The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-15
TIE TURF.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 14-Secre-
tary Price yesterday issued the book
programmes for the spring meeting of
the new Louisville Jockey club. Nearly
100000 will be distributed during the
twelve days beginning on Derby day,
May 6. Ten stakes, including the Ken
lucky Derby, of $4,000, will be run
while the overnight purses will be $500
each, and the handicaps $500 each.
From present indications the meeting
will be the greatest one ever held in
Kentucky. All the crack horses are
engaged in the stakes, including Ben
Brush, Prince Lief, Ramiro, First
Mate, Semper Ego Berclair, Nimrod,
Ben Elder, Lady Inez, Baranay, Ru-
dolf, Ida Pickwick and several hundred
others. There are nearly 600 horses on
the ground at Churchill Downs, and
by the time the saddling bell rings
there will be about 800 Secretary Price
has succeeded in getting cheap rates
from all the railroads.
Ben Brush is expected to reach here
in a few days and will start in the
Derby. Local trainers expect to best
him, however, First Mate and Ulysses
showing unusually good work in their
trials at the track here. From present
bly, fifteen will go to the post.
MEMPHIS, April 14.-Weather clear;
track in fair condition.
First race, four furlongs-Lord Zeni
won, Agent second, Elyria third. Time,
0:53.
Second race, seven furlongs-Ramona
won, Panjandrum second, Plug third.
Time, 1882.
Third race, Tennessee club handicap,
one mile-Urania won, David second,
Robert Latta third. Time, 1:461s.
Fourth race, mile and one-sixteenth-
Preside won, Whisper second, Leon
ard B. third. Time, 1:54A.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Eunuch won,
Little Cliff second, Sycamore third.
Time, ITO.
Sixth race, four furlongs-Sea Rob-
Der won, Goschen second, Lear third
Time, o:51A.
NEWMARKET, Eng, April 1.-THE
Craven meeting commenced
today and lasts until Thursday. 1t has
been eagerly awaited by TURTLES, as 1t
marked the opening of the regular rae
ing season, and is likely to throw light
On the Derby prospects. But there was
additional interest in the racing today, |
as it was the occasion of the debut of |
Mr. Pierre Lorillard's string of American
horses, his entries today being Anisette, |
King of Bohemia and Glaring. Not one |
IF Mr.. Crokor's horses have reached
mere, although he has Albany and Red |
Banner entered for the Ashley plate and |
Sir Excess for the Babraham plate (to-
etc.
Mr.. Lorillard, during the meeting, may |
,lso run Magis or Sandia for the double |
raj plate; hancock or Pigeon Wing
or the two-year old plate and Astolpha
n the Ashley plate, and besides, Mr.
Eoxhall Keane has Faustina and IA brown
colt entered for the column produce
stakes.
The weather was cold and stormy.
There was only the average attendance.
,ut many prominent people were among
hose present in the Jockey club encios-
ord and the Right Hon. James Low
her. The prince seemed to be but little
Interested in the sport today.
Mr.. Richard Croker, enveloped In a
lone, occasionally placing bet. Talk
ng over the situation with q reporter of
he Associated press, Mr.. Croker said:
II have no horses running today and
re all in good condition, but find that
takes a long time to acclimate them.
hope, however. to make record TINS
ummer / find it different here TO what
We do in America. Regarding the stable
ere, a trainers word is law. l am not
.lloWed to interfere and [ do not know
much about my own horses. Americas is
n good form and 1 have great hopes of
i'm
Mr. Croker was asked regarding the
hances of Montauk for the Derby. The
Jew York smiled in reply and said:
We shall do our best"
The trainer who has charge of Mr..
pierre Lorillards horses said: "All Mr..
.orillaids horses are in good form and
hope for creditable showing during
he season. 1 was disappointed at to-
ay's performances.
The first race in which an American
orse competed was the Visitors Plate
handicap, $50 sovereigns, in Whch MI
scrillards King of Bohemia was not
laced.
]. Newton's geding Forceburn was
rst, with W. F. Wishard's Henen Nicol
econd and W, M. Redfern's filly Con-
essiodral third.
In the race for the thirty-eighth bien-
tarters, with 500 sovereigns added for
hree years there We're four starters.
leopold Rothschilds Galeazzo won, Sir
Biundel Mapels Palaver second, the
luke of Westminster's Attainment third.
he course was the Rowley mile.
In the next race, the FitZwilliam plate
500 sovereigns, sweepstakes, fifteen SOW
reigns to go to second horse, Mr.. Pierre
,orillard's Glaring was unplaced. The
inner was Sir Waldie Grifhths Princess
me, Baron de Hirschs Chantilly sec
nd. and f. G. Clayton's All Moonshine
nird.
MIR Lorillard was again unfortunte in
ne race for the Crawford Plate, handi-
ap of Is sovereignS eachL 500 SovereignS
dded. His entry Arnisette II. was I'M
aids Mena won, G. S. Revelts Villager
scond and Baron Hirsch's Sauterelle
lird.