The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-26
EXCITING SPORT AT PIMLICO.
NEW YORK HORSES AGAIN WINNING Ov
the BiLTIMORE COURSE
The Famous Warneid Beaten by q. l.. Lorii-
lards Louinnicr-P. Iorilinrd's Bertha and
Bonrdmnn also WInnerr-A steepIechnse.


lard's Louinnicr-P. Loriiinrd's Bertha aud
Honrdmnn also WInners-A steepiechase.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2j.--Tho members Of tho
American Jockey Club are joyful this evening
over the most successful and exciting days
racing ever seen on their course ut pmlico
Tho weather was perfect and the track in fair
order The attendance was the largest Of tho
meeting SO far. Tho fold was packed with
costly cquipagcs. filled with women dressed in
bright autumn colors. The grand stand WIS
living bouquet Of elegantly dressed women and
mon. many Of them from the fcvcr-stricScn
districts Of the South, but the majority wcro
from Maryland Virginia. and Kentucky Every
available vehicle in Baltimore was pressed into
the service of conveying visitors to the track
Looking from the course down toward
Baltimore, n long limo Of dust filed
the mir. ending In cloud over the city leading
many to remark that there must ho u fire in
baltimore. Every person at the course was in
tcnsely interested in the races. as is nearly
always the case in Maryland. There were iiv,
spirited races. The event Of the day was the
defeat Of the crack three ycar-old Warncld by
q. l.. Lorllard's Louuncr in tho milc-hcat
race. II required three heats 20 decide the
race. Many kcntu"kians. who know tho colt
well in their own state before Dryer Bros. Of
Brooklyn purchased him. backed Wnrncd
h'hNllfs hih N'nl UolllN us 1ONllPlS IN inc
long procession that wendcd It's way TO the city
after the races The New York boys invested
heavily on Ioulanier after the first hcat 1t is
said that Mr.. q. /. Lorilnrd fairly shovcllcd
moncy into me pool boxes. Tho principal
business In Barnums Hotel tonight is count
ing roIs oi money IN settling w losses and
At O'Clock the hell summoned the horses for
ne first race, n mile dash for all nges. purse
YOU aud 500 i9rthc second horse. The stnit-
ers were; North Carolina's First Chance. Mary
singing o.
maturity stakes last month in Jerome Park
Dan H.. West Nirsinias Euternc. and Rhode
lslands Egypt. In the last pools sold Dan X.
brought also. Oriolc s55, and the ncl, sAu. NV
Workers backed Dan n. heavily. The uor-os
head showing in front NJ Egypt and the others
running clos" W. Egypt soon headed the paek
thcy INV around in compact shane down the
backstretch. amid roars OF approval that rolled
across the Held 1t was pretty race around the
lower turn INTO tie homc-tr'tfh. EgYtt led to
the turn. and then Dan X. showed his quality
by rushing through and heading the flyers. A.
they came numbering up the stretch Dan X
increased his lead To- two lengths at the winning
hos, EsyHt c2mlnE IN s9raond, AMI thc, SAM
and But"rpe NTH Dan H. timo was 40 a.
French muuals paid S7.55.
lively selling race for all ages, will, m"
usual allowances. one and "A half miles. $3.50 o.
first and $50 To SECOND horse had this hi. field.
7. LorllHrds Bertha. purycar's Mamie H..
| dell,s Charlie Gorham, Burch's ttnv. Hampton.
| Graham's Shyock. Smiths Manton. Davis
bert, and Nj. Burns's carrie MAJ. Berlin
WINS, the faV9rite ut illj Mamie H.. tgj.
| Held. $50. The squad sailed away With rush
lng noise like an October gale. They rame
laundering around into. nc stretch ua-t tho
stand on Their nrst hal mile, WIN B,uha "a
good length in front OF Mamie H.. Albert third.
and the others close ". Around they flow IN
| about this order until looming NJ the hom"-
! stretch. they presented tho appearance 90
| ny ng SOUND of cavalry, charging upoa thu
! track. with Bertha. Coy. Hampton, and Albert
in the front rank. 1t looked Ike anybody
while the men shouted. Gov Hampton las
| it, At the winning post Gov Hampton WAS
| alongside 81 Bertha, ana q shout went W
Before they started ON the derilius heat Gov.
Hampton sold for t259 md Bsrthn brought
| passed her. and kept the lend by about two
lengths around the mile aud quarter until
! Bertha's rider. shook l'r VI and passed liamp-
! ton easily. increasing her speed to the finish.
AND winning by three lengths in 2i5.. French
Darnqm'a Clty Hotel stakes for two,year.oll..
second horse TO receive 500 brouGh, ont fus;
| field. Out - sixteen entries these started:
G. L. Lorllard's star,e. l. A. Clahaugh.,. Koch
ester. /. lorillardr BparimHn; and T. Norris
pIcyna s27o. startlt ill5 and Korhcsjc,r rs.
man. Iirvnn and Ntartc. Rochester having no
! business with them. Eoariunn took fhn bad
and held 1t To- the Guartrr. lappri ly N'urtie.
| placed his head before Boardman- hut he soon
| drew hack contentcd To lap hi- hind quar-, r..
! while ll"Nna closed up ON him Al tho three
quarters Pleyna had taken second place. his
/ rider usinE his whip freely W. the stretch to uo
| 1881. Startle WAS third and Rochester NO
WHERE French tickets paid sl425.
The fourth race was an exciting one. II VaA
! a niue hrht strussIc l9r q comprnsAilou uArs'
| ~ 500. with the usual ALLOWANCES. loulanier.
| Coy. Neptune. Varied. W. |. Higgins j. \.
| Smiths Flncsse FLY. and Blondoll started.
/ Marilvld was strong iHvorito. selling ~ $3.50.
! Loulaner, $500, and fcld 500 Higgins went
second. with Warnold IN c.osr company. Lou
| lanier took tho lend from Higgins before reach
| ing the hall mile all the Flyers going well to-
gether. making an exciting race down the back
! home. Up the homestrctrh tho running of
| Narileld. who had now worked pto LoulHulel,
was eAhiiarnling 10 the 1000 spectators. War
field WAS going well within himself, aud the
! last three bounds Warield Iokei his nose IN
| front, winning by length only. IN the fast time
behind. neptune and Blondell hcing ,listancei
French tickets paid sll.05 in this heat
Before starting in the second heat WarAcld
| sold for 500; the others in the field for 80.
Loulani'r led from the start going for all 1T"
was worth. Warileld having - much as be-
! Flnesse 1ly falling So far behind that they were
dlstanced before reaching the pole. Ioulancr
came n "a length and q half ahead q Warheid.
| Warneld stock now fel for The first time since
| Dryer Brothers purchased him, and the Ken-
tuckians who had backed him heavily. as the
product Of their State, began to hedge. Loula-
! nier sold nj 1000 to Marlelds $3.50 before the
third heat In the, final struggle Warfield
| showed in front half u lengih but inside Of
| thirty yards Louaulcr bounded past him. and
| kept on around the mile gradually increasing
! her lead until, At the winning post, she was
about eight lengths in front Of Nariield. Time,
| las. This was n great surprise. many saying
| that the horse had been pulled. But experienced
| horsemen thought not. and the state Of the
| pools verified their belief.
The sport ended with Q grand steeIlcchasc
| over the regular course about two and n half
| miles. weltcr weights, purse $500 for first, 500
| for second. and $50 Tor third horse e. Reeds
| Disturbance, A, HAylor's Lord /etand. and A.
u. Browns Problem and Derby raced AMI
! jumped over the course for the money. Brown
| entries We're the fHyorite ut $luO to $50 on the
| other two. Derby showed the way over the
first half OF the course, tax ing the walls hedges.
! hurdles water lumus and rails followed closely
! by Disturbance for the first flw Jumps. with
Problem w4rking, fer second place and taking
! II gamcly. Lord Xelland dropping gradually 10
| the rear. The field was rather contracted.
while tho jumps were we'll built. trying the
meluc of the steeple chascrs in both the north
and south helds. After clearing the otstruc;-
! Problem ran head and head into the north field,
] he othpr ulsn fnlloNViur like N