New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-18
Mobile Races.

From the Mobile Advertiser we extract the fol
lowing report of the races over the Magnolia
Course on Thursday and Friday last:
Another good day, as regards the weather, was
yesterday for racing, and good attendance was
the consequent result. The race was at mile heats
3 in ), in which friight, Hcradon and Col. Camp
bells Wagner horse started. The race was very
well contested each heat, particularly the last as
the three ran three-quarters of mile side by side.
The betting was quite limited, Twilight being so
much fayorite Below is summary:
IHgRsnAr. March Il, ls6l"Jockey Club Purse" 800
Lewis F. Smiths It G. sendcrDs. f. Tiigt by Lex
Cottril & Brodnax's { g. Herndoa, BY Albion dam by
John campbslls b h. by Glencoe, dam by Wagner
y - Time: Isl oii-ii::5iooSi. .
Yesterday great, an eyentful day, "event-
full to Cato and to Rome"-it was race day-the
Four-Mile day-the closing day of the Magnolia
Jockey Club.
At the appointed hour the horses made their ap-
pearance for the Planet was the first on the
course-next Joe Stone,', and then Mogul. The
two latter appeared dull manifestng little DISPOSE.
| ton for the hard work before them. Planet had
improved wonderfully since his arrival, the season
| had furnished him new dress, and his beautiful
sides glittered like silken banner AS to betting
there was but little; all had come to the same con.
cusion, and made up their minds to enjoy the race
upon its merits alone. Joe Stoner had the sympa-
thy of the crowd, from his bad luck and hard race
| OF Monday. In truth, he is a race horse, every
|
| whether in or out of condition, until it has at
length had sad effect his hitherto willing dis
position As to Mogul, neither his owner or friends
| expected much, owing to accidents in his three
| year old form, when he a splendid race at
three miles over the same course. The incidents
OF the race itself are but few, but the vast crowd
in the stand, the many and magnifcently dressed
ladies, the splendid equipages and fretting steeds
are things that will long be remembered, and serve
as comparisons in occurrences of similar charac-
ter.
The race was interesting to look at and the speed
at which the first heat was run was surprising when
announced from the stand. No one had any idea
that Joe 10 condition run Planet to 7:4l5 but
ae did, and appeared not in the least distressed
Planet led almost the entire distance in both heats
Joe frequently at his heels, but never by his side
after going round the first turn. In the stretches
Joe invariably increased his speed but Planet neu-
traiZed it by the ease with which he glided round
the turns. His graceful running was the remark
of all.
To Col. Campbell, the owner of Joe Stoner, we
think we hazard but little in returning the thanks
of the public, for the sport Joe has produced as
also to Mr.. Oliver May better luck attend them
next time. We append the following summary:
Thos. and Thos W. Dosweils CHI h. Pana by Revenue
ont OF Nina by Boston Observation-Disclosures.
Col. Jno. Campbers CHI h. Stoncr, by Wagner dam
II. H. divers b h. MogM, by Sovereign, out Of Odd
Stocking by Thornhill. & Observation-Disclosures, dis
Time 7:45}-7:524