New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-05
arBTArRrE JoGKET GBUB RACES.
SPRING MEETING, 1S6I-FIFTH DAY.

The weather yesterday was made up of equal
parts of hot sunshine, fleecy cloud stlff but hamy
breeze and dusty cloud. But for the dusty element
the day would have been delightful enough-and,
to tell the truth it was delightful enough after the
thousands of rapidly rolling wheels OF cabs car
rjages bucgies omnibusses, and other plain and
fancy "carry-alls" haG left the city dust behind
them,
The attendance at the Metairie was very large.
Theladies again graced their stand largely, and in
all their accustomed brancy and loVelness. The
stand and the field were alike lovely, bright, and
glorious to look upon,
The bright weather and the holiday spirit at
present peryading the population accounted main
" for the large and brilliant attendance; for the
race was q "foregone conclusion" in favor OF
Behie Ward, and none actually expected to see
anything particularly exciting in the race. Be-
sides BeNie, the other entries were N0aiGht and
Eq,yi1or the race being at mile heats, best three
in five, for Club purse Of 5000.
A On Wednesday night, the pool-betting showed
Bette to be the favorte at about three to one
against the field, whilst it was two to one on Tw.-
light over Equinox. Those who took Equinox,
considered him a " Hobson's choice,'' and g went
in, on him With the EXTREMIST parsmony-in other
settled is the public faith in the Lexington blood.
Atthe track yesterday, it was four to one on Bet
tie against the field Twilight being still the second
in popular estimation. Justas thunderbolts some
times crack from clear sky, inst as earthquakes
sometimes shake hitherto unaffected regions, did
the race of yesterday demonstrate the uncertainty
of the best horse-racng calculations and illustrate
the wise maxinls of the ancents about the uncer-
in It1r
thor preface, we shall proceed to detail the partc-
.uars of the race.
FIRST HEAT-Equinox and Twilight came up
and took their places as soberly as judges; Bette
Ward made her usual foolish display of coquetry
and .stubbornness. She went over the line before
time and could not be switched or dragged back
till Abe had dismounted. AT last good start was
made, and all three went off closely together. Ir
the frstturn, Equinox showed ahead, with Twi
light next and Bette last. In the hack stretch
Equinox still keeping the lead, Bette gave the go
by to Twilight, and chased the leader warmly
The manner in which all three hugged together
and in which Equinox kept ahead, aroused the
livelest excitement and cheers of the multitude
Bette was for some distance at the hin of Enui
nox, and did her best coming home, but to no pur.
pose. Finding she couldn't win she fell back ant
allowed Twilight to come in second. Equinox yo1
the heat in l:452 passing the scratch some ffteeI
yards ahead of Twilight
SECOND HEAT.-The ielders were now hopefl
enough, but the spunk of those who had put W
their piles on the favorite, in standing to thei
original figures, somewhat dampened the bettn!
ardor Some Of the hackers of the iavorite, how
ever, came down a peg and didn't offer new in
vestments at higher figure than even up. Th
chaffering on the quarter stretch, and the examna
ton of the nags, was immense and intense Fo
the second heat beautiful start was made, Bett
having quit her foolishness. They all went Of
closely together; in the first turn Equinox agail
e. took the lead with Bette second this time AM
" Twilight last Bette pushed Equinox warmly, bu
couldn't get by his side. Thus they passed th
half-nlile coming round for the home run all thre
crowded together, and whilst Equinox kept ahea
the other two were for time side by side. The.
clipped it home merrily second time Bettie CAV
mp in disgust and fell to the rear, whilst Equine:
came along like an eqninoctial storm, some thre
lengths ahead of Twilight, winning the heat splen
dilly in 1:47.
THIRD HEAT.-The reYulsion in public sentimen