The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-10

FIRST DAY, Sunday, Dec. 9th;-Ths weather,
yesterday, promised tO'spoil sport Fhs,morhing
continued lowering aud wet--aIf occasional glimpse
Of sunshine and frequent showers. The rain Of the
night previous gave usevery reason to expect hea
w track, and numbers remained away under the be-
hefthat the ceutestwouId prove buta galop through
the mud. We were agreeahly surprised in finding
the reverse. The beautiful course was IN thorough
order, the track good adthenags ali ready tOface
the music. The popular proprietOrs, Messrs, Vat
eiitne 4 Oliver, had spared neither labor expense
to have the first day brilliant affair, and their el-
forts did not 60 unrewRrded. The day was the
crack one of the season; the sport Tar better than
anything that we have yet. bad. Tie attendauce
exceeded the expectations of an The stands pre-
scented sufficient animation to make the nfIar go of
lively and the betting was heavy and spirited The
convenience Of the course to the rivers the neat
ferry boats that convey yOaover, and theaccompo-
dations you etnvth when tllere, great induce
ments to attend.
The race was for the Proprietors purse Of $3.50
mile heats Tae entries were Error. Bue7aa Fts-
ia, BlaGifoot and gray ueyiathan colt, Buena
Vista was the favorite against any named nag, and
the odds SEeFe taken on her against the field. But
little was done however, on the ground, unti after
the first heat. The horses stripped well, with the
exception OF Blackfoo who did not look IN the sight
/ fix to lake the money, Error had evidently i'm,
proved since he had had the mud thrown in his eye;
on the Metairie Course
4 At the tap Of the drum, the horses got off wei
together with the exception of Blackoot who agget
behind a position that he did not improve during
the race. Error lead round the first mile with Bue
ma Vista and the Gray footingt side by side, hard
! " jump behind him; which pace the three sus-
tanned until the last haifsmile, when Bueha Vista
parted company with the colt, challenged Error to
show his heels, and, after good running at the
4 home stretch came IN two lengths ahead, winning
4 the heat in $685. ~.
The apparent ease with which the thipg was
done gave great confidence TO the hackers Oh the
mare, bBt there were others, who picked up the
odds as they came along, believing that the affair
was not as near out as might suppose, and that
1 there was still sport at hand
/ Second Heaf-Away went the 'nags, without
extra tro6ble Error leading and the others string
2 ing out on the FIRST quarter. On the baes sTeteh
IL was evident that the tune was getting livelleT
and at the turn Error, Busna Vista and the Gray
rallied for the stretch. HeFethe gray went 70 worl
about right, putting down his best ticks at kilhnl
pace-too good, by-the-by, to last--and leading 5.
the stand in handsome style, doing up the hrs
mile in l:54. He kept the lead round to the thin
quarter, when Error attempted to take him in hanC
but twas no gO-thegray winning the heat IN 30
rather quick travelling. BlaekfoOt barely save
has distance. The betting materially changes
The gray colt and Error wsrethe only ones talke
o. the ioTmeF having the call Many Of the know
ing ones thought differently from this, and GOO
business was done in rather a mixed way, II
Leyathan colt had evidently been put to his mettl
and showed il rather too plainly for the work yet
be done. Betting was at first with the odds on d
gray butt fell overto an matter before the sta
Third HeQt-Blackloolw was declared Withdraw
d by the consent Of the Judges and at the signal
three nags lelt.the score. The Gray led on I
dance, but his partners soon came % close quartz
ID and for the first halfmile they were all in buE'
Buena Vista tried to 90 up head, bat was quiel