The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-01
The new ORLEANS RACES.
LAST DAY OF THE SPRING
MEETING.
Third Day Of the Nashville Races
The Contest for the Mer-
ebantS' Stake.
lsPEcIAL TO rHR APpEAL.l

At'f hNAAA ~ Nnh hFrhALsl
NEw ORLEANS, La, April 30 The
spring races OF the Louisiana Jockey
Club closed to-day, alter six dsys' fine
sport. The meeting has been a sue
cess, and the turfmen leave vel salts
fed with the result. The weather to-
dsy was fne, the track in first-clats
condition and the attendance large.
The following is summary OF the
days events:
First Race Purse, $3.50; $50 to sec
ond. Winner TO be sold for $500 10
carry weight for age. Starters: j. H..
FeDton, WaukeshB, Fetch Taylor,
Skobeloff, Vltello, Claude Brannon
aud Slormer. ]. II. Fenton led all the
way, Waukesha close up, and Tletch
Taylor up at the stretch. Fenton won
by half length in q fine fnish I;
Waukesha second, half a length in
front OF TAYLOR. Bstting: One to l
againft fetch Taylor, Is 10 ! against
SkObeloff, @ TO o against J. II. Fenton.
@ to against Waukesha, Is 10
against VIttllo, 30 to l against Claude
Brannop, 20 to against Stormer.
Time - l:3l2. Covington rode the
winner.
Second Race Bush stakes. a selling
sweepstakes for all ages; $40 entrance
10 sct ompany the nomination, SIS ed.
ditioual IN start, $500 added by Mr.
Charles Bush, OF which 500 10 sec-
oDd and $50 to third; winner to be
sold st auction. II entered TO be sold
for S4O00, TO carry 3 pounds extra,
5000 weight fJiags ii for lese, pound
for each 500 down To $1,000; = pounds
additional for each 800 down to $500;
SUBJ criberJ to name price at which
entry is fo)d the evening previous to
race through entry tox. Any surL lus
over amount entered TO be sold for 10
be divided between second horse and
racing fund. Mile heats. Starters:
Ultimstum, Ligan and Il b Swim.
Both heats we're run in the same Or
der, Ligan and Bob Swim leading to
half, Ultimstum coming up even in
the next quarter and leading in the
last. The first heat was won by Ulti-
mstum by three quarters Of q length,
easily; Bob Swim sec nd, length aod
q half ahead OF LiEan, who was pulled.
The second heat was won by Ultima
tum by half length; Ligan second
Betting: Two to against LigaD, 7 to
3 against each OF the others. Second
heat-Three 10 against Ultimatum,
4 to | against Lieap, 5 to against
Bob Swim. Time LAG, l:473. Nc
Ca'thy ode the winner.
Third RACE. - Cottril stakes, for
three-yeaT-old; $25 entrance, pay or
pay, with 5000 added, 1900 to fret and
800 to second; winner of Pickwick
sake u carry seven pounds extra;
Que mile and Rquarter. Starters: Pct
Sheedy, Restless, AS e ola and Alta
retts. AlfTetta led TOR half q mile,
then Asceola led fer TIRES iurlon9s.
Pat Sheedy and Restless then went up
from the rear aud outran the others,
yolng the last qualtsr very fast Sheedy
wen easily by a length and a half
Restless second, Asceola third. Flvs
engths between second and thhd.
Betting: Even on Alfaretts, 8 to /
'gainst Pat Sbeedy, to against Rest
esp, aud 3 70 again, Asceola.
Fourth Rdcs.-Ot ngolation; purse,
$40 $50 TO secoI i, for bes ten horses;
1one5 b eaten once, ponds; twice,
Is pounds; thrice, 10 pounds. One
mile. Starters: Princess, Leroy, Ken
,ington, Charley Loca', Lisland, Lord
JoleIidge, Luna BIowu, Rio Grande,
Joeh Billlngs, Giroh Beschenbfo TX.
charley Lucas led five fuIlc II Is, then
Princess, with all up'.n Itch, and
Inc q lish eDsued. Won nv Princess,
With LsIoy second and Kensingt IN
bird. la,f length apart. Betting:
8 to l fganst Rio Grande and Giro fla,
TO ] against Charley Lucas, Leroy |
md Lord.Colsridge, 6 to 5 against Prin.
'ess, 20 to l againl Kens nVton, 40 to l |
against BeeChenbrook, 10 l against
Iosh Billings, 8 to / against Luna
Brown, Q 10 / against Lisland. Time
Il AZ. Godfrey rode the winner.
Willisms, Csmpbe | aud others leave
.;r Memphis in the morning.