Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-10-23
Over the Memphis Jockey Club Course
The First Days Races Great
Suceess-A Very
Large Attendance Induced by Superb
Weather-The Track in Fine Con-
tiOn and Everybody Happy.
Five Raees-SOme Well-KnOwn Horses
Entered-Pretty Good Time Made
Spirited Betting.
The Programme for To-Day Embraces
Four Races-Namcs Of the FayOriteS
as Developed by the Pools.

The weather yesterday, though in the
early hours of the day inclined 10 frost,
was delightful. There was "nipping
and an eager air" that made pedestrians
move brislly, but the sun shone with |
gliding splendor, and the consequence was |
the streets ere filled by throngs of men |
and women, the latter many of them |
wrapped in furs or heavy cloaks, their |
cheeks glowing with life and their eyes as
bright as the clear blue skies above them.
Second and Main streets were even more
lively than Front or Madison, where mer
chants were going wild over the arrival of
the first train from Kansas City. There
was briskness and animation in the move
ments of the people, who seemed to enter
into the spirit of the unwonted occasion.
The city wore holiday appearance.
Everybody seemed glad and delighted
and all appeared to be bent on sharing in
the Joys and pleasures Of the race course,
whittier many hundreds wended their
way rs soon after u o'clock as they
could release themselves from busi-
ness and business engagements. Col.
Henry Montgomery with his tally-hO
coach and four as he entered
Second street from Adams attracted gen
eral attention. lie drove in from his
palatial mansion on the Boulevard with
a bevy of handsome young women, COS
tuned as for a coaching day in New York,
a perfect bouquet OF color and fresh,
charming young life. The president Of
the Jockey Club, to whom Memphis owes
so much as a superb example OF public
spirit, of energy and enterprise, never ap-
peared to better advantage than as the
leader of the day, surrounded by bright
and happy faces and set in a glow OF color
that made him the envy of younger men.
He carried his honors well and handled
the ribbons as if born to them, with the
dash and spirit of the horsemen of the
country that gave "Harkaway" to the
turf. 4 tour of the town made, the horn
Of the guard announcing the approach
of the tally-ho, the colonel drove his bevy
. of beauties out to the track followed at in
tervals by all sorts of teams and vehicles
yctorias, laudaus, park phaetons,
dog carts, village carts, carriages and
buggies. All along the road these might
be seen making their way at various gaits
some slow, some fast-but all OF the oc-
cupants happy and gay. Pouring into the
grounds of the Jockey Club, these people
soon adjusted themselves to their sur
roundIngs and the result was as seen from
the starters stand n coup d'Ga that fol
beauty could not easily be surpassed any
where. The destructive force OF the
storms of last summer compelled change;
that have greatly enhanced the appear
ance of things on the grounds. The grant
stand is bold relief TO the view from the
railroad. Nothing impedes the outlook
Tor the visitor as he leaves the little sta
tion on the Charleston railroad. North o
it the other buildings essential in all well
regulated race courses have been yer,
iudiciously placed, and the motleys wh'
throng such places and hang upon tn,
adventures OF them, have beef relegate'
to corner where they can make thei
pools, cry their wares and work their swee
will through devious paths though plain.
The attendance of the first day of tn
than was expected or counted upon, an
the spirit OF the occasion was broader ant
more pervasive and persuasive, and, as
consequence, more strongly felt. Th
stables on the ground We're made up c
most of the best horses in the countr!
and owners and Jockeys and horseme
were imbued with this spirit and file
with its purpose. The result was mos
delightful afternoons sport and feelin
with everyone in attendance that tn
Memphis Jockey Club and it, officers hav
worked to a purpose as plainly III the IL
terest OF the town and its people as
all their acts had been labeled 'for Mem
phis." Ed Hart, the hearty, was uhiqu
tous. his generous manner and contagiou
laughter inoculating everybody VIII
came within his reach. The betting wa
very spirited and the interest was rs kee
on the grand stand as in the pool-room o
the paddock, where the waits were er
loving the occasion for all it was worth
The course was in good condition-spring
and without dust--the race men were
good temper and excellent spirits and tn
day passed away like a dream of joy.