The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-30
SPORTING NEWS.
FIFTH DAY OF THE NEW Or
LEANS RACES.
SecOnd Day OF the Nashville Spring
Meetlng-FaVOrable Weather
and Fine Sport.
ESPECIAL TO TIE APPEAL.l

was tne nlIn uay Oh lne spring lnetb-
ing. The weather was fine, the at
tendance good and the track in good
condition. The following is a sum
mary of the days events:
First Rdce.-For beaten horses;
purse $3.50, $50 to second; one mile.
Starters: Asceola, Luna Brown,
Charlie Lucas, Juliet NJ Lord Cole
ridge and Claude BIannan. Lord
Col ridge led until the half, when all
were in bunch. Then una Brown
drew away and led to the stretch,
where Asceola caught up and the 9th
ers last. A fine finish ensued. AS.
ceola won by a head; Lula Brown
second, Charlie Lucas third. Betting:
7 to 2 against Lord Cole'idge, to 2
against Luna Brown, 80 to l against
Claude Brannan, to against As
ceola, 6 to l against Juliet NJ, Z to ]
against Charlie Lucas. Time-1 :48l.
Godfrey rode the winner.
Second Rdce.-Purse, $3.50; $50 to
second, to carry los pounds One
mhe and one-eighth. Starters: Punka,
Bonanza, Josh Billings, Kensington
and Waukesha. Waukesha led TO the
quarter, where Bonanza caught up,
and the pair raced together to the
stretch, when Punka went ahead and
won easily by an open length; Bo-
nanza second, half a length ahead OF
Josh Billings, third. All were close
up. Betting: to against Wauke
sha, 20 to l against Kensington, 3 to l
against Bonanza, TO against Punka,
80 to / against Josh Billings. Time =
2:01. Covington rode the winner.
Third Race Howard stake, hand
leap sweepstakes for ali ages, of $50
each, or only $40 if declared by p m.
the day before the day appointed for
the race, with $3.50 added by Messrs.
Frank and Harry Howard, $3.50 to
second, $50 to third. Weights to be
announced two days before the race.
One mile and half. Starters: Bob
Miles and Monocrat. Bob Miles led
by a length for over a mile, the last
part by urging. Monocrat came up
even in the next furlong and they en-
tered the stretch together. Monocrat
outran Miles in the last quarter, which
was very fast, and won by an open
length. Betting: TO against Miles,
2 to l against M1nocrat. Godfrey
rode the winner. Time-2:45.
Fourth Rdce.-Purse $3.50; $50 to
second. Winner to be sold at auction
II entered not be sold to carry weight
for age; if entered to be sold for S200 };
allowed ten pounds, two pounds
for each 500 to 81 900; three pounds
each for 800 to $500; one mile and
one-sixteenth Starters: Brevet, Ii
gan, Gi.oha and Chantilly. Chan
lily set terrific pace for half mile
then Brevet went to the front in the
last half; Ligan came up and crowded
Brevet all the way, making a terrific
finish. Brevet beat Ligan by sc3 n
length, the others beaten off. Bet
ting: s to l against Brevet, ! to
against Ligan, 6 to l against Chan
tilla, Z to against Girofa This was
the most interesting race OF the day
and was mede in the remarkable tint
of "a. Warwick rode the winner.
ENTRIES AND FOOLS FOR FRIDAY.
The prospects for tomorrow arr
good. The following are the entries
and pools:
First Race.--Seven iurloDgs, tel
pounds beo v the scale. Fletch Tsv
lor 900, $50; j. II. Feuton (96), $40
Waukesha 400, SIS; Skobeloff (l07)
So; Claude Brsnnon 400, So; Storm
or (96). 50; Vitello 104), So.
Second Race BUSH stake; mile
hests. Ligsn (95), $25; Ultimatun
(05l. sol; Bob Swim 400, SIG.
Third Race -Cottrill stake; mill
and a quarter; for two-yesr-olds. AL
fare tia (l05), $40: Pat Sheedy 900
$l3; Restless (lO5), $21; Osceola (llO,
$40.
Fourth RGce.- Consol alton; on
mile. Princess Q11), 500; Lun
Brown (s7), SAG; L'sland 400, 1913
Rio Grsnde (1l2), $l6; Lord Coleridg
l02), $l2; Charley Lucas (l0S), $40
Juliet NJ. (l06), $40; Leroy (108), IS
Josh Billings (lOs), "a; Kensingtol
900, "a; Bsechenbfook (10S), 81
Giroha (10l), 81.