New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-05

The revival Of the sports Of the tur
in the great planting and breeding State
of the Southwest is likely to, be on an ex
tensive scale. The Metairie Association il
now very vigorously and ably managed
and the Metairie Jockey Club conducts the
racing In such manner as to give satisfac
ton to owners Of horses and the public
But another great association has been
formed ct New Orleans with . capital
| stock of @lOO, 900, the whole of which has
been taken. The members are able enter
prisng men, and the officers they have
| chosen could not have been excelled. The
president is Colonel Breaux; vice-presidents,
Mr.. c. A. Weed and Mr.. j. o. Nixon:
treasurer, Mr.. c. H. Slocomb: secretary'
Mr.. Henry b. Foley, who is we'll known and
greatly esteemed in this neighborhood, as
we'll as among the people Of the South.
The committee ON racing are Governor
Hebert, Mr. Foley, Colonel Breaux. Major
James and Mr.. T. c. Herndon. The asso-
citation is called the Louisiana Jockey Club.
and its operations will be carried on at the
old Union Course, more recently called the
Fair Grounds. Adjoining the course
beautiful piece of park-like land has been
purchased, and on this stands villa which
cost for it's erection, endowment and fur
nishing, $4,000.
This is to be the clubhouse The first
meeting Of the Louisiana Jockey Club will
be held in April next, commencing ON the
thirteenth and lasting six days. This will
be one week after the close of the spring
meeting at the Metairie Course. The pro-
gramme of the Louisiana Jockey Club is
exceedingly liberal and we'll devised. We
venture to congratulate our old friend, Mr..
Foley. and the other officers upon it. The
prospects held out to owners and trainers
by the two great racing associations of
New Orleans are of such q character that
they must needs attract nearly all the best
horses in the country. The Louisiana Club
will open it's first campaign with q meeting
at the above mentioned date, during which
twenty thousand dollars will be given by il
in purses and jn addition to the stakes.
Moreover, the entrance to the purses will
be free, very important and valuable fsa-
ture, and in nearly all the races there will
be second money, and often third.
The programme for the first day is q
sample of excellence, enterprise and liber-
ality that should be generally followed and
8 % and
eight hurdles-$7O0, 500 and 800. The
grand inaugural post stake, two mile heats,
$500 added-s25oo, $3.50, $250. Now, here's
some chance for horses above three wears
old. This will close on the first of January
next. Then to the Louisiana stake, two
mile heats, for three-year-Olds, $50 each,
play or pay, the club will add $4,000. This
will close on the first of next December.
The other stake is the Pickwick stake, mile
heats. for two-year-olds. @25 each, play or
pay, and $500 added, to close December |.
Whether the ages are to date and weights
attach from January l, as here. or from Nav
|, as in Louisiana heretofore, the programme
does not state. Mr.. Foley will, perhaps,
write US on this point. The weights OF the |
Louisiana Jockey Club are, two-year.olds,
73 pounds; three-year-Olds, 80 pounds; four
year olds, lO4 pounds: fve-year-olds. ITO |
pounds; six-year-olds and aged, lis pounds.