New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-09
Sf1 ORLEANS Daily grestent.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER ., 1866.
I.ETTER rnoM NEw YonK.
oecial Correspondence of the New Orleans crescent


Special Correspondence of the New Orleans Crescentl
New YORK, Oct. O. 1866.
Yesterday commenced again the races which
were postponed from last week, in consequence
of tie weather being very rainy, thereby render
ing the track unfit for use; but yesterday was q
most heavenly day, just gentle breeze to coun
Geract the effect of the sun, which shone. if poss
BILE, brighter than ever before, making it quite
warm for the season, yet such weather as nobody
ds'ikes. There were but few at Jerome Park in
comparison with Tuesday of last week, the post.
ponement for four days having sent very many
strangers home who came to see the show, .
but could not remain 80 long. The interest evil
IDENTITY was not so great, although the races were
interesting and exciting, but the absence Of the
great crowd of ladies as well as gentlemen who
were present on the inauguration day made the
occasion one wanting in that enjoyment Of social
chit-chat which was the case on Tuesday last
There were four races yesterday, the first being
the nursery race - for two.year.olds, dash of
one mile, carrying ninety pounds, which was won
by Ruthless (by Eclipse, dam Barbarity.) Time
1:49.
The second race was one of three two-mile
heats four entries viz: Areola, Delaware, Julius
and Knighthood, which was won by Arcoa.
Time, $500, 3:464, 3:52!.
The third race was selling race of mile and
halfdash for horses of all ages horses entered to
be sold for $500; to carry their appropriate
weight, and which was won by Richmond. Time,
25l.
The fourth race, post-stake, was a dash of three
miles for all ages, carrying 100 pounds each, ex-
cept threeyear olds, which carry 80 pounds The
entries were, Aldebaran, Idlewild, Fleetwing Gil
max and Loadstone, and the race was won by Al
debaran. Time, lst mile, 1:5l3 I'd mile, 3:47; Sd
mile, 5:455.
This ended the sport for the day, everybody 60
ing away satisfied with their enjoyment, but some
very much dissatisfied with themselves because
they went out with more money than they went
home with, but, take it all through, jerome Park
is an institution, and has opened up field Of en-
joyment for the ladies' Of which they have hereto.
fore been deprived.
We have never yet had nythng on the New
York stage, which produces such ttn'0re here as
the Black Crook" tbs positively the subject
Of conversation in all circles of society. No mat.
ter where you go, you always are asked, " Have
you seen the Black Crook?' and then, possibly,
somebody will smile, or, perchance, Smoker"
for you know some people think it rather delicate
to speak Of as they are under the impression that
you have reference only Ito the splendid forms in the
ballet. 1t is certainly quite amusing to notice the
countenances Of different people when the Black
Crook is mentoned but 50 it is, and the success
that will attend the production OF this piece will
far exceed anything that has ever been brought
out here. Every seat is taken six days in advance,
every day.
As regards theatricals in general there is moth
ing new to speak Of
The city is now beginning to look like itself
ople are hocking in daily and every available
pace in which anybody can live is being occu-
pied House rents and board are demanding the
attention Of the people here quite as much as
see it is in New Orleans. The prices asked here
or board are simply swindle, and however
much person may like to put his shins under
his own table, tbs almost Impossible unless he
has million 1t is true that everything in the
shape of provisions is very high, some things
more so than during the war; but even at that
clearinghouse keepers can make money and not
swindle people either. To give slight idea as to
how rapidly this class of persons get rich, know
of widow who kept two houses in prominent
locality in this city last year, and cleared from
May 1865, to May 1866, $4,000, and then saws she
IS 81 pDOl LHdb sue Can udIuly pEOYlQe proper
comforts for her boarders: but the time is
coming, and is not in all probability far off
when these fictitious prices must give away, and
we be able to secure the necessaries of life at
decent price that people in ordinary circumstan-
ces can pay without stealing. 1t is certainly
fact that upon the heads of landlords and board.
ing-house keepers rest the sin of starting the
majority ofyonng men defaulters in their ire.
deemable career, by requiring them to pay such
enormous prices for a shelter for their wives and
children as to leave them nothing for their table
and sundry expenses. But what good does it do to
represent these facts to such men? They are
the Wealthiest among us and have hearts like
stone, and no consciences, consequently they can
sit in their palaces and look out upon poor
clerk or young man just started in business
whom they desire to crush, fearing he may gain
some riches, and by proper disposal of them,
present such contrast as to lay open the courfe
and character Of the former to the just condem-
nation Of all liberal minded charitable persons
A fair profits good profit, but to double up"
on man, yes, even charging for any article of
merchandise necessary to PERSONS existence
more than will return fair profit on the invest
ment, is morally equivalent to murder
EYES AND EARS