New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-07

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The weather yesterday was all that could be de-
sired for the excitements of the turf The only speck
in the deep blue Of the armament was the jolly golden
one which no one eau look at without winking-the
smiling face Of Old Dan Phebus which, in the winter
time, and in this region, fails to eothe nature
in its most beauteous guise and the spirit of
living beings to the utmost height Of genial exhila
ration. The natural result was that the shell road,
in the afternoon, presented to the upper heavens no
longer the aspect Of plain quiet shell road but that
Of an immense moving hawser, each link of which
was carriage, cab or buggy, laden with smiling
faces and buoyant spirits.
The attendance at the Metaire was very large, and
the beauty of the weather and the gaiety OF the
assemblage rendered it matter of Indifference, with
many whether the race should take place or not
although the heavy puttylke condition OF the track
quenched all anticipatons In regard to fast time.
There was, however not a little interest manifested
in the race in which Gen. Wells Marksman, Mr..
Kenuer's Tphais, Mr.. Colomb's Jack GambriH, and
Col. Binganans Eliza Goidsby were to be the com
petitors in three mileheats, for Jockey Club purse
Of $500. Whale was the favorie against the field at
small Odds and in few instances at two to one. The
best evidence of the estimation in which the respect
i've animals were held, was in proposed pool of
$780, in which Whale was bid off at $2l5, Jack Gam
brill at s1l5, and Marksman at $40 but, nobody
being willing to put up $50 on Eliza Godsby, the
pool was not made We append the particulars of
/ the race:
| FIRST HEAT.-All came up in good condition at the
belltap, and fair start was made. Passing the first
| turn, Whale showed ahead, with Jack next, Marks
man third, and Eliza last-all keeping pretty well
together Eliza soon fell so far behind that she
noticed no more; whilst the other three kept their
relative positions, now almost punching and now
showing daylight between, until the third mile, in
which Marksman spanked up and passed Jack, and
made desperate but unavailing effort to harpoon the
Whale but in rounding out OF the back stretch,
Jack made final push for glory-again whisked his
tail in Marksmans face, and endeagored desperately
to serve Whale ditto, but to no purpose The latter
having led all the way through, passed under the
string length ahead in 6:1sa Eliza Goldsby merely
saving her distance and being subsequently with
drawn.
SECOND HEAr.-There was no speculation on this
heat, that we could discover. The manner in which
Jack had crowded Whale in the first heat, Induced
some few to offer one to three that he would win the
race-but we did not see these offers taken. At the
start, Whale took the lead, with Jack Gambr next,
and Marksman last. They preserved their relative
positions throughout the heats Marksman gradually
losing ground and Jack crowding close up to Whale
number Of times, and falling back again, his close
companionship arousng high hopes in those who had
taken the big edds. But in the last turn, he seemed
to give it up and in coming home, suffered himself
to fall two lengths behind. Whale won the heat and
the race in 6:l2a.
SUMMARY:
MErkiRIE COURSE, n O.-First Day, Wednesday, Jan G,
ls5s.-Joeksy Club purse, SSO0-three mile heats.
D. F. Kenner's b. Rhale by Voucher, dam Dolphin
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II. o. Colomb's b. b. JACK GHntbrH, by Wagner dam
Helen Faucet by Tranby5 2
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