The New York herald., 1878-10-23
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB.
First Day of the Autumn
Meeting at Pimlico.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Sunlight Duke of Magenta, Disturbance
and Bushwhacker the Winners
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

BALTIMORE, OCT. -, 1870
delightful day for racing than that just
passed is registered in tho minds of the Oldest
inhabitant OF Baltimore. The drive through tho
varegated foliage of Druid Park a luxury. At an
early hour IN the morning every conceivable mode or
conveyance in the city brought into requsition
and by the roads leading to Pimlico were alive
with people bent on the amusement OF racing. Tho
attendance great, but would have been sill better
had the great Western cracg, Leveler kept well and
nt to run. Tho DuEe of Magenta had beaten all tho
good hreeycar olds in the country. with the excep
tion OF Leveller, it thought that possibly this
grandson of Lexington might at least make the Duko
q bit. AS it was only Spartan and Bonnie
Wood came the post in tho Dixie Stakes,
and 1t only good exercise Tor The
Duke He galioped in front OF the others all the way
as he liked, Bonnie Wood second. showing
herself better racer, alter hard struggle, than
Spartan The latter has great quantity OF speed as
long his legs will stand the work, but the instant
he is called on tor desperate struggle that moment
no begins to spread his foreegs aud cmb-in fact to
lose himself entirely.
The first the card to-day was mile dash,
and for it thcro thirteen entries, all OF which
came 10 the post. These were Thomas A. Doswel's
chestnut geidlng Sunlight by Australian, dam Eclep-
tic, hich the winner beating the field OF twelve
others. The second race, the Dixie Stakes, won,
as everybody knew 1t would be, by the Duke
OF Magenta, ana the race following, steeplechase,
seemed to have little interest to the people, who
came TO Pimlico to legitimate racing. The
last event of day far the best OF them all.
1t was mile heats, with ten entries,
and it took tnrec heats decide which
was the best horse OF the lot Princeton and
Bushwhacker had TO finish the race alter two
heats. The second mile IN tho second heat, AN,
Is the best that ever in this manner. In tact
all the running first class, aud there is u
shadow OF doubt but that the meeting Will be great
success
oFPloERs THE
Judgcs-Mcssrs. Bowie, MuDsou and Williams
Distance Judges-Messrs. Rogers and Brown
Timers--Messrs. Ii. p. McGratn, T. A Clabaugh
and Perry Belmont
Secretary-Mr. j. ID. Ferguson.
Starter-Mr William Conner.
The hrst race was dash oil one mile, for maidens
OF all ages entrance Si0 purse S2O0 entrance money
10 The second horse. fnere were thirteen ali
of which camc to the post. These were I. b. Il w.
Il. DAVIS bay mare Euterpe, by vaexnal, dam Ea-
genia, years ola, carrying lg5 lbs. D. Mccarty's
chestnut horse VentIator by Vaudal dam Caroline,
hgcJ, lis lbs. DAILY Brothers. bay horse, Pa
sr,ot. by Pnaeton dam salle Farrell. years
old, LA lbs. T. W. Doswes chestnut gelding sun
hight. by Australian, dam Ecnptic years old, g2
los; f. A Ciabaugh's black My Jet, by Vauxnaii,
dam Heaincrbel, years old, " lbs 81. Byrne's bay
marc Carrie Mac, by Planet, dam Australian, years
old 1l5 lbs. e. L. LorIIlards hay geidng Guy, by
Narraganseti, dam oatgnon. years old. 92 lbs. \.
Stearn Jr chestnut Farley, ny Airoy Lady
Culpepper, years old, rs los. John Rcbers bay
nlly Lazy Middleton, by Hurrab, LAZY Lancas-
ter. years old, % lbs. J. W. Beips chestnut
Franklin, by Lexington, dam Canary Bird, 3
years ola, o. lbs. c. ieine's chestnut 1y Blonde,
by Bonnie scotland. dam Beuian. II years old lo5
lbs; W. X. Babcocxs bay liiy Genet Murray, ny
Panic, Ethel sprague, years old, 92 lbs and j.
A. SMITHS cneslnut my, by GleneIy dan
Finess-, years old, 92 lbs Tho Finesse nly
Middle on SIS. Genet Murray ss5, Guy s4s, and the
neld SO. For SO largo Held the start a very
GOOD one tie Finesse ally bavn trlfe the best OF
IT, Euterpe second Coy taird. jet fourth, others
punched. As the horses aroupa the upper
turn they changed places and cosors with
poc, however, Euterpe showed In front the Flnesse
my second Carrie Mac thrd Lady Middleton iourtn
the others closely packed together tnat ~
possible to separate tnem Eutcrpe showed The way
to the quarter pole ana down the backstretch for a
distance. but then Carrie Mac forged
lead nrst at the ha-n pcie, Lady Middle
ton second Euterpe THIRD, F,nessc niiy fourth,
Sunlight hith. Changes took place rapidly
around the lower turn, and they passed
the three-quarter pole, tho Finesse nily
Sunlight tnrd, Carrie Mac fourth, Euterpe 1itb, Ge-
Murray sixth, tho others tailed oil aud beaten.
Getting into the homesiretch very exciting
sued, whcn resulted in Sunlight coming the front
and winning by three lengths, the Finesse hly
ond Geuet Murray third FrankiIn tourth Carrie Mac
nltn. Bondoll sixth, Euterpe seventh, Ventator
eighth, Patriot nlnth, Jet tenth, Farley eleventh,
Lady Middleton twelfth, Guy thIrteenth. The latter
came with broken bridIe. which prooably was tho
OF his defeat. Time, :85jS.
The second race was tno Dxic Stakes, for three
year-ods, TO DO run the nrsl day OF the meeting;
two miles, 500 subscription $50 forfeit, the cuu to
add ST. 500 which 81, COO first, $500 TO the
second aud the third 10 save his stake This stake
ber three only the post. These were George
L. Loriiard's bay colt Duke OF Magenta, by Lexing-
ton, dam Magenta, carrying ITO los Mr. +.
Lorard's bay colt spartan, Dam Lulu Horton, ana
Charles Reca's bay hny Bonnie Wool, by Bonnie
Scotland, dam Woodoine. Inc race was won,
everybody that knew tho horses 1t would
be- IN cantor. The start was a good Que, and Tie
horses went OF quickly, but soon tney pulled
slow gaiiop Duke of Magenta Jumped TO
tho front the iuru and showed tue way
around. He passed tho quarter two lengths
ahead Of Spartan second, foGr lengths in iront oil
Bonnie Wood, who was trailing only at hand gaop.
The this time very slow. The gaop
around the track on the nrst milo was annoying TO
people, the horses keeping positions in
which they started. When they reached tho stand
at the completion OF tbc first mile tbe Duke
leading three lengths, spartan second three lengths
IN front Oi Bonnlo Wood. Gotng away iron the
stand racing 10 earnest began and the running
and the running around the upper turn rcm0rK-
ably ias bat tne followers could not close tho day
light on the Duke OF Magenta: He was the ''poss,"
aud gave the horses bchiud him TO understand tnat
was useless 70 run al him. Iney DAD, however, be-
cause there was second and third purse
bo contended for Down The cksuetch
the pace was wonderfully last all the way, but tue
faster tue paco made the quicker that
made u against the Duke beaten. A. tho hali-tne
pole the Duke led two lengths, spartan second, halI
length Ia front OF Bonnie Wood Al tue three quarter
pole tue Duke stiil had open length OF
daylight between himself and ponnie wool
VINO had passed spartan on the way around the lover
turn. Up tbe hOmestrotcn Bonnie Wood made a
grand but Intellectual attempt 10 roach Duke. The
Jockey OF Magenta saw the attempt; be turned his
head ugnod Ia tho aco Of the Jockey Of Bouufo
Wood. The Duke Of Aaseuta Won the race by Two
lengths, Bonnie Wood second. hix lengths ahead OF
Spartan Tho time ol the nrst milo was bi k the
second 1:sGk and 34l the race. The value oi tho
wiSxERs OF rnE DIXIE srAxRa
feaE Wnher SU6S starters. Time.
lS50-Preakncss.... .......... 80 3.37B
tSIl-Harry Bassett. ~ ".
tS12-dubbard. ................ 20 $3.50 u
1b13-TOm Bowling. .......... 81 3.Js
1bT4-Nanualite.. b5 10 a.Jj8
1675-Tom Ocbtree. ......... II 10 a42H
l6I6-Nl .............. ~ 34la
ls77-king Faro.............. ~ $500
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