The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-26
THE PIMLlCO RACES.
One OF tho Most Remarkable Four
Mile Heats Ever Run.
An Exciting Contest Between Willie
d. and Glenmore- The Latter
Wina-The Best Race
Ever Seen on the
Course.


tomorrow comprises mile dash for two
year-olds. Brerkinridge stakes for three
year-olds. handicap race of ono and n auarte,
miles. and the Bowie stakes, four-mle heats
LII tho first race there will DO two To start
Queens Own and Lucia. The first sold In
pools tonight at $50, to st1 for Lucia. In the
Breekinridge stakes thele will be four &c
start. Harold and Monitor sold In pools Tor
$500, V0ltnrno Tor 800, and Aureolus for $40
fn the handicap race there will DO anvfn To
start; they sold In pools Chnckmato $l5n,
Florence B. and Jericho each $50, Fortuna
$55. Orlolet$ao Gen. Phillips FLO, For the
they sold iii pools Minzer $3.50. Glonmore
$685. Willie D 40, Lou Lanier $40, Fortuna
BAhT1MoRE. Oct. o. This was tho fourth
and last day Or the fall meeting VI the Mary
land Jockey Club, and the attendance was
large. The atmosphere was clear and
sharp. A northwest wind blowing put the
track IN splcndid condition. with II single
the Bowie stakes had been confined to shorter
distances and never before attempted four
mile heats. 40 that betting men We're uncer-
tain how to place their money to makeit pny.
PtMLICo. Oct. 15--First race. milo dash for
twu-year- -olds, purse $500 for fret horse. $50
for second, was won by Queen's Own. Lucia
second. Time, l;5o.
The second race BreCkinridgc stakes. three
To add $1,000, or which $500 goes to the second
horse; third horse W save hla stake two
miles; won by Voturnn. Harold second, Au-
reolus third. Time. > ,l5's.
Third race, handicap. purse $500. for all
horses that have run during the meeting. ono
and u quarter miles. Fortuna Won. Oriole
second Florence u. third. rmc 2:io's.
The great event of The day was the Bowie
stakes. for MI aEcs. 500 entrance, half for
felt; the club 10 add $1,000 for the first horae
and 5000 for the second. who also received
stakes To the amount of $500. four milo
heats. The horses which came TO the post
were Glcnmore Willie d., Lou Lnnier aud
Charley Bush. Glentnnre WAS the favorto IN
The hnels seliinp for $3.50 t. $3.50 Tor Willie
d, $ls0 for Lou Lanier aud Sllo for Charley
Bush.
In tho start Willie ID. was first away
Charley Bush second, Lou Lanier third and
Glenmore last. Az tho quarter Willie u. was
three lengths ahead Of Charley Bush, who
was two lengths ahead OF Lou Lnnler, who
was five lengths ahead q Gtenmore. There
was no further change In the positions around
to tho end Of the second or third miles. Be-
ginning the fourth mile the running was fine,
as tho pace had been fast from the start, and
the horses closed w and ran in Q bunch
quarter pole. Glenmore then made u run for
the ilnish nut could not reach and Willie ID.
camc homo winner oi tho heat two longths
ahead OF Glenmore. second. who was three
lengths ahead of Charley Bush. fourth. Tho
hrst mile was run In .h4ls, two miles In
$780,, three miles III 5:4lIe, and the heat In
7:3gIs. Willie y. pulled UP lame having picked
up pebble lii one of hts frogs.
Willie d. came home winner Of the heat
two lengths ahead OF Gtenmore second, who
was three longthe ahead Of Lou lanier, third.
who was ten lengths ahead Of Charley Bush
fourth.
For tho second heat Willie y. was strong
favorite Before the start. however, Glen
more again became the favortc. Willie d.
again led on. with Charley Bush second.
Glenmore third, and Lou Lauior last. Before
reaching the first quarter Glcnmore again
foil back w the last place. There was no
change until the three quarters were com
pleted Coming down the stretch to the COM
pletion Of the first mile Charley Bush went
70 the front, and they passed the judges
stand Bush one length uht nd Of Willie y, who
was two lengths ahead Of Lou Llnier, and
Gienmoro following two lengths behind. Tho
second mile WAS completed without farther
change but OH tho lirpt quarter of tho third
mile Willie y. ran W and Iapprd Charley
Bush, but the latter shook Lin OF III tho
back stretch. and at the half milepole was ono
ana half length ahead OF Willie H.. with Lou
Lanicr third, two lenR tllA In ri ont oi slnnnore
On the lower turn Willie H. wen. 10 and at
the end Of the third mile had again taken tins
lead, passing the Judges stand half length
Ia front VI Charley Bush. second. who was
three lengths ahond OF Lou Larirr. third
who was three l,ugtns ahtpl,i NJ Glenmora
The fourth mile was Tuu In iino style, but
there was no further change until they ran
into The hamestrelch. Glanmore then drew
out and made his run for the finish, and the
contest with Wilie d. WAS very fine. but III
won the heat by q haita length ahead nf
Willie d., Lou Lauier ana Charley Bush dis
taneeG. Ihe first mile WAS run In ia two
miles IN s4ass, three miles In Al. :. aud tho
heat Ia W Lou Lanier hrokt, down in |
this heat. amt was very lame IN her near hind
Leg when she pulled up. Willie y. also ap-
peared quite lame Ia his near fore leg
In the third heat only Glenmora and Willie |
II. ran. This heat WAS very much like the /
others. Willie ID. led of. and held the lead
Ior three aud three-auarter miles. varying
from one to five lengths. On the lower turn |
OF the last mile Glenmore began his work and \
at the three quarter pole Willie D. was only a
neck ahead. Down to the finish both |
horses responded to the call of their Jockeys,
ana the contest became most exciting. Glen
more, however proved the fastest horse, aud /
finished the winner OF the heat by a head aud |
the winner of the race The first mile WAS
made In o.. the two miles In A. the
three miles iii SS and the heat Iii so. This I
was The finest four-mile- heat race ever run
over the flmlico course, and It has hardly
been excelled. X euualed, In the history of the
surf III this country.