New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-18
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY Is IA
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! From the Savannah Express We take DC folfoy
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Of the meeting at the Ten Brock Course, Savanna
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Second Day--For the Jockey Club purse OF
$3.50, two mile heats, there was but one entry,
Fanny Washington. sheEgalloped over the course
and took the money.
Third Day. From the News of the 18Th we copy
the following account Of the third days sport:
more beautiful day than yesterday could not
have been desired BY the most fastdjous. and we
we're glad TO see an improved attendance at the
race course. The track was hi elegant condition.
me recent rains having beaten Il down and rem
dered it hard and firm. & 3st
The programme, as Published in our paper Of
yesterday morning, was slightly changed y the
three mile race for the Jockey Club purse Of $500
coming first in order. There was but one entry
y, q y. " DosWelPs chesnut geiding, Nicholas a.
who gaI0ped around the course and took half the
purse He Is in beautiful condition, and those who
saw him win the money yesterday regretted that
ne nad no opportunity Of showing what lie could
held against him.
There were two entries for the purse Of $500
mile heats. best three In five Tituy- Macon and
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IN the irst heat the FLY started ahead and ON |
the inside Of the track increased her distance IN
the rst quarter, and kept 1t until they approached
tne last quarter stretch. when Arthur Macon caught
up and passed her, widening the distance between
tem steadily, and winning the hest easily by four
or five lengths. Time, 1:57a
/, After proper breathing spell, the horses we're
brought out for the second heat. They Fame mn
to the scratch, both looking well, and Hyideutlv
not Worsted by the first run. They made beauti
fu start, the horse inside bat before the end ~
the first quarter the FLY went ahead again, and
kept four or five lengths ahead Of her antagonist
lor more than malt mile. In the last half, how
ever. Arthur Macon began to come up, and they +
entered the last quarter neck and neck The horse
began to gain on his antagonist, however. ana i
soon passed her, widening the distance at every |
Jump, and coming ont at least half dozen lengths
ahead, winning the heat in 1852
y The filiy was now withdrawn and Arthur Macon T
declared the winner of the purse. The following
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Time: l:5Ti--l:59
3Inere were two entries for the match race 500
q side, single dash--Mr Brasford's grey mare and
AiF. Bfyan's chesnut colt. The grey stumbled at
The start, but soon recovered and went off ye,v
handsomely, but the colt maintained throughout
me ground be had gained in the start widening the
stance IN the last half mile and winning thu, race
EASILY The result of This contest disappointed the
'roWd as the grey was unqnestonably the favorite
~ long Odds We heard of several bets OF 300 ia
way. -