New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-07

Time OF game. one hour and fifty m.nu;e-.
Umpire, Mr.. Hardy. Mississippi.
The various races began AZ three o'lloch.
the following gentlemen acting as iudges ::
A. SllEbola. John ". q. Parker and j. j.
Mellon.
The frs. race was mule race of one mile
Entries: Catch if You Can, by Edward Hay
den, Schneider, by Thomas Anderson; prize
a fine brid!e. Won hv Catch Il you Can
time. 80.
The second race was a buggy race single
horse, oI.e mile; prize. silver mounted whip
Entries: b. c. Unknown. by T. McC!oskey;
Too Young, by Hopkins; Unknown, by T
Z. Sykes. Won by the latter-tI,ne, $50.
3. Double team float race prize, bale
OF hay. Entries: Thomas Anderson. VII
liam Kennedy. Won by Kennedy.
I. riremen's foot race, three hundred
yards; prize, q tireman's cap. Entries: 7.
Steintelts OF No. y Joseph Tother. Of No.
u; Frank Shein. of No. -: Adolphe Cas-
saigne, OF No. II; William Stevenson Of
No. s; G. Poisson, of No. u; NJ Tlllc-. o.
No Il; J. G.llen, of No. .; / Afford, o..
No. y. Won by William Stevenson q
Phoenix No. Slime. thirty-tive seconds
). Pony (lInder fourteen hands rucc-ore
mile: prize silver cup.
Entries-ilate Carney. by Charles Kent;
John hiIwin, by L. Mcneil; Step on Stone,
by Hugh Gillin; Tom Thumb, by Bernard
McCoon; Hatcatcher by II. \. Harding
Won by Tom Thumb-tlrc. -.l5.
t. Pony race, open to alone milc.
1n.rics-k. X. by 7. Flick Eatta-uher,
by II. A. Harding; Miss FANNIE, by Charles
Hebert; Bonnie LASS, by Charles Wilson;
Rabbit. by j. Kern; Step on Stone, by II.
Gillin; Walk III the waite. by Il. McCoon
Special prize, silver cup by L. Lilienthal,
ESQ, won by Walk in, the Water-tine, 22:6.
!. Foot race for members Of tie Order
only, one hundred yards; prize, silver cup.
Entries: William Natheson, of Aurora a
Conclave No. IA; J. 3. Deur, Of Iona No. II;
j. Hill, Of Algiers No. 23; NJ X Peck, OF
-Etna No. Is; p. J. Benedic, OF Hope No. II;
J. A. Stringer, Of Schiller No. c; W. j.
Hughes, Of Magnolia No.l2. Won by Bene-
dic-time, l01a seconds.
yards; prize, silver cup. Entries: A. John
son, Anthony Barron, Patrick McGill, II.
Bohen, Mick Leader, NJ. X. Peck, Thomas
Dempsey August Larieu. Won by A.
Johnson-time eight seconds.
9. Wheelbarrow race (blndfolded); fifty
only three were allowed to run, for want Of
wheelbarrOws a number of wheelb arrows
having been destroyed by fire in the octa.
gonal building.
Entries-Gust. keenan,, George Penn and
John Cannovan.
Won by the latter-tme, thirty seconds.
There was all eating match iblindfold)
participated in by three boys, which ere
ated considerable fun.
The celebrated Clifford brothers were
also on the grounds, and entertained the
spectators for some time with teats OF rope
walking. Their exhibition was no: CON
Quoted on the grand scale as at first in
tended, as they were sharers III the loss by
the fire, a quantity of their ropes and ma
terial having been burnt up with the octa-
gonal building from the top o. which they
had been arranged TO extend across the
grounds.
This ended, the dancing was begun with |
spirit and animation, and continued Until a |
late hour. Nothing occurred to mar the en-
oyment Of the multitude, and everything !
passed of with the utmost order and good |
feeling. We are under obligations fer coF-
sesies on the part of the committee OF ar
.aagements, especially Nr. O. s. Babcock,
he energetic chairman. We understand
hat it is contemplated to give second fes-
wal in May. Judging by what we have
oon NJ +b,s ,be n;onAsr Of tho aaaaon wa !