The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-04-06

rIoN.-This Is the name given to "a meet
ing Of female racers held at the Creole
Course. New Orleans. on Wednosday.-
What manner of exhibition it was is de
scribed by the Delta 1t looks very much
ike a northern institution. We extract
portions Of the Dclta's article rs follows ::
Attracted by this high+oundin- and
promising advertisement, and by our great
taste Tor cguestrianism and high appreci-
alton of the value Of that accomplishment
to our women, we accepted, with some en-
thusiasm, the invitation of a friend to at
tend SO novel and interesting an eXAibi-
ton. and proceeded with large and mis-
Crllaneous crowd TO the appointed arena.
ON arriving there We found large crowd
assembled, composed of and embracing a
great variety of chardcters-Imong whom
cyprians. gamblers. horsemen and city OF
ticial- prcdominated, with a sprinkling of
respectable citizens and innocent victims
of the above advertisement, and Unsophis-
ticated admirers of female equestriaui-m.
including our poor innocent selves.
We had hardly got within the enclosure
when we discovered at a glance the char
acter of the whole affair. \ more auda-
cious imposture was never peTpctrated, a
more shameless exhibition of depravity
and audacity never disTaced any commu-
nifty. The ladies convention the fair
Amazons" who were to display their skill
and grace in the noble art OF horsemdn-
ship-embraced large representations of
the most abandoned women Of the city.
The most interested spectators were their
companions in vice and misery, and the
fast and dissolutc men. who are the chioi
patrons Of the dens of iniamy where these
fair Amazons" hold their nightly orgies
Prominent among the spectators we oh.
served several of our high city dignitaries,
including the Mayor and Recorders of the
First and Fourth Districts. The latter oc.
cupicd the Judges stand. There were
several others, prominent in our city gov.
| eminent, who gave the display the sane.
| ton of their presence and Endorsement.
We need not describe to our readers all
| the features and occurrences Of such an
assemhlagc. After a long delay. aiiordin
! the vigorous roulette tables ample time IA
gather in all the spare cash in the crowd
| the fair Amazons appearing in the ring
| There were about dozen rougcd. brazen.
| bedizend. daughters Of sin, mounted on
ricketty. overridden, badly used, livery
stable horses.
After capering and prancing over the
| track for some tIme-eXhibIting their
| charms to thea-sembled crowd. with whom
they interchangel many familiar and not
over elegant observations and compli-
ments, the equestriennes were at last
drawn up before the Judges stand, and
received their charge. They then started
| one bv one in a fast gallop down the track
with lances, which they were to throw ut
a target placed on the ground Owing to
the great crowd, this part Of the entertain
ment was a failure, and the trial for speed
was loudly and impatiently called for.
Finally, after a good deal of vancouver
ing and dallying, tine roulette tables in
the meantime rolling away most earnest
| ", and the silver half dollars dropping IN
a constant torrent in the boxes OF said Ia
| bles) the bell was rung and the entries
took their positions. and at the tap of the
drum about half of them started. Sever
| al Of the horses banked and disappeared
| in the crowd.
OF those which started, some few the
| track, one threw his rider, too. As they
neared the gate ofthe track. tindingit open,
! like sensible horses. thoroughly disguised
with the use, to which they had been sub.
| iected. they turned their backs on the
field, took the road and proceeded at a
| killing pace towards the city, leapjng sew
eral cows and other obstacles, their riders
screaming all the while, stop HIM stop
him - and never drew upuntil they reach.
ed their stables. when the fair Amazons
were happy to be released from their per
ilous position. and permitted to steal back
to their modest retreats by some by
streets. Only one Of the equestrians'
went round the track.
We did not remain to learn the decision
or witness the conclusion of the affair
having already seen enough to satisfy II,
that the whole exhibition was a most i'm.
| pudent and hagitious imposture, and an
audacious, brazen faced exposure of the
| poor wretched victims of mans passions
OF vice and misfOrtune-for the base pur.
pose of tilching few dollars from tn,
| credulity Of some, the low taste and pru
riency Of others, and at the same time af
tording the backlog an opportunity ofro
| ping in the reckless devotees of the pas
| sion for Caming