New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-18
THE TURF

TPOITING AND PAcTNG IT NEW- ORLFANs.-Dn the lst
OF February Rhode Island Lady Moscow, and y Bl-n-
troed over the Metaire Course for purse of $3.50 Inc
dsy was bright clear and beautiful and hundreds OF our
citizens glad OF opportunity to enjoy an hour reat
ton from business took advantage of the many means oil
CONVEYANCE and locked the Metairie at early hour
crowdDe The quarter stretch and stand to repleon Inc
betting was every way until few minutes before the
start when the friends Of Blenis showed their hand and
claimed the call against the field with Rhode Island second
I;y,f JSof-At the tan they all got good send OF
Rhode Island drawing ont, Lady Moscow second and
O'Pl,nis apparently waiting for them. On the back
stretch Lady Moscow went up 10 Rhode Island but ne
shook Ter Of with ease and came home hrst the mare
second HeGf-This was beautiful heat, Rhode Island
and OBlenis going of Tapped with the Lady at their
ukv q heel doing the outside work. and al going sweet
ct the head Of straight side she went up brushed by y
Bleris and came TO dead lock with Rhode Island, in
which ution III CIV struck the head of the home stretch
with B,, MS apparently waiting chance To get his nose
in which he did they sided out for the last struggle he
taking the center ouooed the party anu won the heat
7Ijrd Haf-The friends Of Bens now came up
strong and co TO the current odds They got of in
hem: on making the turn the Lady showed her nose
abe ad but Abrams with Il. kept her company, gong
through the stretch Tapped and all three going close to-
retbeT that YOU could tell other from which at the
5od 81 Ie horne stretch il was an even thing Lady Nos
COW drew up however, and LEFT it to the two ceilings
Rhode Island out trottng o b to the score in 23s
F6vrt4IIl0t-Nr. Mclaughlin now drew Lady Moscow
0Blen ed from the score, Rhode Island not getting 20
him unit, rounding the last tun when he Tapped and his
friends were quite sangune Of his winning the heat
break midway the tretcb however gave it to . Bens
making the quickest heat in the race. Time, 1881
Fi0T Hea-It was now dollars TO dimes and takers
the odd giver however shook in their calf skins al
time as Blenis OF the quarter pole made bad break
wards on him settling however, he owly but easily
closedft up turning home with winning lead, which he
kept TO the stand in 237.
Ufdnes9av Feb 1sjiPnrse $3.50 for trotting horses
mile heats best in in harness.
y Z hs!;?.s s Ss'i1i;:,
!Sanday Feb. Purse $50 for pacing horses. Mile
heats. Best in in harness s;,.,
Sam Reeds Sr 4 T,as A7s5'' drawn
For the above the summary shows only two came to
the scratch The that since the entries made for
the purse Tom and Young America have been Pitted
arant each other in two for $500 each may have
had something to do with the latter not making sho"
and il was about well, 0s Ben Higdon has too mucn
foot for all second rate horses Tom not being within near
n distance the outcome The winner OF the race vas
matched while on the ground against Mr. Lorraine Dan
bic at mile heats best in s. in harness ior s''o aue
Tbe crord event of the day was the between 70
cebontas and Slerta there is no nee fussng We are
"a. co,,1ru,,itv certain by outsiders too that is
stranger The old horse in his two last races has no
come up to tie expectations OF his sna ' pun On ~,
previous performances, have all seen nm go over
ov rack urth heat 10 2:26l, aud his hackers have
always claimed for him, low down time on good track
and sci or . and a back al the same match was con
dered his guace Yesterday hut he could not PIT her up
on any part the ground and she came to the score
eVery heat at her ease description Ot the heats IS use
less as II was go dead thing that after giving Silver the
first heat 100 to 40 was current and after the mare had
got heat dollars 10 cents and no takers Inc day was
such az we only can have in climate, enchan,ingly
beautiful The blackberry bushes in full blossom, ani
the soft zephys waiting their aromatic sFeeiness over the
traries that is swamps The track was fast an immense
crowd upon the ground. and Mr. Cof the proprietor in
Iichstrles only $50 purse to give away and twenty
FIVE hundred heads on the track at dollar sock-noi
lad SUNDAYS work better than being in church asleep
Z D., ,ssoIo md anoFH er - d
Go IL bows two more heats yet, and then wen con
Inence drinking while in the midst OF his solloquy the
rgte keeper came up with a shot bag filed with filthy
ncre he anti talking and got his work counting out
Apresent Miss Pocahonas has the call against the field
md inch field a. will be brought together next Sunday,
viii If The day and track prove fine knock time into hts
Tecumseh Dolly Spanker and Pocahontas for purse and
stake of $500 mile heats best in in harness olefa
bly, lively crowd, Is it not
SUMMARY;
same Gay-Pacing Match for $1,000 Mile Heats Best
3 in >, in harness.
Ot;. W DimicEs ch N Pocahonias ......... !
Sauue! Rices 10 ( SilTeTtail .......''.
Time 233i- 227s-@3@3-2-h.