The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21

B00KIES BEATEN.
The Public Declines to Back Fayorites
And Gets in It's Money on Approved
Race Horses.
Public Form Will Tell, Boys, and
Don't You Forget 1t.
Lula Demonstrates That She Can
Give Any Of Them a Run.
Strideaway Upsets the Pool-Box, and
All the Boys Who Read The APP
peal Were on at Comfort
able odds.

The Memphis Jockey club Is to be con-
graduated upon the success OF the OPEN
ing day OF the spring meeting The track
was fast, the attendance good, the betting
lively and the public won money. What
more could anyone desire?
AS predicted in TIE APPEAL OF yester-
day some OF the sure things went glm-
mering. Bootjack, the overnight iavorite,
lost all Of his friends long before the start.
The bookmakers, fifteen in number, hesi-
tated long time before venturing to put
up the odds, but finally some courageous
individual chalked up to against Boot
jack, in tentative sort OF way, expecting
plunge, but the plunge failed TO MATERIAL
ize. Then he raised il to to and still
nobody nibbled. The other bookmakers
followed the leader like lot OF sheep, and
soon they were all shooting to against
Dootjack. Then gradually the odds
against the others began to appear Cas-
sandra started at 3 to against, but was
soon backed down to 2 to /, and in some
books 8 TO 8. In the meantime quiet
tip began to circulate on Deer Lodge, re-
ducing the odds from 10 TO ] to TO l,
where they renamed.
Starter Sheridan, after several delays
caused by Trumpeter's anxiety to get
away in the lead, got his horses off in good
shape, Duhme half length in the lead,
followed by Cassandra and Tartar. Co
ing round the first turn Duhme MAIN
tanned his lead, Cassandra well up, Tartar
third, the Others strung out. Going into
the stretch, Barnes, on Cassandra, began
TO make his run, and gained on him inch
by inch, Bootjack crawling up and pass
ing Tartar. In this order they raced 10
the wire, all whipping. Passing the club.
house, Duhme and Cassadra ran neck and
neck, but in the last fifty yards Cassandra
drew away and passed under the wire a
winner byan open length, Duhme second,
two lengths before Boo1ack third.
The second race was another doubtful
event and the bookies were perfectly at
sea and gave good odds against good per.
formers. Amelia was installed iavorite.
but all the others were we'll backed, and
McGuigan's entry, Lula b and Indian
Princess went begging at 3 to ] straight
and even money Tor place. After a brief
delay the youngsters were sent OF 10 a
GOOD start, Morse hall length In the lead,
Luna ~ tiiANNf AAhAtFA hplilk
round the turn the order was Morse, Lula
i. Lady Blackburn. Coming into the
:, stretch Lady Blackburn fell back and
Iorse and Ilildenrde drew out, and for a
while II looked like one OF the pair must
oft,ly win, but passing the eighth pole
yefle began riding Lula Il aud passed
M n with ease, winning bya good length,
Ntse second, head in front OF Hide.
Enrde. third. The Indian Princess finished
:. te-Ol esA melia, the iavo:ite, fifth. Mr..
two yoaiS elias owner, says his filly
Sheriff Peafainst and knocked to her
was brougS insists she is better than
The Lad lobody else believes.
Church, id race there was a strong tip
Branch Of Sey, and the knowing ones
Give n musiSnding money TO back the
strawberry tey fairly shoyelcd tho mon
ncsday nigR lie started in the books at
% % y,dcu,s.J0on ruled at even money.
Keeven6 was overlooked aud at - to l..
Shortly before the start stable money be-
gan to pour in on Keeyena, but Il was
too lEte for the pencilers to get on. sheri-
dan got them of in good style, Macauley in
the lead, Keeyena, seconds half length be-
hind, Enterprise we'll up. Going round
the frst turn Enterprise and Macauley
were neck and neck and 7. j. Rusk third.
Going up the slight decliyity in front OF
the stables Keeyena forged 10 the front,
Macauley clinging 10 her saddle girths,
Enter rise third. Entering the stretch Kee-
vena pulled out, and after n fighting finish,
won by an open length from Macaulcy.
second, who was two lengths In front OF
Enterprise, third.
The last race was the event Of the day.
II was an air-tight cinch for Castaway IT,,
and the bookmakcrs chueklcd as they
registered bets against Strideaway at y q
/. Not satisfied with that they made Cast.
away II. fayorite against the field at Q TO .,
and shouted themselves hoarse for bets
The race demonstrated that the knights o
tho chalk and pencil had mover seen
Slaideaway run or Barnes ride. The star
was beautiful. syntax and siridoaway mech
and neck In the lead and Casiaway bal
length behind. In this order they racct
nearly the whole distance, the
= Others nowhere. Entering the s,reicl
Castaway showed phenomena
burst Of speed aud passed hi
his competitors, but Barnes on Slrideaway
was not TO be beaten In any such style
and began TO ride like demon. WIFI
mud spur we're piled without mercy. Sooi
he was ut Castaways saddle girths; thoI
AT his collar, and thus they race almos
10 tho wire, when Barnes fairly lifted hi
mount a winner by a neck, Castaway II
second, four lengths In 'front.' Of syntai
third.
The books we're hit hard. and Il tool
fifteen minutes 10 pay of the winnin
tickets. The time was the best Of the sea
son, i;I3l.