New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-12
BIetairie Jockey Club Races.
LAST DAY.

Course on Saturday to see Rupee, Red Jacket, Tom
McGu6n and Caicit. join in four.mile contest for
the final honors-the farewell beneit-of the Jockey
Club spring season: the benefit being a purse OF
81 800. The members stand and quarter-stretch
were unusually populous the ladies' stand was
crowded with bewitchng array Of its proper oecu-
pants-the public stand jammed-and the field
swsrmed with carriages and buggies and their at
tendant multitude. The weather was cloudy but dry
and pleasant and the whole scene on the course was
animated and brilliant in the extreme The track
was dry and very dusty but II the abundance of
dust was looked upon unfavorable II was still far
more preferable than mud, as 1t was quite certain
that Of the noble would stick fast in their
efforts to run fast Taken altogether, the day and
track were highly favorable for the crowning event
OF the week, and enabled the gentlemen of the
Jockey Club to mark down the week. from first to
last, as the most glorious in their records.
We have already named the animals entered for
the race. Mr. Kenner's RVpee WAS the favorite
against the field, whilst between the others-Col
Bingaman's Tom McGufin, Gen. Wells Calvit and
Mr.. Taylors Red Jacket-the choice appeared TO be
pretty much toss-up. Each animal, however, had
hackers on bis not being last in the race The pool
bets were numerous.
First Heat.-Rnpee had the inside, and fine,
even start was made. The spread-out in the first
turn showed Tom in the lead, Calvit second, Rupee
third and Red Jacket last in which position they
strung 1t to the last turn, where Calvt coupled up
with Tom, and Red Jacket with Rupee. Calvit
showed ahead for a moment and then fell back Red
Jacket fell back from Rupee and Tom led into the
second mile. The string remained unchanged to the
back stretch, where the three hindmost punched,
and Tom got some distance ahead In the last turn
ked Jacket sidled up to Tom, Rupee staid back with
reu 'aohe.' anu tney entered the home-stretch In
couples. Ihey clipped 1t home and dashed into the
'nru lhhe' ion aneao' hed Jacket next Cavit third
and Rupee last. During nearly the whole Of this
'he 'nere was only widening and shortening OF the
gaps En'erng the iourth mile Tom still led hotly
pursued py heo Jacket ana Cavit and Rupee neck
anu neck aI'ef tnem. Inc hackers OF the field
at~'l'' 'ue avol,'e NO" began 70 cneer Iom In MS
saiian' 'eSu'ps =. sne cro"o Du' lney cneered 100
iuoA. 1no sp'eau ~ 'ne nrs' turn showed hupee
ieaVirs osi'i'- Inc 'aSorite seemed TO let himself
Ju' @ an a. onoe %,'n an Impulse perectly electric
~ ~. p"9' .'eu SaoAe' "''nous ueigning 10 re-
So ueo ion-iAppeu hi'n-ano snow
- aneau' ".'us' .ne i'o7e 'u''u'uous eheer
ns y, n'' ,l'enu' nc nau gwen lOm nue perspect
80, ~ us nees a, '.e naa,,inl'e pos'' ana ied the
crowd nome easily In ';59-the crowd evidently
| 7'a0AinS uo"n III tue homestretcn, ana coming 10
oHJ "i'n 'ne oVJect vi saving tneir distance. Ihe
manner IN which Rupee took his ease during the
heat-layng back till coming to the back stretch OF
the last mile, and then dartng past to the front
p'aee-pat MS hackers dead in love with him.
lltut-DtItlIR MCtrUtfin
| h;n, 49,, a., e-,. % :, ~ ~ . ~
| oenS NJ" Ine iaNorlte over hed jacket and Calvt
huPeo - Tlenus eouu get no more bets against tbeil
favOrlte, that could discover Nh.