The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-15
And Grandly Vindicates His Mem
phis Racing Form.
The Winner OF the Peabody Han
dicap Proves His Mettle,
Winning a Potful Of Money for
His Backers,
Among Whom. Are Many Memphians-
Terra Gotta. Persimmons and Mad
stone Also Wilma Very Cold
Day in Many Respects.

there cully?" about as APPLY expressed the
condition OF the weather at Louisville and
Churchill Downs as any single sentence
well could. II was the query addressed by
the conductor OF the car upon which the
representative OF the Associated Press was
vending his way rs early rs noon to the
grounds of the Louisville Jockey club, to a
compatriot who was returning therefrom.
'Lew Clark's luck" was showed under
somewhere for once and the chief turf
event OF the year in Kentucky never had
IA more chilly or disagreeable day. Heavy
black clouds hung overhead and chilling
western wind prevailed all day, diminishing
the Kentuckian's ardor for his favorite
sport somewhat, but not the attendance.
Heavy winter overcoats were the order of
the day, with collars tightly buttoned up,
and shiycring forms within. The free
field presented its wontcd aspect, and was
black with humanity and vehicles Of all
degrees and descriptions. The ladies'
stand was filed with Kentucky's
famed beauties and the grand stand
and betting booths were packed and
jammed. When the saddling bell for the
first race was rung, despite the cold wealth
or the animated scenes usual 10 the day
and attendant upon the gathering of
great throng were re-enacted. IL takes
more than cold wave TO chill Kentuck-
| ian's enthusiasm in horse flesh.
The first race, a five furlong scramble
for two year olds, caused considerable de-
lay, il being started by mistake from
"A. l..
of the five-eighths. Liberty, the
favorite, won the hali-mile dash by a
length, Maidstone second and Rollin Haw-
ley third. When il was run from the
proper starting point Maidstone won,
though Liberty got the start and led into
| the stretch. Santa Cruze was second only
by spare neck and Liberty third. The
| finish was q fighting one and very pretty.
I.iberty's hackers kicked very hard.
Time-l:023. Starters Marie Louise,
Finnegan, 1907; Santa Cruzc, Fishburn, 40;
Leola, Hathaway, 10; Liberty, McCarty,
40; Meta, Turner l07; Ed Doughcrty,
Richie, l07; Jake Miller, Rivers, llG; Veda,
Bricc, lO7; Metal Allen, 10; Maidstone,
Walker, 40; joyful, Stoyal, ITO; Rollin
| llawlcy. Saden, l0i.
Pooling Field S25, Santa Cruze $40,
Liberty 50, Dcola 50.
Second Race-Club purse 800, OF which
| $40 TO second, mile and n sixteenth.
Starters Barrister, Barnes 1902; Jacobin,
Covingt9p, ll5; Hangar, Turner, l02; Terra
Gotta, Hamilton, llS; Wheeler T., l02.
Pooling books S To Terra Gotta, - to 8
Jacobin, to Wheeler Il. 8 10 Barris,or,
% to Hangar. Auction: Terra Gotta s2o,
Jacobin ~. Wheeler 4 -, field S4
Hangar got off 6rst and led 10 the three.
quarter pole, Barrister and Wheeler I
running second and third, Jacobin fourth
and Terra Gotta last. At the head Of the
stretch Terra Gotta moved up and led
away from the rest under slight pull At
the sixteenth the Others begun whipping,
Terra Gotta passing uuder the wire an easy
winner by n length and hall, Barrister
second, half n length in front Of Jacobin,
third Time 1850.
Third Race go The Kentucky Derby
q, 800 added, OF which $500 10 second and
500 to third, closed with ninety-hve en-
tries aud seven starters Alexandria, l..
Jones, lis; Autocrat, Hamilton, lis; Zcb
Ward, Blaylock, IFS; Galliict, McCarty,
iiS; Macbeth II, Covington, ll5; The
Chevalier, Lewis, IFS; White, Withers,
llS.
Auction Pools Melbourne stables, $50;
The Chcvalicr, S27; Macbeth, Sill; White,
81; field, $ll.
Books Melbourne stable, 4 to 8; The
Chcvalier. 3 TO l; Autocrat, ~ TO /;
White, q to !; Macbeth, 8 TO |; Zeb Ward,
10 To I.
After one false start The Chevalier,
Lewis, got Off iirsi, the Others well up.
Coming into the stretch out Of the chute
Col. Ieb Ward led by two lengths, Alex
/ l.. A N. ii A.
beth fourth, Gallifet fifth and Autocrat
sixth. Passing the stand Alexandria was
in the lead, Gallifet second, The Chovalier
third and the rest punched. Up the back
stretch Zeb Ward dropped way back, Gal.
liict setting the pace, followed with gap
Of two lengths by Macbeth, The CheyalieT,
White, Antocrat and Alexandria in the
order named. Rounding into the stretch
Macbeth moved like mighty one
taking the lead, Covington handling
him beautifully. Macbeth easily retained
finst place 10 the wire, passing under hrst
by full length with not touch Of the
whip, and looking ready 10 70 another
quarter. Gallifet was second and working
hard and badly pumped out n length and
quarter in front Of White, the Others full
three lengths behind. Time: 2:3sl. With.
ers rode White. Macbeth Is magnificent
looking brown gclding, and won this race
In n style that places him up with the very
host In the land II was stated after the
race that lIankina, his owner, won s70O OO
on him. I, was great victory for the
Chicago stable. A an after consideration
II il rather astonishing that odds OF I
20 were obiainablc against him look
ing at his flint class performances In the
south. Macbeth started frequently as O
two-ycar-old, doing most OF his running at
Louisville and Latonia. Al the latter
place he won the kimball stakes, three
lourths Of mile. Beyond this his per.
iormance attracted little attention until
this year, when his winning the Peabody
Hotel handicap, one mile and an eighth,
al Memphis In l;5jl with White Noac
second and Panama third, and subsc'
qucntly the Gayoso hotel stakes, ono
mile and n sixteenth, In 1851 from Long
Chance and Frederick brought him into
prominence. As Derby candidate he
ran second In the Merchants stakes al
Memphis, Little Minch winning In 2;lO,
lie was beaten nj Nashville In the Trou'
badour stakes by Cruiser, Emperor ol
Norfolk and volante,' and also by Leo II
In another mce nj the same place. foteef
beat him Mt Lexington In the DistlleB
stake, he running second and the time
being 2OS. lie ran second 10 the Cheya'
ler In the Phoenix hotel stakes In BIO
White started six or eight times a. two,
ycar.old, running second a number ol
times In only ordinary fields, and not win
ming nor doing anything worthy Of note
lie ran second 90 the Emperor oil Norfolk
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