The New York herald., 1879-09-26

LOUISVILLE. KY. Sept. 25, 1879.
Excellent sport marked tho fourth day OF the fall
racing meeting. and as the weather was charming
and the attendance the best Of the meeting the oc-
casion passed off satisfactorily to the manage
ment Tho race for the Great American
Stallion Stakes proved the drawing card. and
NJ. +. b. Harper's Irish King and Jils Johnson
tho sons OF the monarch of the turf. captured
first second positions. in the order their names
are mentioned, amid the enthusiastic cheering OF
thousands. The time of Irish King is the best on
record for age, weight and distance. The mile and
one-eighth dash, first on the card. required two
heats to decide it. Lloyd's Ben Hill and Victim
went under the wire together, and in the run-oG
Ben Hill won AS he liked. The dash of two mles.
the last event of the day, fell to B. G. Thomas
Himyar by short head. Altogether the racing was
OF such magnificent character it will be day
long remembered by the thousands present
ONE AND AN EIGHTH-ALL AGES.
The purse of 5000. for all ages, one mile and an
eighth. WAS brought forward to FIRST place the
programme in order that the Stallion stakes might
be the second event called. The dash Of mile
and an eighth caused six to face the starter these
being J. Lloyds Ben Hill. years, by Bonnie Scot
land; b. McClelan's Victim. years. by Victory; Il.
+. Johnson's Ed Turner. years. by Enquirer
Bowen 4 Co.'S Camme F. years. by Glenelg;
Brien L. Co.'s Captain Fred Rice. years. by Rebel.
and d. Swigerts Trinidad. years. by Australian.
The betting was heavy. Ben Hill being the favor
ite at $500. Cammie $3.50. Fred Rice $l30.
Victim $780, and the field $55 The start made
from the furlong pole and was excellent. Cammie
getting away first. Ben Hill second. Victim third.
Fred Rice fourth, Ed Turner fifth. Trinidad sixth.
Before reaching the stand Victim length in
front of Fred Rice. second; Ben Hill third Camme
f fourth, Ed Turner fifth, Trinidad sixth. No
changes occurred at the quarter. half or three
quarter poles, but on entering the stretch Ben
Hill was Tapped by Victim. and after drv-
ing race all the way home Hill and Victim
went under the wire together. and it was
declared a dead heat. Cammie was third, length
and half of; Fred Rice fourth. Trinidad ifth aud
the mile and an eighth in 1864. For the deciding
heat Ben Hill sold for $500 and Victim SS5. Both
went away together aud raced head and head to the
half-mile pole when Victim quit having had enough
OF it, aud Till came away and won in big gallop by
three lengths. The mile was in :464 aud the race
GREAT AMERICAN STALLION STAKES.
Next the programme the feature of the
day-the Great American Stallion Stakes. for three
year-ods, one mile and three quarters 1t WAS this
race that brought the large crowd to the course.
The following named sres were represented III the
ffty-one entries -Longfelow, imp. Bonnie Scot
land. imp. Glenelg Waverly. Tom Bowling. War
truder, Enquirer, imp. Buckden. West Roxbury.
Tom Porter, by Lightning; Planter. by Planet. and
Dudley, by Planet. The fourteen subscriptions for
stations amounted to s1.OO5, and the subscrip-
tions for colts and fllies numbered ffty-one. The
magnificent field Of twelve responded to the sum
mons to saddle. These General A. Bufords
bay colt Good Night, by Enquirer-Lizzie G; Bowen
Il Co.'S bay colt vender. by Glenelg-Lark; w. A.
Dun's bay colt Fair Count. by Dudley. dam by Al
bion; Robinson & Co.'S chestnut fly Lilly II, by
Glenelg-Florine Starns Co.'s bay flly Beatitude,
by Bonnie Scotland-Mariposa; johnson K Co 3 bay
fily Mary Walton, by John Morgan-Efie Cneatham;
G. Cadwallader's chestAut fly McGrathiana. by Tom
BowlingLEmma Maratta; Il; NV W. fSris Chestnut chestnut
bay colt Irish King. by Lopgfellow-Little Fanny;
F. b. Harper's brown colt Jils Johnson. by Longfel-
U,l1, prhn fnnf rn1k
Aureolus, by Waverley-Aureola and Hughes u
Co.'s chestnut hlly Bette f. The betting was very
Harper's pair Irish King and Jils Johnson). $575;
Aureolus, $500; Good Night. $240; McGrathiana,
sa5; Lilly r. $50; vender. $50; Fair Count. 81
The horses were sent away at the quarter pole and
the flag fell to beautiful start McGrathiana going
away in the lead, vender second, Lilly third. Jils
Johnson fourth, Buckner fifth and the rest well
punched. McGrathiana cut out the work. with Ven
der second. Fair Count third and Lilly fourth and
in this way the leaders reached the haf-me pole
having run quarter of mile with the balance not
pole. but down the stretch Beatitude came
with rush. and passing the stand she
Length hr m ydnaer oursS
ffth. Good Night sixth. Aureous seventh and the
rest well up. Beatitude held her lead around the
second, Buckner third Irish King fourth. vender
fifth, Jils Johnson sixth and the rest strung out.
place. and the cry went up. that he would win.
McGrathiana was third. Irish King fourth.
5 a he a. Sa haas
took closer order. Entering the stretch 1--WE
or abreast. and adeterminedly bitter contest
ensued. Inside the furlong pole Irish King shot
ont in front. with Jils Johnson second. aud coming
straight splendid race by length and
half, Jils Johnson second. one length in front of
Mary Walton third half length the best
of McGrathiaPa' fourth: R1ositaas iooWta Oy Good
Fair Count. Bette and Buckner in the order
named The mile was in 1:44A and the race in
&1,o last ri fnra iuhf aud
distance. On May %, 1877 Courier years DID,
carrying 1Ol lbs, ran the same distance in the
time Harpers victory was received with wild
shouts by the many admirers of the great Long
fellow, whose two did such gallant work in the
out of the contest by the time the last quarter
was reached.
Irish King, the winner, is q dark bay colt, and
greatly resembles Bob Woolly. He has q star and
slight stripe face. stands tteen three and quar-
ter hands high and is a beautiful and high formed
horse He Is sound. excepting two splints on
his fore legs.
WINNERS or THE STALLION STAKES.
Year. Winner. Sre Srs. Time.
ls7s-Dwyer Brothers
Drambe.. Bonnie Scotland. 10 3l4
1S79-Harper's
Irish King. Longfcllow. IL 3:o54
u In s s W ss o and xE, 1 s Ss
were:-Cots, 100 lbs; hllies, 81 lbs.
MfLEs-ALL AGES
Last on the programme was the purse of $500. for
all ages. dash of two miles. Four started. These
u. g. Thomas Hmyar. years. by Alarm W.
A. Dun's wah-ta-wah, years. by John c. Breckin-
ridge; Murphy Co.'s Dave Moore. years, by
Longtellow. and Brien Co.'s Sam Ecker, years.
by Harry o'Fallon. Himyar sold for s40O Dave
Moore. $3.50. and the icld, s40 Sam Ecker
first of. but passed. by Dave Moore on the turn.
Wah-ta. wall second. Sam Ecker third and Himyar
last They ran in this order past the quarter and
hall-mile poles. Dave Moore leading six lengths ut
the half. At the three.quarters Himyar took second
place and Tapped by Sam Ecker third. Wah-ta-
wah last. Dave Moore passed the stand ut
the end of the hrst mile. two lengths in
front OF Himyar, the latter length ahead OF
Sam Ecker. third. Hmyar aud Sam Ecker gradually
closed Dave Moore, tue three being lapped at the
tAree-quarter pole. The three entered the stretch
abreast. and aftor hard driving to the stand
Himyar won by a short head, Dave Moore second.
one length In front OF Sam Ecker, third Wah-ta-wah
was beaten quarter OF u mile. The first mile was
In :EO and the race 3 :35.