The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-23
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
First Day of the Spring
Meeting.
FIVE CAPITAL RACES.
Explosion, ldaIia, Outcast, Holbrook and
Waller the Winners
FIVE CAPITAL RAt
BALrinoEx, Nay %, 1877,

BALTIMORE, Nay ~ 1877.
Tho spriss meeting Of tho Maryland Jockey Club
commenced at Pimlico Course this afternoon under
very brilliant auspices. Tho weather was charming
the roads leading to tho course IN excellent conaon
from the rain Of last night and the track was remark
ably safe. although quite heavy and holding on ac
count OF The storm. Tho racing was very exciting
throughout, and Gner day seldom or never wit
messed NJ this place, was there ever more re-
spectacle attendance Five races were on the card
The first dash OF thrcequarters OF mile the second
. dash OF milo and quarter, the third milo heats,
the fourth half milo heats and the Nth stecpechase,
certainly large bill OF fare for tho hrst day OF
meeting.
ruRTg-QuARTERs or MILE.
The first race was dash oil threequarters OF mile
for ma,dens OF all ages; entrance SIS; purse $3.50;
entrance money TO second horse There were five
starters this event. comprising George Longsans
bay colt Fraud by Revolver. dam skipper, years
old los lbs /; A. D. Browns chestnut nlIy by vsux-
hail. dam Lady johnson, years old. 81 lbs; i
smythe's bay marc Explosion, by Hampton Court,
dam Eaphtha, years old, l05 lbs; T. Il. Il W. Il.
Davis chestnut colt Kenny, by curics, dam by Red
Eye years old los lbs ID. j. crooses chestnut colt
Mechanic, by Chicotho, dam Matte c., years old,
90 lbs Kenny was tho favoritc. Explosion second
choce Fraud third with the held selling tor about
IS much as the latter The horses were
capital race They had very good start, and Kenny.
Explosion and the vauxhal nlly were Tapped tor
nearly a quarter OF . mile, Fraud being fourth,
Mechanic not running fast at the start Az tho horses
passed the haIfmiic pole Explosion showed out in
'front.' tho yauxhai; oily second. Kenny third. Fraud
fourth, with Mechanic several lengths behind. On
the lower turn Explosion away from the others
and had lead OF three lengths NJ the three
quarter pole, Kenny second, the vauxha nly
and Fraud side and side, few lengths
In advance OF Mechanic. Getting into the
homcsretch Fraud madc gallant burst, and coming
on rapidly soon took second place and shut mp some
OF tho daylight between himself and Explosion.
Matthew'S the jockey OF the mare, had then to resort
10 the whip while Barbec on Fraud also busy with
he catgu Hugh es too, at this time, was at work at
Kenny with whip and spur, but without avail, Explo
iion winning by two lengths, Frand second, kenny
.h;rd Mechanic fourth the Vauxhall hliy NTH Time,
t:l04.
Explosion, 10 by imp Hampton Court, dam Naph-
tina years old, scant 10 hands high, light bay in
color with tour white feet ana stripe down the lace
She Is slender build, but is evenly balanced and we'll
proporuoned, showing that she possesses more speed
than power or endurance. As tbrceyear-od sho did
not we'll having started four times without scoring
a victory, although she secured place more than
orce This season she has had fine preparation. and
Is perioc; con ion and ran good race a,'
By Brown and Mechanic by Shilling.
THE CHESAPEAKE
The second race the Chesapeake stakes, one and
squartcr miles, $50 entrance play or pay, the club 10
add $500. OF which 500 70 second niy. There wero
.butean nominations for this event. OF which Jour
samo 20 the post. These we're George j.. Loriard's
bay lilly ldalia Dy Glenoig, dam Item. by Lexington
r. Ioriard's bay Oily 0leascr, by Eclipse, dam Oeata
BY Lexington; Oden Bowels chestnut lilly Oriole
by kiDglsher dam My Maryland, and Thomas w.
DoswelIis bay nlly Grecan Maid by imp
Glenclg dam Grecian Bend. Idalia the fayoritc
Orole and Grecan Maid the second and third
choices, selling Tor even money ocaser being fourth
IN favor. ldaia had trihe the best or The start
Grecan MAID second. Oleaster third, Oriole fourth
The fines up the homesir ctch ut rafting pace
and they passed the Judges stand Grcciau Maid
leading lengths, Oeaster and ldalia side and sdc
with Orole sun fourth. Grecian Maid showed the
around the upper turn, and al the quarter pole was
two lengths In front oil ldnlla, the latter u
length advance Of 0leastor, and Oriole
fourth 0role then began to up
and soon passed Ocaster but she failed to
pass idaia alter making gallant trial Grcclan Maid
kept in until passed half IN lie pole when
Idaa made burst and soon took the lead, which she
held TO tho end winning we'll in hama by four lengths,
Grecan Maid second, lengths in advance ~ Oroic
olcaster was Tar behind. Time, 2:l9ls. iialia
ridden by Barbee, Olcaser by Cotton Orioe by Hollo
way anG Grecian Maid by Fisher
WINNER
ldaia is By imp. Gienclg, dam Item. by Livingston,
and rs years old, she Is ID hands - inches
hign, and IS beautiful bay oil exquisite nmetry
hibng perfect condition. As two-y old she won
the Juvenile Stakes at jerome Park against strong
field 40 J, seconds and the Hopeful Stakes at Mon.
mouth Park. Anerward she was beaten three times
ana closed the season under cloud with the public
AT Pimllco to-day she reversed this opinion and
favoritc before The start, ana finished strong
WINNERS CHESAPEAKE srAKEs
Tear. Winner Suts Starters Time
ls.3-Lizzie Lucas. u 2;l5ts