New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-04
arEpArarE JOCKEY cLUB RAcEs.
SPRING MEETING, l85l-FoURTH DAY.

SPRING MEETING, l95l-FOURTH DAY.
The weather yesterday was bright and delight
full the track was splendid, and another large
crowd, including the usual handsome proportion of
the tender sex, filled the long stands and surged
gaily about upon stretch and field.
The fun for this occasion a tug at two mile
heats, for Club purse of $780, the contestants
being Col. Bingaman's Repentance, the Messrs.
Doswes' Fanny Washington, Mr.. Foley's Bette
Ward, and Mr.. Hunters Ste7Tod. Bette Ward
was largely the favorite; Fanny Washington
ranked next in favor. The general range of the
betting was about even between Bette and the
field. There was much spunky betting on Fanny
Washington, some of her friends almost taking her
at even bets against Bettie and many others taking
her at 40 to 100 against the field. The race was
lively one, and proved the soundness of the public
Judgment upon both Bette and Fanny.
FIRST HEAT.-Bettie Ward though mounted by
Abe, was full of foolishness before the start, put
ting on airs and cutting up if she didn't like to
run in such company. At last she consented to
go, and a handsome start was made. The crowd
kept close together; in the turn Fanny showed
barely ahead with Repentance next, Bette third,
and Sherrod last. In this position, still keeping
close company they played out the first mile, and,
going into the second, Bette and Sherrod had it
neck and neck. In the run round this mile, all
four went into caucus, and held their heads closely
together, as if discussing some important private
business. The result was that Fanny and Bette
concluded to have nothing more to do with the
Others and between themselves got up a little dis
pute about the lead. Whilst Sherrod got spunky
enough to leave Repentance in the rear, Fanny
and Bette kept up their haggling all the way
| home In the home-stretch, these two at last
| had a regular fight for it-and Bette conquered
| though not by anything to brag of, for as they
passed under the string, Fanny had her muzzle at
| Abe's knee, as if anxious to take mouthull out
of his leg for not being her rider, in which case
she might have hoped for victory. The time of
this heat was very good 3:394.
| SECOND HEAT.-The hackers of the favore had
now to put up stiff odds to procure fresh invest
| ments There wasn't much fun or excitement in
this heat Bette led at the start and kept the lead
all through to the last, winning the heat and race
in the still better time of 3373. The animals kept
well together through the first mile, Fanny being
second and Sherrod last. In the last mile, whilst
Bette ran entirely away from her competitors,
Sherrod passed Repentance and worked right
brayely to win the second place from Fanny, but
couldn't succeed Bette beat Fanny about three
lengths, Fanny beat Sherrod about one length, and
| Repentance was distanced.
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