New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-09
srBrararg aoeKRg aauB RACES.
FIFTH AND LAST MY.

speck OF vanor, and the atmosphere fresh, sweet
and exhilarating. The rain Of the previous night
had given the face of nature a good washing; but
its usual consequence was mud; and unhappily
for the expectations which had been raised N
regard to the time of the race, the Metairie track
was little better than slough Of the plastic ele-
ment.
Tho attendance ,eas nat onlv Iarra. Int great.
1t was cheering to note the vehicular stir about
| town as the hour of the race approached and to
see the long lines of carriages bugges and other
conveyances as they ratified over the shells, to the
merry music of the drivers whips as well to see
1 what an ocean Of black tops they formed in and
| around the race course. The attendance was
numbered by thousands; the whole Of the stands
being full and one portion of them perfectly glo-
riaus with angelic preseaees. lhe Whoie scene
reminded US Oh the hSety oia Lexington UNI -
comte days.
| The excitement Of the day was the meeting Of
4 three winners OF the week, in four-mile contest
/ for the Club purse and the final henors. As we
| stated ON Saturday, Mfr. Kenner's Epsilon FLY
Sigma was the favorite against the other TIVE, Dr..
| Woods Epsilon FLY Tennessee, and Gen. Wells
/ Lecomte colt Uncle JEFF At the track, Sigma was
still the avorite though the friends of Uncle JEFF
| seemed to me more spuaky than the day before,
and ainched but little from the hanters of the Ken
| nerites. Great sums Of money were staked on the
result. II Is estimated by some that the betting
was almost as great as it was upon the great post
| stake race between Lexington, Lecomte, and
others, some years ago. With many at the track,
the determination seemed to be to make a break
this time
rrho b,rsas con. ~, To tbo ,,ost in s,lendl con
dit;on aaeh 1ook;ny IL fsna a. i oIisbad IMAGE ar
mo boganv ,yl,;lst ,p;vor;no with life in averv nus
III an1 1snlayina Ara in eyarv ,nave,nent IT
NAV eas;,v ~ ina gine how attentiyely thev we're
surveyed and admired nnder the bieh feeling of
suspense and excitement which prevailed. All the
nrone, bour evarvthiner heinz ready tbe animals
came nroudlv mn for the
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the lead throughout tbe mile sigma npsbfne b;u
closely all the wav. She nea,Iy lans him n. 1,a
ft;es mia the seeand mile be still shows bar al
1yav she Losing pround and craydipo hin, sa,,ar,1
times and erowdinr particnlarly tbroneb the hama
stretch. There i No daylight between them u
thew open the third mile. he still in the lead
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