New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-19
UNION COURSE RACES.
The Great Race Of the Campaign

Public desire graed yesterday to its fullest extent On
the opening of the entrees the three particular horses
which the community had for past been specuatng
upon the probability of their meen at length to start
the Union Course three mile heats Scarcely had the
entrees been from the Judges stand when the
stretch resounded with the accamuons of the raifd
san and they openly named their fvore and offered their
hundreds the results Lecone, Pryor and lnnoo-the
get Boston, Glencoe they
public with all their honors, thick upon them to claim fresh
praises from their fond admirers the fame that followed
past renown p 5. -..-s 49,. .-.raIf.s,.5=.-
Surely such field may warrant us in making some remarks
the position these horses held before the world show how
lily able to make avorite, if we from the
record. W E5a5l5 Es, ,3{65 - ~ tlat'riz
1t is almost unnecessary say anything Lecomtes name
has been too long in high favor with the racing community and
76 73s will always keep his public eye being
the first to marshal the into the ene and who that
loves the turf forget that memorable day when side by
side with the eete horse that bounded the
turf he led him through the seventh mile in Lac. In the
DRY of many still lives that desperate quar-
ter stretch:
You would have thought whirlwind blew them past,
If e'er whirlwind had speed so fast ~
and such he who about this contest
not Jrors Then old Glencoes issue. The growing
merits Of Young Pryor claim praise hands
lately Natce the Pharsaa Course that he
four mile heats and vanqushed him in well
ed graced that track by
fast when in its best condonheavy from rains and
muddy in placeshe victor in T:4714, 7:i41s
Such race made him contamptuous rival
Lecomte, his admirers backed him with bodness
of which foretold their confidence Last Vouch-
ers fleet and unncg daughter Shehad beaten Pryor twice.
and outfooed and ouiasted him mile
heats in the fastest time the records of the Pharsaa track
claim. Nay more within the days she had beaten
three mile heats and be remembered that Arrow had
driven Brown Dick the quickest time record at this dis
such the field called upon witness
yesterday The assembly worthy such contest All
all conditions gathered gaze upon the contest and be-
giled the those airer daughters Of that still
guile the world themselves The day clear and sunny
there had been heavy rain the night previous and the track
dry entirely free from mud but lily adapted
quick time The betting before the Pryor
a TO freely offered his beating 10 to 100
his being first In the lotteries the horses valued thus:
100 Pryor. Is Lecomte 50 Mnnow Tt shortly
wards settled down ITO Pryor 70 Lccompte and S.
Minow The drum sounded for the horses they
stripped and saddled for the
FIRST HEAT-Pryor led round the first turn Minnow second
and Lecone third. On the backstretch Lecome passed
Pryor and led him before he reached the post During
the he looked much like TINT paudits of
friends he passed the resounded the track in
wild Of iumpye it evident all who strictly OBJ
served the action Of the horses that Pryor had moved
foot for the heat The friends of ecome buoyed by
hope but fora moment and shortved joy they coveted
The horses all appeared cool of WE'LL Mnnow giving
symptoms Of hard heathe hackers of Pryor still rm but
offering additional odds and the drum tapped for the
SECOND HEAT-Pryor led around the first turn but before
they fairly the Lecote darted by and
some ten or fifteen yards they reached the halfme
this position he maintained until he reached the last quarter
Of the second mile when Pryor darted by him passed
stand open length in advance Here it presumed by
many that the Jockey Of Pryor mstook the mile
third for he seemed to take his horse in hand he
the scoe and Lecomte again passed him and led upon The
backsretch when Pryor again made play passed him il
turning the last quarter and home easy thu
| heat. 81 3 --- g-
twas apparent that Pryor would snatch from boil
his rivals the praise glory of day the opinion tina
had been freely expressed by many for days past tina
Gencoes stations horses be absn
doned forever if they have forgotten performances
Frankfort, Highlander, Rigadoon 742, Vandal 536 5S
4 II, l., French 3ST.
THE THIRD Heat needs description Pryor could have
when he pleased and easy winner of the heat W
close this article without remarin. Lecomte Is no
\ the horse he has been.
patick who rode him. stated that he had scarcely strength
to hold him upthat he weak and in bad condition
have always doubted his present powers horseba
tranng-bad managementrun out of condion-hard
tests when amssong travels and nspostion have wrongh
the ruin of noble horse and rc, pedigree
bounded the American turf
1 SUMMARY.
UNION COURSE Friday, April IS, 1s56-Purse, S500-Thre
| Mile HeRtS.
A. Il. Bngaman's lR. TenBroecksl oh. Pryor, by
/ Glencoe out of Ginsey, y. o,Pete.l
TJ. Wells CHI H. Lecomtc, by Boston, out of Reel,
81 + Kenners b. f. Minno,e, BY voucher out Of Dol.
| T1ME-Ffrst Heut. Second Heat. Third Hea
First Mile .... 1888 1884 2:lU
Second Mile. .2:0I4 2OOa 2O6
/ Third Mile. ,l5S94 l:59iS 1856
b:5ss5 5.50I $40