The New York herald., 1879-07-09
KENTUCKY TRoTTING CLUB.
(By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LOUISVILLE. KY. July 8. 1879.
The kentucky Trotting Clnb is new organizes
ton. 1t is composed of some of the loading citizens
of the State. and it proposes to do for the
trotting turf what the kentucky Association
at Lexington and the Louisville Jockey Club
here has done for the running turf place it fore
most AZ. ong the amusements Of the Commonwealth.
Colonel Richard West of Georgetown. proprietor Of
Edgo Hill, great breeding establishment. is the
president of the club; Major H. @. Mcdowell. the
head and front Of the Wood Lake breeding farm is
the vice president; Mr.. H. c. Payne is the treas
urer and Mr.. James A. Lyman the secre-
tary. The following well known gentlemen compose
tho Board Of Managers: General William Preston
Mr. T. ]. Megibbon. Colonel }. 4. Shackelford. Mr..
Isaac Caldwell Mr.. G. Spratt Mr.. Bland Ballard and
Mr. A. d. Hunt. The membership Is large Although
many trotters are bred in Kentucky no effort has
been made for years to present it should be pre-
sented the rotting turf to the people OF Louisville
INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE CLUB.
The meeting which commenced to-day. therefore.
may be described an experiment. 1t was held on
the grounds Of the Louisville Jockey Club. The
time chosen for the inaugural WAS not happy. Lou
sville has the reputation OF being hot in July and
Just now the farmers very busy in tho harvest
ieios. The morning broke with sitting atmosphere
and clouds with threatened rain and at two
O'Clock in the afternoon heavy shower fell.
Everything worked against the club, and yet the at
tendance large. Although kentuckians have
been educated Tor 80 many years to look upon the
kind the evidence not wanting to-day that the
trotting club is the road to success. The horses
were enthusiastically applauded. The showery
afternoon upset calculations and made the track
heavy, still excited the interest OF the
crowd. The little surprises were keenly enjoyed.
TIE $3.50 RACE.
Promptly ut three O'Clock the judges, Colonel
Richard West, Mr.. John $. Green and Mr.. Hamilton
Busbey entered the stand and called the first
In tho go class. ten OF the seventeen entered
sponded to the summons of the bell. These
Fanny Witherspoon fast young mare by
Almont; Trinket, the famous tour-ycar-old Will
lam L.. Sut Lovingood. McCurdys Hamble-
toniau, Won Arnim. Alexander, Judge Hawes,
Albert +. and Kentucky Girl. It was
hard field to start but the judges succeeded in get
ting them OF we'll. Trinket cast shoe in the first
heat. and completely unbalanced by the acci-
dent that the distance Tag tell III her face. The first
aud second heats were won by Won Arnim,
driven by DIR. Herr. Time. 2:30-2:281s. In
the third heat McCurdys Hsmbletonan was more
steady, and he came to the wire hrst. He un-
settled in the pre- vious heats. His time 81
fierce storm Of wind and rain burst the track
just the horses were called for the fourth heat.
and SO the 1nish was postponed until tomorrow.
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Two heats were trotted IN the 2:20 class. when
postponement became necessary. The starters were
Doty, Lucille, Bonesettcr, Scott's Thomas and Maza-
by Bonesetter. III the first heat Mazamsnie WIS
second, Lucille third. Doty fourth. Scotts Thomas
nth. Time. 2:235s. The second heat was rendered
slow by the mud. Lucille finished second. Doty
third. Scott's Thomas fourth aud Mlzamanie ffth.
Time, 2:30. The drenching rain rendered the track
heavy, but il cooled the atmosphere and the outlook
tor tomorrow is brilliant