Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-16
LETTER or OUR SPECIAL NEW or.
LEANS CORRESPONDENT.
NEW ORLEANS, April L, lS5l
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LETTER Oh OER SPECIAL NE& Or
LEANS CORRESPONDENT.
NEW ORLEANS, April L. IsSS,
Editors Msmphis Appeal:
Permit your correspondent thus pub
licly to oder his grateful ackuOwledg-
ments to a. =. LivermSre, Esq, and bis
gentlemanly assistants in every depart
ment, for the courtasies extended during
lour Journey over the Mississippi and Ten
pessee Railroad, which was the more ap-
/ prkciated by contrast with our experience
4 Of the officials on toe NJ ssissippi Central
aud New Orleans, Jackson and Crest
Northern lineS, who seem studiuusly to
| ignore alike the convenience and com
I fort OF travellers, both in the connections
and tortoise like Geliberati0n of the
schedule, which is certainly severai hours
slower than there is the Sigh teal uecss-
4 sity for al0pting, and exeeedisgiy sVesFf-
/ some aud fatigu!ng to the victims Of their
tardy progress. asp
Competition in lines of railroads, as in
| hotel Keeping or other business in which
the general public is interested, is an ab-
/ solute essential TO progress, and from the
1 absence Of this great incentive to in
/ proyemeBt arises the striking difference
/ ia the South as compared with the
! Northwest and Eastern States,
| On Saturday, the first races of the
/ spring meeting, over the Mstairie course,
attracted the largest attendance assem-
bled since the close of the war; and the
arrangements in every respect We're very
ereditabla, alike to the liOerality and
good taste 0t the New Orleans Jockey
Club. largely composed 3f the best eiti-
zens in the State, and evidently FORUM
ate in the possession of great harmony of
sentiment amongst the members, as well
as an enthusiastic desire to elevate and
strengthen the highest interests of
the Lurf. Indeed, tgrf matters as
conducted by the gentlemen Of this Club,
attain the elevated standard of those OF
England, and excel anything we hsFe
noted in this eOuntTy except, perhaps,
the meetings at Charleston, s. c., as we
remember them in other and happier
days lang syne. The presence Of a great
many ladies on Saturday, is strongly
corrobOrative of our impressions on tins
subject, aud was always distinguishing
ehsr sraeteris.iB OF the meetings of the
South Carolina Jockey Clut,
The contest which excited most inter-
est was the hUrdle race OF two miles for
5000 over eight hurdles, aad although
-, fsrioF 70 similar struggles fCy pFeces
5ancv as witnessed in Eorope, was un-
daIbted!y one Of the most interesting
which has ever occurred IN the South, Or
perhaps in America.
The hurdles to be leapad consisted
cf barriers of wood, about three feet
! high sQruounted with withes of Pal
metto strongly interviewer, aud as there
! was enough OF hard running to DO with
ont the addition Of eight leaps, nunerOus
were the wagers offered that 8 broken
! neck, or at least a severe purl, would be
one of the characteristics of the struggle,
! hut these expectations were not realized.
4 beyond the fall of the colored rider of
! Red Bird, who was fOFaibiy deposited
on the ground, but net seriously Injured,
while leaping the hurdle nearest 10 the
Judges stand, after the race was ended,
and ne was returning TO the scales.
! The entries for this were as follows: D.
\ p. Penn's b. b. Elinboro, r ". Sim
/ uOns's b. n. Jonesboro, s. L. James's
| b. d. RED Bird, William Brady's b. b.
! BeauIegsrd.
Jonesboro was the wlRner IN 3 minutes
| 5l3 seconds the two miles, whicE - Ssjd
/ to be the best racing time ever made in
/ the United States; the next best being
] Ss6fA
4 The second Tscs was for the tw0-year
old stake; So entrance, p o., mile dash;
/ $500 was added by the Club; feF this the
! following were the entries: y. =. Patter-
sons Richeiisu, William CottrilPs Puss
/ BrOdnSX, s. LeOnsFd's Ontario.
Ontario was the fsvorits with the
| sporting fraternity against the field but
Richslisa won the race in l;473, occasion
ing the lOss Of 90 little currency by the
knowing Ones-sO-ealied--ss we'll as less
posted outsiders. WF
The performances of the day concluded
with g .ace for the post stakes, two mile
heats, entrance SIS, the club adding $500.
! For this the eHtries were J. McCloskey's
! Fanny Che8tham, and Col. Neiligauis
4 i}isp3 srek, The mare woR the victory in
two straight Beqts-time, 3-42a, 3:48f.
The racing altoget1JeE yas Of the most
spirited character and the display of
fast teams aud handsome equipages on
the shell road worthy of Derby day or
a muster for EPSON.
The Easter services iu the various
churches on Sunday were of the most
imposing character, aud the masicin the
Cathedral and jesuit church in BarOnne
street DartieaIsrly Hne. Both these
! Grand edifices were not only crowded to
overaowing, but hundreds of persons re-
| mained on the sidewalks until the close.
The display offspring toiiettes was charm
! ingly varied and attractive to the most
/ Indifferent of the male bipeds, and some
OF the dark-eyed wearers lovely as a
poets dream.
The absorbing topic in political circles
is the approaching election on the adop-
ton or rejection of the blsek,and-tsn
State Constitution, which, thanks to the
manipulation Of the military authorities
and the "loyaltyp OF negro leagues,
seems likely to be forced on the white