The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-02
THE mETAIRE RACES.
SECOND DAY.
Joe Johnston wins the Mile Heats
and Fannie Chatham the
Two Mile Heats.

nrettier dav for horse race than yesterday
could not have been asked for by the most cap
tons. The wet track OF Saturday which COM
PEELED such comparatively slow time, ana wnicn
made the great State post stake race less inter.
estinQ than it would otherwise have been, nao
been dried by three dsyso of fair weather, ana was
in really beautiful condition-not too dry and
dusty, but entirely without mud, Just hard enough
and sprjpgy. The races babe fair to be tolerabiy
interesting.
The first was for $500, mile heats for all ages
for this had been entered Joe Johnston, well
known to New Orleans turfmen; Jack Gamble,
Jr., five yen old, by Jack Gamble the famous,
out Of Medors, and Ldrkin, Lexington colt,
dam Magenta, better known to our sporting men
as General Mcmahon, the name which he owned
before be was sold to Mr.. ]. B. Lyons, his present
possessor. The last named horse had the call at
all the pools on Monday evening, Joe ruling next,
Jack, the son Of Jack being left out in the cold.
The other race was two mile heats. 5000 purse.
There were five entries. Fannie Chedthdnl,
mare whose fame is daily becoming wider and
who bids fair yet to take her place IN the list OF
immorta horses; Transit, a beautiful chestnut,
who made good run in the dark on Saturday,
but who, nevertheless, was considered nowhere IN
Yesterdays race-being counted 80 low that 10
1924 pool he only brought 81; Carrie Ause'ton,
a three year old FLY. who has yet name TO make
Col Nelligsn's Bismarck. who won the dash on
Saturday, but who, as events proved Is not
Eclipse colt, FIVE years old. Fannie was largely
the fayorite Little Mack coming next, Carrie.
Bismarck and Transit following.
With the above races to be witnessed, de-
lightful day-just warm enough, sunny, invigorst-
| ing-and a splendid track, the number OF people
| who, Yesterday, about Two O'Clock, commenced
| their pilgrimage 10 the Metairie Ridge, was not
| small. On the arrival of our reporter there he
Il = L. 1or.n In fhA nnh n
stand the Gibbs stand full, and the ladies stand
fairly glttering In the sunshine in its variety OF
bright colors-colors bright as the ladies' eyes,
making sight, In its aggregate beauty, as attrsc,
tive as the faces whose united loneliness composed
it. at three o'clock, punctually. the bet was
| rppr the sonorous voice OF Ex-Governor hepeft
I ring ont. "Clear the track" Then came
Mount riders and the T 1hrse hIross were
| well, Joe leading. Larkin next. Gamble closing
the list. Larkin at once made rush to catch Joe,
but failed, and all three passed the quarter pole
| in the same order as that in which they had left
| the stand, in 294. Then Lsrkn, for some unac-
countabe reason, fell behind, and was passed by
| Gamble, who at once made for Joe. He nearly
| caught him, and as the horses passed the half
| mile (which they did in 553 IT was only by
| short head that Joe led the race. Up to the
three quarter POLL the distance between the two
| first horses gradually increased, but as they en-
| tered the home stretch the brown horse was
ahead, Lsrkin, the favorte, being too far behind
Jockey gave Joe some hard digs with the spurs, to
| which he promptly answered. forging ahead
of Gamble, who was being severely whipped, and
winnir the race by half length.
After this heat favorite stock went down. many
! persons asserting that Larkin was sick and had
| no chance for the race; and. in fact the unac-
countsble manner in which he had Jagged all
through the heat, would seem to have justified
the superstition But still be did not lack packers,
| many asserting that he had not fought for the
fret heat, but would assuredly take the two
next.
When the horses were again brought up, Joe
was exceedingly FESTIVE, and II was some time
before start could be made; but it was finally
accomplished. he leading, with Larkin behind
him and Gamble last. In this heat, as in the hrst,
Larkn held the second place only till the first
quarter was passed, when Gamble took 1t from
him. A hard struggle between these two eIsued.
when at the half mile Gamble succeeded IN shak-
ing his rival of. Joe meanwhile had been in the
lead, never losing the first place and running
steadily along. They came into the home stretch
Joe ahead, the others well behind The nearer
they OF TO the stand the further in front got Joe,
until be finally passed under the string four good
lengths ahead Of Gamble, in gallop, with his
jockey pulling him hard. Larkin made poor
third. Time, l:544.
The frat race over and the favorite for once
badly beaten, then came the usual refreshment tc
the inner man and preparation for the next race. Al
we have said above, IL was two mile heats, i've en-
tries, and promised to be quite exciting. The
fsvorite, Fannie Cheatham, had run before on the
Metairie, but had not won many lanrels Lately
she has at Memphis and in the North done ex
ceedingly well as Little Mack was thought to b
good two mile horse; and as Carrie Atherton
although only three years old, OF fine blood an'
looks like fine animal, it was thought that tn
end Of the contest would be doubtful-Transit an
Bismarck were not counted as having any chanc
at all for victory.
, When the bell rung out stepped the five horses
| as beautiful sghtas man can see. Transit ha'
,, drawn the inside, Fannie being next her, Carrie
Bismarck and Little Mack holding the outer places
; After considerable maDeuvering, caused 6y resi-
iveness of Transit, start was at last made, Bi:
marck leading, Transit following, the balance "a
in heap" at the first quarter poll (which wa
reached in 291) the horses were strung out IN
row, Bismarck leading, Transit, Little Mack, Far
4 ME and Carrie following. the nose Of each hors
i. touching his leaders tail. The same order wa
9 maintained to the half mile-time 574-with III
exception that Fannie changed places with Littl
8 Mack. Just after the half mile Transit made
/. dash for Bismarck, but failed to reach him, an
4 was himself, at the three quarter poll, overhaue
by Little Mack, who came into the home stretc
= nearly neck and neck with Bismarck. But BIZ
marck still kept his place, and passed the stand
1851, with Little Mack behind him, Transit third
) the two mares running quietly behind, and maxim
4 believe fight for the fourth place. Then con
menced the work, Fannie quietly passed up, an
before the quarter poll was reached had caugf
the pretty chestnut Transit T; she then went Il
Little Mack. caught him at the half mile. passe
hin, paid her compliments to Bismarck, shove
him her heels, and passed the three-quarter pc
leading the race. She kept her place to the enc
coming in three long lengths ahead, with Trans
behind her, Little Mack and Carrie next, and Ri
, marck. who had fallen behind the race as soon q
~. sasssd hin--xay- in -the-rear in
!, Alter this heat all the horses sweated wei
y Bismarck, however, looking much distressed, au
Little Mack seeming somewhat blown. All II
horses. however. came up TO the string at the bel
= After the same difficulty with Transit as had bee
experienced in the first heat. the horses got OF
= Transit leading, Carrie and Bismarck following
: with Little Mack and Fannie bringing up the rea
= = Before the quarter was reached (which was in
seconds,) Carrie had edged herself up to the fro
and Little Mack had fallen to the last place, II
= other positions remaining unchanged. At Il
I. half mile-mede in IS seconds Bismarck ha
- by an effort, taken the second place and was pus
ing Carrie hard. A struggle between these tW
then took place which lasted to the three quartz
st POLE when Carrie shook her antagonist of. The
4, Transit rushed up, had hard race with the ltt
al mare, finally caught her and gained the stand
" peck ahead, with Fannie third. Bismarck al
le Little Mack bringing uP;the rear Time 1914