The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-22
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Opening the Maryland Jockey clubs spring
Mcetinl-Arnic A"s"''", Eunicc' Hr"m-
ble' Hattie =" ana he""y TIE W 'h"er''
BALTIMORE. May u After n prutHcicd
season of rain the spring meeting Of the Mary
land Jockey club was opened this afternoon.
The trn. /, WAS i'm far better condition ,han tl re
was reason to expect. and 1t gleddcuod the
i.,,rts ~ t,,, ,nrfr,,.u shat dn.t f.lf,O..1 in,
"'' " ''''' ~,
hAir"W7 "rVuHu 'n' rhlEo lr"'N' l"o Hi''ht-
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~ ,, ,, .,,.s AL -. ....,,.. 80
ON the grand stand, ana many carriages stool
within the enclosure, between the timers stand
o,d ,b, frrl,,,, ,,oi,
NV '''. '", '''- - e.,.. NJ. 81,
Among the visitors wcro Senators Beck OF
Kentucky. Bayard Of Delaware. Blaine "
,t,t,, Norriu - Vcr,,,,,, ,rd ,uisor NJ t,,vn
''Vr ~" W. ~, '"o'' ''''' ''''1'" 80
Tho first event ,vas n dash ~ throe.ounrters
~ q, mil, f,, ,,,,il,,s IN ,,,,s. ,,,,,r,,o, sto.
W '''' W. W a." ''-,7 CIV, "'
purse sou; entrance money to the second
horse. The starters were Annie Augusta. Lady
I'"' surprise ul'nluh' behhe'', no"s'rinE
LlHio u" imported hebbuck' ana Nrcnadl'r
In the poois. Kehhuck was the fnyoritc at 81 10
AZ for n,nre,t and povstrin,, Do for Gronndier
ou 'u' DVH"c'' IN" D"NS'''n-' ~ lv' VII '"'''',,
- Tor Annie AUGUSTA ana ~ ior Tue n'u
After llvo false starts. the horses got of with
p,nno,, le,,lir, annie ,urusto second sur
" mn, '','' n""' 80
prise third. kchbu X fourth. and the others
together Up the backstrctch Annie Augusta
49,, o., .t., IN, ,.tt,h ,.,. b,,rl,. ..i,o,,,.,
N'H, u" ''.' '''".' wa '" "'7 NV '.S '"nS'
until tho hali-mNe pol" was passed. Tn inc
lower turn n strong , iY,rt wns made hut Annie
,,..,,.,, h,i1 hcr o,Iy,r,,,,c ,,,1 thoy ,,ssod
Nu-u7" "''" "V' "u,"',."s,' "i' my i','.u
the three-puarters with hehhu'k second Ben
| ,b., ,r,iii,, AMI, A,,,,,s,o o,isbot M,
inc o'h'r7 'r"'uhE' ammo AUGUSTA 1h,7"ru an
easy winner by trec lengths, with kehuurk
srcoud. Lizzie u. third and Surprise, Lady
Lou. Bennett Bowstring. Grenndi md Glen
The second race was ne Chcsapeako Stakes
Tor three year.old llilics; $50 entrance play or
pay; the CLUB to add 5000 OF which tlm Is, Tor
I n" second horse. The starters We're hachel.
LInnice, lder and Tennessee; In p the pools
| for $50. Euni'e for s3l. and Tennessee for az.
/ 4 good start was made. with Eunlce in heleai.
Rachel second, Idler third. and Tennessee last.
They passed The stand II the same order pnt
/ front of Eunicc. and So the quarter pole was
passed; In ihe backs,retch Kaehel, syn h ..
/ three quarter pole and there was no advantage
/ 10 either horse around the lower turn, Enter;
/ went t. the front. finishing an easy winner by
length aud a half ahead OF Rachel who was
se Se a gIt two G egsbs bdbni Tme a9 2e
/ Third Race. -One mile and quarter for all
second. Tho starters were Albert. judith.
Brnmbe and Gov. Hampton. Bramhc had the
br"usht si1 Albert s3d. and Gov Hamilton SO
/ Thn start yns good with Albert first GOV
. Huntfru saspuI RrunhlN third and Judith
last. They ran down the stretch and passed
tEs ster,i yifi0ut change 81 noeitfon Int On tho
. miner turn Albert Slot ahoad until he oponed n
gnr Of three lengths at The quarter pole with
| Trnmhie soconI GOV Hamilton third and Ju-
| din last In tho nackstrctrh ali tho horses
made n run. and Bram6e went up To the SEQ
| ond place and M tho half milo was only two
lengths behind Albert In the lower turn
G"v Hamilton eiose ''' No thiri and 1aiit6 Two
lengths behind. Coming into the homestretch
| Brnmble took the lead with Albert second but
the latter boi,ed near the farione stand. and
Hamrton Who was ten lengths ahead Of Albert
third. ana judith last. Time. 2ij4.
an an eighth. for All ages $50 entrance. half
! forfeit and only $40 N declared out closed
| Mach l. Club added s506 OF which si00 L. the
/ s.eond horse TN. frIIowint, started. Stnrtie.
/ FariIa Bnnnie Wood Farley Warneld Bnr-
Inn. Ike Bonham Hattis f. Bushwhacker
| DaI Orlole and LADY, Middleton Bonnie
Wood was the faVorite at s1OO to t95 for Bertha,
$50 for Startle md Feridn as for Bushwhack :
er s4j Tor Oriole. and 600 for the field. There
was some delay on the start because OF tho
trouble Of getting some of the horses 10 the
post but they got away. well together. with Bon
startIe third. Feriia fourth. AMI Bertha. Hattie
hNl Farlcy 'S and Bel in fiGe oraer named
lui on the upper turn Lady Middleton went 10
The front. aud ~ that order they passed the
guur.r pole. u the back stretch Bon
ME Wood again took the lead. closely
press. 80 ly Lady Middleton. with Startls third,
and the others well tos'iher. They ran 70
/ the tlrre-uuuttcrs polo without any uerce pti-
] ble change. Down the hom'stretch Hattie +.
who hti hardly been considered IN %" race
mad splendid dash aui went y me IT. "a
/ icrida SECOND. Bu~hwhae k"r third. and Stdrtle
| Lady Middleton. Orlole bonnie Wood Bertha
] order named. Time. minutes. The French
7 pools ia the race paid sti0s5 Tor 50 on the WIN
ming hors'.
/ al ages: purse. $500 for the first horse, and