The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-24
LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.
SECOND DAY OF THE SPRING RACING MEHTINo-
PoMERoY, COURIER AND WHISPER THE
WINNERS
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LOUISVILLE KY, May 20, 1877.
Tire weather to-day was clear and pleasant the track
In good condition. and the attendance, although not as
largo as ON the opening day, was very satisfactory
quite large number of ladies being out
THE ALEXANDRA STAKE
There three events tho programme
the arst being the Alexander Stake, Tor two
ycar-old colts. s25 each. pay or play, with
$500 added Of which 500 to tho second horse; dash
or hall mile For lLis there twenty thrco
nominations aud starters, as follows :--Gsorge W.
Bowen Il Co.'s bay colt Pomeroy; J. W. Edwards
chestnut mare Ensign; j. w. McMa-
hons bay colt Ike Bonnam; Galloway Il
Crabb's bay colt Far Count; J. b. Owens
4 Co. IS chestnut geding Speculation, johnson 70. q
bay colt Brambe, Swigerts bay colt Milan, D.
swigert's bay colt Petrol. A. Buord's chestnut col.
McHcnry date McGregor) and James surscls bay colt
Barnaby Ridge. Pomeroy tho race. Swiger,'s
entries led in the betting Much difficulty was OK.
perenced in getting start, FULLY threcquarters Of
hour being spent in this way before the colts
away. Alter all the send of was very bad, Pomeroy
getting away 1rst followed ny Bramblo and McGrcgor
the rest with the exception Of Milan VINO did
leave the post being scattered oil along the track.
Pomcroy held the lead throughout ana camc in 0rs,,
followed by Bramole second, McHcnry third, Petrol
seventh Fair Count eighth Spectator ninth and Milan
tenth. Time, 494 seconds.
WINNERS ALEXANDRA STAKES
Yedr Waner Subs Starters Time
ls75-Nichols, vasrant......".. 2! ID 5o1
1S76-Swigorts Lisbon ......... II AK
lS1I-BoWen's Pomcr0y........ - 10 4vA
oSK AND THREE euAnrEa MILES.
The second race was handicap purse OF $500 for
all ages; second horse 10 receive entrance money Dis
entries Tor tins race. Of which the following
came The 70 the pos.:-Larry Harris =, chestnut
ing Patriot, p NJ Vests Iay col. Courier
+: Lloyd. bay selding Port Leonard, w.. D.
& McManon's chestnut geidinG KiIOurn, j. Rnoadss'
bay gclding Dusty Coarler was the favorite He
S1a closet: ss oowca BY 'Ai sou4a and py ny.
with the rest punched rome distance bcnind.
Near tho end OF tho nrst three-quarters Patriot
soon left iu Their anu Courier the string
,rst kiiourn; Dusty, Bl.l D'on, PORT Leonard,
Time, $685. tine fastest ON recordl
rwo NILES.
Tho third race was for association purse Of $780,
dash OF two miles, There three entries-J.
w. II. Reynolds bay horse Whisper, John A. GRIN
stsad's buy lilly Ka.rnc and John Alcock's chestnut
pcr winning Katrina was tho iavorils
on the grounds. Tho horses were we'll started, Katrne
the haii miIs 10 tho same order but end Of
the first mile Whisper pushed ahead took second
position, which he held until turning into the home
stretch, when no passed Katrine una the race by
Two good lengths, Kairino second, Glasgow third.
Time, J:3Gl.
LOUISVILLE. KY, WEDNESDAY, MAY %. 1S77--sgc-
oSD DAY or THE SPRING Mxnrixo or the LOUISVILLE
JOCKEY CLUB FIRST RACE The Alexandra stakes Tor
two.year-old colts; $25 play or pay, with $500 added
OF which 800 to the second colt; half mile; closed
with twcniy.threo nominations; va,ue, $S75.
George VI. Bowen Co.'s b. C Pcmeroy, by Planet,
johnson 4 Co b. C. Brambic, ny Bonnie Scotland,
dam Ivy Leaf, BY Australian, 20 Ius.............
A. 'uiord's CHI. c. Mchcnry uate McGrogor), BY En-
quireT, dam Ontario, by Bonnie Scotland, 20 ibs.
d. ,wigert's b. C. Petrol, by Lever, dam Boso, by
J. McWahon;s ). C. Ike Bonnam uy bonnie
Scotland, dam Viola, 80 Ibs.... ................
James surgets b. q Bnrnaby Rudge, by Bonnie
scotland, dam Belle Buckle, 90 lbs ............. 0
John W Edwards ch 9. EnsIgn, Wy Enquirer, dam
linda, by Sovereign, 90 lbs. Observation-Disclosures.
Galloway Crabb's D. c. Far Count, by War Dance,
dam by Second Lightning. ~ lDs. ...............
J. b owens Co: oh. & Speculation, by Daniel
Boone, dam by Doncrai, 81 lbs.
ID. swigcrts b. c. Milan, by Melbourne, Jr., dsn
A,unina, by Eclipse 90 decentralization. $40
Time, DADA.
sLeft Mt the post.
SANE DAY-sEcoyp RACE II andicap, purse $500,
for ages second horse to receive entrance money
Ono milo and threc-qrarters.
T. ST. Vests u. c. Courier, years, by star Davis,
dam by Lexington, lUl bs.......... ............
Pcinc X McMahons CHI. & kilUurn, years, by
Rnsmasler, dam Ontario, 1903 lbs................
). Rnoades' b. m. Dusty, aged, oy Astcroid, dam
W. d. wea,hsrs i Co. IS b. q Bill Dillon ........
r. Lloyd's =. 3. FOR, Leonard aged by Voucher,
dam Prunclla, 1c4 iDs.... Northumberland. 6
William Jennings b. q. Patriot, 4 years, by Phae.
ton, dam salhe Farrell 95 Observation-Disclosures.
L. Harris CHI. h. Redding s years, By Harry OF
the West dam BY Joe sioner, 1o4 bs........... !
Time, 3:05x.
SANE DAY-TMKp Decentralization Purse OF $3.50
for all ages Two miles.
J. Hunt ReyroIds' b. b. Whisper, aged, by Planet,
dam Matte Gfoss, ia Observation-Disclosures.
J. A. Grinsioaa's en-. Katrlne, years. by Light
nng, dam ccily Jopson, lol lbs. ................
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