Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-10-28
ON THE TURF.
Third Day of the T.. T. Fair and Turf AS
sociations Exhibition.


Yesterday was repetition of the day be-
fore, in point of weather, and it was per-
fectly delightful, seemingly specially pro-
vided to order for the East Tennessee Fair
and Turf Association, it being the third day
of the exhibition given under
the auspices of the association, and this
seemed to attract good crowds, notwithstand-
ing the counter attraction in the city.
THE 2 40 TRoT CONCLUDED.
The first exercise in the forenoon was the
finishing of the 2.40 trotting race, best in
g. for purse of S125 which was commenced
Wednesday, but was overtaken by dark.
Four heats, it will be remembered,
were trotted the day before, with A. B. Me
lendy's ''Bily King" j. 7. Jones' BILLY
Gadson" and G. S. Caldwell's "Kaiser"
contending. BILLY King" had won two
heats. BILLY Gadson" one and Kaiser"
one.
The first heat yesterday, which was the
fifth of the race, was won by BILLY Cad
son." time 2.41, "Kaiser" second, "Billy
King distanced.
The sixth and last heat was also won by
BILLY Gadson.' Time 2.41.
This gave the race to Chilly Gadsor,"
entered by ). T. Jones, of Knoxville. This
race created much enthusiasm, and was a
good one.
AWARDING PREMIUMS.
The exhibition of blooded and saddle
horses took place Immediately after the
race, and premiums were awarded as fol-
lows:
FLOODED HORSES.
Best stallion, years and over, W. G.
Mabry, of Knoxville, $40, J. NJ. Hunter,
Rulls Gap, second.
Best mare or gelding, 4 years and over,
W. G, Mabry, of Knoxville, $15, J.. F.
Caldwell second.
Best FLY, stallion or gelding, R. M.
Anderson, Nashville, $40, second W. c.
Mabry.
Best sucking flly, W. c. Mabry, S.,
R. P. Maranville, of Blount County, second
Best model stallion, special premium
double case sterling silver watch, by Hope d
Bro, value $15, Jno. T. Jones, of Knox
vile, second J. G. Nance, of New Market.
| SADDLE HORSES.
Best stallion years old and over, J. c.
Nance, New Market, 800.
Best mare or gelding, years old and
over, A. B. Melendy, Hawkins County, spe
cial premium, by H. w. Curtis, jeweler
double case sterling silver watch, value 500
J. Thompson second.
Best FLY under 3 years, r. P. Maranville
Blount County, $40. Thos. Armstrong
Knox County, second.
Best sucking flly, r. P. Meanwhile, spe
cial premium by j. F. Horne & Bro, S.
Fl. M. Brown, second.
Best brood mare, with foal by her side
W. c. Mabry, 1875. r p MaranvilIe, $50
THE SPEED RING
This proved to be the grandest day of al
preceding ones, as regards the exercises il
the speed ring, and despite the oppositio,
and conflict of the circus performance, drey
fine crowd, all anxious and eager to witnes
the feature Of the day, which was the grea
2:35 trotting race, which introduced some Q
the most celebrated trotters in the Union
from four adjoining States, includin
"Mattie Graham" half sister of the fa
nous Maud 81 This furnished an exh
bition of horse flesh and speed such as wa
never before witnessed in Knoxville, and
naturally enough, drew splendid crowd.
THE FIRST RACE
was running one, half mile heats, 2 bes
in 3, for horses that never ran for purs
previous to this meeting, and for purse G
$75. There were five starters, in the fo
lowing order:
, E. G. Sylvester, Loudon, MARY" ba
mare, years old.
Allen s. Tate, Granger County, doll
d." clay bank marc, years old.
S. w. Pickens, Sewer County, "Ros
noke, " roane mare, years old.
3 J. r. Jones, Monroe County, "Blo1
dine" bay FLY, 2 years old.
W. G. Mabry, Knoxville, Matte" G
sorrel FLY, 3 years old.
The first heat was won by Roanoke
time Sc seconds, "Mattie c." secon'
MARY" third, "Blondine fourth.
Pickens entered protest against Matt
c." claiming she had run in races befo
this meeting, but it was denied.
Il The second heat was won by "Mary
Time $50 seconds. Roanoke second, Bio
dine third, Matte c. fourth.
Mabry entered a protest against Mary
charging that she had run in races befor
which was denied.
On the third heat, "Mary" won in So Sc
onds, and the race was won by E. G. S,
vester, of Loudon. Roanoke" was d
tanced on this heat, and the second mon
goes to the association, ''Blondine" TAXI
:. third money.