The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-30
A Foot Race--Man vs.. Horse.

| Asporting event of this kind was witnessed by
| large number of spectators, at the St. Louis
| race track, on Wednesday of last week. A man
named Jackson, widely celebrated as the :" Ameri.
can Deer" and Mr.. H. Doyer's trotling horse
June Bug" (which has some celebrity, also, it
| seems,) were the parties"
The match was, that the american Deer" was
| to run five miles and six hundred yards while the
| horse made ten miles.
The " American Deer won the race, a descrip-
ton of which we find in the St. Louis Reveile:
jackson looked clear and strong, and we think
better than he did in his ten mile match against
the Indian. The horse showed out well in his
| coat, and went sweetly in few turns before the
stand, but nevertheless it was said by the few that
| ne was not up to the mark for a long distance
Both had warm friends, but very little money was
laid out on the event the horse if any thing hay.
ing the call in the betting.
| Jackson, having retired to his station, at the
terminus of the six hundred yards, which was on
driven by his owner, MI. Doyer, was put to his
work, and as he crossed the score the red signal
flag was lowered in the Judges stand, and Jackson
| bounded oil almost at the same moment.
Both got of at very pretty steady pace, and
at the time Jackson made his first bow to the back
stretch, June Bug had completed his first mile in
2:55. As Jackson reached the third quarter, the
horse passed him and finished the mile as jackson
| was about two hundred yards from the distance
post. In this style they went on to the fifth mile,
without any interesting change taking place in
either, Jackson going steadily at his work, and
gaining, and the horse rafting along at pace that
made many fear for his lasting As June Bue
drew the score for the fifth mile in 2:59, making
his whole time A42, Jackson was entering the
back stretch for the third mile, (he six hundred
yards addedl Here the horse first gave symptoms
of there being something wrong, by breaking up
On the third quarter he broke up badly twice, and
at the distance post broke up again: the story was
told ; it was very evident that the horse was moi
going at his ease. As the horse passed the scoi
on the sixth mile in 307, Jackson reached the draw
gates, and was cheered on by tremendous shout.
from the hundreds present. The horse from THU
time was evidently beaten, as he frequently broke
up and fell off in the pace, while Jackson, like a
pretty little pocket Hercules still kept on at the ole
sure and steady pace. As he dashed over the
score in completion of his fourth mile in 5:45, thu
horse, beaten badly, had gained the turn into the
straight run home. On the horse reaching tn,
draw gales he was pulled up and walked in, Will,
the Deer" went on and completed his task in
the most game and untring manner.
"We add statement of the time made by tn
horse and man:
2 "Jackson's time 1st mile and six hundred yard
$50; I'd mile 5:56; 81 mile 5:45; 4th mile SAP
5th mile $50; whole time thirty minutes and 81
e seconds. June Bugs time 1st mile 3.02 Cd mil
7 2:55; Sd mile 2:53 4th mile 1853; 9Th mile 2:59
e 9Th mile 3:07; 1h mile 1927 9th mile 6: l6 who'll
| | time for the eight miles 25: 3d."