New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-04
HIetairie Course Races.

Yesterday was all the word glorious day
bright yet warm with breeze that moved the leaves Of
the lazly their boghs and left the idle in the
streets, except when moved by horse man.
Undoubtedly tho state of the weather affected the attendance
the races and induced who would otherwise have
remained home out of the city for few beaths of
fresh mir and few hours of amusement The expected SPORT
however the thing, more than all else that drew to the
very large assembled there and made the
stands, and the truck and the enclosure Within animate
they have been since the last great four mile day.
The Equus stake for year ol, carrying three old
weights the first attraction, with twelve nominations, of
which learn declared oil and paid forfeit This
succeeded by the Mark stake for two year ODDS with
proper weights having eighteen nominations Glencoe Wagner
Sovereign Voucher and other blood mixed in manner
curious behold, with of all kinds AS to be
expected from such mixture and from the general ignorance
that prevail the best horsemen when
different points, qualities and performances presented, the
betting miscellaneous character md though high
in the aggregate comparatively small in particular quarter
nhe first Murphys Glencoe ly rather the ayorite
before start while bets of three made against
Gen. Wells FLY.
FIRST HEAr-Thc send-or very good. At the turn
FLY took the lead and kept through the heat
Murphy Co.'S Glencoe hly was last in the start but went up
the back ectook the second place and held to the
flag Lgo dor coming in third and Col Bingaman's SoVer
eign colt bringing up the Time-l:46A.
SECOND EArAt the Gen Wells lly took the lead,
before and before, kept it, being held well in hand al
through winning the heat and the Murphy Co.'S Glen
FLY off second and never lost her place Col Bng
alans entry brought the until within the draw gates
when he took the third position leaving Zingot Or to be first
in the wrong direction idea Of the be Judged
from the tineli5wich makes the heat the quickest one
ever by two year Odds The fact that they went under
year old weights adds to the remarkable character OF the
''N''e' SECOND RACE.
The interesting its predecessor and
grounds for fully great diversity of opinion those
who we're endeavong select the winner OF the eighteen
| nominations thirteen paid forfeit and five started
FIRST EATrhe send off good and the company lett the
hnHk and
up home there changes and shns OF position
that could be said have the eadt takeno
him by another in his turn shortly be dropped me VaFa
tons frequent render endeaVor to give ef
history futile useless This continued challenging and con-
querng resulted, however, in Kennes entry coming in with
the lead Coards second Bingamans third Noises fourth
and Grdgoon last, Time 1:5o.
SECOND HgAr-After false good send off OBJ
ained and each from the word go' though de
enined to como in victorious At the turn kenner was in the
lend but dropped back third place At the half mile he
up passed after the other of his opponents and
into the home stretch ahead again Down the home stretch
BinganRn made for The lead able along
SIDE and in second Noise third Chotard fourth and ORA
COON fifth.
This heat surpassed predecessor interest speed and
was recorded in l;A61l
SUMMARY.
GoTHss ,r THURSDAY ApE sE9
Thomas Wells gr f. BY imp Sovereign, of Reel.
f Ma GR ap oG Hs + py imp Glencoe out Of Blue
A. L, Bingaman's b. c., by imp Sovereign of Lucy
DsF Kenner & j. j. Hughes CHI. c. LiHgot dor, by
Louis dor, ont of Quadrille..
e Tme-l:4621; las.
# SANE DArRerE stakeaTwo year qldsi proper weights
* Subscription, $500; forfeit, Sl00--Mie HEATS.
D. T. Renner's b f., by Voucher of Night Breeze.
A. l. Bingamans b. c., by imp Sovereign, ont of Betsy
SoqiS
rs. Noises CHI T., by Wagner out Of Tulip.
r. II. Ghotard's CHI Co. by Doubloou, dam by imp, Glen
u coe. ont of Queen of TrumpS..
Nc S. NJ Westmore's ch Draq00n by Doubloon, dam by
imp Belshassar, cut of Martha Washington
] Time-l:5Q; 146}I.