The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-27
THE FALL MEETING
INAUGURATED WITH FIVE Elk.
CITING EVENTS.
The Sport Excellent, Finishes Ex-
citing, aud Betting GOOd-The
FavOrites Successful.

The fall nesting CT the New Mem
phis Jockey Club was inaugurated
yesterday with five exciting events,
all of them we'll contested. The
weather was mo- suspicious. The
wind blew stiff and too cool 10 be
pleasant, filling the air with clouds of
fine dust, the sky was overcast, and
late in The afternoon few drops OF
rain fell. 1t grew colder as the sun
declined, and those who had failed to
provide themselves with overcoats
were not SO comfortable as they might
have been. There were quite num-
Der Of ladies on the grand stand and
on the portico of the clubhouse.
Among them were noted Misses Ham
mond, Montgomery, Sneed, Pointer,
Dunavsnt, Mallory, Nicely, Thomp.
son, Milburn, Lighlburne, Ba;s,
BriDkley, Lyon, Galloway, Grosvenor
and Bruce, and Mesdames Falls, Jones,
Doyle, Miller, Arnold, Montgomery,
Duravant and Duffy. Though the
crowd was not large, the coun-
try people being in the midst
of their cotton gathering, it
YVES very creditable for the
opening day, and the weather
considered, unusua ly SO. A better
humored crowd never assembled at
any race course, and the betting wss
as lively as the most enthusiastic old
sport could have desired. The induce
ments to bet were great, SO evenly
matched were many Of the starters,
and so we'll were the various events
filed up. Besides, the first three races
were less than mile, making it
largely a matter of staff as to finish.
The minority had slim showing, all
of the favorites winning except Faster
in the first race, who allowed Ovid to
beat him under the string. The big.
gest field was in the second race, when
there were twelve starters and the fin
ish a close one. The steeplechase was
one Of the prettiest ever seen en- the
track, the favorite easily winning,
by careful riding. The fox hunt,
which inaugurated the days
sport, was too blief 10 be
interesting, but still long enough
to give those who had never witnessed
anything of the kind some idea of
that ancient pasIime. A dozen hounds
were unleashed, and after caresriDg
for about ten minutes over the field
opened hot upon Reynard's trail, fore
ing him into the open and max
ing short work of him in plain view
of the grand stand, half dozen horse
men riding nobly in at the death Of
the little fox. Reynard's murder was
soon forgotten, however, in the ex-
citing sport which followed, the voices
of the book makers drowning the
bowls of the hounds and clouds of
dust cast up by the flying horses hid
ing the jury CT inquest about the
corrse of Sir Reynard from view.
FIRST RACE.
In the fist race, five furlorgs,
there were five entries-Ogld,
Ester, Volcano, Nina b. and
Virginia. Faster was a favorite from
the first, but found so many takers
that the odds on him were rapidly cut
down. Ovid was next choice, though
Nina B. was quietly bought for win
ner by great many knowing ones.
A greet deal more money was put up
on the favorite, however, than all the
others put together. The start WAS
egsily made, Ovid taking the drum at
its tap aud leading all the way round.
The whip was not used by any of the
jock ey, Faster coming in se3ond by
three lengths, Nina B. third.
SECOND RACE.
The second was a dash Of seven
furlcnEs, the starters, twelve in mum.
her, being Slickaway, Dawn of Day,
Hattie Carlisle, Mona, Donovan,
Climax, Gov. Bate, Brilliant, Fnality,
Due OF Coonaught, Rose and Roger
Eastman. The spor were at first I'M
certain in their decision between
Mona and Climax, but when break
was at last made towards the latter it
was unanimously followed, Finslity
and Rose also being taken freely for a
place, though few backed either to
win. The start, scattering Que, gave
Mona the advantage and until they
neared the string she looked like
winner. Climax closed in upon
her as they rounded the
turn, and the pace down the stretch
was very hot, the Duke making
superb eff srt for a hundred yards that
captured and enthused the crowd.
He Gould not keep up his lick, how
ever, and as they neared the goal
Watch EN- slipped by him. Rose
closed In, and while Climax capped it
by half a length, the two made
splendid effort for second place, which
was awarded by thu judges to Rose,
Finlity thiid aud Mona fourth, her
nose sgainst Climax's haunch. II was
a pretty finish, and the crowd cheered
luetily.
THIRD RACE.
The third was almost if not quite as
exciting IS the preceding event There
were nine alters-Bob Swimm,
Watch EN-, MOI arch, Tony Pastor,
Twilight, Violin, Leroy, Little Joe and
Ps't'c7at. The stable boys thought it
would do to "Watch En-" and their
tips on him were freely taken. Tony
Pastor had his bachers by the legion,
and the knowing ones liked Little Joe,
but Petticoat was prime favorite and
sold freely. Monarch got away in the
lead, but soon fell b3ck into the
bunch, Tony Pastor taking his place
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