New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-19
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last Ii was for Jockey Club Purse of $780, four mile
heats, the entries being Aim Dunn Louis DOr, Rude and
1 Betty Ohpe. Each of these fine animals had won
laures three of them other fields. and the other the
fair Am, Dunn having won the purse in three mile race
| over the the day previous Although the
youngest the field and with the disadvantage of having
the day before .4n the favorite against the field
but the others had many warm friends and the betting
spirited The attendance large and seldom have
much interest manifested in the result of a
race Money staked in large amounts all imagn-
| able points.
FIRST Htat-Bety Olre had the start but the lead
taken from her by finn at the first turn and they went
through the first mile in this position closely followed by
Ru5e and Louis. On entering the second mile, Betty
made dash Ann and passed her but closely fol-
lowed through the mile by all the rest and entering
the third mile INN who had been passed by RUDE regained
her position as second and in the fourth mile she placed
herself ahead RUB pushed her hard to the but he
could not fast enough, and .7n passed the stand
about three lengths ahead uiser strong pull appa
rently winning the heat with Time, 500.
Ann now the tavore against the field at odds Of
one, hut R,ibe still had many friends who
willing to invest in him notwithstanding appearances and
| the betting asliyely
Second Hea.-The start good Betty Oirer
taking the lead but closely followed by little Ann On
the back stretch RUDE went up to Betty and pushed her
closely to the On the back stretch Louis Or made
pdsseu
at pace which made his friends shout with delight But
he couldn't stay there long, and in the third mile Rube
again showed himself game, by passing finn and Louis
and paying his respects to Betty lie soon gained the
lead and they into the fourth mile well together
tearing pace On the back stretch Betty made another
attempt to get the lead but she iled and RUDE
| home winner of the heat in 1852
1 II evident that .4nn Dunn had been worked
hard and that the of the day before, would tell
| on in beraufp the
the field but the friends of the fies continued have
confidence and large piles " put up. Louis
On had inspired considerable confidence by his gallant
struggle for the second heat and many willing
believe few dollars worth that he would be somewhere
in the y,
Third Hea--Baty OHca again took the lead and her
Jockey appeared be anxious to get long start in the
first mile lie pushed her around the turn and into the
back stretch full thirty yards in advance, and she
tinued to hold this position throughout the mile
Dor being second, and Ann showing symptoms of
fatigue, last On the back stretch in the third mile Rude
went up to Betty, and finn also calamity struggled for
place. passing Louis but unable to get Rude
Betty Coming down the quarter stretch, Rube showed
ahead the others well up Betty and Louis made desper
efforts to cut him down, and the excitement
intense As they swung into the back stretch the contest
between Louis, Rude and Betty beautiful At this
point I'm, Dunn, who behind. like flash of lightning
went to the ground her ridet being thrown long dis
into the ditch RUDE and Betty opened
siderable gas. between themselves and Louis, and RUDE
showed himself at the length ahead winning the
heat and Time 1895.
Amid the civilizations consequent the winning of the
by RUDE there however general feeling of sad
caused by the accident to finn Dunn In falling she
twisted her knees out Of the sockets and broke both of
her fore legs Her loss is serious her genemany
owner Col Wells as she was one of the most promising
animals in the State He was deeply greved but this
feeling did not by any arise from pecunary con-
sideration. The jockey not seriously hurt. We
/ annex the following
!
THIRp DAy.-Satiuady january Hockey Club Purse
S700-Four mile heats.
A. A. Lecomte & Co.'s CHI h. RIDE. by imp Trus-
tee, dam Minstrel, by Medoc--6 " o......... 2 l
D. 4. Kenner's b. c. Louis d Or by imp Sarpe-
don, out of Picayune-I " o................. 3 . 5
r b. Godsbys b. f. Betty ORrer, by Wagner,
dam Minstrel by Medoc@ y. o............ 1 I ,
I'll, Wels's 6. f, Ann Dunn, by Sovereign, dam
Reel-3y. Observation-Disclosures. ! 3dst
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