The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-28

latter are Blue Wing, the Bourbon
and Bob Fisher"
"Whsn will your stake book be
ready7 You are doubtless aware that
Nashville has already Issued hers7"
ayes, / have seen i;. Il 10 neatly
gotten up and tasteiully erraneed pro-
ductiop, and speak well for the abili-
ty of the manager OF the new race
course. Our stall ebook is now in
course OF preparati' o, and the stakes
will exceed in amol mt those offered at
any previous meeting, and flom
the number Of horses at pres
eDt quartered on the track
and the certainty Of reiniorcements
irlm New Orleans. Mobile and other
cities, il is certain tast there Will be
so per cent. more horses here than
ever before, and ss TO equality 100
per cent. would moi begin to correctly
represent their superiority in that re-
spsct."
"Will You offer ANYTHING particu-
larry rich in the way Of ttakes?"
ayes. Ii Is contemplated to hang
up an all aga stake which, with sdded
money, will net the winner about
$500"
"Whst horses now on the track and
Of those who are expec ed will be
eligible for this race ?"
every horse in tho country is
eligible, without limitat on as 10 local
ity or breeding. We wouldn't object
to having Dew Drop, Fremont, The
Bard and other Eastern cracks enter
for it. But OF those now in sight the
following axe al eligible: Freelsnd
(aged), Modesty (sged), Jennie I. (3),
Sir Joseph az, Pure Rye (4, Gr.-
maldi (4), Jim Gray (4), Brown Duke
az, Climax az, Faster (9), Hez'rus
~, Free Knight (4), Fenelon (Sl,
Elkwood CD, Punka (5)."
GLOW many stalks will you hang
up and how lorg will the meeting
last ?"
1--WE will race six days, giving five
races each day, and will offer seven
ST kes "
"Will the races include jumping
stakeP"
'Yss; you are of curse aware OF
our Presidents psrtialily for jumping
races, as Quoted in the Chicago
Inter Ocean, Besides that, we have
superb material Tor a great steeple-
chase race. There's Ascot. Aurehan,
Tenne ssee, Swiney, W. r. Woodward,
Hop Sing, Puritan, Gilt Edge, Judge
Burnett, Bucephalue, Guy Slocum and
P. Line. No finer lot Of jumpers can
be found anywhere"
"Whst will the stake be worth ?"
eft onr calculations are correct, 1t
shonld bs worth $1,000 to the winner"
will there be a jumping race every
"No, sir; we will probably have
three during the meeting"
"How are the horses now wintering
on the track getting on?"
"Splendidly. Jim Gray lie in fine
condi ion; so alFo Is Fee knight.
Pure Rye, late purchased by Mr.. D.
7. Pulsifer, at Lexington, is one of
the grandest looking FLIES ever seen
on the turf, and will make valuable
addition to the BprinC meeting. Girl
maldi, purchased at the same sale for
$4,000, Is not looking 30 well, owing to
The severe weather experienced at
winter quarters in Lexington. Sir
Joseph has been very sick, but is now
improving. lazarus, who has been
off ali the year, Ia rounding
up and picking up flesh. Boot
black hss been fred. Freeland's
legs look better but still sdow lame
ness. The other horses are all in fine
shape"
alas Memphis successfully estsb-
ljshsd its claim "a a first claso winter
resort for horses?"
"You may judge Of that by the fact
that we have engagements for next
year for all stables now on the track,
and have applications on ti'e for more
than we can accommodate. That
sneaka for itRelfn