The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-08
ON THE TURF.
Great Day in the BLUEGRASS Region.
Little Leila May Defeats Her Com
pany handily.
Poteen Proves Great Surprise to
the Book Makers.
The Lioness Flies Away From Laura
Stone on the Stretch
In the Two-Year-old Filly Race-Morris-
sey's Entry Wins the Dixiana Stakes
With French Park to tho Front
Baltimore Today.

day with an immense crowd III attend
ance. Twenty-Five bookmakers are on
the ground and betting is lively. Five
races are on the program, four stakes and
one purse, making st0OqeRdded money.
The judges are X. b. +. Robinson, Capt.
Jos. Franklin, G. +. Clay. Starter, James
w. Tradwell.
First Race-Puse three quarters Of
mile. Starters Della 70, Freeman; Black
Night 81, +. Harris; Mishap 100, McCarty;
Little Sis 90, Green; Leila May 90, Cow
ington; Marchma SO, l.. Jones; Finality
l07, Tarral; Radical SO, Hall; Eliza lIindoo
9S, Giater; Lucky jim 100, Allen; Lepanto
ll5, Gibbs; w. Halle b. Sc, Kirle; Lumize
SO, Ray; Unique l0l, Breckenridge;
Cupid 81, Barnes. Pools sold just
before the race, Leila May, $40;
Cupid, 81; Finality, S.; Field, s26.
While the horses were at the post
heavy shower came up. After several
breakaways the flag finally fell with L.
panto in the lead, Alishap second and
Leila May third, the rest close up. As
they went by the half mile Lucky Jim
sprang in the lead and followed closely by
Mishap and Lepanto, the rest coming very
fast up the hill, and into the stretch they
dashed at n rapid gait. Covington gave
Leila May her head and she dashed TO the
front, Mishap and Finality close behind.
Leila May dashed under the wire four
lengths ahead OF Finality who was a length
ahead Of Della, third. Time, l:l5l. Book
odds Even money Leila May; 4 TO 2
Finality place.
Second Race-The Distillers' stakes,
81, 900 added; mile and quarter Start
ems Nick Finer ll3, Stoval; Poteen
ll3, Tarral: Montrosc ll3, Lewis; lnso-
lence ll3, Cooper; Lbrctto ll3. Ilatha-
way; Macbeth O., Covington; Mary
ll3, Barnes. Fools Wary S65, Macbeth
SOS, Poteen $40, Montrose S35, field so.
The Race-They were sent away at the
second attempt with Wary in the lead,
Macbeth second, Libretto third and lnso-
lenco fourth. Passing the stand Cooper
sent Insolencc 10 the front, with Iibretto
second and Montroso third, the rest close
up. At the quarter Insolepce was leading
by two lengths, Montrose second and Lib
retto third. The pace now became faster,
and as they darted past the hali-mile post
Montrose had the lead by a length, LIB
bretto had moved up tosccond place, with
Montrose nj Libretto's saddle. The race
was an open one at this point, and ~ they
passed the quarter they were all punched.
From the hill and into the stretch they
went with Libretto leading, Wary second
and Macbeth third. Shouts went up from
] 900 Threats, "Wary wins" Look at
Poteen," and II was Potcen, and he dashed
10 the front and went under the wire the
winner OF the largest stake OF the meeting,
Macbeth second and Nick Finser third.
Tme--2:0S.
Third Race-The Dixiana stakes, for
two-year.old colts, 81 900 added 10y Maj.
Il. q. Thomas; five furlongs. Starters
Champagne Charley ll5, Murphy; Rollin
Hawley ll2, Stoyall; Outbound ll5, Ellis;
Castaway ll5, Brooks; Lincoln ZIG, Fish
burn; Once Again ll5, McCarty; llindoo
Craft ll5, Breckenridge; Morrisseys pair,
French Park ll5, Fitzpatrick, and sam
Wood ll5, Lewis; Sportsman ll5, Dorsey
Hub ll5, Barnes; lagadcre 40, Reagan.
After several attempts the flag fell with
Champagne Charley In the lead, Once
Again second aud Hub S third, the rest
punched. There was no change rs they
passed the half At the thrco-quartcr Nc.
Carly sent Once Again TO the front, while
Murphy on Champagne Charley moved up
20 the second place; the rest punched.
Up the hill and round into the stretch Nc
earthly was still in front. Fitzpatrick was
coming fast on French Park. Half way
down French Park dashed into the lead
and came under the wire winner by q
length and hall, Once Again two lengths
in front Of Champagne Charley, third.
| Time-l:03l.
Pools-Morisscy, s2S; Once Again, S.;
Outbound, 50; field, $50.
Post Odds -Morrisscy, 10 | straight,
even money place; Once Again, to 2,
place.
Fourth Race-The wilgus stake for two.
yenr-old FLIES, 81 900 added by Capt j.
b. Wilgus; five furlongs, all carrying ll2
pounds. Milt Young's Blessing, Williams,
and Laura Stone, Barnes; swigcrts Ouch
ess May, Crater, and Brown Princess,
Taral; joyful Band, Cooper; Winning
WAYS, LOWS; Katie Miller, llordiak;
/ Nythpa, Green The Lioness, McCarty;
Hayillah, Breckenridge; Miss Thomas,
stoval; Miss Cody, Fitzpatrick; Princes
Bowling, Regain; Camilla, Dorsey; Lizzie
H., Neal; Dolores, Johnson. After five
attempts the flag fell with Laura stone in
the lead, Tho Lioness second, Lizzie III.
third, the balance punched. No change
Of position as they passed the hall aud as
they neared the thrce-quarter they were
all punched rs they noarcd into the
stretch, McCarty set The Loness TO tho
front and il was q pretty race 10 the string.
McCarty sent The I.ioness under the string
a winner by length aud n hall In front OF
Laura Stone second. who was two lengths
In front Of Hayillah third. Time-E03j.
Pools-Young's entries, so; Swigerts
pair, Sll; The Lione@, S3l. Post odds
10 / straight on Lioncss, 20 for place.
Fifth Race-The McGnthiana selling
stakes, forthrec year.olds and upward, 500
added by Mr.. Milton Young; one mile and
one-sixtcenth. Starters Badge, l07,
Barnes; Jaubert, l03, Taral; Alamo, l07,
Coyngton; Pcnimmons, 90, belong;
Prather, l0l, McCarty.
Starter Caldwell got them of at the iirst
attempt with Pcrsimmons In the lead,
Prather second and Badge third. Passing
the stand Pcnimmons was leading by q
length. Passing the quarter Barnes sent
Badge TO second place. They raced past
the half mile In the same position, belong
pulling Praihcr nearly double. As they
entered the stretch Barnes sent Badg'