New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-22
MOBILE CORRESPONDENCE.

Special to the New Orleans crescentl ss&
MOBILE, March 20, 1850.
Ed. Crescent-The races Of yesterday, postponed
from Saturday on account of the weather, were an
agreeable finish to the sports Of the spring season.
Each of the contests was match race for though
there were three entries for the second, the Wag-
ner colt did no running at ALL
Alendolf was deseryedly the favorite for the
three in five. In the first heat he never tried to
run for nearly threequarters Of the mile, when he
closed up gap Of nearly thirty yards and won
by half length. The exercise did him good and
he ran the two remaining heats under hard pull,
and winning the second heat by three lengths, the
third by one. Arthur adams ran well, however,
and the time improved with every heat. But it
his best as his condition after the race showed
while Alendorf showed no signs Of fatigue.
Preliminary TO the second race, which was a
dash of two miles, Nicholas took run-not
gallop-round the course, with his clothes on, by
| way of shaking up all the horse in him, which it
did very effectualy and he let 1t out well from the
| start, taking the lead by small gap, which very
| soon became distinct one, though Breckiu.idge
managed to close it on the third quarter, laying
himself up even with Nicholas, regardless Of ex-
| pense, and running up the stretch neck and neck
with him, nearly 1t looked as if that sort OF
| thing was too expensive to last Before the start
Breckenridge was the favorite, what few bets could
be effected having been made upon him at long
odds, as it was thought he was bound to cut his
old uncle down. He kept it up with a spirit
worthy of young America round the turn down
the back stretch and on to the home stretch but
tile old one would keep Just that half length ahead,
and ran so quiet, too, while Breckinridge was
the whip, up the stretch, it was of no avail. Five
seconds more, and the spring races will close.
Nicholas, determined to make a handsome finish
of them, springs ahead, and wins the race by
twenty-five feet and all is over.
Summary.
MAesoLlA couRsE Mobile, Mondsy March 10 oJocses
Capt. w Cottrills lGheatham and jackson, c. A1s,
dpri. 4y. o. BY Geo. Elliott, dam sister 10 Gle
john aa' Gaapbes b. e Ar s y o. by Was-
HSF ''"' oy Time: fn .:'is5 i:55I-l5il5ii.
sme D.yPnrse, for all horses beaten during tn
fW DOswe's u. Hunters, el. g. Nieaoats y o. by
Glencoe; Mamie Rhodes
Capt W cottrils 81. John Bsestiag 81. o., BY Lex
john earpbes ch colt BY Wagner dam by Glencoe
I Time: 3:48.
, So ends the most agreeable racing season eve
r witnessed here The horses have been of higl
r reputation, the track has been good, the weathe
f favorable the attendance large, and the princ
5 pal days there has been fine turnout Of ladies
Excellent order has been maintained, and thong
e there has been no striking event, yet the horse
have been of the highest reputation, and ever
/, race has been fairly, and almost every one yer
l. handsomely run. Racing is decidedly in the a:
cendant here and the selections of this season wi
bring hundreds of visitors to the Magnolia Cours
hereafter Yours, ADIos.