The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-18
THE TURF.
Another Rainy Day at Louisville
The Club Has Unprecedented Bad
Luck In this Respect.
Notwithstanding the Inclement
Weather the Betting Ia Spirited.
The Short Horses With Barnes Ur
do Great Work.
Grisette Beats Persimmons, Proctor
Knott Takes tho Alexander Stakes
White Nose. Birthday and
Alpena Win.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May IL. - Rainy
weather caused diminished attendance
at the races today. Seldom has the club
experienced such bad luck with the ele-
ments as this year, cool, threatening
weather having prevailed since the open
ing day. The racing has been Of unusual
excellence, the fields being large and COM
posed OF the best horses in the south and
west. Today was no exception, and de-
spite the uniavorablc conditions the betting
was lively and the interest manifested
great. Only two Of the favoritos passed
under the wire first, Grisctto in tho first
race surprising the knowing ones 10y badly
defeating Pcrsimmons, who was prime
iavorite. White Nose, a q TO | chance, did
likewise In the third race, beating Tho
Chevclier, Huntess and Longroll while
Alpena, fine looking King Alfonso lilly
Of the Melbourne stable, II TO | oppor-
tunity, easily won from the layorite and
large field In the last race. The leading
event, the Alexander stakes for two year
old colts, was won by Proctor Knott, the
racy looking chestnut gclding who showed
in such good form at Nashville. The time,
considering the track, which was rough
and sticky In places, was fair.
First Race-Club purse; mile and six.
teonth. Starters and odds; to Per
simmons, belong, l0j; TO ! Amelia II,
Finnegan, o.; TO | Grisc,te, Barnes, los,
10 TO Tenacity, Walker, 81; 20 10 | fa-
lerno, Freeman, 81; 20 10 | Quindcra He'll,
IL. Jones. %; Sto Carus, Hamilton, 40,
Auction: porrimons, SO, Griscttc, IS;
Amelia +, -, field, -.
Barnes on Grisctto led away, PcHlm.
mons second and the rest punched. Round
the inst turn Quindcn He'll swcrvcd way
TO the right, getting way I'll from the rest
and practically losing every chance In the
rice. Up the back stretch II was fersim.
mons first, Gfisctte q close second and
Amelia Z third, Quindcra lcll six length,
behind. Rounding the turn they wcr,
strung out, Grise,tc laying hold ON fins
place, and pcrrimmunn whipping as the
sweryed In 70 the stretch. Grisctte led b
. two or three lengths doesn -trfr sifctcl
winning easily by tbrco flill lengths, Pei
simmons second, three lengths IN front q
Amelia T., third, tho others strung on
with three or four lengths between each
Timc-l:66.
Second Race-Tho Alexander stakes
for two year old colts; II 900 added, S2Ol
10 second and 500 10 third; five furlong,
Starters and odds 90 l Champagne
Charlie, l.. Jones, 40, 20 o Proctol
Knott, Turner. ll2; TO Liberty, Gov
ing,on, 40; 10 10 J., lago, Fishburn, 100
90 Once Again, McCarty, 10; 10
Glocknet, Hamilton, 40, q 10 Lake
view, Barnes, 40.
Liberty was away first, Once Agar
second aud Proctor Knott third. Knot
soon took the lead and held IL. After
very brief skirmish IN the stretch will
Once Again lac moved away from III,
game little bay, winning by five lengths
Once Again second and Liberty third
Time--l:Oi.
Third Race Handicap sweepstakes; 70
all agcs; mile and an eighth. Startcr
and odds: u 10 | White Nose, Barnes
l05; 4 to The Cheyclier, McCarty, TO-
Ito 1, Longroll, Stovall, 1902; q 10 o Hunt
ross, Covington, 30; 10 I lnsolcncc Ham
ilion, III. Auction: lluntrcEs SO; tn
Chayclier, Sll; Longroll, sll; lnsolcncc
81; White Nose, Z.
; This was a very difficult race 10 max
any estimate whatever upon, the homo
being very evenly matched. White Nos
was In the front NJ the start, The ChcycliC
second, the rest well up. AT the turn No
Carly began some miserable riding, takin
his horse of 20 the right, aud losing three q
four lengths, and Immediately proccedin
10 run him 10 the fore, setting the pace q
the back stretch Turning into the stretch
White Nose and LOngroll moved up, III
Cheyelicr beaten. II was warm llgl
from the eighth pole down 10 the tw
named, White Nose winning by la
length In q driving finish, Longroll second
aud lnsolcnce third, thrce-quarien Of
length behind, Huntrcss. the favoril,
e fourth, and The Chevelior last Time
203l
Fourth Race Selling purse for MI age
one mile. Starters and odds Ia
Birthday, Barnes, l0l; = 90 ! From
Louise, Finnogan, 81; I 10 Winslow, ID
!. Long, 100; 0 10 ! Jim Nave, Freeman, n
3to Elgin, Covngton, ITO; 10 10 Heac
: lad, McCariy, 40, 3 10 / Quotation, ]
d Dcrhardy, lOj; 10 Lepanio, Done!
J. l07. For tho first quarter the runnir
was Quotation first, llcadlad Hcconi
+ Fronio Louise third. fronie Louise lc
v up the back Of the stretch aud 10 the turI
v where Birthday moved up Birthday VIC
!. 10y length, jim Nave second and Elgi
o third. Time-l;iDl.
, Fifth Rcce-Pune for maiden two-yca
u Odds half mile. Starters and odds
4 10 o Vantrlm, Ellis, ll5, 3 10 Santa Cru
Hamilton, li5; 4 10 Meta, Barnes, 10
10 to l Vespcr Bells, Green, lOIi 2 10
Banhazem, Cooper, l0f; 7 70 ] Alpcn
c McCarty, l07; 10 ! Knoxville, Wake
a ll2; lOvo Patmos, fishburn, ll2; s %
Cassius\ Coyington, ll2; 10 10 MI
y BOYLE, Monaghan, liz; 10 10
y Marchburn, Fox, il2. Auction; fiel
" s25; Banhazcm, Sl5; Santa Crr
y 81; Knoxville, o. Cassius was
~ first, Knoxville second, Marchbu
y third. Knoxville was frst ut the head
n the stretch, Alpena close up on the OF
" side. Alpcna won handily from q
iayorite, Santa Cruz, who was a quarter
a length behind, Meta third. Timo-0b.
roDAY's PROGRAM.
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