The New York herald., 1877-09-19
LEXINGTON RACES.
SECOND DAY OF THE FALL MEETING OF THE
KENTUCKY AssoCIATIoN-THREE INTERESTING
CoNTEsTs-vERA CRUZ, HIMYAR AND LARGEN-
TEEN THE WINNERS.

SECOND DAY OF THE FALL MEETING OF THE
KENTUCKY AssocIArIoN-THREE INTERESTING
CoNTEsTs-vERA CRUZ. HIMYAR AND LARGEN-
TEEN THE WINNERS.
LEXINGTON, Sept Is, 1871.
Tho sec ond was beautiful day; cool and pleasant,
and the attendance excellent The track was greatly
improved since the day before
THE FIRST RACE
was swcepstake for ree-year-olds $50 each, $26
forfeit $500 added the second horse to receive 500
out OF the stakes the distance mile and quarter.
TIE starters were Bufords chestnut colt Mcwhircr
by Enquirer-Outario: Dr. j. Hirsch's Dixon & VIM
mers) gray hlly Blue Gown, by Bonnie scotland-La
Bluette; S. j. Salycr's bay gclding Chas
Gornam, by barneystone-Aurora Raby; D..
Swigcrt's bay colt Mahlstick. by Lever-Rebecca
T. Price; J. W. Hunt Reynolds chestnut illy Miss
Ella by Enquirer-Metella, and the same genteman's
bay llly Felicia, by Phaeton-Farfaetta; J. I. Will
hams bay geding Vera Cruz, by vIrgil-Rcgan. Nc
Whrter was the favorte the field The start was
nm excellent one, with Miss Ella in the lend, followed
by Blue Gown, Wcwhirter, Vera Cruz, Felicia Mah-
stick and Charley Gorham. Miss Ella and Blue Gown
head and head at the stand, McWhirter third,
and dropped 10 fifth at the quarter pole. Vera Cruz
moved up to third Before reaching the hali-mile
pole he in the lead, Mahstick second, McWhirter
third. Tho race was then reduced to match between
the three last named. Turning into the homestretch
Vera Cruz leading and he came homo wluncr by
length ana halt Mcwhirtcr second, Mahsiick third,
followed by Feiica, Miss Ella, Charley Gorham aud
blue Gown. Time, 2:131z
was the colt stakes twoyear-ods $25 each, play
pay $500 added; the second colt to hs stakes
seventeen nominations comprising Lsle Co.'s
chestnut colt Tom Sawyer, by Hartipgton-Elia Jack
son; Abo straus' chestnut colt Earl OF Rcaconshed,
colt Bcechwood, by Baywood-Laxity; owens
Cadwallader's bay colt Lcvecr, by LevcrSly Boots;
j. f. McCallc's bay colt Envolver, by Enquirer-Fiy;
A ols chp pstn coll
dam by Lexington; j. A. Grnstead's bay colt Lc RoI,
by Giiroy-Zngara; A. Keene Richards bay colt Mo-
memtun by War DaDce-Flceting Moments; Il. u.
Thomas bay colt Hmyar, by Alarm-Hira, and
j. W Hun. Reynolds chestnut colt Blue
even Ven between the avorit.s, Himyar and Day Star;
lie Roi WAS first away, followed ny Day star AMI
Hmyar, the remainder pretty well punched. Before
leaving the haltmile pole Himyar Tapped Le Ro, and,
coming around the lower turn took the lead and won
pulled double by, six lengths Blue Eyes second,
ae,d, Enyovsr, Momentum Day Star, Tom sawyer
and Beechwood, In the order named. Time, :l6
THE THIRD RACE
was for purse Of $780, $3.50 10 the first and $50 to the
second horse; the distance one mile and u half For
this event tnerc were five starters, comprising A.
Dance-Mss Gray, A 4yelrs old; Lsle & Co. IS bay gel.
ding 10 Rhodes, by Vlrgil-Item, years old ;
b. &. Thomas bay colt Hcrelog, by Australian
Dixie +. b. Harpers chestnut lly Necy Hale, by Lex
ingoI-Miriam. years OLD, and J. I. Williams chest
nut Gliy Sprngpranch. by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
wears old Lars senlcen tho avorite Heretog took
Springbranch third Necy Hale fourth Largenteen
NTH Incy passed the stand in this order At the
quarter pole 10 Rhodes length behind Herelog,
Largcntcen two lengths further or AT tho halt mile
pole 10 Rhodes was Tapped on Heretog, Largen-
tos on the lower turn, Largentecn
ond Entering the stretch beautiful
ensued that was continued all the way home Lar
genteen won by two lengths, 10 Rhodes second,
IN trout Heretog. Nccy Hale iourth Springbranch
fifth The first mile was run in :4S; the mile and a
halt IN "A
The wInnor Of the twoy ear.od race, Himyar is a
bay with Il star in forehead He has two white stock
,prs halt way TO TIE hook. He rs about fifteen and
half ands high, and has a wonderiul turn OF speed