New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-06
zfErArRrE JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
SIXTH DAY.

The weather yesterday continued to favor the
sport at the Metairie and to contribute to the
cess OF the present meeting as the most largely
attended and exciting race ce-meeting ever held IN
the South. There was, perhaps, tride too much
dust for comfort on the roads, and the sunshine
had enough Of summer in it to cause people to pre-
fer the shade, wherever found still the day was
glorious for outdoor iocomoton, and offered
every inducement for tile usual tumultuous as
sembiage Of mortals at the equine Olympus on
Metarie Ridge.
The attraction on this occasion was three mile
race for aged horses, to carry los pounds, for a
Club purse of $500 and made stake of 800; the
entries being Mr. Doswell's Nicholas 1, and DR..
Woods Tom McGn6in; and d two-niile race for
Club purse of $500, the entries being Laura FAR
ats, arthur Adams, Big Ellen and ReserDe.
FIRST RAcE.-On this race there was not much
betting; but SO far as betting went, II was two to
one on Nicholas I. against Tom McGuffin; and the
result showed that there was no mistake in the
betting. The animals came up with all the dignity
and sobriety becoming their age; started off COM
fortaby and kept together as il talking politics
through the first two miles Tom leading by q
length into the second mile, Nick leading by o
length into the third mile, and then getting dis
gusted and running away from Tom entirely,
charitably holding up in the run home to save Tom
from being dstanced; time 5.47I. In the second
heat, Tom led till past the quarter-pole, when Nick
gave him the go-by and showed him the way three
times around the track, winning the heat and the
race in 5:53. There was no excitement, but
good deal of fun, connected with the race between
these two horses, relics Of a former period.
SECOND RAcE.-This was two-mile race for
Club purse Of $500; the entries being Mr.. Myers
Laura Fd,7ris, Lexington three year old; Gen.
| Wells Artltsv Adams, Wagner four year old !;
| Col. Bngaman's Big Ellen, Glencoe four year
| old, and Capt Minors Rese-oe, a Lecomte three
| year old. Laura Farris was the fayorite even
against the field and justified the confidence OF her
hackers. She led the way through all the first
heat, Reserve being her only actual pursuer, and
allowing her to win only by the length Of her neck
| whilst Arthur Adams and Big Ellen courted SO
much that both came home distanced. Time OF
this heat, 3:37 Laura and Reserve having the fnn
| to themselves in the second heat finished it out
sociably Reserve leading through the first and into
| the second mile, and Laura taking what was lett,
1 including the remainder Of the mile, the heat, the
race and the money; winning by length or two,
| in 3:4l5. Laura's rider was so awkward and bnng-
| ling in the first heat, that Col Bingaman's rider
was borrowed to take her through the second heat.
There was no particular excitement about this
| race. yg
| SUMMARY.
Three heats for aged horses to carry los pounds oiao
| purse of 500 and made stake Of sllU ,.,,y
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