The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-07

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| mile and a quarter. Time, 2:l7 The last race
| was handicap, mile heats. Phoenix Belle, by
Australian, four years, 81 lbs, won the first heat
| the second and third were won By Saratoga, by
| knight Of st. George out of Sister to Prior, 6
| years 102 lbs. The other runners we're Skylight,
four years 81 lbs; Ooltawa aged, los lbs. Peter
cumalinctum. four years, "a lbs, and Rabbit Hash,
| four years. 81 lbs.
Meantime the third day of the spring N sesing at
| Hoboken had gone over to the lst Of June. The
| first race was hurdle-race. and old 8lackbird.
| with l52 lbs. up, beat Harry Booth, l42 lbs;
Gerald. l29 lbs.; Eagle, l52 lbs, and Tycoon 153
| lbs. Time 4:0l. Same day Vsuxhsll. by Lsxing.
| ton. beat Brother to Frank Allen, AOtspur aud
Wild Jessie a mile snd quarter in Pm. las. Red
| Dick. by Lexington out of Alabama, by Brown
| Dick, then beat luxemburgh. Egctist, the Deuca-
| lion FLY, and Jewess, a mile and a half ia I'm.
I54s. On the same day Jas A. Connolly, the fine
colt by Vandsl cut of Nargrave mare, made his
frat appearance tor the season. and beat Urban3
and 0ystermsn Jr. two mile heats in two heats (;
Oysterman Jr. was dstanced ia the fret heat, and
UTbsns in the second. Time, 3:47-3:56. This
was the beginning Of some very notable victories
for Connolly and his clever rider, Patsey Hen
Messy.
The Woodlswn spring meeting began on the ID
of June with mile heats for three year-olds. Two
started, and the FLY by Australian out Of Betty
Ward won it in two heats, beating Jessamine
Porter, a daughter of Australian and Yorkshire
mare. Time, 2:02-2:02. The track was very bad.
In the second race-two- mile heats, for all ages
Woodford Belle, by Lexington out of Amanda
Borehead, by Glencoe, beat Charley Armstrong,
by Lexington, Dick jackson, and Italia 10 two
straight heats Dick Jackson and Idalia were dis
tanced in the first heat. Time. 4:05-4:O2. On
The second day Frank Woolford beat John Porter
and Wooda avn. by Trustee, Jr., two mile heats in
two straight heats; Woodlawn was distanced IN
the first. Time. 3:52-4:3l. On the same day
0oltawa beat the FLY by Lexington out OF gu
Altorf mare, John Scott. gelding by Hempand,
and John Hunter, by Hunters Lexington, in three
heats the Lexington FLY won the first, and Dol.
tawa the second and third heats. Time, l:504-
l:5O1-1:55. On the third day Woodford Belle
beat Saratoga, mile heats, three in five, in three
straight heats. Time, l:494-l:494-l:5l4. Dick
Jackson then beat the FLY Australian and ldalia in
a dash of two miles. On the fourth day the FLY
by Lexington out of Glycera, by Sovereign, beat
Dick Jackson, Jsssamine Porter and Grassland
two mile heats in three heats Jessamine Porter
won the first, and the Gycers filly the second and
third Jessamine Porter and Grassland we're dis
tanced in the third heat. Time, 3:46-3:4j-3:47s.
On the same day the FLY by Mickey Free out of
Brown Kitty beat Ooltawa, Melinda Lewis. by
Oliver, and the Lexington FLY out Of an Altorf
mare one mile. Time. l:49. On the fifth and last
day Frank Woolford beat John Porter, OOltaws,
and Woodlawn three miles. Time, 5;37. Melinda
Lewis then beat Saratoga and John Scott mile
heats in two straight heats. Time, l:5l-i;52.
Grassland did not run at all up to his form OF this
meeting, but Frank Woolford steadily increased
bis reputation. In the three dash on the last
day he was the favorite against tbs field az four
10 one, and won it very easily.
We now come to the spring meeting at Jerome
Park. A capital meeting had been anticipated.
The programme was very liberal large and well
varied. The number of race-horses az the course
was larger than had ever before been assembled at
one meeting in this country. In addition to all the
stables of the Atlantic States, there was the fine
string belonging 10 Mcdonnell and Harness, from
the rich region of the Scioto Valley. ia Ohio,
and the powerful and famed division under the
command of Capt. Moore, which had come on d.
rect from the Gulf States after their notable VIC
tories at Mobile and New Orleans. There was,
however, one hitch az there usually is, aud that
was the cold, rainy weather which mad prevailed
so late in the spring, and. indeed trespassed upon
the summer. The first Gay of the meeting was
TO have been Tuesday, June 9Th, but a storm of
rain ana thunder compelled a postponement for
one day so the games began on Wednesday,. The
1rst race was the Fordham Stakes. handicap
mile and quarter; there were tnrty-two entries,
of whom ten declared and paid $40 each. For the
others 10 was $50 each, play or pay, and seven
started. The betting was very heavy on this race.
The actual faVorite up to the start was Z. b.
Connolly, a son of Lexington and Lucy Fowler,
years, l04 lbs. Next TO him came the two five-
year.old horses in the stable Of Captain Moore,
who carried ITO lbs. each. The other runners
and Enchsnuess; and as meme Of them were ever
ii it after the pace was made strong. we may dis.
miss them without further comment. Captain
Moore's two we're Stonewall Jackson. by Light
Mshon, by Lexington, out of Magenta, by York
shire. The Stonewall Brigade" backed them
very heavily; and the captain, having been greatly
taken with ofe nS sprighty airs !,
had been often hummi1g. go, how |
Love the Military as he stood looking a. Stone
wall jackson and General McMshon, he declared
to bis cOntidants-who, by the by, are few and
far between-that be could win with which of
them be chose, and should run first aud second
but as no hacker OF the field could DO ioduced to
lay much against either of them separately,
yOnng Durham. on the General, had orders TO go
II strong from the start, and little Miller was told
10 bide bis time with Stonewall, and come at the
fnish and win. The track was heavy. AS soon
ss the Gag fell the General vent away at strong
pace, RsQuette second, and Stonewsll third they
went thus for nearly mile, when Raquette
dropped back and Connolly made an effort in
vain 10 collar StoDewall Jackson. Opposite the
grand stand the latter overhauled the General,
the latter being pulled well together. They
finished first and second in I'm. 1875, and this
race of itself was enough to smash up the book
maker" who, it bad been declared was to revo
lutionize the American system of betting, aud
enable everybody TO win small fortune, while
be made a huge one for himself. The second
race was the Belmont Stakes, for three-year ODDS,
$200 each, half forfeit, and $500 added; there
were SweDty-eght entries, twenty-five OF whom
paid forfeit. This made the stake and added
money worth $4,000, ont of which the second vas
TO have $500. The runners were General Duke,
by Lexington out Of Lila, by Yorkshire; North
CUMBERLAND. own brother to Norfolk; Fanny Lud-
low, by imported Eclipse out of Moiie Jackson;
Bayonet. by Lexington out of Bsylesf; colt by
Uncle Vic out of Silver Star; aud Magnet, by
Lexington out of imp. Maud Is WAS a mile and
five furlongs. General Duke and Bayonet were
in the Ohio stable from Chillicothe, and under the
training of Edward Thompson. pupil of Captain
Moores. They were backed at two TO one against
the field and it not without reason, for General
Duke made the running, never was headed, and
won with plenty to spare In 3:02; Northumber-
land was second, two lengths behind the General.
Ferguson rode the winner, and the Western divi-
sion again chanted 20, how / love the Miitsryl"
while the followers Of the Eastern stables looked
rather blue. The third race was the Hopeful
Stakes for two year olds FIVE furlOngs. $50 each,
play or pay. and $500 added; there we're twenty
four subscriptions, and it was worth $500. The
fasorite waa a colt BIZ imported Eclipse out of
Fidelity, py Glencoe, aud next TO him was Bonnie
Lass. the Bsirownie FLY out of Pasta. The FLY
won it, but the chance of the favorite had been
put out by false start, in which he aud colt BY
Balrownie called CANINE BARN ran the course out
and finished under the whip. The others beaten
by Bonnie Lass we're Salute. by Lexington;
Fenian, by Mickey Free Invercauld, by st.
Adams Inverngas, By Old Calabsr; and Glen
garry, by Thormbsy. Miller rode the winner,