The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-22
SPORTING NEWS.
The Baltimore Races A Splendid Days
Sport -Piquot, Monitor, Irish King
and Troublesome Winners.

BALTIMoRE, Oct. 2l.--To-day was the first
Of the fall meeting OF the Maryland Jockey
Club Although the weather attnnganon was threaten
The first race, dash Of one mile ior maid
ems, all ages, for a purse OF 5000 to first, sec
ond to save entrance; seven starters. piquot
was the fayortts. ftTttot won 2. aa hall u,s
lengths ahead Of Dairy Maid. third; Janet
Murray, Lady Lou and Tramp followed In
the order named. Time, ~.
Tho second race, Dixie stakes. Tor three
was the event ,a q the ,,t day y,h I've 70
add $500: $1,000 to first horse, $500 TO the SEQ
ond, and the third to save his stake The
starters were Harold. Monitor. Rochester
Audax and Lord Murphy. In the pools Lord
lard's entries, Harold and Monitor, sold for
AZ and the field for 81. good start with
Monitor the first OFF. followed by Harold
Rochester, Lord Murphy and Audax, In the
turn to the quarter pole without change, oi
position. On the back stretch Harold fell
back to fourth place, while Rochester went
up to second and Lord Murphy third. On the
lower turn Harold went ~ to third position.
They passed tho three.quartar pole and
down the homestretch. and passed the stand
In the following order: Monitor one length
ahead, Lord Murphy second. with Harold
third, Rochester fourth and Audax last. From
this point the run was made for the race. On
the upper turn Lord Murphy ran up close To
Monitor, but was unable to overtake him; On
the back stretch Lord Murphy made another
brush and shortened the distance between
himself and Monitor, but he appeared at that
point to give way. The half-mile pole was
passed with Monitor a length ahead Of
Lord Murphy. with Harold close UP and
Rochester aud Audax virtually y out OF the race.
fine, and Murphy used his whip Oh Lord
Murphy freely but he could not reach the
front, and Monitor finished an easy winner
two lengths ahead Of Lord Murphy, with
Harold third, Rochester fourth and Audax
last. Time, 3:34a4, which IL the best ever
made In the Dixie stakes.
The Western men We're heavy losers, as
they were confident Lord Murphy would win
easily.
The third race was a trial steeplechase,
about one and half miles. for horses that
had never won q steeplechase at Baltimore
Jerome Park. Long Branch or Saratoga; $500
for first and $50 for second. Lizzie p. and
Troublesome were the only starters. both
selling even In the pools. Troublesome won
with ease. No time taken.
The last race was two mile heats Tor oil
ages. maiden allowance, 5000 to first $lO0 to
second. Irish King was the favorite and won
the first heat easily, q length ahead or Cen
Phillips, and Willie D. Tapped Charlie Bush
| fourth and Surprise distanced. Time. 3:37'4
| Irish King won the second heat handlly,
| Willie u. second, Charlie Bush and Gen. Phil
lips dlstanced. Time, 3:37'4.
THE CAMBRIDGEsHIRE STAKES.
LONDON, Oct 21-4 race for the Cam
brldeshire stakes to-day at the Newmarket
Houghton meeting was won BY Lord Rose
berry's -year-old bay tilly Lamerville,
Lord Anglessey's three year old bay colt Oak
tonlan second. Mr.. Crawford's three-year-old
chestnut flly Out-of-B Bounds third. The bet
| ting Just before the race was 30 to against
| Lamerville, SO to / against Caxtonian and 20
| to | against Out-of- Bounds. Thirty-OnC
horses ran. Mr.. MAYORS three year-old chest
nut colt Leoville was the favorite IN the bet
ting at 4 to / against him, but he was not
| placed
THE RILEY ROSS BOAT RACE--R1LEY yIcToRl-
i OUS
/ NORWICH. Oct. 20.-The boat race between
| Ross and Riley on the Thames to-day, at this
place, was not very exciting, though wit,
messed by a large number OF spectators. The
water was fairly smooth and the weather per.
/ feet. The race was from OsgOOd's wharf,
mile and half down the river, to two stake.
boats and return, for q purse OF $1,000. Ross
had little advantage at the start, but, owing
| to his lack or knowledge Of the course, lost
1t by steering too far In shore. While he was
getting back to the course Riley passed him
and kept increasing his lead to the stake.
boats. which he turned four or five lengths
ahead OF Ross. AT the two mile point he de-
creased the lead to three lengths, but was un,
able to come up with Riley, who passed the
finish line nearly two lengths ahead OF Ross
Time, % :26i4 for Riley, % 80 for Ross.