The Forrest City times., 1900-03-16
MEMPHIS RACES.
Some of the Best Horses in the Country
 wnl Contend for the Rich Purses.

Some of the Best Horses in the Country
 wnl Contend for the Rich Purses.
 That the greatest racing meeting held west of New York city is given at Mont gomery Park. Memphis, each spring, is not fully realized by the farmers and populace of the small towns near Mem phis. Thousands of natives of the State of Tennessee and adjoining States have never witnessed race at this, one of the most famous running tracks in America. It was here Hamburg was first developed and taught to run, and was afterward sold as a three-year old for over s40.O00. Here, too, Ornament, the great son of imported Order, was defeated by Salvable in the Montgom- cry Handicap. Headley & Norton paid s25, 900 for Ornament, and he is now in their stud near Lexington, Ky. The Montgomery Handicap, for three-year olds and upward, at distance of one opening day of the meeting each spring. Last spring Dunois was shipped from San Francisco to Montgomery Park and won the stake from fieid of eleven, beating A. H. Ss D. II. Morris Manuel, which few weeks later won the Ken lucky Derby. The Morrises paid sl5,- 900 for Manuel as a two-year-old. The Montgomery Handicap is one of the richest all-aged stakes given this side of New York city, and last year was worth $3,400. The Tennessee Derby will be run on April 16, and a great and fashionable crowd will witness the rum ming of Tennessee's classical three year-old stake, which is one of the richest stakes in the country. being worth over s7,000 last spring May Hampstead, the handsome daughter of Patron-Lilly Hampstead, won the Ten. nessee Derby and also the Tennessee Oaks, which is stake for three-vear- old Allies. May Hampstead ran one of the fastest miles ever run over the Sheepshead Bay track, near New York, about six weeks after leaving Memphis. Mir. Wm. Lakeland offered Mir. Norton s25,o0O for the lilly, but the offer was refused. The Tennessee Oaks this sea- son will be run on April 9.
 Twenty days of high-class racing will be given, beginning April 5, and continuing to April 27. No greater racing can be seen than at Montgomery Park, and already there are 600 blue- blooded thoroughbreds actively train. ing at the track, and by April fully 1000 will be quartered at or near the Park, and visit to Memphis during the racing season will be instructive as well as enjoyable. The farmers in this vicinity can breed and raise these blue- blooded flyers just the same as the men who have made large fortunes out of breeding them. The greatness of the annual spring meeting of the New Memphis Jockey Club must be wit messed to be appreciated. It is fash. ionable season for lovers of great racing in Memphis to take holiday, and at- tend the track. and is also attended by people from the largest cities of the United States, including Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Louisville, Nash vile, Cincinnati. New Orleans, and nu- merous other cities, who visit Memphis especially to witness the season of racing. Few people who live near Memphis realize the magnitude of the racing at Montgomery Park unless they have witnessed it, and this spring it promises to be even greater than ever, and the grandest thoroughbr horses in America will contest for the rich stakes and purses hung up by the New Memphis Jockey Club, an organization which is composed of the best business men of the city of Memphis. Every one should make their preparations, and see the racing of the great thor oughbreds. Six races are given daily.