The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-14

BIZ "ous xARIUs" OF THE SPIRIT.
! fCeptI.ued from last Sundays Crescent

(at Jerome PARK bad weather set in, and com.
PEELED postponements from day to day until Mon
day, the 18th. The first race was sweepstakes
for two year old fllies, in which two started, aud
Rapture, BY Lspidist, beat lnvercsuld, by st Al
bans, in I'm. 6es Then came race OF mile and
i've furlongs, for all ages. The runners in this
were Lancaster, by Lexington out OF old Blue
Bonnet Metsire, by star Davis out OF hatonan
aud Red Dick, by Brown Dick out OF Alabama.
Lancaster was thought by many to be the best.
His principal opponent (MetaiIie) was the favor
lie over him in this race he vas known 10 De
"cliDker" for speed, and in his last race OF the
preceding year had defeated Fanny Cheatham
mile heats, and run the second with ITO lbs. ap in
lm. 463s. That was the fastest mule which had
then been made at Jerome Park. AT nrst Metairie
was the favorite at nearly two TO one IN the pet
ting; but the money went on so strong Ior Ian
caster and he looked so well when Tony Taylor
brought him out and Hayward mounted, that he
left of neariy equal In the rates 70 Metsrie. 10
the race Red Dick led for mile, and Metalrie went
on second, Lancaster going easy, and ready to
strike when wanted. He stole up and was on
even terms with Metairie at the head of the
stretch, then challenged, and won very easily by
two lengths. Metairie never showed the speed ne
had exhibited the fall before. The time was 2m.
573s. The next race was for the Western Cup,
two miles and quarter it was of the value fs2OOO
and was added to sweepstakes of $50 each, play or
pay there were twenty-three entries, and five came
TO the post. Much interest was excited, audit was
as it always has been, good betting race. The
backed at the preposterous price of two to one
against the field and this was in the teeth OF the
fact that Captain Moore declared he did not like
her, and would not bet dollar on her. The
truth was that the FLY was of, and the captain
knew ii she was overmarked, having been sent
around little too many times Ia company with
the bold Privateer. That horse would in fact
have been started with her in the race, II the cap
tain had not found that he had been fed and
wstered when be reached the stable that morning.
The next in choice after the FLY was the five year
old horse Local, by Lightning. Onward. very
formidable racehorse this distance OF ground,
looked well, and had many friends; and Jas. A.
Connolly. colt of fine speed and hard sticker,
was also well supported. The other runner was
the colt De Courcey. Fanny, the favorite,
locked exceedingly light and jady when stripped,
and broke out in profnse sweat. In the race
De Courcy made the running, and the favorite
was beaten before she had gone mile. being
weak and with no pace. Alter going nearly
mile and q quarter Connolly took the lead, and
carried on the running for another half
mile; Local lay away In waiting all the
while. but then began to close up towards On
ward. A little further and De Courcey fell of;
and then little further and Local was up at the
head of Onward. He was now held in hand until
they fairly In the stretch. when his rider shot
him out, and after a stout struggle he headed Con-
molly at the middle of the stand and won by
length in 4:033. A fine race and fast. Connolly
was second and Onward third. The value of the
cup was $3.50 The philosophy Of the doctor
was warmly commended and widely discussed,
while the defeat ofthe 1avorite so badly caused
her rash hackers to look unutterable woes. Hen
messy rode the winner, and run him in such style
that for the balance of the season he was secured
for Jas. A. Connolly, the second horse. The next
was selling race, q mile and quarter. and Ur.
bsna won it, beating Jubsl, Lutte. Redwing and
Enchantress in I'm. los. The last race was q mile
and furlong, for three-year.olds. Nemesis, a
black FLY by imported Eclipse out of Echo, by
Lexington made her first public appearance in it,
and won easily, beating brother TO Frank Allen,
Hotspur Town brother TO Asteroid, but no such
horse), and Wiley, by Vandal. Time, 2:0l3. This
ended the second day.
The third day was unfavorable. About noon it
set in to rain, and the course soon became very
sloppy. In the first race the twO.year-old Oily
Rapture, by Lapidist out OF Parachute, beat the
colt CANINE BARN, by Bslrowne out of Fanny
Fern, five furlongs in l:07. The next event was
the Ladies' Stake, for three-year-old flles, mile
and tve furlongs. There were twenty nominations,
and if the weather had been good there would no
doubt have been many ladies present to witness
the race. Bonnie Braes. by Bslrownie out of
Pasta. won it, beating Australia, Fanny Ludlow,
Lost Cause, and Wild Jessie. Time, 3:O6l. In the
sening race; mile and I'VE Iuriongs. which iol-
lowed, iAldebaran beat Brother to Frank Allen,
General Mcmahon, Raguette, and Clara Clarita I;
time. 3:02. Stonewall jackson then walked over
for two-mile heats. On the last day Of the meet
ing the company was large and brilliant, and the
racing very fine. II was q very close, sultry day,
and the course was extremely heavy and holding.
The hot sun had dried uD the sop left by the
rain, but had rendered the ground as bad as bad
could be-more like a bed of stiff mortar than
race course. This was very unfortunate, as the
programme was fine, including four.mile race,
in which there were fourteen entries and likely TO
be five OF six starters. The racing began with the
Jockey Club Handicap, two miles; Jas. A. Con.
molly was the favorite, and he won it, carrying
los fbs.; Clement with l02 lbs. was second Cen
erai York. s5 fbs., was third and Bacon, liz ibs.
fourth; the time was 3:4S3. sweepstakes for
three year-olds, two miles, followed. Australia,
the FLY by imp. Australian, out of Undine won il,
beating General Duke, Nemesis. and Bonnie Brses;
but General Duke carried III lbs, including z
lbs, extra as winner of the Belmont stakes; the
time was 3:644. A sweepstakes for two-year-
olds followed, half 8 mile. There were twenty
four entries, and nine started. Bonnie Lass
achieved another success; Fenian was second. aud
Inveinglas. by Old Cslsbsr out Of Jupiter, third !;
the other ak were The Nun, the FLY by Licking
ton out Of Edith, the FLY by Oakland out of Lei
sure, Glenevis, Glengarry and Rapture. The time
was 542s. The last race OF the meeting now came
on-tbe Feather Stakes, four miles. to carry 100
lbs., $50 each, play or pay, and $1,000 added.
Nineteen had been entered, and five came to the
post. The runners were all horses of some note
and some of them greatly distinguished as game
ones. Fleetwing, Aldebaran, Onward. Privsteer
and Local put in an appearance. The first two
were aged: Onward was six years old the other
two were five. claim was made prior to the
start that Aldebran should be allowed three
lbs. as geldlng. This was protested againt by
the owners of the other horses. but after some
deliberation the judges allowed it, and the old
chestnut carried but 81 lbs. We think this was
erroneous. We can see no more reason for max
ing mare or a gelding allowance in such a race
than in a handicap. The conditions were that all
should carry 100 lbs.; there was no allowance for
age and there should have been none for sex. Phi.
vateer wss the favorte against any single horse, but
DR.. Weldon's pair, Aldebaran and Local, sold for
q trile more together than Capt. Moore's horse I;
Onward was also stoutly backed; Fleetwing had
not much support, as the look OF his legs was not
liked. The only man among the trainers who
seemed TO fully understand the real state OF the
course and the terrible effort it would require to
run four miles in such ground, was Capt Moore.
Earlier in the day he had proposed that an sppli-
cation should be made to the stewards to post
pone, in order that there might be decent track,
SO to give the horses fair chance. This was
not acceded to. At the start there was collision
s-t-~er the sons NJ, ], iaht pins Lss-l e--e.,ss
against Privateer and knocked him down on his
knees. Aldebaran took the lead before they had
gone q quarter of a mile, and slipping away from
the other, opened large gap. At the end of the
first mile, In l544 Aldebaran led the others fol-
lowing as nsmed-0nward, Local. Fleetwing,
Privateer. The distance between Aldebaran aud
NJ AnN h.