The New York herald., 1878-10-13
NASHVILLE BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION.
SIXTH DAY OF THE FALL MEETING-sPRND-
THRIFT, WAKEFIELD AND sALLIE POLK The
WINNERS


THRIFT, WAKEFIELD AND sALLIE POLK The
WINNERS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HFR,LD.1
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. IL, 1878.
The sixth and last day Of the fall meeting OF the
Nashville Blood Horse Association was favored with
pleasant weather and fast track. The attendance
larger than any day during the week. The
programme called for three races. The frst vas
tho Colt Filly Stakes for two year-oids dash OF
mile; the second the Scwanee Stakes for three.
ysar-ods. two mile heats, and the third, dash Of
one mile ana quarter, for beaten horses.
COLT AND FILLY srAKEs.
Very little interest was manifested In the first race,
every conceded the stakes to spendhrift. The
betting was-Spendthrift, 500; Lord Murphy, $50.
The start made with Spendthrirt In the lead by
three lengths. They quarters Of mile in
this way. Lord Murphy driving. spsndthrin finished
the mile lrst by three lengths. Time 1:44x.
sEwANEE STAKES
The starters for tho Sswanee Stakes wore Dwyer
4 Brothers Warneld, Bowen's Camm,e r. and DR..
Gray's Jim Bell Warfeld made = hot isvorite,
selling for $780, the nsd So Th,s stake closed with
thir.y-one entries at $50 each play pay; club TO
add 5000; second horse have 500; valuo to the
winner, 50, ,050
First HeaG-rhe start for the nrs. heat was made
with Cammie +. frst, Warfed second, Jim Bell next.
At the first quarter Cammie was leading by two
lengths, waraeld and Jim Bell even. They finished
down turn Csnmie increased her lead to
four lengtns By the time the thrss-auarters
CANINE, anu At the eighth pole was at her hips and
running easy Passing the stands the frst mile Cam
oenn tho nnsh 81 am ms ss
quarter Warheld had dropped back, leaving q sear
length between himself aud c.nme, Jim Bell ssill
the mile aud a half WarneId concluded 10 watt no
longer and soon passed Camme, and was leading bv
Bell was even with CammIe warnold continued to
run strong, and passed under the string winner OF
the heat BY SIX myths, Jim Bell second, Cammis
pulling up at the distance stand. Time OF heat,
3:391s.
second Heat-warnsld was lett out of tho betting.
Between Cammie +. and Jim Bell It was up At
the start Cammie T. went 10 The front and held tho
lengths, Warneld lying pack about nvs isngtns
Tne ar ars' - m,ls v was nnishsa .s with Jim
Bell rs' y, ca%me ,ran ana s.s ssSsoa s G.%m. ~, Then
quarters, jim Bell next BY two lesgths, warned lying
back about Ave lengths The arst mile was hnisnsd
with Jim Bell lrst CANINE y. second, War6eid q
good third and running under strong pull
Jim Bell was allowed 10 remain In front 10 the
was soon 10 lead. Al mile and three quarter
pole warneid passed Jim Bell. and making y short
won the aud by iour lengths, Cammie r
second and jim Bell third. about three lengths behind
ONE NILE AND A euAxrER.
The closing race OF inc d.y aud meeting was the
one mile and(a quartz, dash, Consostion purse for
twice, 10 lbs and three times, IA lbs THIS had
for starters Edinburgh. with 100 los. up; Bonnie
ltaska, rs lbs Sals Polk, 81 lbs, and Watorwtch,
50 lbs. Edinburgh was The iavorile against the
field, selling for $50 70 SIS for the balance. Water.
witch drew the track, Bonnie ItssKa second place,
Edinburgh third ana salIs Polk on the outside Tns
start was made at the atth attempt. When The drum
tapped Waperwilch was nrst away, Bonnie ltaska
next, Edinburqh tnird, Sas Polk last Al the stand
for the nrst quarter Bonnie Itaska was leading by
Iengtn and hali, waterwlcb, Edinburgh and sail,s
ali laDD ne r
upper turn, with no changes In Their position Going
down the oAckstrctcn Saiiie POLK was tnird, Edin.
mne ground Bonnie Itaska was leading Watcrwitch
by two lengths and looked like winner. 10 these
positions they to the head OF the homestretch,
the complexion OF the first mile Edinburgh, IN
sne meantime had moved up ana was oven
with Sailie Polk. The tour then began 10 whip and
spur, sail,s Polk gaining second place. Edinburgh
good third, waterwitch last At the eighth poe It
and dropped back, and Saile Polk oulfooling Bonnie
ltasxa, won by neck, Bonnie Itaska second, Edin.
burgh third, Naterwitch fourth. Time, 2:13x
AN EXTRA DAY.
There VIII be an extra days racing on Monday for
the ponsn. Of the yslow fever sufferers Five events
mile has Mary Walton, Joe shelby and Mamie Fields
entered Miie and ono eigrih-Gisnmore. Henry
Clemmie G., Bill Dillon and Jack Shepard. Three
quarters Of u mile-Clemmie g., Colonel Hull, Ham.
let and Jeweii-Maxey. -
NASHVILLE, TENN, Der. Il, ls7s-sixrH DAY THE
FALL MExTISa or rHg NAsHvIlLE BL,op HoRss
AssocIATIos-FiHsr RACE Colt and Flliy Stakes
Tor two-ycar-olds; $50 entrance. $25 forfeit with
$500 added; second horse 10 have $loo. One mile.
Closed with fourteen eatrisA
d. Swigerts ch. c. spendtnrift, BY Australian,
dam Aeroute.
q. W. Darden 4 Co.'S b. Q. Lord Murphy, by Pat
tMalloy, dam Wenonah. h..........................
Time, l4Sk.
SAME DAY-sECoND RAcs-ihs Sewanee Stakes for
ree-year-ods $50, play or payi association 10 add
5000; second horsv 10 hove 500. Two-mile heats.
Closed " th thirty-oue ontrlea
Dwysr Brothers. b. Q. WarneId, By War Dance,
dam Fiorae.. ............ l
q. W. Bowen Co. - cn. l. Cainmie H., Dy Glc-
nelR dam Cordoba.
DR.. ". n Grayis sh. . Jim Bell, by John Nor.
gan, dam Mollis Jones Observation-Disclosures.
Time, 3:39h-34Ih
SAME DAY-THIRD RAok.-Cousolation purse for
beaten horse $125 10 the nrst and SIS to the second
horse, with allowances. Ono milo and quarter.
Owners Sailie Polk, years, by Gienelg dam
hapiu Ann, W IDS.
N. b. Cheatbam b Co.'S br. l. Bonnie ltaska,
years. Ny Bonnie scotland, dam Lena harding,
20
J. e. Murphy'sb b. c Edinburgh, 4 years. by LongieL
low, uam by exuglon, loo lbs. bs.................
J. Mckee, Gu. Waterwitch, years, ny As,eroid,
dam Weatherwttch, 50 Ibs s...................... 4