New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-01
END OF THE LONG TRorr1He RACE.


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Creole Course.
In our issue Of last Friday and Of the following day
We gave the full particulars Of one Of the most exct
ing trottng races that ever came of at this city Il
will be remembered that seven heats were run, that
one neat the sxth) was ruled out dead for being
| run IN the dark on Thursday evening, and that Mr.
| McGees BaHy McCraeken, having won two out oil
sne hVe legitimate heats on Thursday, over Mr. Lor.
raines Big Mason and Mr.. Trepagnier's Sakimpka,
won the first heat, the race, and the silver pitcher
on Friday. We also mentioned that the three horses
were driven BY their owners, who varied much in
weight and in their manner Of driving Mr.. Trepagn-
ier being the heaviest and Mr.. NcGee the lightest
| by difference Of about forty pounds.
All three OF the gentlemen, having different grounds
ior dissatisfaction, hough we may except Nr. MCGEE
70 tne extent OF his silver ptcher,) were willing
enough 70 have the battle over again, provided the
race was brought under the strict rules of the Jockey
oup and that the horses should be driven by expe-
rienceo Jockeys with even weights. This being un-
oerstood Mr. Pybus proprietor Of the course, offered
another piece OF silver plate the prize to be run for
| IN final and fairand-square race.
ihe weather yesterday was beautiful, and the
track in fine condition for fast trot though in.
cned to be dusty, like the roads leading to it. The
attendance was large comprising not oply the friends
OF the different gentlemen in the but the great
mass Of the local and transient sporting community
who will open the Spring meeting at the Netaire to-
day.
This time, as before, Lorraine's nag, Big Mason,
WAS the favorte at even bets against the other two
This was owing to the fact that Billy McCscken and
Sakimpka broke in almost every heat of the previous
race, and that Big Masons steady trotting as then
shown, would give him full benefit under q rigid
application Of the racing rules. Whilst Big Nssons
friends looked out for all offers against him th ere
was considerable debetting between the friends OF
Billy and sskimpks.
The following were the featured of the race. as
briefly as we can give them:
Ftrst Heat-After several false starts, fair start
was made, Billy leading, with sakimpka second and
the Mason last The latter, though let himself out,
and took the lead in the backsretch notwithstanding
Sakimpks broke, and made long and wild run.
lasting almost to the end Of the heat whilst Rlv pot
llfty in the aterquarter and several times spoiled
the symmetry Of his trotting When they got in. It
was found that sakimpka's wild running was owl no
to the fact that his driver who sometime ago broke
bis arm, had dislocated the bone and came in helm.
less in the greatest pain. The driver was of course
taken out OF the race, and Mr.. Trepagnier lost no
Time IN procuring another driver to finish the race
The heat was the hason's; time, 2:49.
Second and Dead Heat.-A fair start WAS made
Mason slightly in the lead. In the back stretch Bllv
broke and ran considerably. Leaving the back
stretch all got up together and for time there WAS
most exciting bunch. In the home stretch Billv
and Sakimpka showed ahead and struggled for the
lead the latter got it; but just as he was getting in
nome he broke, and his drivers pullback checked
him into galop slow enough to allow Billy to come
in about neck ahead. The judges, enforcing the
rules, declared it dead heat; time, 2:46A. This
heat not counting, will have to call the next heat
| the
Second Heat.-A fine start was made sakimpks
about breast ahead. Either because the dnst
thrown in bis eyes before had made him mad or be.
cause he began to feel the natural steam that was in
him, he kept ahead, and sticking to bis trot with
quaker-like conscentiousness, won the heat in 51
Billy being second and the Mason last Sskimpka,s
triumph, in winning heat without once breaking
created the highest excitement and as he flew over
the score, ahead, the shouts of the oddstakers
wild aud loud
1h,rd Heat-Sakimpks won this heat amid
wilder excitement than before. The Mason c.m. ;,,
second though he lost Of his shoes at the start
Time, 2:56. sakmpkas continued pluck in winning
this heat by fair and beautiful rottng created more
excitement and shouting than BEFORE The Alcerians,
who looked for even bets BEFORE now offered odds on
their favorite winning the race. 1t becoming under.
stood that Mr. Lorraine would withdraw his Mason o
account OF his losing shoe, sakimpkas friends had
clear fed, and had to offer extravscant odds to
procure investments.
Fourth Heat-This heat WAS short and sweet.n
being match for the honors between sakimpka and
Billy kcCracken. The owner of the latter. Nr.
hcGee, dispensed with his jockey and drove himself
his weight being duly fixed by the Judges sakimpka
though, took the lead and kept it to the end CLOSELY
pursued, however, by Billy and his keen.drivipr
owner. Time, 2:52. sskimpka, who at the begin.
nlng OF this protracted contest had no friends save
MS owners friends from Algiers, was hohored by all
the noisy and tunutuous applause which greets the
conqueror in long and hard struggle.
sUAMARY.
CsEolH COURSE, N o. Mar 81, lss9-Trottinp IN har.
proprietor fo N'ie'eu W 'ne
~. n psgnlers SdhiDipfa. ..............,.,
NJ. Mc,iee'. Billy lHcCracken .............
Mr. Lorraine's Big Mason ,..
Time, ,2:49--2:5l-2:56-2:52.