New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-13
MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1857.


AASs@A'AAS ~"y.
The beautiful weather that blessed the sports at the
Metare during the past week. reached the climax of
its beauty on Saturday. The heavens were bright
and clear; gentle zephyrs sported in the sunshine
the gardens shed their sweetest odors the fields and
forests glimmered their greenest, and Dame Nature
fairly aunted in the pride Of her beauty. 1t cannot
therefore, be wondered at that the combined influences
of such beautiful weather and the announcement of
four-me race between four crack nags should have
the effect which visible at the Metairie.
The crowd was immense, falling but little short, in
size and animation, of those drawn to that classic
ground several years ago by the famous Lexington
and Lecomte contests. The quarter.stretch was
filed the ladies' stand presented fine array, the pub
lie stand densely crowded. and the field was alive
with carriages and other vehicles. The course,
altogether, presented quite exharating spectacle
of life and excitement. The density of the crowd in
the public stand led to accident of rather udicrous
nature, which our local duly chronicles in another
part of our paper.
Of the four entries for the race-Col. Bingamans
Tom McGutfn, Gen. Wells Liz Nardis, Mr.. West
more's Red Jacket and Mr. Colomb's Release-the
frstnamed was the favorite against the field at 100
to So though the confidence of the friends of the
other animals caused good many of them to take
the field against Tom. Red Jacket and Liz Mar
dis ranked about equally in public favor Release,
despite her relationship to Lexington, not being
considered in the least dangerous. The great bulk
of the betting was between Tom McGuffn and the
field.
First Heat-The start was pretty fair, Release
being in the lead, with Tom McGufIn next, Red
Jacket third, and Liz Mards last. They kept their
positions, in string, to the back stretch, when Tom
pushed up to Release, apparently by way of expert
ment, and fell back again. They entered the second
mile in unchanged order, and got to the back stretch
before seeming to remember that something had 10
be done. Red Jacket pushed up to Tom McGufin,
and beth passed Release all three being momentary
in E bunch; Liz Mardis also made lively effort but
to no purpose, and Release battled nobly to regain
her lost ground. They passed the stand and entered
the third mile well together, Red Jacket in the lead
hard pushed by Tom, and Liz in the rear. The only
features of the third mile Tom McGufin's taking
his place as pilot of the crowd to which Red Jacket
offered vigorous but unavailing objection. In the
| fourth mile, Tom had it all his own way till he got
well into the back stretch, when all his antagonists
gave him desperate tilt, all nearly punching at
time, and Liz Mards refusing to drop the contest
| She made him lay out all his muscle coming down
the home stretch, and scarcely more than length
Dtalliu "ueil le PuS>eu
heat in 1854: no time to brag of, although the last
mile was made in the very respectable time of l49.
Second Heat.-The odds on Tom McGuffn agains
the field two to one, and not readily taken
The animals all came to the stand in fine condition
looking eager for the fray At the tap Tou
AcGuffin and Red Jacket got off nearly side by side
with Liz MarGs next and Release behind In the frs
turn they crowded closely together. LIZ came GU
ahead, and kept the lead through the remainder o
the mile and into the backstretch Of the second mile
where they crowded together again in uncommon.
lively manner This time Release showed in the lead
with Tom next and Liz in the rear this position con
tinued into the third mile, in which, after brie
stringrun, Tom again scratched up to the front, ant
stad there. Release chased him sharply into the
fourth mile after which she gave up the contest per
mittng Red Jacket to pass her aud give Tom fina
tussle. The thing however, was settled. Tom kept
at respectable distance ahead apparently without
an effort and the heat andthe race in 1893 lex
ceent time, considering the looseness of the track
and worthy conclusion to of the finest weeks Of
sport ever had over the Metairie Course
Summary
METAIRIE COURSE N o., Saturday, April II, lS57-Jockey
Club 81 100 five per cent entrance, 10 go to the seconc
horse-Four mile heats
Col A. l.; Bugnmnn's ch &. Ton, NcGgffn, by Ruhin,
of IaBacchante. y. o-EO- lbs ............,
s. NJ Wrs'more's R H. Longs CHI c. Rel JACKET, by
H. o C"cnts b. m R@s9Se, by bethhue, Out Of Alice
Gen + j Weils' ch r. Ii: ia;i, by imp Glencoe,
of Fanny G., y. o.S4 lbs. s..........,........, .