New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-07
xETA1R1E JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
FOUL RTH DAY.


Bright weather and dry roads, with fine prospect
Of sport, drew the usual large crowd out TO the Me-
tairie yesterday, the ladies' appearing in their usual
strong force and everything marking the day as one
In the most brilliant Of the meetings on the vorite
old field for many years. r~
The programme Of the sport was one which called
some science and much risk into play. There were
two races announced the first for twoyear olds, at
mile heats for the Orleans Club purse Of $10OO and
subscription Of $780, forfeit 500, the second horse
to save bis stake and the second at mile heats for
Jockey Club purse of $4O0 for which there were four
entries.
For the first race there were eleven subscribers,
several Of whom had reserved the pick Of their stables
for the occasion but five only came to the scratch,
as follows: Gen. Wells "a. Lecomte) Uncle Jeff,
by Lecomte, dam Miss Riddle Mr.. Minors Te-
roma; Mr.. Kenners chestnut flly Souuenir, by
Lecomte; Col Bingamans chestnut colt Stere Potu-
ers, by Bandle-and-Go; and Mr.. divers bay colt
Cazique, by Sovereign. The Club betting, by pool,
ranked the animals as follows: Uncle JEFF, $500;
Steve Powers, $3l35; Verona $l265 Souvenir,
$l175; and Cazique, $2s5. On the track yesterday
the betting miscellaneous not to offer any
feature worth particular mention As general
thing, however, the betting was lively. We shall
proceed to give the results.
FIRST RAcE.-First Heat.-A good start, the Ken
ner fly Souvenir, a little behind. At the quarter
mile Bingaman's Steve Powers led, with Uncle JEFF
and Verona fighting for the second place, and the
other two fighting for the third place. At the half
mile, Steve still led hotly chased by Souvenir; the
others keeping well up. Steve held his way bravely
in the last turn Souvenir still at his heels with Uncle
JEFF and Verona after them lively, and Cazque fol-
lowing up the rear leisurely. Coming home, Steve
and Souvenir fought the battle for the honors, and
passed under the string neckand-neck, in 1:492
Uncle JEFF third, Verona fourth, and Cazique last
The judges declared it dead heat and great was the
excitement.
Second Heat-A beautiful start was made. Steve
led at the quarterile, with Uncle JEFF next Souve
mir third, Verona fourth, Cazique last. Uncle JEFF
soon shook himself, and led at the halfmile, with
Souvenir second Steve third and the others in their
relative positions behind. Souvenir then commenced
letting out engaged in close struggle with Uncle
| JEFF; Steve and Verona keeping close up, and Ca
| zlque apparently abandoning the contest Coming
home, Souvenir and Uncle JEFF had it ck-and-neck,
and passed the string so nearly abreast that none
could decide which won, save the judges, who gave
the heat to Souvenir, Uncle JEFF being second, Verona
third, Steve Powers fourth and Caziqne distanced
Time the same as before, 1:493.
| Third Heat-A good start. Verona led at the
quarter.pole, with Souvenir next, Steve third, and
Uncle jeff last In the back stretch all got close to-
gether, and swapped positions Souvenir taking the
lead from Verona and Uncle JEFF resgning the rear
to Steve Powers. 1t was close and exciting in
the last turn, and this time Souvenir and Verona
engaged hotly for the honors. They passed under
the string evenly abreast to all appearance that
the crowd had to await the decision of the judges
which was, that Verona had won the heat, Souvenir
being second, Uncle JEFF third, and Steve Powers
last. Time, l:5la The closeness and beauty Of the
race SO far heightened the excitement, and the Ken
ner found ready takers of all their offers, with
triaing odds. Under the rules, Uncle JEFF was thi
time ruled out
Fourth Heat-This was close and exciting heat
Verona leading at first, but Souvenir after de 8
perate struggle, taking the lead and winning thu
heat, in l:534 Steve Powers bringing up the real
closely, all the way round.
| SECOND RACE,-This was a race at mile heats, fol
club purse of $500, with four entries, towit: Mr.
Woods (James Jackson's) Hempland, Col. Binga
mans Cza,ina, Gen. Wells Bentley, and Mr.. Rich
ards b. f. by Glencoe, dam Sally Shannon. The best
indication of the sporting spirit this was the
| pools made up at the club, as follows Hempland
$l450; Czarna, $495 4; Bentley $l25 and the
Glencoe filly 500. The story of the race is soor
told.
| First Heat.-An even start was made. Czarina lee
into the back stretch Bentley hot after and the othe
close up In the back run they punched at the half
mile Czarina again led, with Bentley again at hel
launches. In the last turn Hempand left his plac,
in the rear, Czarna left her place in front, and afte
a general swapping of POSITIONS Hempland cam,
home ahead easily in l:4ss, the Glencoe fly bein.
second, Bentley third, and Czarina last. Offers of II
to on Hempland winning the race now went beg
ging.
Second Heat.-Hempland staid in the crowd til
they reached the back-stretch, when be amused him
self by taking the lead and throwing dust into th'
eyes of the others till he got home which he did
easily as before in l:4s, the best time of the day
Czarina came in next, the Glencoe fly third, ani
bentley last.
MEr4IRIa Course, N. o., April 6, 1859 Orleans clnl
sesea sS slS9 81 assisis$ @ Ssfes @
hia stake i've subscribers fill saEe colts
F. kennsrs ess a. ssaBs A. rs eh sous.n
| by Lecem1e dam Medina by Sovereign. n........ 0 l 2
| W. !. Minors br. f. Verona, by Yorkshire, dam
A. L. ngaman,s ch C Steve i'o,c:rs by bundle
T. walls c. Uncle IT. by iscomc dam Mis-
H. Il oysis c,,qa by Sovereign. dam
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The above stake closed with eleven subscriber
and fifteen nominations-two of the subscribers NO
naming nomination. Four were declared off an
six paid forfeit.]
Second Race-Same Jockey Club Purse s4O0 mil
Shire dam Blnsey By aneRis John4s Jhn' years., !.