The New York herald., 1879-10-22
First Day Of the Fall Meet
ing at Pimlico.
MONITOR WINS THE DIXIE STAKES,
Pequot. Troublesome and Irish King Cap
ture Interesting Events.

weather was very threatening during the morning.
and many were. in consequence, kept away from
the course. The attendance however, notwith-
standing the fear Of rain. very good. great num-
bers of elegant vehicles containing fashionably
dressed ladies being parked in the field facing the
quarter stretch. Rain fell during the racing. but the
majority Of the ladies' dresses being of black silk
they were not materially injured The rain. though
not relished. did not take away the inter-
est from the fine races that were run.
particularly for the Dixie Stakes and two-mile heat
The sport commenced with dash of one
mile. in which horses engaged and this was
won by Mr.. w. Il. Babcock n Co.'s brown colt Pc
quot. by neck; Molle mckinley second. Dairy
Maid third. Tho race merely acted an appetizer
for the second, which was the Dixie Stakes, for
which Ave came to the post The was
by Mr. G. L. Lorillard's Monitor. This
was one Of the best races that has been
run on the track and tho time tho fastest
made by three-year-olds. The very best prev-
ously. although the time quarter of a second
more. was Vandalite's victory in the Breckenridge
Stake. in 1874. when. with five pounds more weight
up-a penalty for winning the Dixie Stakes three
days before-vandalite the two miles in 3:35.
Monitor in this beat the great Kentucky crack.
Lord Murphy, and three Others. Lord Murphy was
considered by the Western men. up to the
start, the best three-year-old in America. and
his owner. must have been of the same opinion.
else he would not have given Messrs. G. W. Darden
Co. $4,000 for him. to take the place Of Spend
thrift, whom Monitor had beaten quite recently.
Lord Murphy was q great favorte before the start.
and when brought on the track and walked in front
of the people was greatly admired. Hughes. the
rider Of Monitor. took the lead and never relin-
quished it to the end, winning the by
two lengths. worry remarkable event occurred
during the race After the horses had q mile
and half, and while Lord Murphy and Harold were
running head and head. Harold made snap at Lord
Murphy with his teeth, taking hold of Murphy's
check. but letting go again in an instant The at
tack was returned by Lord Murphy. and he gave
Harold pinch with his nppers moment later,
when Harold ruptured blood vessel in his head.
from which the blood flowed freely. Barbee, seeing
the condition Of Harold. took pull on him, as he
was afraid Of forcing him to the 'front.' and
he dropped back to third place. where
he remained to the finish of the race. This victory
of Monitor makes him the champion three yearold
of the year. he has beaten Lord Murphy the latter
having beaten Falsetto, who beat Spendthrit. 1t is
true that Monitor in the two in which Fal-
setto beat Spendthrift at Saratoga but he had not
reached his present fine form at that time and was
not nearly good horse as he has proved himself
to he since N. i.ss .A"@ raacA Ti'- sA---d stA
plochase. was q complete farce and by horse
called Troublesome Lizzie ID was his only op-
ponent in the race, and she refused the water for
long time. Troublesome went half Of tho journey
on slow canter, much to the disgust of all the
spectators. Tho fourth and closing event Of the
day two mile heats which by Harry
Coston's Irish King.a three-year-old that the
Breeders. Stake Louisville recently, and which
has caused quarrel and a law suit between old
Frank Harper and Colston account of the quarrel
havin been ia sledi n 10 fteri
occurred Daily Brothers Willie D ran a capital
race and was second. Both heats in the race were
run In the time 3:37A. The following were
the
OFFICERS OF THE
J,niges-Messrs. Oden Bowie. A. G. Monson, A.
Buford and o. II. Williams.
Distance J,tdge-Mr. L. L. Rogers.
Timers -Messrs. John Smith. Francis NJ. Hall and
Skipwith Gordon.
Stayter-Mr William NJ. Conner.
Sccretary-Mr j. d. Ferguson.
ONE MILE.
The first race was for purse Of 5000. entrance
money to the second horse. dash of mile tor
aidens of all ages entrance $40. The starters were
Mr.. q. Smiths bay filly Lady Lou, by Pimlico,
dam Mystery, years old, carrying 92 lbs; Mr.. W.
II. Babcock's brown colt Pequot, by Lexington. dam
Lulu Horton. years old, 90 lbs; tho same gen.
tlemans bay flly Janet Murray, by Panic. dam Ethel
Sprague years old. 105 lbs Mr.. o. o. Vests chest
nlly Mollie mckinley, by Glen Athol. dam Minnie
Lewis. years old. 941s lbs. Mr.. w. II. Briggs
brown flly Dairy Maid by strachino. dam Eciiptc.
years old. % lbs. and L. G.. Carrors bay geding
Tramp. by Abd-ei-Kader. dams pedigree unknown.
4years cid. los lbs. Mr.. Babcocks entries tho
favorites. selling for $50; MoIlie mckinley, $50;
Dairy Maid. SIS; the field s1O The horses had q
very fair start, with Tramp in front. Mollio McGin
ley second. Pequot third. Dairy Maid fourth. Janet
Murray nfth. Lady Lou SIXTH Tramp showed tho
way around the upper turn. and when he reached
khe quarter pole he had two lengths the best of It,
Mollio Mckinley second. Dairy Maid third, Poquot
fourth, Janet Murray fifth. Lady Lou sixth. Mollio
MCKINLEY ran to the front on tho backstretch and
was frat tho half-mile pole by length, Pequot
second, Dairy Maid third, Tramp fourth. Janet Muir.
ray fifth. Lady Lou sixth. Moe Mckinley, with
daylight between herself and Pequot led around the
lower turn and she nearly two lengths in front
at the three-quarter poIe Dairy Maid third. Janet
struggle up the homestrotch resulted in Pequot
winning the race by a head. Molie mckinley second.
two lengths in front of Dairy Maid. Janet Murray
fourth, Lady Lou NTH. Tramp sixth. Time of tho
mile, l:4Aa.
The second the Dixie Stakes for threc-
ycarolds, two miles 500 subscription $50 forfeit;
The club to add $780, OF which $1,000 to the first
horse, $500 to the second and the third to his
stake. IL closed with seventy y-nine nominations of
which the following came to tho post:-Mr. j. II.
Kccne's bay colt Lord Murphy by Pat Malloy, dam
winonah, carrying 10 lbs: Mr.. G.. L. Lorillards
chestnut colt Harold. by bennington, dam Maggie
II Is. 110 lbs.; the same genteman's chestnut geld
Ing Monitor, by Glenelg, dam Mink, 1OI lbs; Mr..
III. y. Mcdratlis chestnut hlly Audax, by Tom
bowling. dam Crescent. 107 lbs. and Mr. L.
A. Clabaughs bay colt Rochester by VauxlaI. dam
Hoatherbell. 1lO lbs. Lord Murphy was the favor
ite selling for 20O e.. l.. Loriiiards team. Se25;
the field. $40. The start was ono. but
Hughes. on Monitor sent his charge to the front in
moment. Rochester second, Lord Murphy third,
Audax fourth, Harold NTH. Running around tho
upper turn tho horses wero spread out and
TAIL and in this way they passed tho quarter poe in
27x seconds, Monitor loading, Rochester second,
Audax third, Lord Murphy fourth, Harold hfth.
Running down the backstretch d few changes
took place. and as tho horses passed the half
mile pole--time. "a seconds--Monitor was lead
Ing O length, Rochester second, half q length
ahead OF Lord Murphy, tho latter neck In advance
OF Harold, who two lengths in front of Audax.
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