New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-10
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MEIArRIR CouRsE-spRIsa MEETING April. O. 1852
Four Mile Day-The crack event of the season came OF
yesterday this The reputation of the
the unusual large attendance and the accompanying
| reminded old turfmen of the brave days gone by TIL
inside of the course brilliant with gay equipages
while the salons below and the stands above
with their excited hundreds Several thousand specta
tors present. and among them select assemblage
ladies' fine clear day and good track favorabl
to sport.
The go for the Jockey Club Purse of $780, Their
were four entries to-wit: Louis dor Hddlssonc Bell
Key and La Tdrie Refine.
In pnie Refine the favorite against the field at 1O(
to CO. and large amounts changed hands this figure
The betting brisk at three to two and five three
The cognosceni were most anxious to back the vore
the above rates and consequently the outsiders fought
shy and refused to accept many proered favors Louis
Or was next in the affections Of the fancy" Belle Ken
third and banters made that Hddlssone would be
distanced! How wide they off the mark the seaue
proved
AT the call all four upon the track Hiddlsston
looked in rather high condition for the hot work before
him, and La Vde Refine said to be little sore from
her dashing victory few days previous. To her tt
the work. her trainer gave her sheer around tn
course previous to the final call.
First Ileat-At the tap of the drum all four went off il
METER skelter order La Pde Refine led with Louis second
Belle Key third and Maidstone bringing up the rear The
ayorite crept away from the field from the jump gradually
widening the gap to the last half of the third mile where
the field seemed to be cut out beyond all hope Here
bets offered that she would distance the lot and
cries went up of No go' Dead cock in the pit etc
At the fourth round steel and cat-gut" applied
which brought the three we'll upLa Tae Refine leading
by few lengths to the score with Bile second Hddsone
third, and Louis fourth. Time 737A. After this the
betting was all on side
Second HeaThe favorite again led right CALAMITY In
the fourth round Louis d. Or made fine rafting rally
and going to the front came home winner, the rest
brushing at him with might and main. Time, 7:441s
This result being known, Louis became the yore ant
it having been announced that La rae Refine was da,y
the knowing ones began to hedge.
Third Heat.-LolGs d. Or went away like shot Bell
cut him down on the back stretch and led the party for
few strides where she again fell back On the thrt
round Louis was in the advance with Belle Key driving
him to the stirrup. Hddlesoe in the last mile made
struggle for the first position but shaken off Loui
dor winning the heat and the race. Time, 1854.
SUMMARY
.apr1i 9-Jockey Club Purse SsoO-four mile heats.
D. + kenner's b. c. Louis d Or, by sarpedon, dam
Pieayune years old. Observation-Disclosures. l
L. J. Wells's ch. h. Hddlssone by Trustee, dam
by Mucke john years old observation-disclosures
P. 0. Heberts H. 3, Smith's) b. f. belle Reg by
Sovereign, out of the dam of Ann Hayes, 8
W. J. Minors br. f. La Hraie Refine by Sovereign,
dam Veracity, by Pacific, years old. ...... d.
Time, 7s724-7:441s-7:54.
THE RACE ToDAY-The sports over the Metairie toda,
Will be for purse of $780, mile heats three best in five
The entries which famous promise fine days enter
tainment See bill.