The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-06
The Races-Metarie Course.

SECOND DAY-Ihursday, April 5.-The contest
for the first race yesterday was for proprietor's
purse of 800 mile heats. The entries were
Goldsby's oh. f. by imp. Leviathan, and X. Harri-
sons C. f. by Belshazzar. Previous to the start,
the Leviathan flly was the favorite, two to one,
and few takers even at those odds. Both fllies
came up promptly at the tap OF the drum, and got
off well together. At the turn, the Belshazzar
fy took the lead, and maintained that position,
with little variation, throughout the heat to the
home stretch, when she reached the stand length
ahead, winning the heat in Isl.
Second Heat.-Bettng now changed, and the
friends of the Leviathan flly were not confident
The nags again came up promptly, both looking
finely, and started WELL The Belshazzar filly took
the lead at the turn, as in the first heat, keeping it
throughout, and coming in several lengths ahead,
winning in 1:554.
SECOND RAcE.-The race was for the ST. Charles
Hotel purse of $500, three mile heats. The entries
were Little Mistress, Black Satin and Jumping
Mulet. Although the attendance was rather slim,
there WIS much excitement among the spectators,
Black Satin being the favorite at odds against the
field. At the start Little Mistress had the track,
Black Satin being second and Jumping Mullet third.
Black Satin soon took the lead, Little Mistress fol-
lQljng and Jumping Mullet behind, which position
was maintained throughout the first and second
mile. On the third mile the horses kept the same
position up to the home stretch, where Little Mis-
tress made splendid brush for the heat, coming
home little less than length behind Black Satin,
Jumping Mullet being third. Satin won the heat
in GAO.
Second Heat.-The betting at this time was rather
undetermined, the favorte having been so closely
pressed The friends of the favorite evidently lost
large share of their confidence, and seemed very
shy, excepting in trying to hedge, in which they
found few takers. One hundred to twenty-five was
offered that the winner of the money could not be
named, and sixty to forty that no one could name
the horse which would take the heat At the start,
Satin took the lead, Little Mistress pressing close,
and Jumping Mullet again behind. At the turn,
Mullet passed Little Mistress, but again fell back
in the first quarter Each horse kept this position
to the last quarter turn where all were in heap.
Thus they came up to within twenty rods of the
winning post. Here Black Satin was ahead, both
horses laying close up, with their noses on his
quarter. Satin's rider seemed confident of win
ming the heat and directed all his attention 10
Little Mistress, who was the favorite against him.
On this account, Jumping Mullet was enabled
to steal the heat from both, and came in a length
z-
ahead, in 6:27.
Third Hedt.-AH parties now were very shy of
betting ALL however, seeming anxious to hedge,
yet finding few takers. The start was the same
in the second heat, which position was constantly
maintained at slow gallop to the last quarter,
where the only racing was done; here there was
splendid contest between all three, and the whip
and spur were freely used, particularly on Black
Satin and Jumping Mullet. But the heat could
not be taken from the latter, who came half
length ahead, winning in 6:43a
We may remark here that the track was heavy
and unfavorabe to very good time. We annex
a summary:
SECOND DAY-Thursday, April 5.-Proprietors'
Purse, $100-Mile heats.
Kirkland Harison's ch +. by imp. Bsshazzar. out Of
God.5y ci. By imp. Lsviah.n dam By imp.
Time, i:57-i:55x.
SAME Day Second Race. - st. Charles Hotel
Purse of S4OO-Three mile heats.
X. Hsrson's CHI g. Jumping JNullet by Othsllo out
T. B. Pstteison's Dr. g. Black satin, by imp. Levia
than dam by Stockholders o................1
T. B. Go!dsby's ch f. Little Mistress. by Shamrock,
u''n W "no Time S:4o.e:S.-.siSH