The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03

but the track was much heavier, from the con-
slant rains of Saturday, Sunday and Monday, than
we had anticipated. There was an assemblage Of
two hundred and fifty to three hundred persons in
the stand and on the grounds, and we were
pleased to see ten or fifteen ladies in the portion
parttioned Off for the sex.
FIRST RACE.
About half past the third bell summoned the
horses for the first race-a dash Of one mile, for
two year ods, purse s250-for which two nags
we're entered, viz: PuSS BrOddnd6 and Ontario.
The start was excellent, Puss taking the lead and
keeping length and half ahead until they Gu
tered the second quarter, when Ontario Tapped
her passing her on the back stretch and gradually
increasing the gap between them, until as she
swung into the run home she was probably fifty
yards ahead. The negro boy on Puss applied the
cowhide TO his mettlesOme little bay FLY with
Zest and power which were really remarkable !;
but il was unavailing. as Ontario came in easy
winner, scattering the mud at a terrible rate as
she few past the winning post. Tins, 2:04.
SECOND RACE.
The principal interest of the day seemed to Gen.
ter in the second race, of two.mile heats, purse
5000 for which there were four entries. OF these
the fsvoIite appeared to be the chestnut colt
Chjckdmdugd, a large, fne.lOoking four-year old,
belonging TO Col. Leonard. The others were
chestnut colt Veto, bay FLY Jennie @. and chest
nut colt Painter The first heat of this race be.
gan about half-past 4. The start was fair, Chick.
amauga soon leading out from the press half
length ahead of Jennie @. and the others. Around
to the half mile post the horses kept well to-
gether, Painter showing signs of tagging. Ga
the back stretch of the first mile Veto made a
pressing call on the bay FLY, collared and passed
her, and gave his undivided attention to the
colt with q warlike name. The struggle here was
very beautiful; il was impossible to say. as they
came down the home stretch, which was
destined to pass the string first. Chick.
amauga did, however I; but with all
his speed and sinew, he found it hard work to
keep bis place in the front. After entering the
second mile it was evident Painters " cake
was all dough-" for neither whip nor spur could
force him through the heavy mud at rate of
speed sufficient to save his distance On the back
stretch of the second mile Jennie began to lag,
and she also seemed doomed to have the red flag
lowered 10 her prejudice. With whip and spur
Neto's rider s'rove TO catch up with his rival but
it was all "no CO." as eli ikamauga, with his
powerful stride, seemed to revel in the heavy
mud, and came in, well in hand, winner of the
first heat, Veto second, Jennie G. and Painter dis
tanced. Time-4:l2}.
he two horses came up for the second heat,
looking as if they he'd been doing some pretty
laborious work. but both full of game. Chicks
manga took the lead ; but, with great dex-
terity, Veto was pushed suddenly forward, took
away the lead and the inside track and looked as if
he were going 10 have it all his own way ap.
pearances are however deceptive, and notwith.
standing bis indomitable pluck he wa passed by
turn, and was second during the remainder of the
running. The struggle throughout the second
heat was animatlDg in the extreme. We have
rarely seen two horses more nearly matched than
Chickamauga and Veto. The former won this
heat by little over half length, in 4:l3l.
SUMMARY.
Metairie Course, New Orleans, Thursday, Jan.
I'd, 1858.
$3.50
O. A. BTeSqx enters g; Leensrds Oh. T. ortairo,
Ter Dress-bue AID White.
NJ. ID Bnnger enters tWm Corri 81 b. Broa,ll,Lr
years old BY DAME Boone, dam Maggie q. by Brown
Time-2:04.
SEeoND RACE-TwO mile heats for ali ages. Purse Ssl1
q A Breaux enters Is. Leonard's) sh Chiokdmduga
years ed. BY Jack Malone AlOinO by isp Albion
q. II. Slocomb enters Wm. Brady's) Oh h. Vt0 wears
old by Lexington dam Levity by imp. Trustee. Dies
=, white and Blue
NJ. ID. bnngier enters WIN. COrtriipD b. E. Jennie q 3
years old by Daniel Boone, dam by imp Glencoe.
DTesf-ked and he'd die
James heCoskey enters IL. sayin's) ch. c. Painter
years old. Dress Fsncy dis
Time-4:l2l- 4:l3l.