New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-07
JOCKEY CLUB RAcHs.



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Yesterday was another dry, warm and dusty
day; ana the usual multitude of the week assem-
bied at the Metairie to see what sport might offer
the ladies' gracing their part of the stand, as
usual
There were two races on the programme; first
the Hunter staken for two year olds at mile
heats; and second, race at mile heats for a Club
purse Oh s4oo. Out OF fourteen subscribers to the
hrst race, only two came up to the scratch; Mr..
hunter with his Lecomte colt .Sherrod, and Mr..
kenner with his Sd Story; Sherrod was the favor
ite at Two 20 one over Sid Story. III the second
race Ahendorf was the favorite at two and three
70 one against the field. If there was not much
excitement IN betting circles before the races,
hefe was plenty OF during the races, as the fol-
iowlns aesalls WI snow
fihsf nAok.--as sherrod and Sid. Story came up
lor ene CONTEST their fine and beautiful appearance
!, mas auiy a1lnreai put not even this could keep
'1e ofo"us HUM yaHihng and talking about the
p sersal was the feeling, akin to GER
'a'n.y' Una. SD story would be beaten.
1aSe neoe.-A good start was made; Sid. got
the lead, and kept it all the way through Sherrod
lohowed MN closely; as they rounded into the
nome stretch, Now for it!" was the cry Of the
Sherrooites; they faneied ne was initiating the
nich :, ol Aaendofi and Dan Boone, laying back to
~ 80 Jusl 70 see now easily he could 90 the
~ she run nome, and come in ahead by way
VI surprise. but sich Is ife." In the run
non1 5iu. shsaut ran away from nm, winning lne
neaS Wy 'nfee iehgths, IN the respectable time OF
i'1oa' -.s.u A.. I@
oeoo,to Heo1'-such somersaulting as the Sherrod-
ises NOW maae we never saw the hedging, or at
.einp' 'herea1' was altogether immense. a few Of
enehi eoe pets Dy oherng iiye and SIX to one on
oa. winning 1nls neat and the race. The ANIMALS
got On s4uarely inns nme; SD. soon took the lead
3ne,iou ionomeu holly around and through the
paeh slrelch; put IN the last turn Sid. gave him
pon'e aoieu, ana came nome two lengths ahead,
~ II Inc unexpected result OF this race en-
ufeiy pahishcu the apathy which had proceeded
IT. anu @heeted tne puphc appetite for the deyel-
ophiehts OF the next
oEcoND hAcE.-Ihere was little betting in the
interval proceeding this race; that is, SO far as
a0e,lootJ was concerned-he being SO immensely
'ie iayoflee against Inc neld; but there was con-
slueraole sac pettlng between hoh-l-noo1, Dick
I1moT0a ana tne otners.
1"s nee"'-lhe ANIMALS were very foolish, ana
several iaise staFls were made. Ihey got OH weil
together az last, and kohi-noor took the lead,
CLOSELY iohoWeo py DICK and Ailendor; the Wag-
ner coit ana the Lecomte lilly bringing up the rear
IN .he pack stfetch DICK passed the mountain OF
hgnt, ana was hrst at the half mile and from that
out; Alendorf croWdlng up to and passing the
mountain OF hght" in the run home, only to
come IN second, DICE beating him two or three
Isl,
TO come IN lhrd, with hoh-lnoor fourth and the
wagner colO CONSIDERABLY the last. Time, L:4I3.
second Idede.-Ihe Aiiendorfers now offered big
ger ouas .nan ever On tneir aVorite' and found few
takers. Aiter several false starts, in which the
Lecohite my was paraculariy desperate, they got
~ ior tile second tug OF war. me Lecomte MY
ed tiil past the nan mile with DICK second Allen
dorf third hoh-i-noor fourth, and the Wagner colt
last. 70 the last turn, Dlck and Allendorf passed
ehe my and had desperate and most exciting
struggle in the run home; but Allendorf's "dan.
der'' was now up and in that sneaking way of his,
ne came nome a length ahead OF DICK, IN the as,
in this country, save once, and that was by Allen
DORIS own self, in the desperate and splendid bat
tie he had on last Wednesday with Lorette and Re-
pentance Its not to be supposed that a perform.
like this could be given without exciting the
haart;as+ ,5n,;r,+;o,, - a. ,,,t;t,aa I.
hearuest aalnlfauoh OF lhe mhlttude. IL was nom
=, Gu ~ senuile iaoe,eoufse seyie snouiu aou'
that the Wagner colt was distanced in this heat,
o,a ~ ooa,,,4o az, a,,,,,,
anu lile Lecolnte my uFaWh.
Third Heat Offers of ten and twenty to one nm
the favorite now found no takers. Kol-inoor got
decided advantage in the start but it availed her
nothing for Dick was first at the ouarternoIe and
o' - 80 " ~ 80 - - P' -
Allendorf second. Alendorf, in his usual style,
staid behind Dick till they got into the last turn,
,vban ba tbonobt II time IN INIT foolinp. and M.
Hion io lnousne ~ ei'iao y au'' AooS seiiu ~
hteiy taxing the lead from MS amplnoas ana nonie
compeutor, came nome lehgth aheaa III l:4t4.
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