The New York herald., 1871-12-06
TIE NE'AIRIE RACES.
FALL MEETING AT NEW ORLEANS
Shivering Bellies of the Sunny
South ON the Course.
Blind Tom Winner Of the Hurdle Race, Sentinel
Of the Metairie Stake and Arizona
of the Heat Race

The fall race meeting began to-day Mt the Metal.
RE course, but was very poorly attended. The few
ladies that were out seemed delighted with the
sport yet there was chliness about them that
was painful 10 behold. The weather was charming
to Northerner but trembling to the natives Of the
..sunny South,
Three races were on the card, the first being hur-
Ole race two miles, with eight jumps; the second,
the Metaine Stakes for three-year ods-a dash OF
TWO miles, and the third, mile heat race.
THE TRACK
was In the most horrible condition, the backstretch
being fetlock deep In sticky black mud. Speed was
not anticipated, and therefore no one was dlsap-
pointed with the time made. The starters in the
hurdle race were G. II. Riches chestnut colt Won
Moltke, by War Dance, dam Blonde, four years old;
II. Ganney's brown morse Blind Tom, by Star Davis
dam by Musgrave, five years old; R. W. Simmons
black horse Virgil, by vandal, dam by Yorkshire,
aged and e. HarrIson's chestnut geding Temple,
by Bulletin, dam by Ambassador live years old. Won
Moltke was the fav0rite over the field; Blind Tom
and Virgil made dead heat, and they had to run
again, when Blind Tom won The race in hand, Gan-
ney the most daring rider this country, being on
his back.
The horses had fine start, Virgil and Blind Tom
going over the first hurdle together, Won Moltke
third, TEMPLE fourth Blind Tom then went in front
ana showed the way to the second hurdle, Virgil
second Won M0itke third and Temple fourth. Co
followed BY Virgil, then von MoItke, Temple bring.
Ing up % the rear: When s the horses passed over
Von MoSe fourth Virgil 1nn tnen rom ran S1ra awa;
around the lower turn aud came up and jumped
NE fourth hurdle about the same distance ahead OF
lengths the rear. Virgil came up past the stand
IKE race horse leaaing several lengths but afier
hin
The seventh hurdle was jumped by Tenn
PIE four lenpths ahead Of Virgil, Bud
all to pieces. AS Temple came into the homestretcn
he MANIFESTED disposition TO bolt, and when lie
outside and then sidled towards the stand Bind
Tom, with Hu4hey Ganney to steer him, came wllh
make dead heat al tie ssand Temple third Won N
Moltke fourth. Time, 4:16
Virgil ana BIND Tom mad to run again. When
they started Hughcy sent Blind Tom on buging.
and taking the lead, keptit to the end. winning by
200 yards III 4:2i1a; A,,r srcos, nc,
In the second OUT 0! eleven entries three only
came to the scratch. These were Mr. sanford's bay
flly Sallna, by Lexington, dam LiQhtsOme; John A.
Nlcr's bay colt Sentinel, by Jack Malone, dam Ca
lena, and K. M. Montgomery's oay colt Rightly Way,
BY Foreigner dam Mary Farris. Salina and Senti.
mel sold ior even money, while 100 to 8 waS laid
against Right-way. Sentinel beat Salina as easily
traordinary colt and 1t Is Thought he viii beat the
best here, his owner being determined to run him
Sentinel cut out the work from the start and was
held ner at bay from the beginning to the end as
Harry Bassett only could have DONE salina is q
wonderful colt. lie has run this summer eleven
races, ami has lost bat Two. He is plain looking
colt. but there is more OF the horse about him
than any In the South. The TINE of the dash was
1865. 1N t9 r tNt@
TIE THIRD RACE. 4M aM ..t.
The next race had six starters These were T.
DIxon's chestnut geding Bob shelton. by Austria.
Ian, dam Lavender, full brother Of lIelmpOld; A.
{. Frankllns bay billy Arizona, ov Lexington. dam
mare Niagara, w lexington: dam Bay Leaf live
years DID, w. II. Williamsburg chestnut colt John
Mcdonnell, by 8rown DICK. dam Lady Aiie, four
ing Style. by Wagner Joe, dam by Crock
Billy Williamson, BY Daniel sol1 boone. dam lam
C0rlnne, three years Old. All the horses In this
race brought about the same in pool. being all
favoritcs with their respective trends. Style won
the first heat but Arizona then came to the front
and won nandilY The subsequent heats. tM
THE RACE.
First Heaf.-The horses had a very good start,
Niagara cutting out the work, John Mcdonnell
second style third, Billy Williamson fourth, Bob
horses were unchanged until they dropped into the
heavy mud on the Dackstretch, when John McDon-
nell went TO the 'front.' Niagara second, Style third,
On the lower turn Style went in front, Billv William
son taking second place, and making racing with
the leader. A beautiful struggle Terminated by
Style winning by a head In 1865. Niagara was
third, Arizona fourth, Shelton filth, and John Nc.
DOnnclI sixth.
SECOND Heat.-Niagara. as before. cut out the
work but she was soon Outpaced by Arizona and
the latter continued in front to the end, Bob shell
Ton being good second, Billy Williamson third,
Style fourth John Mcdonnell fifth and Niagara
sixth. Time, 1857.
Tnlrd Heat-Tne race was now reduced to a con-
test between Arizona and style, the betting being
dollars to nickels. Arizona went away with the
lead and won IN canter. Time, 203.