Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-26
BALTIMORE RACES.
Parole Beats Ten Brock and OOhiIhss-
An Exciting Race OValIOR 10 Paroles

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An Exoillng Racs-OVallOR 10 Paroles
Rider.
PIMLIco, Oct 2l.-Mile, all ages -Idalia
won, First Chance I'd, Ma &c Sd; time
l:I5l<. ~ mile--VlcerOy won, Mary
ID, Kenny "a; time 3:ll. az miles--Par0le
won, Ten Brock Cd, Ochiltree 3D. time
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The third race and great event OF the
day and OF the meeting, was dash OF AZ
miles, all ages, $500 entrance fee, play or
pay, the Club TO add 81 DIV. +. d. Har.
per's d. u. Ten Brock, years old, Walk
er, rider, ia pounds; u. L, LOrillaTd's, B.
II. Tom Ochiltree, o years old, Barbe, RI.
der, ia pounds, and 2. LorillaTd's d. q.
Parole, years old, Barrett, rider, lO5
hounds, were the starters. In the pools
Ten Brock was the favOrite by large
odds, selling against the field nearly to /.
He sold for 81 200, while Uchiltree brought
widest excitement at the pool stand, and
on ths grand stand the ladies became al
most as much excited as the sterner sex
Tue horses started we'll, Ten Brock In
frCnt, Ochiltree md, Paroe Grd (:
on the upper turn Ten B!oeck opened
two lengths ahead VI Tom 0chiltree, ami
Parole Two lengths behind; at the end Of
the quarter while Ten BrJeck had bis ad.
vantage, Parole fell back two lengths.
The hrst half mile was run without
change, and when the horses passed the
stand ihe most intense excitement pre-.
vailed. Around the lower turn Ochiltree
recovered one length, and az the quarter
pole was one length behind Ten Droeck,
with Parole three lengths behind. Ou the
back stretch, OchiltTee gained another halt
length,and Parole run easily at his distance
Of two lengths in the rear, and at the half
mile Ochlltree was only half length be-.
hind Ten Brock, while Parole ad gained
one length On the upper turn, Ochiltree
went ahead and showed head in front,
increasing the advantage TO half length
at the ;hree.qGarter pole; down the home
stretch be increased his advantage 10 two
lengths, with Parole three lengths behind
Ten Brock. In that order they passed the
stand, but In the lower turn Ten Brock
gained u length he mad lost, as did
Parole. At the qgaTter Ten BToeci aud
Ochiltrte ran head and head, and on the
back stretch Ten BrOeck showed head In
front; be increased mis- advantage at tue
half mile, and went In the upper turn one
length ahead of Ocblltree, who led Parole
over length. At the z pole, Parole
made a dash and ran even with Ocaitree;
down the home stretch the running was
nne; Parole went well 10 the front, ana
finished TWO lengths ahead Of Ten Broeck,
who beat Ochiltree four lengths; time,
4:SIA. Time Of the first quarter, O:G4k.
When the horses came up to weigh, az
ter the race, Parole was received with
cheers, and the people gathered around
him. As soon as his Jockey was weighed,
the crowd raised him on their shoulders
and carried him about the track, with
cheers, until IL become a perfect ova.
tion. such excitement was never wit.
messed in Baltimore on any previous
racing occasion. In one Of the pools an
investment Of five dollars on Parole re.
allied one hundred and thirteen.
Among the throng present were Senators
Bayard, Don Cameron, David Dayis,
Becs, McCreery, Mcdonald, Bruce, Cor.
don, Armstrong, Thurman, Howe, John.
ston, Oglesby, Ransom and many metr.
bers Of the House.
Betting on all races was heavy, ar Il
thousands nf dollars at Eeavy odds were
slaEed on keniucky's iavoriie.