The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-05
THE GREATEST OF ALL.
A RACE MEETING AHEAD OF ALL
FORMER EFFORTS.
Secretary Doherty Gives Mental Peep
Into the Bright Assurances for the
Hockey Clubs Spring Meeting-A
Few of the Entries.


Secretary Doherty, of the New Memphis
Jockey club, returned from New Orleans
yesterday laden with entries for the spring
race meeting, now only few weeks
ahead. When an APPEAL reporter
swooped down upon the genial and wide
awake secretary he found him sitting be-
hind substantial table groaning under
the weight Of shylock's god. The sight of
30 much wealth caused mighty tremor 10
perambulate over the reporters spinal
column and gave him temporary giddi-
ness like unto that which seizes the
fortunate holder OF a capital prize lottery
ticket
"Why so much display OF the root Of all
evil?' Mr.. Doherty was asked. =
''This Is what il requires every week to
pay the Jockey club officers. / am the
salaried officer, ergo, the dust is mine. It's
only trihe, not more than $50,000" To
protect his 'trife," the secretary called in
achievements, and gave himself over to
> the reporter to talk about horses and the
coming races.
"What prospects have you to inspire
confidence and continued exertion for the
approaching racesY"
"Egad, man, what do you imagine we
want. the universe? II the lamented Mont
gomcry were only here to revel in the food
Of glorious promise, the narrow walls OF
this Office could not contain him two min
utes. lie would live on the club grounds
from now until the close OF the last race.
Wonderfully flattering meetings we have
had in the past, but none Of them can hold
gas lamp light to the one in the near
future"
''Can. You transmit some Of your en-
thusiasm TO one who knows the turf like q
--Zulu?"H
Even that cannot phazo me. Look
here. (And the secretary went plunging
through his record Of entries Last autumn
We had only lG2 entries for as fine n list OF
stakes and purses rs any turtle could de-
sire. Now there are already 800 booked,
and no scrub stock. Nearly every stable
in the land OF any prominence is repre-
scented, and in an altogether gratifying
manner. As You are aware, all stables
contain some animals with little record or
possibility. In majority Of cases only
the better class OF horses are entered here,
while the others will appear somewhere
else. This division by the owners can
only be construed into the highest indone-
ment OF Memphis as racing point. True,
We have deserved this recognition, or II
would not have come. Turfmcn are n
generous lot OF people, but they do not
favor a city for charity's sake They APP
preciate the liberal inducements, and also
the fact that We have course second to
none"
"When viii these entries be In shape for
publication"
''Ihry closed on the LIST OF February,
and but for rush OF other business |
. could get them IN shape within day OF
two. Another drawback is that entries
mailed on the first are good, and some OF
these may now be on the way, namely,
from California. 1 have some here which
were received just before you came in, and
when the list does appear desire that il
be full and complete. - will probably re.
quirc week yet 10 gepthem all straight.
What are the stakes, and what do you
anticipate viii be the averaged"
There are seven stakes, and they will
average about forty entries. The CASTOR
hotel stake has fine lot OF youngsters in
IL, among them full brother 10 Miss Ford
and also a brother OF Jennie Treacey
The GayOeo hotel stake has In
Van Leland, leo II, santalene, Cruiser
Wheeler +, Rambler, Kermesse, Wiley
Burklcs, J. b. Clay, Powhatian, Queen,
Balance, Quotation, Montgomery, Biggo-
yet, and lot Of other good ones. The
Merchants stake has Elgin, Little Minch
Roi DOE Wiihrcw, Arundel, Irish Pat
Kinda, Paragon, Bankrupt, Erebus, Brook
ful, florimore, and host Of good ones
The Stccplechase stake has Tennessee, Fol
Miles, Irish Pat, Referee, Del Norte, Well
ipgion, and others equally renowned on
the Hat or across country"