The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-05

ST. LOUIS JOCKEY CLUB.
INAUGURAL SPRING MEETINo-EIRsT Day
FOUR RAcEs-Jo ROBES, LA FAvoRITA,
HIMyAR AND JACK HARDY THE WINNERS.

ToUn RAcEs-Jo ROBES, LA FAvoRIrA,
HIMYAR AND JACK HARDY THE WINNERS.
sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Juno 4, 1878.
the weather was delightful warm. cloud
less day, and there IN attendance on
the track OF between Ave and six thousand
people, which comprised large turn out
Of ladies' The track was in splendid ORDER and snc
beautiful. on which no expense had been spared,
looked charming. There three raceg--thc FIRST
over hurdles tue second the Ladies' stakes and tho
third the January Stakes-all Of which wore run in
satisfactory manner
TIE FIRST
was milo heats four hurdles for purse or $3.50;
FIRST horse to receive $500, tho second $50 There
wore four for this event. These were RISK
Rsdding 10 Rodss and Boston the Table. In tho
pools Risk sold for 800, Reddug 500, 10 Rodss $40
ana Boston on the Table $50
First Heat.-Rodding jumped of with the lead and
showed the way over tho nrst hurdle. Risk second,
10 Rodes third. Boston the Table fourth. Tho
latter was outpacsd. On the turn 10 Rodos took
sccond place. No other change took place until the
horses reached tho third hurdle whore 10 Rodos was
three lengths from Reddng, who leading. Risk
closed closed on 10 Kodes st this place, and The
latter made laundering jump which caused RISK
strike the hurdle and tall and throw his rider heavily.
On the lover turn 10 Rodos tapped and passed Red
Boston Table and Risk distanced RISKS rider
others and returned TO scale. Time. I:SsI.
Second Heat Betting to on 10 Rodes. Red.
nearing tho third hurdle, where both went over TO-
gether On the lowor turn Rodes took the lead
won the race easily ~ two lengths Time. 1:6l1.
THE SECOND
was the Ladcs Stakes Tor two-year-od nllies three
quarters of milo; $50 entrance, halt forfeit; $500
added oil which second horse 10 got $780, the third 10
save his stake. There werc tIfrty nomtr atoms
nine Of which, cano 70 the post. These were
Planet darn Lsi1sms H. nsGr.. SSss sn.s ~
nut lilly Verdict. .by bennington dam jury:
aoas Ssy % Sass. y y'S1
Astcroid dam BY imp Yorkshirsi ). H. Jon.s' bay
my Oy Barney wams, dam Ks; Josn Duay
Restless, dam BY Lexington; joha Dany'. oh..snu.
aud A B. Watts chestnut My Xs.,is king. BY Bar.
nsy Williams, dam Fanny King Al the second at
Lia,uuah cutting out the work a rapid rass Maggie
May second La Favora third, Verdict fourth, jones'
opened gap Of six lengths before going quarter OF
. mile, La Favora second anu Verdict third NJ the
hai-miie pole The iat.sr's jockey pulled her back
on hor launches nj The start or she could have
.unah arsi, La Favoriia sscoad and vsruics third.
tunab, ana the pair raced head and head 70
the seven iurlong pole, where Verdict shot out ike
post by head, Verdict second, length IN front OF
Liatunah third, followed oy Maggie May Jonos ally,
Expectation, Anna d., Genevievc NetttC King. In
the order named Tino. la7,4. Tho betting before
tho race was Verdict agsinst tho aeld
THE THIRD
was tho January stakes. Tor three-ycar. olds milo
heats; 500 entrance, half forioit, $500 ADDED. OF
winch the second horse to get 5000 tho third to
tIous, OF which number Jour came 10 tho pos,.
These wero H. q. Owens and q. CRdwaadeYis bay colt
nas coli kcnenry, by ENQUIRER, dam ou..r Sosj
Powers W. Buckles bay Ally Kate Cluxton, by imp
Billet, dam Lizx'e VIC, and y. q. Thomas bay
nnIAA INV ~ AlnRrn dn Ira In
Tor 500 and Kate claxtou aud McHonry each 500:
| First Hcdk -Levslier wont of with the lead, Nc
Henry second, Kate Ciaxton third, Hmyar fourth
on the first turn Kate claxton took second place.
was bot Al tho naumiie pol. H.uyar took ,hird
pace Leveller bong stnl In the lead. appcd by
moved In front, LsvsIsr second, Himysr a ,ood
third Entering the homosiretch Himyar Tapped aud
then passed Kate ciaxon, and won the heat 10
ter Wy lengIn, Kate Ciaxton second. McHenry bad
.nrt Lsvelsr ioqrn pulling up and dropping in his
d's SooS g i,me, r rs 6s.,n. 90. ,n.,
agans. The neld, Lovcller got of nrst, McHsnry
second. Kate claxton third, Himyar fourth. The
n nInss run took second place
cutting out tho running. Himysr waited
on Levclser until he reached Inc homcsirsch. when
he tame awav and won cssiy by Two lengths. Level.
Ter second, Kate Claxton third ana McHcnry dis
,arccd Time. 1:4sh. This is the bo.. milo heat
race for thrseysur-oids ever ran. EAch horse
carried 100 lbs In the stake
THE YouKrH RACE
was an extra purse Of 500; 800 To the
second horse, dash OF a mile aud eighth. After
great delay, owing 10 tho iractiousnsss OF Long
view, eleven went away 10 gooa start, sam
EcAers Bill Bass In the lead. Chiquila sec.
ond, Jack HARDY third, Hsrkaway fourth.
tue remainder well bunchec. Al The judges stand
OhlQuita led Bill Bass half q length, Jack Hardy
third, HaTkaway fourth. Miss Maoy nth, tho remain
der Strung Bill Bass was the load at tho quar-
pols Chquiia second, Jack Hardy thrd, Harkaway
fourth Bill Bass hold tue LEAD the hafmIie pole
wnen Harkaway tapped and passed him. ON the turn
Ch,quita dropped Jack Hardy n good third. Harka-
way held the lead 70 hall way down the nome
ovsrnaucd MIN aud beat him q length
over score, Harkakay second Bin Bass third foI.
loved by stariis, Ch'qula, Mss AalIoy Captain Fred
Mccierpand Ia the order named. Time, 1 :56 The
beting before the start was:-Jack Hardy, 500;
Bill Bass, $50; Miss Malloy, SAC: Chiquma, sac; Dap
tain Fred Rice. $50; tue hcld, $x0
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