New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-03
argpArnrE JOCKEY cBUn RACES.

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Yesterday was bright, dry, warm and breezy
day--a glorious day for field sport--and great was
the rush to the Metarie. A person would think,
to see the crowds that attend the races this season,
that racing is the chief excitement of the popula-
tion-whick 1t undoubtedly is, with large part of
the population. The ladies yesterday were also
present in great force; their part the stand was
never more crowded or beautiied by the tender
sex.
The three-mile race, for Club purse of $1,000,
with such contestants as Panic, Lightning, Et-
che3ue1. and Neil Robinson, and with such good
track and such a crowd present, held out the
largest promise for sporting excitement; and of
excitement there was an abundance, before the
race was over. The previous betting was mostly
in pools. At the pool-room the night before, the
betting showed Panic to be largely the favorite.
Lightning was second in favor, Exchequer third,
and Neil Robinson last. Yesterday, at the track,
Lightning stock had risen materially. He was al
most the favorite with many, and between him and
Panic there was much dispute, and with the proper
odds, no little betting. The result showed that this
faith in the Lexington colt was not badly judged.
The race all through was well contested, and highly
exciting. Panic was straddled by the indomiable
Abe We proceed with our detail of the
FIRST HEAT.-The animals all came up looking
as pretty as mahogany carvings, yet quivering
and prancing with the fiery blood that was in
them. A fair start was made. Exchequer
=, soon appeared in the lead, with Neil Robinson
next and Panic last. Exchequer and Neil kept
their places all the way through the mile; in
the back stretch Panic took the third place
from Lightning, and thus placed they strung
it into and all through the second mile the string
MT ali Sbortly
after entering the third mile the dance really began
Panic let himself loose, and in the back stretch
elected himself pilot, hotly chased by Lightning.
Here the contest was highly exciting. The horses
for some distance were in an undistinguishable
bunch. The cheers of the multitude rose and the
cheers continued at tremendous rate until Panic
got home ahead, with Lightning close after him,
Neil Robinson third, and Exchequer last The
time was excellent-5:323
9SgcoSp HEAT.-The biggest kind of odds offered
or Panic now found few or no takers. Another
good start was made. Neil Robinson led, with
Exchequer next, and Panic as before in the rear,
laying back for another trick. Without Swapping
Knives the four went through the first and most
of the second mile. Coming home for the last mile,
the dance began again, right merriy. Lightning
passed under the string first, Neil second, Ex-
chequer third and Panic still behind but all well
mp together. Going into the first turn, Abe let
Panic loose again; in almost no time he brushed
past Exchequer and Neil, and in little more time
took the lead from Lightning. Now was the tug of
war and loud were the yells of the excited multi
tnde. Whilst Lightning clung to his wicked com
petitor, Exchequer revenged himself by passing
Neil, who fell behind and gave up the race. So
bravely did Lightning struggle with Panic all the
way round, that the shonts of the people never
ceased, until after Panic flew under the string,
some two or three lengths ahead of Lightning,
winner Of the heat and race in 5:35a Neal Robin
son being distanced. The nature of Che fight be-
tween Panic and Lightning in the last mile may be
understood when we state that the time of that
mile was 1:4S4. A finer or more exciting race than
this was, is seldom to be seen anywhere. We ap-
pend the
& SUMMARY:
META1nIE COURSE New iarleena April 3D. ls6l-Three
4. mile heats, for n Club Purse of $1,000
u. T. kennet's b. Palic, by imp Glencoe, of dam
H. l.. Foley's gr. Lightning by Lexington Of Blue
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Il First Heat. Second Hea
L First mile. l:5O l:S5li