The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-25
XIvTH CONGRESS-Extra Session.
The Turf.

THE GREAT RACE AT PIMLIcO YESTERDAY.
PIMlco. Md, October 24.-In the mile
race for ali ages Italia won; First Chance
second; Madge third. Time, 1:43{.
In the neutrality-suspicious. race
Viceroy won; Mary second; Kenny third.
Time, 3:11.
In the two-and-a-half-mile race Parole
won Ten Brock second; Ochiltree third.
Time, Ash.
When the horses came up to weigh after
the race Parole was received with cheers,
and the people gathered around him. AS
soon as bis Jockey was weighed the crowd
raised him upon their shoulders and carried
him about the track with cheer upon cheer
until there was perfect ovation. Such ex-
citement was never witnessed in Baltimore
on any previous racing occasion. The In
vestment OF IS on Parole realized S1l5.
FULL REPORT OF THE THIRD RACE.
BALTIMORE, October 24.-The third race
| was the great event OF the day and OF the
meeting. It was a dash OF two and bali
miles for all ages; $500 entrance, play or
pav-the Club to add $1,000.
r. b. Harper's b. h. Ten Brock, five
| wears old walker, ia pounds, RIDER;
George L. Lorillard's b. h. Tom Ochlltree,
five years old (Barbee, ia pounds, rider),
and P. Lorillard's b. &. Parole, four years
old barrett, 105 pounds, rider), were the
starters. In the pools Ten Brock was the
fayorite by large odds, selling against the
| field nearly two to one. He sold for 81, 2OO,
while Tom Ochiltree brought $500 and Pa
role, $3.50. The widest excitement pre-
vailed about the pool-stand and on the grand
stand. Ladies became almost as much
excited as. the sterner sex. On the quarter
,fo rfn oil
Brock in front, Tom Ochltree second, and
Parole third. On the upper turn Ten
| Broeck opened two lengths ahead OF Tom,
and Parole two lengths behind. At the
end of the quarter, while Ten Brock had
his advantage, Parole fell back two lengths.
The first half mile was run without change,
! and when the horses passed the stand the
most intense excitement prevailed. Arouna
the lower turn Tom Ochiltree recovered
one length, and at the quarter-polc
was only one length behind Ten
Brock, with Parole three lengths behind.
On the back-stretch Ochiltree gained
another half length, and Parole ran
easily at his distance Of two lengths in the
| rear and at the half-mle pole Ochiltree was
only half n length behind Ten BROCK,
| while Parole had gained one length. On the
upper turn Tom Ochiltree went ahead, and
showing head in front, increased his adj.
vantage to half length ut the quarter-pole.
Down the home-stretch he increased his adj
vantage to two lengths, with Parole two
lengths behind Ten Brock. In that
order they passed the stand, but in
the lower turn Ten Brock gained
length he had lost, as did also
Parole. At the quarter Ten Brock and
Ochiltree ran head-and-head, and on
the back-stretch Ten Brock showed head
in front. He increased his advantage at the
half-mie, and went into the upper turn
length ahead Of Ochiltree, who led Parole
over length at the three-quarter pole. Pa
role then made dash and ran up even with
Ochiltree. Down the home-stretch the run
ming was fine. Parole went CALAMITY to the
Ten Brock, whe beat Ochiltree two lengths.
Time, 1871.
The time of the first quarter was 0:3O5 ;
the mile in Lost; the one-and-a-quarter
in 2:204; the one-and-a-half in 2:473; the
acknowledgements in 3:15; the two miles
in 3:42; the two-and-a-quarter in 4:001 ;
and the two-and-a-half miles in 4:3T3.
Deadhead won the hurdle-race. Among
the throng present to witness the races
to-day were Senators Bayard, Don Came
ron, David Davis, Beck, Mcdonald, Bruce,
Gordon, Armstrong, Thurman, Howe, John
ston, and Oglesby, and Ransom, and many
members Of the House Of Representatives.
The betting on all the races was heavy,
and thousands Of dollars at heavy odds was
staked on Kentucky's favorite.
THE NEWMARKET MEETING.
LONDON, October 24.-At New-Markei
Houghton meeting to-day the race for Sc
cond-cIass Conserwitch stakes was won by
Mr.. Sandford's horse Mate beating Rossini
his only rival.