The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05
THE FIRST RACE,

defeated.
THE FIRST RACE.
The first event was a mile dash, the
starters being Roy Boy, Mar. Elis,
Wicklof and Wafellow. The fAvorite
was Wicket, the post odds being even
on him, 3 70 against Ellis and War
fellow. Toe stat was easily made,
Mary Ellis leading at the fret quartz.
Roy Boy made bold dash OF il, and
prsl ID the leader hard rs they swept
s'Ound the tuin, but Il hack 10 last
place long hefne reaching the tCot of
the bill Wicklof l. st very litlletlme
in heading of the fl ly, AVID at ths
half mile WIS running W ia hand,
Wayfellow upon his quarter. At the
hta of The stretch a struggle heGa 4
between haTy Il lis and WarieAow for
a place, and the race to fl ish was
very pretty, Wicklof winning, Mary
Ellis whipping in good se,ouc, War
fellow third.
SECOND RACE.
There were ten starters in this race,
three-fourths Of mile dash, Tor the
Lueh rmaun selling purse OF $500
Queen Esther, PescocS, Jim Nave,
McBowling, Roger Eastman, Rosierre,
Eva X, Revoke, Blue Stone ana
Rowdy Boy. 4 delay Of twenty min.
utes was caused by The sl0EnesS oI
Jim Nave in coming to the sore tcp f,
aud a disbe lyteairg number Of Ia Sc
starts were made before they finally
got away. Mellow ing got away well
in the lead AID climbed The hill 30
easily thht h was put down as as -
winner. Peacock pressed him hard
as he reached the level, AZ d
thence to he tU;n they were ali
50 close togtt1er t.al i was
almos, impossible 10 say which one
WITS in advance. Az they swep. into
the lte,,h, however, McB Wing
seemed to be losing ground, with Eva
X. gaining STEADILY, ana Revoke
doing some Of the prettiest running
eyer seeH on tnu 01g.vee, The !ayoyst.
he'd never bean able to get out Of thl
bunch, and Peacock, who had made
so good q sart, was badly teMen.
Revoke came in under the string a
winner by length, Eva X getting
eecond place by 4 neck, moBoGIius
third.
THIRD RACE,
Che Peabody Hotel handicap Tor 81
, ages, q mile and a sixteenth, had e'Gh
starters, E iitor, BonaDzi, L1ngview
Hattie Carlisle, Penl Jenuingi, PIN
cess, Phillip S. aud Phil Lswis. Pa
Sheedy WIS scratched. The favorit
was Pearl Jennings, but + litor Wa
heavily backed to win and for place
Longview had a good many believers
and Hattie Carlisle was backed for
considerable sum. Editor took tn
drum at it's tap, with Pearl JenninH
close upon her quarter. They a
dashed by the stand neck-and-aecE
Phillip s. doing some beautiful vor
at the time. He could not hold on
however, and Pearl Jennings move,
to the front. Atthe thrse-quarSer pol
there WAS q general shaking mp, an
in some unaccountable way Editc
manaQed to cut n ahead OF OorIigan
game Ie.le mare, winning by coupl
Il lengths, IcngvieW getting secoa
place rs :,
FOURTH RAGE
The fourth ruce, one mile and on'
eighth, was conceded TO Lizzie DWyC
from toe first, the other entries &c n
Hopedale, Leroy and Wo )dcrai
against whom 90 to l was offered wit
an army OF takers. Lizzie DIVER WI
known to be one OF the best IN 20
rigAn's stable, and as he always Iut
TO win, it was slow wo:k get ing bt
against her. II was walkover Il
the mare at the Jump, and at the he
. mile she was half q dozen lengths
the lead, hopedale second, and lSsIo
half a length behind. Woodcraft wi
uhable make respectable shown
. but at the head OF the stretch Hop
dale and Leroy made heroic effort
oyertake the leader, and considersb
= diminished the intervening strtak
; daylight. Dryer Won, with Lsr
secoI d and Hopedale a god thi'd.
THE FIFTH RACE,
A hurdle race c'oled the days sp0
! ana it was an exciting finish, too. II
= distance was one mile and one-eight
over i've hurd 'es, and the entries We
: Judge jackson, Bucephslus, H
!; Sing and Claude Brsnncn. 7
! iavorites were Ja' kson and Bucept
las, odds OF to being given agRir
r Brtnuou, and 10 to against t
!. iumper with the heather name. tn
9 took the first hurdle altogether, Il
5 after passing the second Strung OF