Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-04-26
From the New Orleans Crescent. April III

q From the New Orleans Crescent. April III
AsosHER GREAT RAoEi-THE FAsr-
Est THREE Miles on REcoRDl-The
remark we hazarded the other day that,
hereafter, racing in the city of New Or
leans would be directed agsinst time
made in the city rather than against
anything else, has received another very
strong mark of confirmation in yester-
days race. During the last year, the
best time ever made at four-mile heats
was made over. the Metarie. During
the present meeting. four miles were
run by Lexington in ST seconds less
time. One year ago the best three
mile race ever run was run over the
Metarie, and yesterday that time was
beaten By FIVE seconds and one-quarter!
The old "spring-board," though meas
ured and re-measured, has been found
correct, and is still in advance of all
others.
The weather yesterday was all that
the most anxious turtles could ask
the sun shining down brilliantly, and yet
not with an uncomfortable warmth
The track was in excellent order, and
the attendance every way respectable.
A three-mile race is always interesting,
and, in cases ike the present, where a
field of well-known horses come to-
gether, not even the four-mile day has
greater attractions.
There were four horses entered for
the purse of $500, yesterday, at three
mile heats: Arrow, Brown Dick. Horn
pipe and Mary Taylor The first named
was the favorite against the field, at 100
to 70 before the start, and the remain
ing three were backed for the second
place, according to the partialities of
their friends.
First Heat-Brown Dick went off
with the lead, followed by Arrow
Mary Taylor bringing up the rear. On
the back stretch, and through the second
and third miles. Arrow lay close to the
running horse, waiting an opportunity
to take the front place. Hornpipe and
Mary made several Intellectual attempts
to close the gap that was opened on
them, but found the pace too fast. The
horses passed the stand in the same
order in which they left it-Mary Tay-
lor being distanced. Time, $500.
Second Heat-At the close of the
heat the betting changed, and Brown
Dick, who had run at pace, and with
an ease wholly unexpected, became the
favorite at four to one. He started off
with the lead as before, and, though
frequently pushed by Arrow in the most
energetic manner, held his place to the
end. Hornpipe had no showing what
ever, and broke down on the first half
mile, though he kept up his running to
the close Of the second mile, in hopes Of
saving a distance. He gave out at the
draw-gates of the home stretch and
was with difficulty taken from the track,
having severely strained the tendon of
his off fore leg where it joins the pas
tern. The heat was decidedly the most
beautiful and the most closely contested
we have ever seen. 1t excelled the
time of Little Flea, the fastest ever
made before at three mile heats,
(5:334 34)-and surpassed that of Lex
ington in his time race, although the
latter horse had the advantages of
running start and narrowed track
Many who witnessed the race, believe
that if he had run another mile he
would have beaten Lecompte's 1926,
and crowded close down to the !7:193 Of
Lexington. The time made was 5,28. !
and the winner came in with pricked
cars and annarentlv ne much amin afioD