The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-16
sporting Intelligence

Sporting Intelligence.
Lou"IANA AssooIATIoS RAcss -EcLIrsE Course
rourth Day -Yesterday the fourth days
the Ecpee Course for the Orleans House Plate
which brought together Mary Bowen and Jenny Ii nd.
ipgy cold and unplsasant-t the wind blowing fresh
from the northwest The track was muddy and heavy
owing to hard rain Of the night previous. factit
was sprfnkhng In the city up to IL O'Clock, A. M
three hours before the time Of starting The atten-
dance was small-very small indeed, might have
been expected from the state Of the weather. Mary
Bowen won tho race with such apparent ease, that
description Of the running Is unnecessary 1t may be
well enough however TO state that from the time the
entries known, Mary the favorte and ut the
time Of starting two to freely laid upon her
We close our report with the following summary -
FRIpAy, Dec. 1.-The Orleans House Plate, of 5000
Entrance, 10 per cent, added-Two mile heats-3 and
years old to carry the regular weight years old
A. Lscomte & Co Is CHI. IN. Mary Bowen by imp
Leviathan, dam by Stockholders y o., 1 l
Glencoe, out of Betsy Malone, y. o.......
Time, 420-4:27
Fifth Ddy.-Yesterday was the fifth day's sport OF
the FAN meeting, on the Eclipse Course The race wa,
for the Jockey Club Purse Of 5000 te per
cent added-four mile hta's The entries Char
mer and Revenue The day wa, fine, the att-p dance
numerous but the track continued heavy. few
very pretty ladies graced the stand. Betting
markaby brisk, although in the course OF the fore
Charmer to Revenue On Friday evening and yester-
day morning to short time previous the jockeys
mounting, Chsrmer was the favorite her hackers
freely offered three to two on her, and in some in
stances, we believe, two to one given But
have already intimated immediately preceding tho
the friends Of the horse their purse strings
taking Whatever odds they could get aud hnely gooy
1t freely on him Both nsgs looked clean md
First Heat AT the tap there was n good start Re-
venue leading off, Charmer following close in his track
and her jockey pulling her up, as indeed Revenues
Jockey as him they thus cantered round ths first
mile. They quickened their pace In the home.
the first mile Revenue leading in ahead They trailed
maintaining the post of honor, and after brisk run
down the fourth quarter, passing 10 ahead The frat
the same Jim. along. Josey fashion in the third
quarter Charmer brushed boldly TO the horse with
the will If not the capacity of passing him the latter
she proved not to posses for Revenue shook her of
and in manner that gave renewed confidence to his
friends he passed in as before ahead. They entered
the fourth mile and went through the fest and
second quarter in trail In the third Charmers rider
put the to her but still she could not head
the horse they had da hing run from the fourth
quarter, but Revenue came in . couple of lengths
ahead thus winning the the first heat. Time, 900
The hackers of Revenue now became clanorous for
bets freely Offering four to him and at this
odds four blu, few takers.
Second Heat.-They had fine start for the second
heat Revenue led off but Charmer followed close up.
They thus passed over the first quarter On terng
the second Charmer with her rider, sudden
ly to fall-a circumstance which called forth loud
and simultaneous burst of regret No one knew what
injury the rider or horse had sustained The anxiety
to learn it was. therefore, very great The boy
soon to rise, but the did not till time
afterwards II appears that she tumbed right into the
ditch against the fence of the course, and had
difficulty in extrcating herfef She rose after some
time, covered over with mud but without sustaining
any injury in her limbs. Her eye badly but not
seriously, it would seem, hurt. The jockey of Re-
venue, in the time cant-red round the track the
four miles, the judges marking the time--l30O 1t wa,
charged that the accident to Charmer caused by
foul play on the part Of the jockey of Revenae The
judges jnvesgat the charge lar came before
them and decided tina 1t failed, altogether their
unanimous opinion being, that there grounds
whatever for they therefore decided that Revenue
had won the race. The following is the mmary-
Fifth day-saturday. Dec Jockey Club Purse Of
$GoQ-Entrance ten per cent. added -Four mile heats
X. a n Rava hv Trn akaa. Aap
W. N. Rogers (. Cbarmer, by Glencoe dam
' A-'A' 'A'' ". o. Piesyan., Dec. s. ai'
LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION RAcEs.-EcLIpsE CoUssE-
The secend days race the Eclipse Courss proved
that the " knowing ones'' didn't know .nothng D.
or the entries-naneIy, Voucher, lEolus and Levi
atban fy-Holus the favorite against the field
ut odds Of two to upon him, and thus the
Ike almost as freely as they offered and the
sequence Is that considerable "pile changed hands
ever but considerably overcast and threatening rain
The condition of the course slightly improved
from Hhat was the day previous but still it was far
tendance, we should say, was only toerable. But
At the call of the bugle, the nags came up and at
the signal all got away with a fair start-Voucher
leading with Eolus second; the running, up to the
first three quarters Of the first mile ng what might
be called an easy rate At this point The aeld was
prettily strung out-Voucher ahead, Eolu, second
and the Leviathan third-there being about length
here to the score the position was but slightly varied
On passing the stand they were all together
while the Leviathan hly was just about holding her
own own with the grey Away they went on the second
mile in gallant style, and the running on the back
stretch was certainly very pretty, the lilly pushing
h.olus, and holus doing the same to Voucher. But
At The half mile post, the Wagner colt showed we'll
ahead and even ELECTED bets-whch were readily ia.
ken-tbat he would win the heat. And. sure enough,
be did, quite handily in minutes aud 1871 seconds
tney ar n - |
Was discovered that Hiolus was rather "tucked up
md the opinion that Voucher race horse and
ant 20 peat; was a1o"s as suddenly made known
The second he at though ended as It was well sup.
little accident, and which might have changed the
etult of the race very materially After fair start
III the nsss went heartily to work and the first mile
vas hnished In gallant style every one doing the best
% could to win. But they entered the second mile
ne boy on Voucher was seen to jostle and lose his
eat and for moment it feared he would fall But
way he went as II shot out OF howitser n adually
'pening the gap between himself and his p1rsuers-
very one supposed the boy unable TO hold his horse
md 1t was considered q runaway scrape While ali
yes were turned towards Voucher, the mystery was
uddenly explained BY one Of the stable boys picking
esther attached. This had been broken by the boy
N Voucher at the time It was feared his rider was
bout to fall And this accounts for the extra running
N the part Of the game little colt.
But before We could take down these notes. the heat
,as over, land the race finished Voucher was out
head In three minutes and forty seconds, Eolus and
he Levisthan FLY being distsnced.
SUMMARY.
WEpSyspAY, Nov. 20 Association Purse. $300-En-
ran ce, ten per cent, added two mile heats.
Vim Miners b. Q. Voucher, by Wagner, out Of
imp Britannia, y. o.. .....1
'uncan ksnnersgr. g. Eous by Grey Medoc,
dam by imp. Leviathan, y o. -. ...... 2 dis
B. Goldsby's Oh by imp. Levisthan, out Of
Mary Jones, By imp Barefoot, y. o.. ...... dis
Time, 349H-3:<7.
N. 0. Picayume, Nor. 80.
THREATENED BLOCKADE OF CANTON By THE AMK-
letter from Canton, OF 9th September,
arrates . disagreement between the imperial commits
Can axd Daul IA