Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-09-15
A GREAT RACE.
A GREAT RACE.
Freeland Proves Himself to Be the
Best Horse in the Country,
Fairly
Beating One of the Finest Fields that
Ever Came Up to the Post,
Including
Miss WOodford, Modesty, Bersan and
Richmond-First Day of the
Lexington Races.

NEW YORK, September 14.-There were
| 1900 admission tickets paid for at the en-
| trance to the Brighton Beach race track
| to-day, and the concourse numbered many
more who bought tickets before coming.
| OF course they all came down to see who
would win the "big" race of the year, and
| which it proved itself on its intrinsic
| merits the greatest race ever run under
| the same conditions. The stables on the
track were closed at $40 o'clock s.m., and
| four armed men protected the stable If
| each favorite. The excitement was intense
| during the afternoon, and when Freeland
won, putting Corrigan's Kansas City, No,
| colors, the green and white, in front and
| third places, such a cheer rang out as
made all things echo. 1t was splendidly
run race. Summary:
First Rdce.-For maidens two years cid,
three-quarters of mile. Starters: Bon
Soir, Melton, Dynamite, Lizzie s., 1. D; H.;
| Vertigo, Oracle, Freddie, Biscuit and Gold
Star. Biscuit won by length; Bon Soir
| second, Melton third. Time-1 :174.
Second Rdce.--For non-winners, one mile.
Starters: Bahama, Punka, Harriet, Glen.
| don, Marie, Treasurer, Joe Murray, Mollie
B., Brunswick, Minesta, Bill Bird, Viper
| and Fred B. Treasurer won by a neck
Punka second, Joe Murray third. Time
IA.
Third Race Sweepstakes OF $500 each,
PIP, with $500 added, of which $1,000 to
| second, one mile and quarter. Starters:
| Miss Woodford, FreelaDd, Monogram,
Bersap, Dwyer's Richmond, and Modesty
1t was the East against the West ami
| South, the Dwyers having Miss Woodford
| and Richmond against Ed Corrigan's
| Freeland and Modesty, while r. G. Pate
came in with Monogram and Green Nor
ris with Bersan. 1t was great sextette
The pools were tumultuously run up and
| down, each time with tremendous crowd
surging in and out The DwyeTs' Miss
Woodford and Richmond sold for S11O0,
Corrigan's pair, Freeland and Modesiy
$1,000, Bersan S425, and Monogram $3.50
Mclaughlin was upon Miss Woodford,
Isaac Murphy on Freeland, Fitzpatrick on
Monogram, Hayward on Bersan carrying
four pounds extra, Potter on K chmond,
and Blaylack on Modesty. 1t is said this
is all the real talent in the jockey line
| that can be got together in America,
There was really fair go, Monogram,
Richmond, Bersan and Miss Woodford
| we're punched in the start, with Freeland
and Modesty laying close up. When they
| went past the stand Richmond led, with
Bersan and Monogram like team, Free
land being still quiet. In the back-stretch
Richmond and Bersan ran neck snd neck,
and as they turned the corner of the sta bles
on the north side Murphy moved Free
| land up and challenged Miss Woodford,
but, as in a similar contest and place ct
Monmouth Park this season, she could
not respond, and Murphy sat still, conf
dent of a winning finish. Bersan made
an effort now, under the splendid riding
of Hayward, who got him in front; but
the colt could not or would not come up
under the whip, and fell back, giving
Modesty the best of the inside This
| was just what Blsylock wanted, for here
he pushed the pretty chestnut for all she
was worth. Now McLsughlin's tactics
came into play, and getting on the out
| side, he made a rally for the lead with
| Miss Woodford and held it for hall fur
long, but Murphy simply urged Freeland,
and with the greatest ease he went in q
winner by three lengths; Misc Woodtord
second, two lengths ahsad of Modesty
| rime-2:0S. Mutusls paid S12 10. Money
| to winners, clear of all deductions, $500
Fourth Race.-Seven-eighths of a mile.
Starters: Conkling, King Fan, Pat Dsnnis,
! Montauk, Wakshaw, Choctaw, Bay Rebel,
Barnum, Navarro, Bonero, Pericles and
Colonel Clark. Conkling won by two
| lengthsi Periclea second, King Fan third
1 Eime-l :29.
Fifth RGce.-For maidens four years old
Esnd upward, selling race, thrse-quarters
OF mile. Starters; Miss Barnee, Wind
fall, Sir Garnet, Harry West, Hindostan.
James Mack, Dangerfie d, Precioss. Bo-
nanza, Rushbrook and Quick March Sir
Garnet won by a length; Rushbrook sec
/ con1. ,.",es ...., Mack third. Time-1:l5a.