The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-23
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
First Day Of the Spring Meet.
ing at Pinlico.
GRAND ATTENDANCE AND SPIRITED RACES
GanIck, Judith, Salamanca. Bushwhacker
and Mechanic the Winners.
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!. BALrIMoRE, May %. 1875
The nrst day OF the spring meetng OF the Maryland
Jockey Club races at Pimlico decided success.
The weather was charming, the roads leading 10 the
course In good order and the ride through Druid Hill
Park delightful large attendance was within The en-
cosure and the club house and the field were gracsd
with Baltimore's beauty. Following posiponemens,
sven managers OF tho course were asion'shcd at
,hc fine appearance of tho Grand stand and other
places where fashion and beauty congregated. The
,acing gave universal satisfaction Five events were
IN the card OF them had large fields tho ex-
eepton being tie last There were forty-one
horses which faced tho starter during the afternoon
HEADQUARTERS OF A MILE.
TIE 6rst race was dash OF tb quarters Of mile,
for madens ages entrance SIS purse $3.50 entrance
money 10 20 10 the second horse For this event
there wore twelve starters, comprising f. Cartcr's
rhesin nut gclding Odd Socks, by King Lear dam
Solitaire, years old; d. J. Crousc's
chestnut Oily frankie, by Revolver. dam skipper,
4 years old Pierre Lorilard's bay colt Garrick,
by Lexington, dam Inverness. wears old: George
L. LorilIard's bay geldiug Lounger. by bennington.
dam Mundane. years old; II. Winters bay nlly
Elenrose, by Glen Athol, dam Red Rose years
old; James Laughln's chestnut geldng Lord zetland,
by Lexington, dam LIZ Mardis, aged; 7. Mulcahey's
chestnut selding Durango, by Jack Malone. dam
Fanny Barrow, years old; A. d. Browns
black geldiug Demonstration, by Pimico dam
BY Australian, 4 years; J. G. Nelson Co.'S
bay Gy Simeon, by War Dance, dam Saratoga. years
old; oden Bowics bay Ally Catacazy, by Eclipse, dam
Katie 4 years old; Thomas w. Doswels brown geld
Ing Diamond by Les ington, dam Black Slave,
ycars old and William Astor's chestnut gelding Dr.
koestcr, by Knighthood. dam Penelope, years old.
SIMEON was the iavorite Diamond second choicc
win all the others IN the heid. Lounger
Eas first away, Simeon second, frankie third, Garrck
fourth, the others close together AS thoy ran down
The backsrecn Dr. koostl.r dashed 10 tho front and
showed way the halt mile poie LounRcr second,
Simeon third Gorrick fourth, frankie hIth, Durango
sixth, the others strung out. DR.. Koester LED two
lengths around the lower turn and had that advan-
tage he passed tho thrcequartcr pole,
Garrick second-,nis OF Lexington coming with
rush--Louneer third, Simeon fourth. Frankie NTH,
the others some lengths apart DIR. koestler died
away as he entered homcsrcth and Garrick gong
10 tic front made a spread eagle OF ali the others hc
came In winner by half dozen lengths, SIMEON
second Frankie third, Di. Koesller fourth LounPer
9Th. Cniacazy sixth, Durango seventh Lord Zetsand
eighth, Diamond ninth, Glenrose tenth, Odd Socks
eleventh. Demonstralor twelfth Time. l:ls1r
cHRsAPEAkk STAKES
Tho second race WAS he Chesapeake Stakes for Ill
lies tnrec years old $50 entrance, pay or play,
tne club TO add $500, OF which 800 10 tho second
horse; one mile "na quarter ms cosea WIN
twenty-two nomin nations, Six OF which came TO Tho
toulanIcr by Lover, Dam Lady Haaaway, anu the
geHtiemans chestnut Oily Balance All, by Bonnie
Judith, by Gicneig. dam Nine Dudley; Odsn Bs~ie's
chestnut ally Belle. BY Dickens, dam Belle Meade;
Charles Reeds bay hl!y Bonnie Wood, Ny Bonnie
Scotland dam oodbine, ana A. Cabaugh's black
ally JET, by vauxhai dam Hcathcrbei- g. /. Loril-
ards the favoritcs, Pierre Lorllard's sec
ond choice aud Bonnie Wood mira In favor Tho
others selling as neid The start was good one
with Judith slightly 10 tho lead, Jet second Bonnie
ooi THIRD, Belle fourth, Balance ALI nth. Lounnier
sixth. When the horses reached the stand Balance
All showing the way, win Louianer second Jot
third Bonnie Wood fourih Judith nth, Belle sixth
Balance All ran away from the others on the upper
turn ard was leading four lengths al the
quarter pole, Louanier second, jet third,
Bonnie Wood fourth, Judith NTH, Belle sixth.
inere being no daylight between the last dve. Gong
down the backstretch The daylight between Balance
All and the others considerably decreased and as
she passed the hsmiIe pole she only had Two
lengths the best OF II. RunLiDg around tho
lower Bonnie Wood showed her head
IN front aud passed the three-quarter pole
with n slight lead, Balance All second, Ju-
dih lhird. Jet lourth, Belle attn, Loulnnier
SIKH. Coming into the homestrelch Barrett TOOK
judith over the outside OF the track to the hardest
part of aud coming up with rush won the race by
good length, Bonnie Wood second, length ahead
II Baiance Al, Belle fourth, Jet attn ana Lodlanicr
Skin. lime, 2l6A.