New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-26
THE CREOLE COURSE TRorTrNG RACE.

THE CREOLE COURSE TRoTTING RACE.
We yesterday gave some account OF rather unu-
sual and most exciting contest at trotting on Thurs
day. the Creole Course, between Mt. Lorraines
Big Mason, Mr.. McGee's Billy Nc Cfacken, and Mr..
Trepagnier's Sakimpka; which was not finished,
though six heats were run, of which two were won
by Big Mason, two by Billy McCracken, one by Sa-
kimpka and the sixth heat ruled out in consequence
of the then prevailing darkness and the inability Of
the judges TO decide upon it with any certainty or
fairness.
The weather yesterday still more pleasant and
beautiful than that of the day before and this, with
the very natural curiosity which prevailed to see the
seventh heat Of race, with the possibility of an
eighth, and the end of race begun the day before,
drew large and gay attendance, which comprised
everybody in town who generally take an interest in
sporting matters.
The steady trottng Of Big Mason the day before,
whilst his competitors took it turnabout at breaking
and very natural supposition that this the final tug
would be decided upon fair and square trotng caused
Big Mason to maintain his position as favorite. A
great many original bets were pending him at
odds of two and three to against the two others
on this occasion the odds still argued, among the
betters, that he would win the final heat and the
race and pitcher. The unusual length of the race,
and the circumstances attending it, on Thursday
winding up as it did, like story in the New York
Ledger, with To be continued rendered the con-
tinuance and sequel decidedly interesting affair."
At the hour of starting, all three Of the racers
came up to the score, looking proud and as full
of fight as ever. The only perceptible difference
from the original start, that could discover,
that the owner.drvers looked each little more
braced up and determined, and that McGee kept his
m fha atm which prp.
vailed.
The caution and determination Of all three was
well shown before starting. If one false start was
made, there was at least dozen each of the dr-
vers at once refining in, if the passage of the
line not fair. Finally they got started well to-
gether, and the bell tapped. Lorraine had just the
least trife the lead; McGee and Trepagnier were
neck-and.neck. Lorraine kept the lead to the back
stretch and then laying hack to his work. after his
own fashion, commenced bidding goodbye to his
| pursuers McGee meantime offering brief adieu to
Trepagnier The trotting.of Lorraine and Trepagn-
Ter was steady and pretty; that Of iMcGee was
spoiled by several breaks into run, which it was
easy to see he checked as soon as possible and
though we're disposed to complain Of the breaks
as giving him an advantage, we could not see that
they did Passing the hafmle, the three pretty
well strung out, and all proclaimed it dead thing
for Lorraine. But suddenly Trepagnier closed up to
MCGEE, both got up to Lorraine for moment they
ran in bunch and the next moment Lorraine was
left far behind, the others clipping it as if for
dear life rather than silver pitcher. Coming down
tina stretch, side by side, it was hard to tell which
was ahead, and the excitement was delicious. At
the score, however, McGee was about jump or half
a jump ahead, aud the shouts Of his friends pro-
cl,med him the happy winner Of the pitcher.
One thing, however, was apparent. Lorraine at
one time had the heat and the race in his hands
easily. His allowing the others to catch up to him
and pass him easily, was nexplicable, until he
made his own report This was, that one of his
horses hind shoes came off, and in SO doing badly
wounded the foot. This alone prevented him from
winning the race and the pitcher
The trotting Of Trepagnier's Sakimpka was muct
admired, Considering that Trepagnier was a larger
and heavier man than either of his competitors
weighing about twenty pounds more than one and
forty pounds more than the other-the trotting of his
Sakimpka fine and entitled to success. We un
dersood before leaving that Sakmpkas friends had
made up their minds to back him against the others
: at even weights, for $500.
The excitement of the race was undated to the
end, though there wasn't quite much fun as when
the sixth heat in the dark and ruled out the
: evening before
=. This being ended, there was match trot to
=. wagons between Mr.. Mason's mare and Mr.. Murrays
- horse, mile heats best three in five. The mare made
jke of the matter and won so easily that the Incl
dents not worth reporting.
We append summary of the trotting race; th'
sixth heat in the dark on Thursday evening ant
ruled out, being omitted, and the seventh and las
heat, yesterday, properly standing as the sixth:
- sUMAARY.
CREOLE COURSE, N. O., March "a 25 lS59.-Trottng
harness, mile heats best three five, for pitche
S offered by the proprietor
MIR McGee's Billy NcCraeken .....,........ 3 2
Mr l.orraines Big hason. .................. l
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