The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-26

NEW ORLEANS JOCKEY CLUB RAcEs-BINoAMAN
iouRsE "A magnificent race rewarded the thousands
Who throngec the stands Of the Bngsman Course yes
erday The day was marked by strange vicisstudes
or II Was disastrous aud glorious for tho
winner We can hardly hops another race rs in
eresting In years and regret that the state OF the
ourse-so heavy ineastic and dead should have pre-
rented the conendng horses making it fast but
or THIS the race would it will stand pom the record
nave confsrred signal the horses
me entries we're Veriher, Fanny King, and Peytona.
The order in which them Ia precisely the re-
verse Of the estimation in which they held by
20 much to Peyona for victory which she won over
fashion, that she is bound to have thousands of friends
mug before the race she greatly the svorte against
any named horse and the morning OF the race she
was in town the favorte against the neld The chief
reliance or those who backed the field was Fanny King
hey were in such force upon the coarse command
ed such sums Of money that there they changed the
current OF the betting, and made Fanny King II any
thg the fayorite against the field while she had deci
1sdy the call against the big mare Verifer had few
friends and the actual transactions about him we're at
me rate OF three to against him There great
aeai OF betting upon the result but In such variety
that we cannot give nearly the gene
state OF feeling In regard to it than have done
above As to the time expected, say positively
that we heard no man rash enough to offer money that
some always where there is fine field OF horses and
ths course looks well, to anticipate quick time.
werner VINO had far fewer friends than either Of his
competitors for the money had the inside and immsdi
atey upon the tap of the drum to work at good
steady pace He at once opened decided gap upon
MS competitors, which they showed inclination to
prevent Peytona trailed behind as If watching Fanny
KING, ana Fanny seemed waiting for Peytons Thus
they went through the first mile and half through the
second at which time should think Peytona out
OF her distance, and Fanny King nearly SO. The i'm
preston the stands seemed to be that Verisr was
fast killing himself of and that he would shortly come
osck TO them The jockey Fanny however, began In
good season TO make up the ground he had lost. and
IN better position at the snd of the second than the
first mile and in yet at the end Of the third
while Peytons was still far in the In the fourth
mile amy King improved her rate and gained upon
Verher but as he up his rum she time
looked like winner OF the heat and without being
hv hur kavr. n~rA
lengths In front in $40 Peytona driven severely
the last mile to save her distance but passed the
lne ahtai OF Fanny King who though the consending
BY the time the judges ready to declare the 70.
suits OF the heat the people to have become
confirmed than in the beginning that Fanny King would
win the money.
Something was said about Peytona's showing lame
but this passed of and hackers showed no dis
position to hedge Such transactions did take place
grew out Of the desire of those who had laid tho odds
against Verer to extcste hemseve from the critical
position In which they were placed by his winning a
heat We need not that those who had backed from
the outset this young Beshsazarior such he s-wers
They commenced the second heat ut the msrest hand
gsllop ever looked at Peyona leading and VerGer be-
hind They had gone but fc hundred yards In this
before the jockey veriasr determined that it
easier and better to let him stride along than keep
him behind where doubtless his owner would have been
better pleased to see him But to lead he deter
mined and away he went under the stronges pull the
boy could give him Fanny King ran second, and in a
much better place THAI In the former heat and even
Peytona allowed no such gap to be made before. Az
ter going about = mile and half Fanny King went up
verifsr try his speed and either fell immedi
atsy back purposely, thought he left her. for
he again to the stand in 'front.' but both
now lying closer to him ready for dash. Nor Psy
stretch in the third mile, she in earnest. There
was beautiful brush between her and Fanny King
which made the whole resound with the shouts of
Der hackers The space between the two and Verifer
was annhlated as If he had been standing still and be-
fore the half mile post was Peytona was in front
Fanny King second, but close up, while Verifsr
dropping asern fast that the cry that he had
broke down Vt that hts chance out, In making the
Fanny and Peytona changed pacee and the former
led into the quarter stretch in front At the head OF
the stretch to the surprise Of body Verer made
beautiful rally he passed Peytona and up Fan.
n.y. aud the two came down to the stand at the end of
the third mile looked II both had thought the
ousion Of the heat Fanny had a slight advantage OF
him which she improved in entering the fourth mile and
led entirely round again to the quarter stretch, with
Vsrner close up when he again set to with her and
Both did their best the whole length Of the stretch but
the reached the stand frat with Verir nearly to
the last two miles were run each under two minutes
Twas "a beautiful sight which we have no power nor
describe The old mare just dropped inside the
dag
Strange to say after this beautiful heat Peytona was
more the avorite than ever twas reasoned that both
heuts had been run to suit her Verfsr had run for
both OF them, and though he had the lrst Fanny
had killed him of in the second Nothing left then
but tor the old aud beat them both In
the same style In which she won the Peyton stake a.
Nashville so argued her friends and they all
guine Veriaer badly ridden this heat or 1t is
+ Till believed by many he would have won the money
His rider was not strong enough to hold him, and Was
all the time laborins to get better pull upon him
track and good deal OF ground twas judged very i'm
prudent to go for the heat Ms he did. But have
in few words. The gallant veriher again took the
lead and cut out tho work Peytona lying second and
Fanny third After going half mile Fanny
changed places with Peytona but the big
stuck close by her, and there was very
siderable space between the three. Thus they ran
through two miles Upon commencing tho third mile
PeytOua ed her rate IN baCk gtretch
challenged Fanny for the lead and the two together
up to Veriher who was called upon for all he knew. 1t
appeared at the half mile post as II they bound to
pass him. and the question which Of the two
would outlast the other. But those who relied upon
Verer's crying enough, reckoned without their host
He led gaanty down the quarter stretch, and entered
the fourth mile in front, with Fanny King hanging to
him, and her friends all confidence Early in this mile
the gallant Peytons let down badly and strange to say
in one of her hind legsthe believe. The
controversy was thus narrowed down to a match
but though extremely interesting 1t did not again
acquire character Of very intense excitement, for
Verier maintained his advantage with unyiediDg
game and the mare could not get TO him We need
not say that the finish Of the brilliant. An
that could be got from the called upon but the
jockey on Veriher was undaunted He looked back
but stride would have brought her upon him
As he wa. passing the winning post he turned again
ana confident In as triumph gave tn. signal victory
amidst the most tumutuous plaudits of the graaed
spectators We must congratulate the owner of veri
her upon his brilliant success and express sympathy
Mt the misfortune which has closed the racing Of
Peytone the conqueror or Fashion. Fanny King has
lost character by this race II recolected
that she and won three.m mile purse ony the day
previous ut two heats. We annex a summary -
TUESDAY, Dec Purse $1,000 entrance ten per cent
added-four mile heats
w. j. Minors CHI. & Vcrfer, by imp. Beshsz-
Ear out Of Britannia yr. DID,. 49,.
8. I. Tsylor'sb m Fanny King, by imp. Glen
coe, dam by Sir Richard yr. old .......
Isaac Van Leer'sc Oh m. Peytona, by imp Glen
coe, out Of Giantess aged ........... 3dis'
Time, 9:l0-s:l0-S03h.
Peyton broke down In the twelfth mile.
WEDSEsDAy.-We think there never such weather
as we had yesterday for the last days II poured
In torrents, and II hazardous for short to
ture to the ferries much to traverse the
between the landings at Agers and the stands What
was little queer the rain seemed to fall fastest the pre-
ose mom,nt Of starting Not single start took place
cave in the midst ct a deuge We need not describe
the condition OF the the Imagination CT what
was viii be enough for those not present let alone the
reality ard yet the reader will perceive that the time
was comparatively good the first indeed
excellent one The betting was very general although
tue uuth must be told-the attendance by
mean 40 large as on the previous day The reader win