New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-09
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1857.
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THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL Q, 1857.
Metairie Races---Third Day.

The Metaire Course yesterday presented as gay and
lively scene as on the preceding day the weather
being delicious the attendance large and the sporting
spirit high. The ladies' stand was again graced by
galaxy of the brighteyed daughters of the South,
whose beauteous presence and refining influence
added to the pleasures Of the day. The first
nounced was sweepstakes for two-year-olds, mile
heats, in which Mr.. Wells Cafuit, Mr.. Spragues
Portland and Mr.. Kenners b. C. by Voucher, were
the competitors.
First Heat.-Calvt was the favorite at liberal Odds
some of his more enthusiastic hackers offering to
on him against the field. At the drum.tap Portland
got the lead by jump, Calvit coming next and the
Kenner colt bringing up the rear. On the back
stretch the colt changed places with Calvit and made
dash at Portland, both leaving Calvt distance
in the rear AS they rounded into the home stretch
the colt played out all his muscle, and came home
with his competitor neck and neck. They passed
under the string exactly abreast, making dead heat
OF it, in 1:48-Calvit some distance behind.
Second Heat.-The kenner colt was now the favor.
ite at small odds over Portland, and very large odds
over Calvit. There was good deal of betting, and
some of Calvts friends took odds of to offered on
his not winning the This time the Kenner colt
got the lead, with Portland next and Cavit behind
The only feature of this heat was Calyit's passing
Portland in the back stretch and making mad effort
to get up to the colt. In this effort however he was
doomed to disappointment. The colt won the heat
by several lengths in l474 Portland dropping inside
the distance flag. .r
Third Heat.-The race was now generally given
up to the Kenner Colt and there was no sporting to
speak of. At the tap the colt and Portland got off
well together, the former in the lead ; but Calvit
sheered round and threw his rider. He was immedi-
atey seized and the boy not being hurt was tossed
into the saddle again and the animal let loose. He
darted off like mad but to no purpose, being left
quarter of mile behind by his nonsense Meantime
the kenner colt continued showing Portland the way
round the track and led him home handsomely in
1:4S4.
Calvit, who started badly, did worse as he rounded
into the back stretch. He again threw his rider,
leaving him senseess with of his thighs fractured
and continued his flight as if he entertained some
wild notion of winning the heat. The unlucky rider,
black boy belonging to Mr.. Wells, was speedily
picked up and cared for.
There being but one entry for the two mile race
announced, for a Club purse of $60O-Co Bnga-
mans Mary B. galloped round the track and
took the money. ,Y.
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Also a. Laurie by Yorkshire, out Of US
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SECOND RAcE-sAME DAY.
Two mile heats for Club purse of 5000