The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-12
AMONG THE FLYERS.
YESTERDAYS EVENTS AT LEXING-
TON AND BALTIMORE.
Little Minch Wins without Struggle
-Libretto Beats Two Good Ones
Wary, Duchess May and Joubert
Get There.


any day during the meeting. The wealth
er was clear and warm, and the track in
good condition.
Little Minch was big favorite in the
first race and he justified the confidence
of his hackers by winning with hands
down.
First Neutrality-suspicious. OF mile.
Starters: Trust, l06, Cooper; Outscramble,
96, breckenridge; Radical, l0l, Hathaway;
Landlady, 90, Barnes; Shotover, l06,
Herdic; Glen Fortune, 106, Dorsey;
Blunette, 90, Allen; Little Minch, 100,
Covington.
After several breakaways the flag fell
with Blunette in the lead, Little Mnch
second and Trust third; the rest punched.
As they raced past the half they were all
punched together with Shotover slightly
in the lead, Little Minch close up. AS
they assembled the hill they commenced to
stretch out and on entering the stretch
Covington had sent Little Minch TO the
front, with Shotover second and Trust
third. The race down the stretch was
very fast. Little Minch under pull and
he went under the wire with his bride
over his neck, three lengths in front Of
shotover second, two lengths ahead Of
Landlady third. Tme-l;l4l.
Pools--Iittle Minch out; Shotover, $40;
Glen Fortune, $50; Landlady, $40; field,
Sl2.
Post Odds-Little Minch, to 5; Shot
over, 0 to 8, place.
Second Race-Iouis and Gus Strauss
stake, u handicap for all ages; one mile.
Starters Asccola, l05, Moore; Potcen, ll6,
Taral; Libretio, ia, Murphy. They were
sent away at the first attempt, with Asceo-
In in the lead, Poteen second and Murphy
on Lbretto trailing in the rear. AS they
passed the quarter Asceola had increased
his lead to two lengths with Murphy still
trailing in the rear. No change was made
rs they reached past the half. AS they
raced toward the three-quarter the pace
became faster, and when they turned into
the stretch Asceola was still leading by
half length. Half way down the stretch
Murphy, who had been going easy, made
one OF his famous PUSHES, overlook the
leader at the distance stand and the shout
went up from the grand stand that Muir
| ply wins, and he went under the wire
winner by length from Potecn, half a
length In front OF Asceola. Tme-l:i2i.
Pools-Poteen, $40; Lbretto, S2O Asceo-
In, SIP.
Post odds-Libretto, 8 TO 2; Poteen, l to
8, place.
Third Handicap, purse, for all
ages; mile and seventy yards. Starters:
Bonita, 90, Soden; Wary, 40, Barnes,
Lucky Jim, 81, Freeman. When tue flag
fell Soden sent Bonita TO the front. with
Lucky Jim second. They reached in this
position the half mile, where Wary moved
up to Lucky Jim, and as they passed the
thrcc-quarter Wary had taken the lead
Barnes holding her well in hand, and they
turned into the stretch, Bonita still hold.
ing second place. Al the last furlong pole
Lucky Jim passed Bonita, but Soden cam,
again nj the distance stand and, after Q
fighting finish for second place, Wary wor
easy by half a length from Bonita, who wa
length in front Of Lucky Jim third
Time--l:i7.
Post Odds-Wary, to5.
As Bonita, with Soden, was taking m
exercise gallop before the race she RAJ
against VIM. Bailey, a G. & o. passcngcl
conductor, who was crossing the stand
knocking him down and breaking his lief
thigh In two places.
Fourth Race-Pune; for maiden two
year olds; half mile. Starters: Dolores liz
Johnson; May Ban ll2, McCarty; Georg,
ID. Boydcn 1l5, Ray; Castaway ll5, Hath
away; Duchess May ll2, Taral; Mayo ll2
Barnes; Martin Russell lis, Coyington
Santa Cruise lis, Fishhurn; Kate Mime
li2, J. G. Mclaughlin; Alga ll2. Conk
ling. After four brcakaways the ilag Eel
TO struggling start, George u. Boydcn II
front, with Mayo second and Dolores third
As they passed the thrce-quarter May,
took the lead, with Dolores second, thu
rest close up. As they came into tn
stretch Mayo was leading by length
Duchess May having moved up TO secon,
place. Under n driving finish, Duches
May won by half length from Mayo
who was a length IN front OF Castaway
third. Timo-050l. Barnes, who had tn
mount on Mayo, claimed foul, but II wa
not allowed.
Post Duchess, ~ TO 1 straight.
TO place; Mayo. 3 to 2, place.
Fifth Race-Sclling: purso for tire
year olds and upward; winning allowances
six furlongs. Starters LutniEe "a, Harris
Mishap So, Freeman; Lepanto los. Stoval
LAMBERT l06, McCarty; Castaway LOG
Hathaway; Eliza IIindoo 06, Royce; Fred
erica 0l. Harness; Cupic 100, Moore; III
nality 100, Taral. The flag fell, with IL
panio In the lead, Cupid second. As the,
raced 10 the half, Jaubert moved mp from
the rear, and when they passed the hall
was leading by half a length, with FredcI
lea second, the rest trailing. They M