New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-16
Nepyork DAILY gribn,re
RACING CALENDAR, 1861.
THE METAIRIE.

On the fifth day Of the meeting the unce''"n
which attends upon the chances Of races was
exempiied in the ignominous defeat OF the ia'of'e
The weather was as fine as on the preceding Gays ou'
both the track and the roads leading to it were very
dusy There were three entries for the 5000 purse
mile heats best three in FIVE, viz. Bette Ward, Eqi'
nox, and Twilight. Bette, the victor OF the Gay
before was decidedly the favorte the pooling showing
her rank 50 975, to Twilight's $780, and Equinox
$685. In one pool of $500 she stood s2O, and IN an
other Of 500 she was purchased for $780, Inc Joskey
Abe, who had backed the winner Of every preceding
day. was astride of Bette; while Equinox, the mo-
manned two-year old, ridden by one BOD oouier'
who thus made his appearance on the stage Oh ac''n
There was coed send-of, after Bette had got over
her capers and consented TO settle TO work, Equinox
having a triae the lead, and Twilight coming hara
after him. The heat run in about this order, anu
despite all Abe's efforts to rush ahead on the nome
stretch. the trio flew under the string in position az
they had sarted-Equinox first, Twilight next, ana
the favorite last Time 1:45a. SothrOugh the second
heat at the finish of which the same positions were
kept, but in poor time, for the judges chalked
La on the bulletin, and Equinox was greeted
with wild cheers on the part OF his friends
The betting was now materially changed, those who
still chung TO the favorite taking bids at even money,
and the Equinox party investing at some extent az TWO
TO one against the field. Equinox had no ad 7antage Of
start but he Immediately took the lead and gaiahtfy
kept throughout the heat Abe did his best 10 pass
the colt pressed him hard ell around the course ana III
one time had almost snached the victory from him, but
whether Bette had oyeldone herself the day before,
or from some other cause she unequal to the task
Oh, lepg thsb
made the mile in lao, and won the race in three
straight heats
Myr,rHrE JOCKEY cLuB Kacys-SPRIsG MEETING OF SOI'-
Fth Day Thursday April 4-HeA' OF one ie' V''' ''e IL
W. J. Minor, CHI. c. Equinox, BY Mohsmmed out OF +,
3 si F5i t;S,i B,c Ward By Lexington dam BY
X w Ress1a y ssanici :. ch Twilight. BY Lev
layton dam 0' t T.nss' i:.l,1 Ois7i.s
SIXTH DAY.
The weather was as fine as before, the track as
powdery IA on Thursday the attendance OF the pubhc
ss large AS on previous days. Two races were adveF
tsed for the day. the first, mile heats for purse OF
400 and the second, u single cash of two miles ior
the sane amount.
For the first Mr.. W. j. Minor entered Regret, by
Brown Dick. J. =. Varian Idlewild, by Lexington,
and Keene Richards imported two-year old pay
colt by Stoelwell. dam by Lanercost For the second
rce Stephen Minor entered SsiL Robnson; j. val
rim the BAY fly Lama FGrris, by Lexington the DOS
wells the chestnut horse Exchequer, by Revenue AMI
K,ene Richards the bay FLY Magenta, by Yorkshire
Ide,yid was the fayorte for the first race and Laura
Paris 81 long odds for the seoond, The start Tor Tie
fret race was good Regret having tritng advantage
and Idlewid the second place Regret kept her place
mill lie three entered Tie home stretch, when Idle
wild being put TO her work in earnest, grapped her
leader and came under the string aboua length ahead
The coli was only length 70 behind and did his
,ror. throughout in manner which proved lin TO be
possessed # excellent qualities. Tine l:i5i.
The start for the second mile was apparently very
even but the Judges saw fit 10 recall, and although
the LAnercos, colt had got vel nigh half round, and
Regret third OF the way rouLd before they could be
pplled m they had % retace their steps and make
fre.h start This wac more successful and perhaps all
tie better for lewild, who was spared the usel'ss
running Of the flse start and took tie lead Re-
eret followed her up closely until they Lad parsed the
,breeouar,er post, and although unable to get TO the
front. pushed the bay ely to her utmost. As they
rushed past the score Idewid leading by length and
the English colt three lengths behind, tempest of
cheers from the hackers Of Idlewd proved that the
Lexington blood had again proved its supenoEiiy'
The mile was run in la ard the race in 3:3li.
In the pooling, the evening previous, the petition Of
tie horses for the two mile dash thus; Laura
Farris, Magenta, aud Neil Robinson. On the field
previous 10 the start the betting wns even on Laura
After two false starts, exactly alike, the four con-
tes;ans got or Exchequer having The advantage III the
Start bu, they kept pretty well together for the first
quarter Magenta coon being next and Neil away be-
hind Laura took the lead about one-thiId round and
passed Magenta behind whom came Exchequer and
Neil. 1t was II very close thing us they came down
the home stretch to the string Magenta if for
her life, gaining ut every stride the fayore, who
seemed to think she had thing OF it, IL was the
general opinion, az Lauru and Magenta came within
stride or 80 Of the string, that touch OF the rowel
would settle the hash in the fvortes favor. But the
nose OF the Yorkshire FLY inches ahead Of
the throat latch Of Laura and though by very many
in tie decision that the race was Mageuta's in the
handsome time of $780,. Neil Robinson Was dstanced
in this heat
The New-Orleans papers comment yariously on the
race, the general impression being that the decision
was a fair one Tile P,cayuHe says that the result re-
minds one Of Of those venerable pealmodiss,
Sernhod and Hopkins, in their metrical yersion OF
King Davids verses:
The not always Il to them
Who can the fastest
Nor the batte to the peopel
Who shoot with the longest gun"
susxARN
MHr,IRm JockKr CLuB RAcEszsPRiSd MEETING oy 1851.