The New York herald., 1871-12-09
THE METAIRIE RACES.
Three Exciting Raccs---Two Riders
Threwn and Seriously Injured.
Blind Tom the Winner Of the Stecpe thase,
Billy Williamson Of the Heat Race, and
Salina Of the Jhree-Eile Dash.

The weather was delightful again to-day fof rae
ing, the track having Improved and the attendance
being much larger than on any previous OCCASION
Three races came on the nrst being the grand
Steeple chase about two miles ana q bali, with
twenty leaps over hurdles, walls AMI bitches. For
this event there were six starters, comprising G. H.
Rce's chestnut colt Won Moltke, by war Dance dam
Iionde four years Old. carrying l1j pounds;
H. Ganney's brown horse Blind Tom, by star
Davis, dam by Margrave, five years old, li0 pounds;
4. Harris0n's chestnut geldng Temple, by -,
dam by Ambassador, nye years old, l2o pounds;
E. HarTison's gray colt Tom Corbett. by Lightning,
dam by Knight OF ST. George four years old, Ill
pounds; X. W. simmons black horse Vigil, by
Vandal dam Hymenia, aged, l30 pounds, and I. p.
ROach's Day horse Chalm.tte by Daniel Boone dam
by Brown DICK, aged, I26 pounds Blind Tom was
the fav0rite ana Virgil the second choice. The race
was very unsatisfactory one, ns Blind Tom won In
q canter. two OF the riders III the race were badly
injured by falls, and the people here wilI not he
anxious TO witness this style Of racing again.
THE HAcR
Blind Tom took the lead Virgil second yon
Moitke third Tom Corpe,t fourth, Temple nth
and Chamette SIXTH the latter bolted at the frst
Jump; then Temple fell AMI threw his rider q
burster, but the latter mounted again after some
time aud followed. Virgil then took the lead, Won
Moilke second, Blind Tom tnlrd At the seventh
jump Won M0tke and Virgil bOlted, giving the race
10 Blin Tom, who went on aud won IN caDter,
taking all tne leaps In grand style. The rider OF
and, arler gong over several hurdles, he was
thrown the second time, and ne was SO badly in
Jured that he had TO ne carried away insensible
the owner OF Tom Coroett was Injured consider
ably by the fall, ana was carried away with his
hind Bind rom and received secona moSev e None Se
Of The other horses went he distance ana were not
placed. Time, 5:4s.
was mile heats for three-y roids the winner OF
s Mera ut safSs %o 20 ens ys ~es 4
Sanford's bay lilly Madame Dudley, by Lexington,
dam Britannia and John y. StoDes chestnut colt
Billy Williamson, by Daniel Boone, dam by Port.
land. Madame dudley was the favorite at two to
one before the first heat, but, after winning that,
sulked at the stand when the drum tapped on the
next beat, ana would not move for twenty seconds,
ment to her hackers Her owner, however, said that
was way she had She VIII NOT speeu alone.
Frs, Hea.-The horses had very even start,
and Billy Williamson and Madame Dudley fought
ioi The lead around the turn BnIy getting the track
Madame went up and colIarad Billy at the hali.mile
iel back q length; but she lay close to the Colt
along the lower TURN, and coming up the home
stretch beat him under ibe string two lengths.
Sec Second Hta,-wneu the drum tapped for start
hall way around the upper turn. He went ton on and
won the race In canser IN 2:o5, Madame Dudley
dlStlnccu.
TUE THIRD RACE
was dash OF three miles for all ages. There were
Ave entries, comprising w. COttrils gray colt Fire
ball, BY Lightning, dam Dixie four years old; M. II.
SsnlOrds bay hlly sauna, by Lexington dam Light
some. three years old H.. Lsles chestnut gelding
Bob shelton, by Australian dam Lavender four years
by Rogers, dam by Wagner, five years old, ana J.
Clark's bay geldng RicnarIs by DIVERSION, dam by
Sovereign four years old. salina was the Iavorte,
Mamie Douglass being second choice. Sal1na won
IN u hand gallop, the others beng nowhere.
Bob Sheldon Jumped or with the lead, Mamie
Douglass second. Iucnards third Salina fourth,
FIreba'l fttD. When they passed the qrarter-poe
shelton aud Mamie Douglass were yoked, Richards
third, Sailna several lengths behind, followed by
Fnoball. Gong down the hackstretch Bob
Shelton shook Mamie Douglass of and led
Two lengths at the hali-nile pole, the others
as before. Going around The lower turn Salina
could not be restrained and she ran ND
TO the leaders, and, getting into Tho homcstreich
she passed them rapidly and came leading under
the string two lengths, under hard pull Bob Shcl.
ION second, Firebai third, Mamie Douglass fourth
mile was I:5lll The race was then pracii.
caly over. Sauna ran in front under
pull through the next mile, passing unler the
string two lengths IN front OF Bob Shelton the others
beng strung 0Ut shamefDlly. Mr.. SanfOrd's mare
Unemployed with tho others and came home win.
ner Vf tho race by twenty lengths, Bob Shelton
second, Mamie Douglass tbiid, Frcoail fonrth
Richards nth, spread out at equal distances from
The string 10 the tbreeguarter pole. II was hol-
low victory for Salua, as she pulled mp fill OF run
nhs. Timc 3:43t =.