The New York herald., 1878-09-24
LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.

LOUISVILLE JOCKEY CLUB.
FIRST DAY OF TIE FALL RACING MEETING
INTERESTING EVENTS AND GOOD ATTEND
| ANcE-M'GRATHIANA, LEvELLER AND DAVE
MOORE THE WINNERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALp.1
| LOUISVILLE, Sept %, 1873
| This was the first day of the fail meeting OF the
Louisville Jockey Club. Tho weather cloudy
| and threatening and quito warm. Though the
| track was good not last For an
| opening DAY the attendance was excellent. There
three events on the card, tho first the Blue
Grass Stakes old Iies, the winner being
Cadwalader's McGrathania. Tho second race wasthe
Kentucky ST. egcr, the bay colt Leveller, the prop
erty OF r. L. Owens, carrying Off tho stakes Auter's
Dave Moore third event, mile heats, for all
ages
THE BLUE GRASS STAKES.
The sport opened with the Blue Grass Stakes, for
wo-ycar-oid 6ies dash OF three quarters OF mile.
OF twelve nominations eight faced tho starter, these
being Robinson L. Preston's Lilly r. Cada-
waliadcr's McGrathiana. Bowen & CO.'S Florence
b., Wilson l. CO.'S Brllianteen, Hunt
Reynolds Clarissima, Mattipgly's Long Girl,
Swigert's Peru and Bradlcy's Alice Bruce. In the
pools Lille R. brought s11O, Brniantcen $50, Long
Girl $50, Florence B. $40, and the field s51. The
start could hardly have been CarssIma was in
front OF the flag when The tapped, Peru second
Loug Girl tnird, Alice Bruce fourth. Mc-Grathiana
Florence b. left standing at the post. Clnrissma
held lead to near the half mile, whore Peru as
Long Girl fourth. McGrathiana fitb. Lilly r. sixth
| and Brianleen seventh. On the lower turn Alice
shnS,' sh,rd, McGratniana t iourin and The others
not far away Entorins The hon nomes're,oh p.sn
McGosniana, Long G,ri and Alice Bruce. but hall way
down McGralhana shot 10 tho front. and, holding her
lead won the race. alter sprsea isea s'rnsge, Dy
Alice Bruce, third, Long Girl fourth, Lilly r. hhh,
Clarissna sixth, Briliian.een seventh Florence ..
galopng in after tho others had returned to weigh
Time, l:l8A.
McGrathiana is chestnut aiiy, with narrow blaze
In her face two white stockings behind and little
white right fore heel She stands fifteen and
| quarter hands high, has neat head and neck, good
shoulders and middle piece but IS rather light OF bone
| and delicate looking.
| Year. Wtnne. Su6s. Starters. Time.
| 1s75-Clemme 6. ............. 10 !ISk
5sis-Sss,sssfssaeh 5sis-Ss1S;s 8 8 ,s is 1:Is
Observation-Disclosures. IL l:lS4
LxGER STAKES.
thres.yesroids, 1s dash Of Two miles There ~ero
thirty. mine nominations and Of this large number
brown colt Solicitor swiserts bay col. Miian Ovens
ss%ss'a~ s...!s: e: 's SSs s
jumped away Milan wos in the-lead Levcller second
Solicitor third, Momentum fourth and Fortuna nth.
| Solicitor took command at the quarter post, Mo-
mcn,um being second, and these two carried on
the running at slow puce past thc half and tnree
At tho stand solc,tor was leading Momentum length
the others three lengths of and still Tapped Solicitor
to mnan Sis LEAD past the and
Fortuna being good second and third. Entering the
stretch Lsvelsr gaopsa away from his companions M
| ond, length In front OF Momentum, third, So
nc,ior bad fourth and Milan hith. Inc first mile
| was made n 1:54sz, and the race IN 3:42M.
wISNsRs OF THE ST. LEGER STAKES
Ysar Winner. Subs. Starters. Time.
| 1S75-King Alfonso. .......... 20 10 3:34H
l676-Crcedmoor ............. 70 1884
1S77-Vera Cruz 80 3:35
ls7s-Level'er...... -, :,,:..;.: .x:,s ~ 'aZh
The third and closing event of the day was purse
Sr al a usI naSe
Faro, L,ncks Bergamot, Hunt Reynolds Blue Eyes,
HancoOk's rampico and McKee's wa,erwl,oh.
First Hedt-Kpg Faro sold for $2l5 Dave Moore,
$50; BerRaino,, ss5; Blue Eyes. $50. and the held
S27 The start was very struggling. Blues Eyes being
sixth, who got on badly. Bergamot showed front
the latter again showed the way. Down the back.
stretch past the half mile Blue Eyes held the load,
but on tho 10 he cut 1t, when Bergam0t took
Grs, place, tapped by King Faro. In this way they
| entered the stretch, when King Faro immediately
Qumot was second, two lengths ahead OF Dave Moro
third, Tampco fourth, Blue Eyes nth and Waterwitch
|
| Sscond Heot-King Faro was now the favorte at
$l35 $50 for the field King Faro went away In the
lead rampico second, Dsvo Moore tnrd, Bereamont
! KING Faro on tho turu when Dave Moore
4, shot TO the front and Tampioo second tapped
on his quarter Down tho back stretch
| Dave Moore drew clear with King Faro now second,
and from this time the struggle was reduced to
match between the pair. Moore andthe KING raced
| head and head to within the distance, when Dave
Mooroshowed IN front and.staying there won BY haia
length King Faro was second, three lengths IN 'front.'
| of Bcryamot third, Blue Eyes fourth and Tamptco
| disianced. Time, l:45.
| THIRD Heai.-rhe betting and spirited
It was discovered Mt This juncturs that King Faro
was lame, but the judges refused 10 let ms owner
| race Dave Moore oil In the lead ana was never
headed. winning the heat BY two lengths King Faro
was second, the others having oecn sent to tho sta
bios Time, 1:47h
LOUISVILLE, KY, sEPrEnpEe q, 1s7s-FIRsr DAY OF
| THE FALL MKxTInG LoUIsviLLx JOCKEY CLUB
| FIRsr RAcE--rhe Blue Grass Stakes for two-ye car
old niies; 500 entrance, bait iorfst second nily 70
| a mile Closed with twelve nominations
George Csdw sliadcr's ch. McGrathiana by Tom
| Bowling, dam Emma Marratta, VI lbs........... l
d. swigcrt,sb t. Peru, by Glensarry, dam OPP
tims, o. lbe. .I...:.;;... .
Thomas Brsdlcy's cn. o. AL nnoe Bruce oy Fellow
! John Matting,y's b. I. Long G,r by Longielow,
dam Kate Mai,ngly, 81 lbs.
| Robinson 4 Prcston's ch. Lily r., by Gienelg,
j. ". Hunt Roynoids b {. Ciarissims, by En-
| qurcr dam CiaIinn, 81 lbs.
| G. d. wilson ~ Co.'s 1. Brillisntesn. by War
| Dance, dam MISS Grey. 81 97Ibs..................
| l;eorgs w. Bowen Il Co.'s ch. T. Florence Is 4, by
| Tom Bowling, dam Skodaddc, 07 lbs............
| Time, l:lSk.
| SANE DAY-sEcoSp gGcE.-Fourth renewal OF tho
st. Iegcr stakes, for three -ycar-olds $50, play
pay with ST. 900 nddcd OF WHOM $500 TO tho second
horse. Two miles Closed with thir,y-nino nom
| nations
| X II. owens b. O. Leveler, by Lover, dam Sly
Boots, by Reveie. 1o0 lbs. ......:........ 1
J. ". Hunt Rcynolds' b. Fortuna, by Enquirer,
dam Faralotts, 102 lbs. lbs.........................
A. Keene Richards b. Q. Momentum, by War
| Dance, dam Ficetng Moments, 1o5 lbs.