True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-12-13
tiATEIRIE COURSE,

Secuud nay-Thursfny, 13th Dec en,ber 1899
The nurse this dny wn. for the Jn:krv Club Purse
$40 1905 mile heats, entries.
Two we'll known nngs, Sarah Eladsn and Pressure,
and FIoize mud Curculiu. Sarah had given a taste
oIhsr quality, and tried stuff. Pres urr had
squeezed many INFO the belle Tint he was thorough
bred racer He had never, however, been tried the
top of hi. bent, given undennbe proofs Of his met'Ie
He was besides still complaining Of sp'un he had re-
Gently received in battle
Sarah, was the favore agnins, the field; yst the
hots Sc was surrounded by friends, who not disposed
70 give M the matter, willingly. EloiZe letters uf
introduction not the most f',terng Il although
much dragging was made Of, Curcu'u, only OBJ
tanned shout here and there.
The day was remarkably fine not cold but rlcn-
sunt, " it'll your butonAd up delightful sun; and
the course in tip top order. Much noise hnd been
fully made us the anticipated sport, yet with hnt
little success. Few members, not above Unity, or
thirty five very few respectable residents, and tolern
BILE crowd of strangers the day before, composed Of
all Lots Of gentiemc" srorslnen; not lady,
no, not even solitary pe,'icoat.
Racing ia no longer fashionable, our cts have
money to throw away.
At the proper signal the four crurs came up to the
star,ine pojnt. Saruh Rlndtn looked as saucy, ns
honc Oh her master were present, back her mpuence
Pressure looked sorry, very sorry, that his leg
would prevent his leading Miss Bluden in the dancr.-
EIoze looked young stranger, in strange land.
tic and as unrrctending unsuspccting whilst Cur
euIlu as good az told the folks, If don't this rucr,
il shall not I've for wnn of flirting. but this kind Of chai
she had learned from being TOO much in company with
her master. CircuIu proved herself hat hrt.
AT the typ If tire dun II they started on second
,,,cmp, ysrv hi,ly The lille Mrdoc bnas,cr ing
the lead Sarah Bluden ilrwirg then Miss Eoizr, and
last Mad Anthony. Through the three miles very
rrey shoe Of a ra,c made. nllh u4h il soon
~ dent, ha, those who had hacked Sarah against 'h,
field knew n thing Positions were "ccnsi' nal
lv changed il is true but people knew that, that
all rnmnon For II. the nags had carved out lhri,
arm wnrk it wac all fair that the heat should be run
us it
The horse. cooled off very we'll. However various
renorts Saruh Bladcn worsted-Pre ->lre brng
.cd that his laene.s all sham-Pressure will fake
the ne s bets lLnt the heats wonld lie BROKEN
Pshaw! All the horses about us they were The
Ismcucss of Pressure, h""evrr,a little mare positive
The signal is given up they again, nll four II es-
sure the E,voe the heat, but many Of opinion thai
Curcuilu would give Miss Bndcn exrr' ise. Tnr
roes the drum Sarah is off, followed by Pressure; El"zs
and Curculu last Again their positions v"rle'i, all hu
tina, of Sarah, who had made up her mind that sh'
would run hut six miles to-day; an!.as she determined
so i; rrsul,el Shs took the second heat as the first
! with hut lll,le effort.
| IL, Heat, 4. l.. Rnr anans m Sarah B'aden
bv l..yia,hnn, dam by Puco'et. 5!cars old.
lO7lts-
| VIM r. Barrow b h Pre- sure by Trumprter,
dum bv Sir William, years old l0ulhs- =
II. A. Taylor's M El"ize by luzb"r"ueh'
dam Mary Wasp by Don Quixolte, years old
lO7lb-.
If. MilIer's m Curcuilu by Mrdoc, dam
by Sumper, years old, gibbs
Time-lst heat, 5i"3 sd, s..
Of nnIlinn that the nee y as