The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-10
THE METAIRIE RACES.
EITTH DAY.
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Transit Wins the Eurdle Race and
Little Mack the Three in Five.

1t Is with pleasure that we address oursef to
the task Of describing how yesterday passed on
the Metarie, because In so doing We shall be
chropicling another day Of great enjoyment to
visitors to the Ridge. The attendance on sl the
previous days Of the meeting has been excellent
much beyond the most sanguine expectations-
but 1t was reserved for yesterday to show such q
concourse as has been gathered on the stands on
NO other day Of the meeting except Saturday last.
But then there was the excitement Of the opening
day, which acted an incentive to the presence
Of many; so that, all things considered.
yesterday may be taken az the best indication
of how our people display, by attending
them, love for the greatest Of I. sports
horse races. The ladies' stand was not only
full, but nearly doubled itself on the club stand,
30 that to an observer on the track, there seemed
an equal pbalapx Of psrssols and hats 'front.'
log him. The members were Of course out in full
force, and as usual not only did duty on the quar-
ter stretch by taking pecuniary interest In each
race, but allowed their red ribbons to futter fire.
querty on the ladies' stand, thus showing the fair
creatures how au fat man may be both in horse
TX and small talk. The public too. seemed to
appreciate the occasion, for the democratic por.
ton Of the stand was full Of pleasure seekers who
amused themselves between the heats, while the
members were examininl the horses. in investiga.
| ting the temper and testing the good nature Of
large tiger, which is kept in the lower part of the
public stand.
The track was OF course dusty, but nevertheless,
! It was good track to run upon, and no COM
plants were recorded against it.
The races were two; bat too such The first
hurdle race, the second mile heats three in five.
Betting on both not only had been lively in the
pool room the night before bat was briskly car
ried on st the track that when the hosses start
ed good deal depended on their Efforts.
THE HURDLE RACE.
This was dash of two miles, hurdles. The
entries were Col. Nelligan's ChGlHaette, Mr.. War
wick's Transit and Mr.. Conlisk's Endorser cot.
These were the same horses that ran on Tuesday
excepting Edinboro. The absence of this re
doubtabls hurdler made the race all the more
interesting, for, had he entered, there would have
been much less chance for even Betting. As 1t
was, Transit led in the pool room against the
field. His splendid running on Tuesday pro-
cured him this honor, which he well deserved.
| Cbalmette came next in the betting mind, and
there were not few. who had observed his
Tuesdays performance, whtre he closed gap
OF some two or three hundred yards in mile and
| hail WHO came DOWN WIN Inelr stamps tOr nlID.
The Endorser colt was popularly considered to
have one chance for the purse; that chance was
that the other two might fall down.
Transit the hrst to make his appearances,
| and looked ss gay as q girl at ball, and stepped
20 though be rad made up his mind 70 have the
race. Chslmstie was the next TO trot up.
He displayed his usual spirit and eyed the hnr-
dies as though he rather liked their appearance.
ChsImette, We learned, had baEked one of his fore
legs yesterday morning, and, therefore, was not
prepared to DO his prettest. Ii was not until ev.
erythpg was quite ready that the Endorser colt
was walked out, given smell at the hurdles and
then turned into position. The choice place fell
to him on the toss-up, Chamette getting next him,
| and The favorite-hsppy postion-nesrest the Ia
dies stand. The first start brought the drum tap,
and off they went, the Endorser colt Leading,
Chameite next, the favorite jogging along com.
ortably behind. The two leaders jumped the first
hurdle together, and then struck the quarter pole
| In 80 seconds, with the colt leading by length.
So over the second hurdle to the half mile. But
here all the horses fell to work, and succeeded
in leaping the third hurdle as well together as ii
they had been trained to do II 10 travelling cir
Gus But the day of Endorser's son was now over,
and he quietly dropped ont 9i company wnl;n nsa
threw away all his poiteness, and brushed psst
Cbsmette, leading him over the fourth hurdle by
| length or two. So they swept past the stand,
| smidst the cheers of the crowd, and 80 they
| iumped the first hurdle of the second mile. Head
ard tail at the second hurdle, and about the same
| at the third Bot this was Chslmette's time or
| never; so up he rushed, Tapped his leader, md
| ran neck and neck with him to the entrance
/ to the home stretch. But here the hopes built
| on him failed for the dance that Transit led
him had too many figures In II for him to
master them all. and he was compelled Jump the
last hurdle a length behind. Whipping was o
use then for with the last hurdle Transits tribula.
| items were over, and he came in winner by o
length, in 1924, with Chslmette a fine second, and
ibe form of The Endorser colt looming up some.
| where In the far distance. And 50 ended beau
| tiful race Transit showed much better than he
| did On Tuesday, while Chalmette, although he
lost the race proved himself 80 good horse that,
in common with many others, we should Ike to
| see him again ct the hurdles as we are convinced
| that be has more in him than he has yet shown.
A The money that had been lost paid over, and
A the exultason Of winners and depression OF losers
q having been duly expressed, attention was turned
B to the next race. This was mile heats, three in
X five. Two horses were entered, Ltute Mack. six
\ years old by imported Eclipse and Mr.. Richard 8
| John Kilgour, two years old, by imp. Mickey
Free. The former showed wen previously % Inis
| meeting and was known to be good horse. The
latter IL on record rs having made splendid mile
at the Fair Grounds last Tuesday. Each horse
therefore had his champions. but Kilgour, partly
3s extra pounds that Little Mack had to carry
would tell against him in long race, was the
fsvorite. Before the race commenced bet could
. hardly be got against him, SO confident were h's
fienos OF his ability TO stand the race. Both
horses, when they came up TO the scratch looked
superb, and in good sooth, q glance at the two
would seem to verify the deductions of the betting
J mind: for Kilgour stepped Lightly and loo6ed
: good fer any number Of trips around the track,
| willie Mack appeared all too little to bear the
Ss extra pounds with which his age saddled him.
/ First Heot-Little Mack rushed for the star
and took it cleyerly. But John Was after him, and
the two horses rushed around the turn at breas
neck pace that brought them 70 the quarter pole
IN 243 seconds, with the little I'm the better by
head. Without slackeniDg, on they swept to ths
half mile, making il in 494-better time oy guar
| ter OF a second than the dash on Thursday-anC
passing it with Mack the first by neck. But here
the contest ceased. Kilgour gave up the heat
and the horses galloped leisurely into the stand
Little Mack leading by three lengths. Time: l:4Ss
This time was great disappointment to many
for the rush to the half mile pole was so beautif1
that the other side Of 46 was confidently expected
6 The result Of this heat was to somewhat shak
: Klgours hackers, SO that bets were reduced 4
. something Ike equal risks; bat still the genera
Q opinion was that Mack couldn't carry his extr
y weight through the race, SO that between parue
ri viewing different sides Of the question bets wer
d plentifully concocted. The legal twenty minute