The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
Wins the Great Nashville Race
The Great Son of Luke Blackburn
Lets His Mate Have 1t.
His Jockey Seeing Come to Taw is
Safe Pulls Proctor Knott.
The Latter Gould Have Won the
Race by Ten Lengths.
This Was Done to Save mott From
Being Penalized in the Louisville
Event-Ivy City Results-The
Events Today.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1.-The in
augural day OF the spring meeting at West
Side Park today proved more than reali-
zation of the fondest hopes OF the manage
ment The crowd was variously estimated
at from 5000 to 10000. The weather was
glorious, the track fine and the racing ex-
cellent. The event OF the day was, OF
course, the So, 900 sweepstake, and when
the great son Of Luke Blackburn came past
the grand stand, q shout went up from the
multitude which thoroughly attested his
great popularity. The race was given to his
companion, Come TO Taw, to prevent the
former being penalized, but ii is generally
believed by horscmen that Knott could
have made the distance in the neighbor-
hood OF 2:06 had he been given his head.
flrst Race-For three year ods IN rec quarters OF
milo. Galen 1903, q. Covington; strideaway III.
| Barnes; Leo II 10. oyerton; Cartoon lO3 belong:
Violanto %. H. Williams; Vermont l03, w. Moore;
Jakic Toms lO3 Finnegan. stridcaway was the
tip, but Cartoon proved the better aud won by
neck from Leo II. second. Strideaway third, two
lcngthsaway Post odds IL 10 Cartoon, 5 to 1
leo II, to strdcaway, TO Galcn, 20 to Vic.
lante. 100 TO Vermont, 100 TO jake Toms
Second Raco-selling; for three year olds aud
upward: scycnelghths OF mile Starters
Macauley ioi, BirneS Bravo ITO. Finncgan; Nc
| Murtry 40. q. Coyington: Eva Wise no. X. VIII.
Jams; Gov. Bates lOl DcLong Bob Lisle %. Moore.
Eva Wise led at the start. Bravo second and the
Others punched. Tuniag lnto the stretch Bravo
was In front and Macauley second. Down the
| close finish by neck from Rya Wise, second and
McMurtry third fime-l;lfl4 Post odds: Even
| Isle and 30 Ia GOV. hates.
Third Race-sclling For three yearolds and up
| ward: fhccighths OF mile. Starters; kldnap
| luO Mailing. kedarkahn lid Williams. Deer Lodge
| H. Riohcrcek; Fred wooley no. fshburn. fcstns
| III Matthews Meta ~, Francis False Alarm ll3,
Tom Linson yatiell li9, Goodwin Jlanita lOl.
| Burke; schoolmastcr 10. Donahuc: Echo 10,
Cooper; Red Bill Vs. Mooman: Parnell 49, Moore
Pred Wooey was hrsi away. Jnanita second. Kid
| nap third wOoley led around into the stretch,
but was passed by Dccr Lodge. who won bya neck
rum kedarkahn second aud Meta third. Time.
j. r. Gibbons black hor.c. Capt Lee. fell and
| was killed while going to the post Riley, his
| jockey had his foot slightly spained.
Fourth Race-The 5000 swecpstakeS for three.
| ycnr-oldA one and Oncffourth miles. Starters
| Proctor Knott IL, finncgan Come roTaw rs. q,
| CovingtOn. Longhsh III, llaylOck: Kec-ycen ma ilG
arnsS booicr ila, oyerlon Tbs mcc, worth
| the day, and thousands had gathered al the track
20 see the famous son Of Lake blackburn run.
| When they were on kee wee. ma was In fruni Come
| IoTaw SECOND. LOnghsh third, IOodicr fourth aud
| Proctor Knott last A. they passed the stand
| Proctor knou was n length Ia front, running easy
l.onghsh second. Come To Taw third. Krc.ycc. na
fourth aud Boodlcr bringing up the rear end OF the
procession. Al the halt Proctor WIS Tour
lengths IN front Of the Others under n strong
pull. with LOnEhsh second aud Come. To law
thlrL At the hncquartcn Proctor Knott still
led by two lengths and they turci into the
sirrtch II was the samc. A. they ncarrd the wire
| finucgnn pulled Knott almost double In ofder TO
| let Come oTaw In. which he did in a drive with
! Knott sccond, longish third, Kcevccna fourth and
boOiler last lurimen who saw KNOTS perform
anoc are convinced thathc 4 n greater prize now
than ns twOycar old and there j. no doubt that
he could have Won the mcc by ten lengths if
| tumc-to Iaw had failed TO respond at the finish.
Iime-2i0'f The odds were I 10 3 Proctor Knott.
Ato Come TO Taw, 20 together Bryanrs entry,
20 Lnnshsh. 30 kccyccna. 20 10 | ilOOiler.
| fiith kncc-four and half fuTlOngs; for two
year olds starters Miss blonde III. " Williams
Joe Neylns 70, 4. lOnc Maud l. no. Mailing Ar.
mour 10, Birncs fcctcsborough no. Donahue.
The Moor ia fishburn; Cores ia. Matthews.
Amelia iii, Coyingion. Prince fonso us, belong.
Miss Mondo was int when they started pccics-
borough second. Amelia third Prince FonaD led
In the stretch, aud almost IA the wire. but Amelia
came with rush aud heat him by a nose. with
Maud l. third fme-037lf rOst odds 10 I
Amelia. ITO 1 rctcsborOurh. 10 to Miss Blonde,
% 20 Joe Novins. no IA Maud l.. 10 TO Armour,
y to 1 The Moor, ~ 10 Couex. 10 Prince
fonso.