The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-09
rHE METAIRIE RACES.
SMITH AND LAST DAY
THHEE-n1rDI HEATS

Al far as the weather and the track could in
/ auence the sport, yesterday was the best day o
| the meeting. Monday had been bitter cold, thu
! wind keen and piercing, making even the shor
stay in the open air necessary to the viewing o
the races extremely disagreeable. But yesterday
morning dswned bright and beautiful; there wal
some wind, but not enough to be unpleasant, anC
by the time O'Clock had arrived, the bright rays
| of the sun had SO warmed and tempered the
atmosphere that a drive was positive luxury
| The attendance, we regret to chronicle, was not
near so large as it should have been. The ladies'
stand, it is true, was very full, and was, there
fore, very pleasant to look at, and on the club
stand goOdly number of red badges auttered
but the public stands could easily have accomo.
dated three times as many people as were on
them. This lack of interest in a sport eleyatng
and noble as racing we are sorry to notice
amongst our people. Let US hope, however, that
next spring we shall have no such complaint 10
make.
The track was in splendid order. The effects
of the rains of Thursday and Friday were no
longer pesceptible, or rather only pereeptole for
good. The harrow had done good wsrk ali around
and the ground was therefore firm aud elastic with
out dust. 1t was track over which good time might
be expected to be made. Another Attraction yes
the brass band. composed of the udents Of ST.
Mary College. The youngsters in their handsome
uuiiofms made very pretty sight, while tbs ex-
cellent music they dsconrsed made q pleasant
filing up of the time between the heats.
The races were two-mie heats for beaten
bor-es and three mile heats, which last was the
great race Of the meeting. For the first race,
.HiSenLUnt, Jack Camille, Jr., and Tom Green
were announced. 10 the last S,tad0,ca. ChaL
ntefte, The three year old Boone colt who made
such hands me debut on Saturday, TrdlsS0 aud
Carrie AtheTtoR. The purse was sl00l and
large pools had been sold, SO great
deal OF interest had centred upon the rae.
THE NILE HEATS.
In the pools on Monday night Wisenhnnt was
decidedly the favoTite against the field, Jack
Gamble coming next and Tom Green last. But on
the course Jack seemed to rise considerably in the
public estimation; at the same time betting was
very varied, for our reporter heard one bet made
of two TO one on Jack against the field, aud an-
other of two TO one on Wisenhunt against the
beld. The latter would undoubtedly have kept
bis place as the favorite, but his appearance was
much against him. He looked awkward and out
of training. Some Of his hackers nothing dsunted,
bet as freely on him as before, and this will &C.
count for the great difference in the various
be's made. SO the horses started, leaving
behind them, for once, delightful uncertainty
as 10 who was 10 come in first. Wisenhunt
jumped for the lead Immediately, closely
followed by Tom, Gamble making bad third
Of Jack showed Tom Gteen lis heels, and pro.
eeede6 to pay his attentions to the leader. Bat
Wisenhunt seriously objected to his companion.
ship, and refused to allow any familiarities; Mat
tiers so continued to the third quarter pole, when
Jack became more pressing than ever, so that the
two horses entered tie home stretch neck and
neck, with Tom saunterng along in the rear.
Down the course they Numbered, Gamble gaining
little by little, until, as he passed under the
string. he was ahead by three lengths, Wisenhunt
aPcCud and Tom Who, had N caucidarubIv
third. Time Quarter 299; half mile IS heat
lisa.
While the horses were breathing after this heat
the fornalines of running for a $500 purse, by
two year olos, dash OF one mile, were gone
through with. There had been but one entry SO
that OF course there was no race though the track
had to be run over. Accordingly Mary Edith
the single entry, a bay lilly by young Fazole,to,
Gam GyeeEa, was brought up TO the post. She is
very pretty animal and may yet make q name.
Der $500 gsllop was soon over.
The result OF the heat changed the betting bat
very little. Jack friends, il is true became more
ssDguiBe, but NiseDbunts hackers all declared
that he had not IuAf O the b. a. and oHy waited till
next TINE, so there was the same disparity of bet
ting as was before noticeable. The horses came
up for the second heat, all looking well. A. the
tap of the drum Nlsenhuat again jumped for the
lead, but before the quarter was reached (Which
was in Is y Jack had oyerhauled her, and was tgo
lengths in the lead, Tom bringing no the rear al
tire half mile pole, which was made in 56A. Wisen-
hunt made desperate effort to get himself sp-
pointed TO the first place, but it was useless Jack
persisted in leading, and carried his detsrmina-
iion so far as 10 come ia winner OF the heat aud
race by several lengths, with Wiseuhunt behind
him aud Tom cOntented third. Time $50.
While the ladies are enjoying the magnificent
COLLATION. prepared fer them by the hospitality
Of the Jockey Club, and the gentlemen are ID 4king
up their bets and terrifying themselves against
the attacks Of hunger aud thirst let Us take look
the horses entered for the fhrQa Daila HAT
iavorite is Shutdown, who, our readers will re.
member was Missouri's entry for the great state
post stake race, and ran on The first day of the
meeting. He is a powerful animal, evidently pos
sesse0 of great power OF endurance, and from his
appearance and the knowledge Of his Irish blood.
could be expected to hold out almost indefinitely
Chalmette, Col NelligsDs Boone colt, is a slim,
high stepping animal, with the straightest shoulder
We ever saw; he was gay aud frisky as a young
kitten. Transit IL handsome chestnut, a horse
Of considerable power. and better at a long race
than at a short one. Carrie Aiherton is Lexiug.
ton flly, very pretty, and good for a mile or so.
SHUTDOWN vas the fsyoriIe at long odds, while
Transit came last, Carrie and Chalmette dividing
The second place between them. All three look
I'd very well as they came up to the string for the
start.
First Heat.-Carrie led of beautifully. Sun.
down, under hard pull, next to her, Transit aud
Chalmette behind. The quarter was made in %,
n the same order, aud from there the horses gal.
oped TO the half mile pole in / minute, without
my change in position. Then SundOwn pushed
~ TO the front and got the first place before the
bird quarter was over, entering the home stretch |
eading the race, with Carrie next him. Transit |
bird and the Boone colt well behind. As they |
,ame down the track the horses gradually closed |
up, making the mile, however, in 2:O2k. in the |
anne erder. just as they reached the judges |
tand Chalmette made burst for tae frst place, |
md for short time it did seem as If he would |
ret it, but after passing Transit he stopped, and |
be four horses ran head and tail to the half mile
,oe; then they closed up again, and became
Othing but confused bunch of moving ami
nails, with Shutdown, hoWeve a little ahead. As
nc fnst turu ues----l--O--i--esfa mazda aaasha.
ueh hurst IS he had made before. .aa ,,......=
srrie, turned his attention to the
eader, Sundown. 1he stand was passed
q 4043, with Shutdown ahead about a
fngih, Chalmette second. Carrie third,
'Tsnsit in the rear. But before the quarter was
nsde Transit seemed to wake up, aud had passed
10Th Carrie and Chslmette, and was eontesling
nth Shutdown for the honors. For quarter of a
Dile it was q beautiful race. the two horses run.
ing neck and neck. Transit getting ahead seve-
al times, only. however, TO be caught again.
ust beyond the half mile Transit began TO falter.
nd his jockey evidently held him for the close.
ieanwhlle Chalmette had fallen badly behind in
be race, and was running for his distance. Down
be home stretch Transit made another brush, aud
pretty one it was, but shutdown ran iust a little
DO much for him, a. be won the heat By length
6;oOt Carrie being just inside the flag. and the