New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-09
NErAIR1E JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
TIL DAY.

Bad weather, muddy roads, and prospects Of miry
track and slow time, rendered yesterdays attendance
at the MetAirie the smallest Of the present meeting
though It was twice thrice large ~ the attend.
ance on any similar day Of the meetings for some
years past. The track was In dreadful condition. It
was mire nearly fetlock deep, and Of consistency
about midway between buckwheat batter and putty.
The race was at mile heats best three in five, for
Club purse Of $500 the entries being Mr. Woods a.
Jacksonis) Hempland, Col. BingamanS Eliza Logan,
Mr.. Kenner's Sigma, Mr.. J. Minors (F. Scruggs)
Ella Moon, and Gen. Westmore's q. B. Hunter's)
Kate Je,oel. Their rank in sporting favor was in
the order fthe above naming the pools at the Club,
the night before, summing up $1,000 on Hempland,
s6230 on Eliza Logan, $s165 Sigma, s770 on Ella
Moon, and $3.50 on Kate Jewell. On the track yes
terday, before starting, the betting dubious and
very careful. The Hempland party made no positive
advances against the field. The Logan party seemed
to be stimulated by the mud the track and offered
80 to 100, thereabout, that their favorfte would
win but these odsrs seemed TO 60 begging. Sigma
had her friends, but they were not rash the Ken.
nerites, after the weeks reyerses being particularly
careful how they invested. Ella Moon and Kate
Jewell were scarcely spoken Of. The result Of the
race showed the knowing ones to be again at fault
and they fell heavily. We append the particulars.
First Heat.-Hempland led at the jump, the 9th.
ers close up; Ella second Sigma third Kate fourth,
and Eliza last They punched near the quarter.mle,
Hempland still leading. In the back stretch, still
punching, Sigma showed ahead, and kept ahead,
winning the heat BY several lengths, in 1:5s, Hemp
land coming in second, Ella third, Eliza fourth, and
Kate last, barely saving her distance. 5&
Second Heat.-A fair start was made; Sigma led
at the quarterm mile, with Eliza second and the rest in
a crowd. Sigma was hotly chased by Eliza to the
last turn but in the home left her for good and
came in an easier winner than before, in the same
time, 1:56 Hempland arriving third, Ella Moon
fourth, and Kate Jewell distanced. The Kennerites
now became vocal, and to get bets had to offer 100
to 10 on their fayorite against the field. The race
was as good as given up to Sigma; and those who
considered their first bets lost, began hedging on
Eliza Logan One bet 81 500 to 5000 that Eliza
would beat Hempland in the next heat, and this was
the general ratio Of the final betting.
Third Heat-Ella Moon led, and kept the lead Il
the back stretch, where Sigma took the lead, Eizs
being third and Hempland last. These positions re
mained unchanged Sigma leading the crowd hom
as coquettishly as ever in the improved time Of 1854
her next follower being Ella, with Eliza. third, an
Hempland, originally the favorite, the last in th
heat and last but one in the race There is nothiu
like variety, or change, in racing and the unexpec
ed result of this race created the yliest sort Of
excitement.
SUN MMARY: 9t'' VI
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Purse S60U mile heats best three in Ave. 55 Il 4
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si Sinors d sciusg, 6r Ella Noon by Albion,
cS Ella Logan By Frosty
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Time, 1:56-1:56-l:533. zs,s,,