Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-06-24

Ifnplc, we learn that The sport this year was
better than il fae been for many years before,
Gel Oliver's exertiona have feyihpd the pas
sion for tho turf in those digEfns, and the city
Of louisville as well as the owners Of stock,
feel The benefits If his Influence.
The races continued five tays, tie fret be-
ing taken up by a onics Between a Dir.
t''Hsham fly, entered by Col Oliver. Edte
anderson. entered BY Mr.. Greer, and M,
Baeon's Medoc FLY. After a handsomely
contested rate. the Birmingham coli took the
pure. Distance OF time not given.
The second day's sport, two mile heats, WINS
made mp by Artaline, Red Oak, Tnm Mai
shall, Tfally Anna, aud Camilla. Nearly all
we've tayofties, Attaline finding n little and
but little preference SHE took The first heat
and Tom MaraI,all tfln second. and thu tlttrd
and fourth heats were alap won hv her limo
not given Arraline is thh property Of Col.
Binramhn
The third day Rhgs, the reporter, for Tho
Gteat GoH Shtke, was " by fat the inosl ev-
citing, ana what may he called Tho star
race ui the week, came off this day. The
value Of the subscriptions and he gtittering
prize in the shape ct q $500 golden cup.
which was hung tip at The jndrns' stand, md
fairly dnszlad the vipiut 40 it reflected the
beams Of 4 atn woftlv Of the South, and
the aetuoWle lta1 stamina prttpsn who were
10 contest The stale, drew Al immense aa
s'in1lage TO the course. 1t Wa. expected
there would BE- four competitors, httt HAT
expectation was defeated, ma only three az.
pearel at The signal Emr mounting The CEN.
ing Of this event had created quite a bus in the
epnftlng circle, and various prophecies were
uttered as to The result Rnfin was decidedly
the tasurite against the field. the high rapula-
ton he had wen IN the great produce stake
last Spring, over The Metarin course at New
Orleans. giving him The advantage IN The ".
~titnativn Of The "thowirg ones aud many
also who do not profess to belong to that
clique Of WumiHafi.''
We regret that it Ia out If our " 10 give
The description uf the race at length, but being
compelled to condensn. we shall simply OBJ
serve that Rntin rroued entirely out at order.
being afflicted with The distemref, The track
was IN very good order and The rrizr with The
subscriptions amounted to about $4,000. The
running was all between tsunin aud Consul,
The former holding out beyond thr expectations
of those who remarked his distress and loud
breathing ut the end Of The first heat We
give the
'SumtBdfy-Gfcat Cole Stake. two mile
heatsaor y swear old colts aud tilties-subscfips
ton ~shoa@slho forfeit. tho proprietor adds
A toll Cur--value 5000
l.. j. Hoafdmah's br. Z. by i'm mort.
Consul, 2
2 . ~asswell's be, RbRfa. by imp,
1Itdgefotl, . &
=. ]. 9. Guilds Oh. I. by i'm Leyia.
than, 3 dis.
At miles tt55 lat mile, aina LIST mile, lid
9i mile, l'ha Sd mile. llbi I'll mile, it5g
Jia 3bJ 5li7
n very exciting race Cama of on the fourth
day. which IL thus given in the
Satan'ogn = Fourth Day. - Jockey rlub
Purse sbo0--s mile heats
! + Murphy Il Co.'s Oh. i. Ninth,
dy..es by imp. Bafriool, dam by
Eclipse, | j
g YN Oliver Ct kirkman's) brig.
'santftH. 4 Y. % by imp Ianb6-
feugbs dam by 1imoieon, = 2
. II w Faris' hr. a, bauaauth. 4 \.
q, by imp. fledgetofi, dam BY
Araiu9, . 4
4 W 9 Bntprd's b. h.. Beb Letehu,
d y, O., by Medee, d. by Rather. 4 . dis.
Tiitre4o . i@HiDs-8tnh.
A brief Of the nth days doinEz. Is lhu4
presented.
rfoprietot's Purse, slbo-miie heats, best
.hfee in five.
@ Boswoll's eh. r Sunbeam. by
l'eviathan, 4 y, o. dam by Mar
ciia, linr. 2
\ Hike's b. + Mayy Churchill,
by Barefoot. y o, by Sir
Archie. aJt+
: %ileft's ch. h, Ntek flteis. by
imp. Glencoe, o y. o. dam by
Ressller, = : d.
" Z Duford's b. (. ty Medoc,
4 J. o. dam by Alexander, I'd . .ais.
Ti,ne@4.s1l-t;5a -iibi-aiot-thi
VhHtErtfs-4Tho lion. g.. M. Conrad has
allied for Europe, where ho Intends passing
ne summer, On her last trip TO st. Louis,
ho AleS' Scott mado the run and days aud i
ours; the quickest trip ever ilaae. The Il.
ftigate Raritan was launched al. pl,iladol.
Oh The 10th. Tho y, y schooner Gram.
us, sailed from Norfolk on the ljth March
has net since been heard Of ,~afrars arc
nteftained that she is Lost. Three thousand
o|Iara were appropriated by tho Common
ounell of Boston 70 deiray the expousa Of
tfnkor Till celebration on the 17tl. John
, Pfeasan's has. resigned The editorial man.
Of The Richmond Wing. A man has
ION arrested in Illinois for having six wives,
! living. A fire occurred at Fail Rivor.
ass, on the 9Th inst, and destroyed property
the amount of $4,000. The iron.works
TO Col. Borden were utterly con.
med. There was a destructive fire 1T Brig. !,
!, r, J., on the 10th inst. The loss OF pro. ,
fty is said to exceed S12o,00O, and the in. =,
rance was only 100000. Two FIRE eompa. ,
~ in New York lind a e~rievous fight re-. !,
ntly; the eietorsdestroyed the engine ofthe =
nqalshed. A man named James Loring +
ID u the Charity Hospital, New Orleans :
Friday, from a wound in tho thigh by a :,
ncllman, with a knife; the latter has been :,
'ested. On the 9Th instant, tho annual ex- i,
%'lnation of the cadets of West Point was !,
on Cen. Scott and other dirnitarins