The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-09
ST. LOUIS JOCKEY CLUB.
FIFTH DAT OF THE SPRING RACING MEETING
LARGE Observation-Disclosures, WHISPER
AND BILL BASS THE WINNERS.


FIFTH DAY OF THE SPRING RACING MEETING
LARGE ArTENDAScE-LA1UNAH, WHISPER
AND BILL BASS THE WINNERS
[Br TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
ST. LOUIS, No., June g. 1878.
The nth day the spring meeting Of The 81. Louis
Jockey CLUB . great successA The weather was
charming. a clear b!ue sky fecked with few clouds
pleasantly tempering the warm sunlight. The rain
OF Friday evening just sufficient TO lay
the dust. and the track in splendid
order. Fully 10000 persons tho
grounds the turnout OF ladies being OF character 10
justify the belief that the fair Of st. LOUIS are
fond OF this exciting amusement Thrce events werc
the programme-the hrst the Lncas Hunt
Stakes for two.year-olds, milo; The second the
Blow Stakes for all ages, three-mile heats, and the
third consolation purse OF ono mile and quarter
for beaten horses
LUCAS : STAKES.
The opening ovent tho Lucas & Hunt Stakes,
for two.year ODDS; one mile OF thirty nomi-
nations soven tho post. these being kowers'
volurno (winner OF tho Planters House Siakesl
Duffy's Expectation. McGrath's Lucy Morrison,
Pickett's Maggie May, Swigert's La Favora (winner
of tho Ladies' Stakesl Grinstead's Latunah ana
Buford's Goodnight In the betting In Favcrta
was nrst choicc selling for $135; volturno. Sis;
Latunah, SO; Goodnight, sos, and the neld $50.
Both La Favorna and Volturn0 carried ave pounds
extra AS winners. During the meeting La Favorita
behaved very badly at The post, causing long delay,
but at The asgdropped to good start Expecta-
tlon leading, La.unah second, Goodnight third,
yolturno fourth, La Favcrita fifth, Maggie May
sixth and Lucy Morrison seventh. On the
the youngsters crowded together and In the
confusion La Favoria was Knocked to her knees, un
seating tho jockey but he managed TO get back 10 tho
saddle. the incident creating considerable excitement
the way TO Good Night fully length, VAL
and Expectation tnird and fourth, tapped
sixth La Fayorita last recovering from the
delay caused by the accident on the turn. Laiunah
never afterward headed, as she was two lengths
In front at the half ARD threc-quarcrs, wit Good
Night second, VolturDo third and the balance out
made fnc effort to catch Latunah, but the latter
never shortened her stride and passed the judges
winner Of the dash oy hai aienstn GOOD night was
fourth four lengths away. Lucy Morrison ntth. Elk
pectal6n sixth. and La Favorta last, never recover
ing the ground lost by she ACCIDENT. Time. l:464.
BLOW STAKES.
Second OF tho list the Blow Stakes, three mile
heats, tor all ages Thore were eighteen nominations.
but OF this number two faced the starter These
were Barley Husgns, bay any Ella Rowcu.4
aged. The pools avcraged-Whispcr $40; Ella
FIRST Heas-Ella Rowct. had tho best OF the send
of, but Whispsr pressed her the turn ANA opened
a gap Of Length which he held Tor TWO miles and
quar- ter when Ella went to saddle g,rth, and the
pair raced side and tho nall mile pole, where
Ella showed In 'front.' When they reached the three
quarter pole Ella length the best OF II, but
under whip and spur there was an exciting struggle
home, .wnicn endoi by Whisper boating Ella length.
The nrst mile was made III :5S, Two miles In 3:52h
ana the heat 5:30
Second Aeal-ine betting was very spirited,
selling iiberaiy Tor $500 Whisper
went to front ana quickly
mad length the hest OF H. which hc held for two
miles ive.eighths Then Ella joined him, and a
desperate head head struggle onsued around he
lower lui and past the threeqnarter pole. When
entering tho strcton la had mead in 'front.' The
balance OF the way was holly contested, whip and
spur being freely used, and nifty wards from home
II yD0dy's race but with the last few strides
Whisper succeeded IN getting slightly the best OF II,
and finally beat ELLA by short head. Tho FIRST mile
:55 y, miles 346h and the heat IN 5:35 u.
Whisper pulled up with pad eg and will never run
again.
CONSOLATION PURSE.
The third race n consolation purse OF $3.50, Tor
beaten horses, one mite and quarter. Five started,
Vests Bosto IN e-Tabic Spencer BSyan's Cap
tain Fred Kice, Davis jim Bell Blows Bill Bass and
Harris CiemmIe q. Bill Bass was the favorite, seug
Tor $500; Clcmmic t.. Sl20; Fred Rice, $40; nod,
500 TIC worry handsome. Fred kice being IN
lead, Bost0n-op thcTable second, Jim Bell third.
Bill Bass fourth and Cemmie q. hfih Az tho stand
Bost0u-on- IN o. liable, Jim Bell aud Bill Bass
lapped but at tho quarter pole Bass showed front,
win Fred Rice bunting him closely. Inc racc
soon after reduced 10 match between Bass aud Rice,
and they ran head aud head the balance Of the
way TO within tho distance, wnen Bass drew slightly
IN 'front.' and finally managed to win by nall lengtn.
Fred Rice second, one length IN front of Jim
Bell, third, Clemme g. Dad fourth, and Boston-0n-
the-rablc NTH. lime Of the nrst miles :a4s, ana
the race 2;l2-
The meeting has been such success the Jockey
Club have concluded to give an extra day on Monday
There will DO purse OF $500, for ODDS three
quarters Of a mite; purse OF $3.50. for all ages
and hall, and purse Of $500. Tor ali ages milo
meats.