New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-16
B1ETAIRIE SPRING BIEBTlNG.
lsixth par,n Races.

as LILO glorious rays Oh Inc betblHR sui lar
exceed the efFulgence of his meridian splen-
dor, so it was yesterday that the last
day of the Netairie spring mesting
of 1871 far exceeded not only the pre-
ceding days of the present meeting,
but in interest was beyond any of
the races that have occurred for
many years past. Tho course was filled to
overlooking. The stand was crowded; not
another inch of available room was to be
had, and the last corners, who could not by
any possibility obtain position on the stand,
were compelled to perch on the stairs, and
catch desultory glimpses of what was going
on by peeping between the legs of the more
fortunate ones who had obtained the painful
privilege to stand on the narrow space be-
tween the landing and the railing, and, like
Dickens marchioness, gain glimpses of
what was going on, more imaginative than
real.
The interest of the scene was greatly
heightened by the large numbers of the
fair sex who crowded the portion of the.
stand appropriated for their particular con-
venience. The day was splendid as far as
weather was concerned. The track was in
fine order; everything was lovely. Every
body seemed to have come to enjoy hiynself,
and everybody did exactly what he had
come for.
The first race of the day was for beaten
horses, one mile, for the club purse of $500.
There were five entries: Oh. f. Ida Girls
som, oh. C. Village Blacksmith, b. f. Girl of
My Heart, CHI. c. Sir Rufus and b. c. Wood
burn. Of the above mentioned FIVE, but
four ran, the Girl of My Heart, being
very sensitive young lady, acted like many
a sentimental miss has done before her, and
ran away. More than that, like many a
capricious maiden she threw away one who
was disposed to cleave to her (her jockey
and then went on her cratic and unre-
strained way. But like many an erring one
she came to grief, having been hurt by con-
tact with fence, and being so disabled that
she was withdrawn from the contest.
This left but four competitors for the
purse They started fair, at the tap of the
drum Sir Rufus soon shooting ahead, and
although he was Tapped once or twice, he
came first to the winning post, beating his
competitors with apparent ease. Time;
1:f7A.
And now came on the great race Of the
season, the grand four mile heats for club
purse of $25O0. The entries were CHI b.
Victory, b. C. Pilgrim, Oh. C. Alaska, b. e.
Morgan Scout, and ch. C. Defender.
The startson the first heat was apparently
fair as y Die. AS soon as they passed
the str agrim shot ahead, and keeping
it throdg4sht the whole of the four mile
heat, won with apparent ease. Time 7:3SH
In this heat Alaska was distanced and
withdrawn; there is little doubt that she
was slightly lame from the start, and her
foot must have been hurt in some unac-
countable manner.
For the second heat but four horses
started, and Morgan Scout came in first the
first mile, Pilgrim was first on the second,
and Defender on the third mile. Every
body began to efer bets on all sorts of
horses in all sorts of ways, some on Pill
grim, some on Morgan Scout, some on
Defender, but not many on the last horse.
By the time these bets were comfortably
made the horses neared the string, and all
at once Victory shot ahead and came in two
lengths ahead of all the others. Time:
1864.
The third heat was narrowed down to a
contest between Pilgrim and Victory. We
are inclined to think that the latter horse
was the extempOre favorite, as considerable
confidence was expressed by some whose
knowledge of horsehesh would not kill
them were it to strike in, that the jockeyship
of Viotory's rider would win the race. At
the tap Of the drum they started, but Pill
grim was more than length ahead We
heard it remarked that it would be nothing
in four mile race, but we begged to differ;
for Pilgrim throughout the run of four miles
kept the lead of Victory at the same dis
lance he was when they started, and came
in winner about length ahead. Time,
S:0OA.
There were some curious whispers on the
ground regarding portion of the features
and incidents of this race. But if it was
not fair in every respect, let those who so
assert prove it. This can be said, that it
was one of the most sportive, the most ex
citing and interesting that has ever occurred
in the South. We do not err in SAYING
that there were fully ten Thousand people
on the ground. Nothing occurred to dis
turb the pleasure of the occasion, and all
went merry as q marriage bell.
FIRST RAcE-oEE MILE FOR BEATEN HoRsEs.
James Helligans ch c. Sir Rufus " o. by
Lexington, dam Liz Aardis. by imp. Glen
A. Keene Richards CHI t Ida Grissom, ~. O.,
by War Dance, dam by Whalebone. -, 2
7. Clarke's CHI. O. Village Blacksmith, Az o.
by Vandal dam Cholera, by Wagner - ]
L. 3. Armstrong; b. c. WoOdburn, I v. o. by
Lexington, dam Lulu Horton, by imp, Al.
Bacon d Hollands D, f. imp. Girl Of NV Heart
. y o., BY skirnisher, dam Fluke, BY
acknowledgement '...'.....,,......... dr.
Time: l:47k.
SECOND RACE-GRAND -FOUR MILE HEATS.
D. swigert's b. {. Pilgrim, } y. O., by Licking.
ton, dam imp. Cairn- Gorme, by CotheT-
A Keene Richards oh. h. victory, aged, by
Uncle Vic. dam Magnolia, by imp. Glen.
John MorriBseys Oh O. Defender, , v. o.
BY John Morgan dam Cneona by imp.
" Cotfrps h :. 49,. So. = 49,