The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-25

ORLEANS JocKrv CLuB RAcEs.-The Great Match
for $40 900 on the Bingaman Course.Everything pro-
missed well for the of the great match until
terday. little rain fell before daylight but not
enough have any perceptbe effect upon the ground
The morning was warm and lowering, and by 10 O'Clock
very gentle shower had fallen, and again 1t promised
to clear up beautifully Before noon, however thun-
der storm of luminous aspect blew up and the appear
deceptive The rain fell In torrents Tor
more than an hour, and after the extreme vosnce ~,
the storm was over. it continued raining steadily TIL
nearly o'clock What effect such storm mad upon
the feelings of ALL aud more particularly upon the con,
dtion OF the course and the approaches thereeo We
need not say. 1t sufficiently deporabe
Nevertheless immense crowd turned out to see the
race and the stands filled IN good season HAD
the weather been fine they would not have held the
Of the spectators. ~ 40
The betting the may be quoted Mt 100 to eo
on Fanny King against Revenue, ana rs the hour or
the start approached there good deal OF eagerness
the course such-being deep in mud, and yet ex-
ceedngly slippery from the immense quantity OF water
that fears were entertained OF accidents TO morse anu
rider These happily were all unfounded
Revenue had the inside and went of in front. making
slow but steady running The mare kept
behind him. catching mud and water than was at
all agreeable they to the stand at the end Of
the first mie Revenue had lead Of perhaps four five
lengths lie improved this advantage in the next half
mile, but in the following half mile Fanny King regancd
her position and they closed the second mile in the
same relative positions the first The third mile was
run in precisely the In the fourth mile
Revenue again opened the gap the mare; but when
she called upon to make it up she did not respond,
in the previous mesor rather, Revenue forced the
pace and she could net get him At the head Of the
quarter stretch she made rally for the heat but alto
Betncr IN rlnulnB sac cOulu not gct 10 the colt
the pulled up inside the distance and walked
in. The time Of the heat was 94s-qute fast was
expected.
The suffered much the most from the heat. She
must have brought in many pounds overweight in mud
while the colt had caught none whatever. He showed
symptom Of distress and heavy odds offered
him at once for the money.
1t appearing to many that had been made in
running u waiting race with the mare through such
mud tho tactics Of her managers changed At the
tap of the drum she made dash for the lead She at
had her head in front, and in making the turn
1srr bal
gave 1t So. He kept up his rate caught the
mare In straight running ran locked with her hun
drcd yards, when he showed in 'front.' and before he
swung into the quarter stretch he had good lead OF
her She rallied in the stretch, and he to the
stand at the end of tho frat mile, she nearly to
the end Of the second mile he three lengths
ahead She made strong running in the next half mile
but back again. and no closed the third mile with
lead Of six eight lengths He improved his advantage
In the last mile until he reached the head of the quarter
stretch, when 1t quite of the question
venue the heat in $50.
We might speculate about the result Of the the
effect Of the mud the probable issue Of the contest
had the ground been firm, but each reader manage
trust that this not the final trial Of speed and stout
between these noble animals The public, we know,
eager the contest repeated under different cir
cumstances. We annex the summary =
THURSDAY, April 10, ls47.-Great Match Race for
$40 000 So 900 SIDE ST. 900 forfeit four mile heats
Col William II. Johnson's (of Virginia) b. c. Re-
venue, by imp. Trustee out Of Resale Somers
VIM. p Greers of Kentucky, Is T. Tayior'sj b.
IN. Fanny King by imp. Glencoe, out Of Mary
Smith, by Sir Richard, 8 y.
Time, 9:4S--9:50.
n A., IN