct went to tho front going
down the hackstratcn, Rcsolutc second Leader
third. Kadi fourth, New York hnh Pccoo
sixth, Alton seventh, Jack Trgg eighth.
Springet showed tho way around the lower turn and
up the homestretch and as the horses passed under
the string ut the judges stand. she was leading
lacpth Kqsolutp second Lender kadi fDurth
New York NTH, pccolo SIXTH Alton seventh, Jack
Ireg last Springlct maintained the lead around the
upper and along the backstretch TO the halmllc
pole when real racing began for the first time and on
the way around the lower turn there were numerous
changes When the horses reached tho tnrcc-quarer
pole Leader was in front, PiccoIo sccond kadi
third, Resolue fourth New York fifth, Alton
sixth sprnslct seventh and Jack lrlgs
brought Piccolo home winner by one length, Leader
second, Resoute third Alton fourth SPRINGER nth,
Kadi sixth New York seventh JACK Trigg eighth.
Time, 3:ll. Holloway rodo the winner, Conner
Leader, Donohue Resoluie Black on Atom. Thomas
sprinelet Barbec on Kadi, Korn on New York and
TnE rgEAkxgss sTAKEs-oSE NILE AND HALF
The second the Prcakness States, Tor three
rolds, mile and half This had for starters p.
Iorard's bay gelding Shirley, John +. Lewis chest
nut colt Danve. ID. }. Crouse's hay colt Compliment,
boswell Sammacss bay colt A'ferns sls" ,hsr
colt Ambush, also his chestnut colt Sunburst and Bar
ton \ Slattor's chestnut colt Jcnlier
T. loriards Shirley was the favorc over the field at
two to one. The horses had very fair send OF, Rap
rahannock cutting out the work, Ambush second,
rnpliment third Danvlc FORTH Agerinc afth sun
burst SIXTH Jcner seventh and Shirley eighth. They
ran around the turn and entered tho homestrctch in
the order gwen When they reached the judges
stand, Rippahannock was still in 'front.' two lengths in
advance of Compliment Danville third Ambush
fourth, Supburst 9TH. Agcrinc sixth. Shirley seventh
and Jenier eighth There changes in the places
OF the leaders around the upper turn, nor down the
back stretch, until the haimc pole vas passed, when
shirley began TO move up rapidly ana before the three
pahannock second Agcrine third Compliment fourth,
Danvic dnh, Ambush sixth, Jenlier seventh and Sun
hurst eighth. Shirley gaIloped up the homestrcich
under pull and won tho by four lengths. Rap
pahannock second three lengths in advance Of
Aigerine Compliment fourth, DanviIlc nth, Ambush
SIXTH Jcnfcr seventh, Sunburst eighth. Time, 2:44a.
Burbee rode Shirley, Scott had the mount on Kappa
hammock, Lakeland on AlgerIne: johnson on Comrh-
ment Hcnnessy on Danvic, Mccarthy on Ambush,
Clark on Jenier and Donohue on Sunburst
SHIRLEY,
the winner, is In color beautiful bay with neat clear
head and neck The shoulders arc well inclined wtha
fine back and centre pieces the hips are good, with fine
STILES, and grand set Of logs, well up under him. The
only white about him is prominent star That he
grand colt there Is no question. Shirley started
twice two-year-old, bat unsuccessful al
though no was second in both evcnts-the nth re-
newai of the August Stakes one mile Long Branch
and me fourth renewal OF the two-ycar-od sweep
stakes three quarters OF mile. Saratoga Shirley
has numerous engagements during the at
jerome Park, Monmouth Park, Saratoga and Phadcl-
pha He is also engaged for the Maturity Stakes for
fourycar olds to be run hcxt year at the autumn
meeting OF the American Jockey Club.
WINNERS or THE PREAKSEss STAKES.
fcar. Winner Sire Subs Starters. Time.
Survivor. .... .vandal.. 81 : 2:43
1s74-GaGney's
CuIpeppcr :. Revolver. 20 o5eh
Tom ochtrec Lexington. % a:4ss
1s76-P Lorillards
Shirley ...... Lexington. y 2:44s.
COMPENSATION ruRsE--MILE HxATs,
The third event tho Compensation Purse with
allowances and Penalties for winners and losers. milo
heats. There were four starters comprising W. +.
Bnrchs bay colt watcrcc three years old carrying 81
lbs. George iongsan's black colt Rhadnmanhus, TOUR
years old. los lbs. d. McDanlcs chestnut colt Willie
Burke, four years old, los lbs, and H. j. Crouse's
chestnut colt Probability. four years old los lbs.
Rhadamanthus great favoritc, selling for as
much as the other three combined.
FIRST Rcat--Probabi!ity dashed OF with the lead,
watcrce second Rhadananthus third. Willie Burke
fourth. They ran in this way TO the quarter pole,
Probability lcadngtwo lengths Rladamanthus second.
Running Run AS down the Sasks,retch Rhadamaush ns
closed the gap on , rrooae.y, whose bride
little control Of him. There was change in the
pos tion OF the horses around the lower turn, Willie
Burke laying up and Rhadamanthus coming home a
by two lengths. Probability second two
lengths in advance Of watcree. Willie Burke fourth.
Time, i:i6A
Second Heat --Rhadaman,hus greater favoriie than
before. Willie Burke first away, Rhadamanthus
second. Watcree third, Probability fourth. Whom tho
horses reached the quarter pole Probability showed
head IN front, Rhadamanthus second, Willie Burke
third Waterce fourth. a sharp run down the back
stretch and Willie Burke, beating all the others.
was hair length IN advance OF kbadamanthus
the half mile pole the latter two lengths ahcad or
waierce. who was length clear OF Probability. Willie
Burke was two lengths in front on tho lower turn and
galoping eisurely up the honestretch, won the heat
by four lengths, Rhadamanthus second wa,cree third
probability disanccd Time, AS
Third Hed.--Noac but Willie Burke and Rhada-
nautilus were allowed to start for this heat Willie
Burke tho iavoritc at long odds He took the lead
At the Ia oil the flag and opened gap OF four lengths
the quarter pole. He was then taken in hand and
Rhaaatnanln closed up Of the daylight ON tho
back stretch, but, alter passing tne half milo pole,
wulie Burke dashed away again and vas
halt dozen lengths in front at tho
thrcc-quarte pole. Ho came up the home
stretch IN hard gaop aud tho heat by six
lengths, In al "a. Clarke rode Willie Burke Sparnr
Rhadamanthus Richardson watelcc and
Johnson on Probability.
HURDLE nAxDiCAr--oSE MILE AND rGREi-Qu ARTEns
Tho fourth and closing event Of the day was a hurdle
handicap mile aud thrce.quartcrs, hur-
dies. There we're three starters, these being A. n.
Browns bay horse Coronct 155 lbs Joseph Donahucs
bay horse stanford. $50 lbs aud A. Tayors chestnut
horse Warlke, 152 lbs Coronet was tho avoritc
the field. The horses started from the quarter
pole ana TO tho FIRST hurdle, about eighty yards