The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-29
RACING IN KENTUCKY.
Sixth Day Of the Spring Meeting Of the
Louisville Jockey Club.
THREE EXTRAORDINARY RACES.
McWhirter, Courier and Fair
Play the Winners.
LOUISVILLE. MAY "a. 1917.

The weather. which has been very auspicIous dur
ing this spring meeting, continued good natured. and
tho sun shone to-day on one Of the plssssntest Of
May days The attendance was large. and, as usual,
included o largo number Of Kentucky bsautics The
track was In splendid condition as the time mado IN
dlcatcs There were three events on the card. the
rst dash OF two miles Tor three ycarolds thc second
a dash OF two miles for all ages, and tho third was
milo heats Al, came OF the satisfaction OF tho nu-
mcrous spectators
THs FIRST RACE
vas tho Clark stake for three. .oids: $40 cu.
trance, play or paw. with 1000 added. OF which the
second horse vas TO have 500; n dash OF two mites,
which closed with twenty-five nominations. o. this
number only tour 10 the post These worc
D. sw,ecr.'s chestnut colt Baden Badon, by Austria
han. dam ncmhold's dam; Williams Il owing's bay
col, Vera Cruz by Virgin, dam Kcgan, by Lexington;
r. r. Harper,s bay nliy Hyeua by Longfellcw, Jam
Johann. by Wagner Joe, and A. Duiord's Ghost
nut colt Mcwnirtor, by Inquirer, dam On
tario,s by Bonnie Scotland; Vera Cruz
the favorite, Baion Badsn s,cond choice.
Al the tap OF tho drum tho horses dashed up
tho track well punched, Mcwhir.cr leading little,
Vera Cruz second, with Baden Baden ana Hycna close
M behind. Before tho nrst quarter reached
Mcwh,r,cr fell back TO fourth place, vcra Cruz and
BADEN Baden running rcck ana neck In the lead The
same positions hold 70 the end Of tho first milc
took third place and began 10 work up toward Vera
Cruz and Baden Baden, who still leading sdc aud
side Al the turn OF tho backstrcich Mcwhirtcr was
running with them and at the threo-quar polo cap
turcd the lead which &c held easily The end win
mug the race BY fully dozen lengths vsra Cruz was
Tnnc. 3:3O4-no fastest Time on record py two Sec
0nds ana u quarter.
lam Aston, Of New York. Tor Sl2,5O0
General Buiord gavo his colt an anectionnte KITS
when II walked up TO DC b!anketed
THE sgcoND RACE
was the Members Plate, valued ut $500, handicap for
all ages; dash OF Two miles For this event Jour
camo TO the post. These were d. Swigcrt's bay colt
Flying Locust +. Iloyd's chestnut horse Vcrdigris.
John Alcocss chestnut colt Glasgow and r NJ Vests
pools Flying Locust second choice. The horses got
or we'll together Verdigris leading, Courier second
a sys ss second inc
he held to the thrce-quarter pole, when
Courier took !. from from MN, and at tho
tho al tho start and continued SO up to
tue half-mo pole when Flying Locust began moving
No. A VICIOUS application Of Tho whip all sides
suited in punching the flyers In beautiful group,
which maintained until the horses turned into tho
third quarter, when Glasgow Courier broke away,
and an exciting struggle began between them for the
lead, which ended IN victory iorCourtsr who came IN
hall length IN front Of Glasgow, Locust third, Verdi.
girls fourth Tine 33lA. This made the second
break from tho old record slate IN one afternoon.
THE THIRD RACE
was for the Association Purse OF $780, for beaten
horses milo heats There were i've entries, consist.
ing OF Llslc Co . bay gcding Dusty, Pcino 4 Nc
MahOn'a chestnut EOdiug y. .. Day
Horse Fair Play, T. j. Meg bbens chestnut Elcm.
and a. Buord's bay colt Yclton.
First Heat --Elemi led in the betting, Yelton second
cholce. The star. was not very good one, KiDurn
getting away first, Dusty second, Far Play third.
Eemi fourth anu Ycl,on niih. Al She first quarter
Kilburn still led, Yeiton second and Elcmi had
passed the half-me poic when the horses punched
ana continued IN ,nas way un'l INC oeglnninE 81
spurted and down the homcsrech sde and side,
the others couple OF lengths IN The rear. anu beau
fs.tta inl
Eiemi VINO passed under the string first, with let0D,
klburn, FAIR Play aud Dusty following In the order
Second HeaL-Eleinl was the tavoritc the Ded.
AT tho start kburn nd FAIR Hay got away together,
Ecm third, Yelton !our,n, Dusty NTH. Up The
stretch Far Play aud kburn ran close together, with
The former neck the Lead They ran IN this order
beyond the hanile pole, whom Elcm came up. passed
Kilburns and made unsuccessful attempt To- capture
Fair Pay The latter winning ny a length, Elemi
,cond, kburn third, Dusty fourth, and ielton hhh
Thiyd HsM-Fair Play led at the start, was never
headed, and won easily in l:a5A. The following are
the
LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLuB--srRIxG NEE1isG-sxTH
DAy-MoSpAy, May 2s.-Clark stake Tor tlree-ycar-
oas sau aars p p have 400 dash miles
Starters.
A. Buord's CHI c. McM hrter, by Enquirer, dam
Ontario, by Bonnie Scotland !
Williams & Owng's u. c. Vera Cruz, dam Regal,
oy Le ;,nso,s .cna bv ionaieow. dam
D. Swigcrt's ch. C. Baden Baden, by Australian,
dam AclmboId's dam ;........................ :
Time 3 30i the fastest on record.
SANE DAY-SscoSD RAcE-Ihe Members Plate,
valuc $780, n hand,clp Tor all ages; dash oil two
miles. The nve per cent entrance In this race 10 DO
given 10 the second horse
Starters.
r. N. Vests b. C. Courier by Star Davis dam by
Lexington 4 years old, lUl lbs. ................. !
John Aicock's CHI. 4. glasgow, by War Dance, dam
by 10. Sioner. wears old, 20 lbs................
D. swigerts br. c. Flying Locust. by Melbourne,
Jr dam ANNE Laurie, % lbs Observation-Disclosures.
r. Iloyds ch. vcrdgris, by Versailles, dam Belle
Brandon, years olu. 4
Tine, 1881 y.
SAME pAY--TnIRD RAcx-Associaton Purse, $3.50,
for beaten horses; horses beaten once allowed
pounds; twice, twelve pounds; three times. sixteen
pounds mile hcai&
Starters.
Williams Go Is b. h. Far Pay, by Virgil, dam
Crucinx, o years old, 10. lbs. ...............
7. j. gobcn. CHI. Elcm,, by Asteroid, dam
Edna, years old, 102 bs................. 2 2
c. Pcincs ch &. Kt.burn by Ringmaster, dam
Ontario, years old, % bs.................3 3ro.
A. Bufcrds b. C. Yelion, by Inquirer, dam
Lizzie McNary, years old, "a lbs. ......... 4ro.
4 ne n red he X hro