Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-25
NASHVILLE RACES.
The Track Near the Cumberland River
Being Put in Order for a Week
OF Rare Sport.
An Immense Assemblage OF People Elk.
pected 10 Northumberland
Of.the Long Ago.


evidence that the spring meeting OF the Nash-
vile Blood Horse Association, to commence
April 3O,h, will be more largely attended
than any meeting ever before known. Tele-
grams engaging rooms at the various hotels
are received hourly, aud it is anticipated
that not only the hotels, but all the boarding
houses vii rave an rrey car do to attend to
the wants of those who will come here.
paid visit to the course to-day and
found the horses in splendid condition and
taking their work with unusual yigor, nearly,
if not all, having recovered from colds en-
gsndered by the damp weather experienced
Tor some time past. There are now nearly
IT'S horses at the course and by Saturday
next this number will be swelled to not
less than 200. This will be a
much larger number han was expected,
and ia, 10 fact, more than has ever before
appeared on the track of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association at any previous meeting.
10 consequence OF the increased number, ad-
ditional stables have had to be built 10 order
to sffoid the regulate accommodations.
The greatest possible activity prevails st
The course. All the ferces, grand stand and
stables are being whteWashed by a large
fore. OF hands, and everything done to get
things 10 readiness for the spring meeting.
In conversation had with Mr. George
W. DsTdeu, the secretary of the association,
he ssid that the McGsvock family fret estab-
lished the course at it4 present site in about
the year 1917, and it became q chartered
corporation in 1919 and had 30 continued
ever since.
"The road to the track, ;" said Mr.. Dlrdep,
FUSED 10 lead around via the bank Of the
river. The grand stand in that day was
near the bluff overlooking the river. The
dwelling, now on the track, at that time
fronted the road and the river.
1t il, perhaps, one of the oldest
dwellings in this county. Alter the ascot
alton had become an Incorporation Capt.
Hinton. father of Mr.. j. NJ. Hinton, OF
Nashville, became the superintendent of the
course, aud 80 continued for many years.
You see that the house has become some
what dilspidated, but it may 'live,' so to
speak, for a century. l have been on a
committee twice." continued Mr.. Dardeu,
she purpose of which wss TO select another
course, bat we found, sfter all, that this was
the best locality that could be secured"
1t il almost level, as you will observe, and,
but for the oveThows, which only OCCASION
ally occur, we would have very little trouble
10 us maintenance. l have had a portion
OF the road leading 10 the course wIdsned.
The whole street force will be placed on the
road inside the corporation, and il will be
put in the best OF order. Ia my opinion the
river st one time ran around to the left OF the
track. / am more forcibly impressed with
this belief from the fact that gravel on that
side is found at depth of about eighteen
feet. The foods OF 1882 frst commenced TO
pass around that way, and gradually spread
over the entire grounds CT the association.
fHkf- M EnW M -.
score OF years"
10 response TO q question, Mr.. Dlrden
said that the turf, before the war, was pat
roGized in the South by the weslthier clssses,
who took pride in seeing their strings win :,
money hardly ever being consideration
Tue war had damaged the turf interest in
the South, but he expected TO see it Icon 40
IN the future 10 greater proportions than
was ever bslere known. He remembered
having read that John Talo, . wealthy Vir-
ginian, was not Satisfied with seeing his
horses win, bat carried with him in his Pc
| regulations a band composed of ds1kies
who made music 10 the great entertainment
| OF the people on his way around the circuit,
| or IRON course 10 course.
At tbis moment a trainer came dsshiug
by, driving a coal-black trotter, which
seemedto be laboring for want of wind. ~
can tell you short story" said the reporter
"sbout race here that perhaps you have
never heard. l was sent down here, some
where in the year 1865, by Msj Henry Heiss,
who was then the managing editor Of the old
Nashville Republican Banner, and now Of
the Nashville American, 10 witness q race
between an Indian and white man, ia which
the white man was completely faxed GU.
within mile. The Indian was asked how
ne came TO distance the Caucasian "Me
me, ugh!" said the Indian as he patted him
seif on the chest, closed his lips with his
fingers and breslhed heavily through hir
nostrils. White man wide open," aQd hs
opened his mouth to show that the whitt
man had lost his wind by breethins
through his mouth instead of through hii
nose. On relurniug to the city Mr.
Darden said that the bsttom over which
he WAS passing was, at that time a dense
canebrake. He remembered having read
soms Tennessee history in which it wal
stated that the krst white man that ever
came to this portion of the country Aoatec
down the river. Night overtakirg him be
padded his canoe up Lick branch anC
stopped at the present sulphur spring
Indian arrows were flying over him al
night, but he escaped unhsrmed on account
OF the density tue cane. The u.1t morn
ing ne heard a noise ike that of thunder
and saw rushing over Capitol Hill an i'm
menss herd Of bufaloes, which had COM
th'rs TO drink the sulphur water.
Among the nlEety-six horses which have
coma from Memphis are the following
Pearl Jannings, Pope Leo, Joe Murray, Al.
Ban Joe s., Beechenbrook, Tennis, Sow
ersign Pat, Brazil, Ten Full, Myriad, ia
ponics, Longmale, ST. Mary, John Sullivan
Boulevard, Lloyd DAILY aud Olivette.