New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-29

At the tap Of the drum they went off well,
One Eyed Joe taking thelead, Highlander Sc
oond, and Little Flea we'll up. BY the time |
they reached the backstretch, Joe was half a |
dozen lengths ahead of Highlander, Little Flea
still close up to the latter. They kept in this |
way until they got on the homestretch, when |
Highlander and Flea ran up close to Joe, and
he came up and passed the stand about three
lengths in front Of Highlander, in / 52a, Flea
still close up to Highlander. Joe rather in
creased his speed on the next turn, and again
opened a gap on Highlander and Flea Of six or
eight lengths, which he maintained down the
backstpetch, but on the lower turn and home
stretch Highlander and Flea closed again tie
within two or three lengths, and in this way
Joe passed the stand, making the second mile
in 151a, and the two miles in 3.44 On the
next mile Joe kept up his speed, but the others
lay little closer to him on the backstretch
than in the previous two miles, and as soon as
they passed the Mansion House they increased
their speed, and closed at every jump, coming
| up the homestretch at killing pace. When
| in front of the grand stang, Little Flea made a
| tremendous brush, and in an instant passed
| Highlander, and before Joe got to the judges
| stand, Flea hoped in front Of him, making the
| time Of the third mile 1!52, and Of the three
miles $3.50. Flea was soon couple Of lengths
in front of Joe; and Highlander, after a brief
4 struggle to keep up. began to drop off. Flea
\ went along gallantly, and came home winner
| by three or four lengths, making the last mile
in 1859 and the heat in 1885, Highlander about
about fifty yards behind.
| SgMMARY.-National Jockey Club Races
Second Day-Tuesday, September 10, 1854
st. Nicholas Hotel stake, for all ages, single
dash of four miles, four year olds and upwards,
to carry 100 pounds; $500 added by the St.
Nicholas Hotel if two or more start.
J. B. Mier's b. g. Little Flea, by Grsy Eagle, dam by
Thomas W poswsis g. g. One Eyed Jo BY Prince
George out of Registers dan-6 y. o............ Q
P, s. Fower's Highlander, by Glencoe, dam castanst
Time, 7:s5. : : ''''''''
hethird day'sraces over the National Course,
Long Island, New York, promised to be Of no
slight interest. The first race did not come off,
three out of four of the entries paying forfeit.
The second was for a club purse of $1,000, two
mile heats, 20 per cent to go to the second best
horse. The entries were b. (. Maid of Orleans
| or. C. Granite, b. c. Uild Irishmaa,, b. h. Red
Eye, b. 6. Berry, and Oh. Q. Carrot Dapis
All Of these horses came to the post, ana
probably better field of two mils racers were
never seen on track. They were from six diff
ferent States, viz, Granite from New JERSEY
Red Eye from Virginia, Berry from Michigan
Maid of Orleans from Louisiana, Garret Ddpi
from Kentucky, Wild Hishman from Soutl
; Carolina. The race was we'll contested, al
though won handily by ppild Irishman, VIII
distanced four of the horses in the contest; bu
Berry, who has made the best two miles as We
4 run in the United States, accomplished the dis
9 lance in 1866 in this city, was distanced i,
i this heat, as was also Gnyfet Daeis. In tn
second heat Red Eye and Maid of orlean
' shared the same fate. Before the start DVil,
. Irishf,'an was the fayorite, at $50 to $lO
against the field. The betting on Maid Of Or
leans and Red Eye about even. Some small
bets were made that the former would be bette
. in the race than pPild Irishman Berry,
! name was not mentioned, he not being in ii
q top" order; Dapis and Granite were con
J. sidered as mere &c outsiders,'' and not worth
of mention. The track was not in frst-rat
order, being rather heavy and dusty, and nc
n calculated for C slashing'' race The attend
: ance was by no means as numerous as on til
= previous day.
). The New York Times makes the following re
i, marks and gives the annexed summary:
e After an Intellectual attempt to start they PC
e off well together--Red Eye leading-ths other
y we'll up. Red Eye maintained his positio
through the first mile-yifaid of Orleans we
9 up Granite running well, and Davis som
= lengths in the rear; they passed the stand
1:50; but soon after leaving it, Hishmon rushe
e ahead, passed Red Eye, and took the Leaf
n opening gap of some six or seven lengths bt
!, tween himself and his opponents. freshman wa
y first to the score on the second mile; Red E2
d second; Granite, good third; Maid of o,
!, leans, fourth; Berry and Dauis distancet
q Time of the heat was 3:47
I, SECOND HEAT
e The betting was now Wild Irisha,an again
3 the field at 100 to 80 Red Eye led around tf
J. turn with the gray we'll up, Tishman and IL
Maid going side by side. On rounding IL
turn the gray took the first position closely 70
\ lowed by Irishn,an and Orleans, the lattt
leading to the stand on the first mile in 1:5O.
but she was soon in the rear of both CRAM
!, and Irishnaan. On the back part of the Cours
ID the jockey of Irishman put spurs to him, az
he was soon the leading horse, having collar,
1T and passed Granite with perfect ease. Iris
?. man now had it all his own way, and can
home an easy winner Granite second r,
l. Eye and Orleans had the red flag dropped
2 their faces Time 3:44.
II SUMMARY:
l. NATIONAL COURSE, L. l., Wednesday, Sept 20, 1854
* Club Purse, $1,000 Two mile heats 20 per cent.
le to go to the second best horse.
J, B, Miller names R. p Fields b. c. WiA Irishman
by Glencoe, dam Mary Morris, years old. ........1
W. III: Gibbons names Ct c. Granite by Potydore, dam
.andrenetter, years old.
a a. B. cheathan names b. + Maid IF Orleans by Bcr
M thtsns dam Alice Carreah years old
US John Il, Cassidy names W. +. Harpers b q. Be,rg
ne by Sorereign dam by Glencoe, years old.
g. s. j. Carter CHI, Garrett Davis by Glencoe,
dam by Sir Leslie, years old. Observation-Disclosures.
TIME
n FIRST Heat Second Fl,