New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-27
Spring Meetings at New Orleans.


open with more than usual brilliaucy, the
Metairie Club at New Orleans being the
first to hoist its racing colors, their spring
meeting beginl ing on Saturday, March 30,
and continuing on Tuesday, April 2, 3, 4, ,
and 6. The programme is a fine one, the
first event being for the Bingaman stake
for four-year-Olds, a dash of two miles,
which has closed with eighteen entries viz
SanfOrd's Salina and Bingaman, Babcock's
Nellie Ransom, Cottrill's Frank Ross and
Saucebox, Captain MoOre's George Wilkes
and Mary Clark, Sevigert's StOckwOod, Mil
ler's Sentinel, Cadwallader's Nellie r. Je-
rome, Buford's Nellie Gray and Hollywood,
Pauls Williamsburg, Hunts Eta Powell.
Stones Billy Williamson, Warwick's Creole
Dance, and Montgomery's Rightway.
On the same day there are two other
mile heats for all ages. On the second day
there is hurdle race of two miles, race
of two-mile heats, aud dash of mile and
quarter. On Wednesday the minor stake
will be run for, when number of last
years two-year-old cracks will make their
debut as three-year-Olds The stake has
closed with twenty three entries, including
Captain Moore's colt London, winner at
Crab Orchard, Kentucky, and at Memphis,
Tennessee last spring, and Henry Foley's
tilly Belle Buckle. the winner of the light
ming stakes at the last fall Metairie
meeting.
5 On the same day there is race OF mile
heats, for four four -year-Olds, and dash Of
two and quarter miles tor all ages for the
Metairie cup, to which will be added a
purse Of $1,000, and is the gift Of NJ. H.
Sandford, Esq, of New York, in return for
the many kindnesses he has experienced at
the hands of the gentlemen forming the
Metairie Club. The cup has just been pur
chased at Tiffany's in this city, by D. d
Withers, ESQ.,. and is in the form of
punch bowl OF elegant design. The condi-
uions of the race are that should the Freak
ness I'M. H. Sandford's) stable win the race
that the cup shall go to the second horse,
and the winner take the purse and stake.
On Thursday there are two events-a dash
OF two and a half miles, and mile heats,
three in five. On Friday there is a steeple
chase over about two and half miles,
dash of mile and a quarter. and third
race of mile heats.
On Saturday the first event is for the
Trial Stakes for untried three year-olds,
dash of a mile, which has seventeen nOmi-
nations. After which is the grand race of
the meeting, for the Post Stake, of four
trance, 500 forfeit, with $500 added, to
close on the twentieth Of February, and for
which Captain Moore, T. G. Bacon. w. X.
Babcock and j. r. Miller are already en-
tered. In addition to the added money, the
club will give Mr.. T. S. Noises elegant pic
ture, Life on the Metairie'-the picture
itself being one of the finest paintings
ever painted in the South, besides being
rendered doubly valuable by the fifty odd
portraits grouped in it Of the principal
Southern turfmen.
The meeting no doubt will be very sue
cessful. as it will be run during Easter
week. and will be the first amusement after
Lent. The amount in purses and added
money is $l3,50O, without including Mr..
Sanford's cup and Mr.. Noises picture,
each of which are valued at $1,000. All
purses are free, and ten per cent of them go
to the second horse. All communications
respecting the races should be addressed to
Captain w. M. Conner, who will no doubt
have the track and stands IN the fine cOndi-
tion that the Metairie is so famous for.
On the Saturday following the conclu-
sion of the Metairie meeting, the Louisiana
Jockey Club announces the beginning of a
brilliant programme for their Inauguration
meeting. the first event being hurdle race,
a dash of two miles for purse OF $1,000. so
divided as to give 500 to the first horse,
$500 to the second, and $lOO to the third.
On the same day the grand inaugural post
stake for all ages will be run, the cOndi-
tions being two-mile heats for all ages, $l00
entrance, play or pay-the club to add
$500, divided to give $500 to the first
horse $3.50 to the second, and $3.50 to the
third. The stake has closed with the fol-
lowing nominations General A. Buford,
w. r. Babcock, William Cottrill. G. w.
Stewart, T. &. Moore and NJ. H. Sanford.
On Tuesday. the sixteenth. the meeting
will be continued, the first race being
dash OF a mile for all ages. for a purse of
$50. The second race is for the Louisiana
stake for four year-olds two mile heats, so
play or pay, the club to add $1,000, the first
horse to receive $500, the second $780,
The stake has closed with fourteen nomina
tiOns, viz: Nellie K. StOckwOod, Sentinel.
Creole Dance, Madam Dudley Salina. Mon
archist, Frank Ross, Beauregard, Nelly
Ransom, Gibraltar. George Wilkes. Mary
Clark, and tlly by Lexington, dam
Banner.
On Wednesday there is dash of two
miles for all ages. with purse of $3.50 for
the first and $3.50 for the second horse, the
second event being race of three mile
heats for all ages, $500 to the first horse,
$4O0 to the second, and 500 to the third.
On Thursday the jumpers have another
chance-a dash of two miles. over six hur-
dies for "a purse of $780, divided into first,
second and third moneys On the same day
che Pickwick Stakes, for three-yearolds,
will be run; mile heats. $25 entrance, play
or pay: the club to add $500, divided so as
to give $1,000 to the first, $500 to the second
horse, and the third to save his stake. The
stake has twenty-three entries, including
some of the best horses of the South and
West. On Friday the first race is dash of
mile, for all ages. for purse of $500. The
second race is one of mile heats three in
five. for all ages, the first horse receiving
$4,000. and the second $500.
The last day OF the meeting is Saturday,
the twentieth instant, the first event being
a dash of a mile, for beaten horses and
horses that have not started during the
meeting, for purse Of $500. The second
race is selling race, mile heats, fer purse
of $1,000, the winner to receive $500, and
the second 5000. The third race OF the day,
and last of the meeting. is one of fOur-mile
heats. for purse OF $4,000. the first horse
to receive $780, the second $400, and the
third $lO0, making grand total of $50, 900
given by the club during the meeting. The
entrance to all purses is free. The club an
nounces its weights at 70, 80, lO4 and lis
pounds. Mr. Henry B. Foley is the secretary
of the club.
The Louisville Courier -yourno! says:
1t is now positively understood that the
celebrated Bosque Bonita stable, owned by
General Abe Buford, will leave for New
Orleans about the first of February
The stable consists of the famous Nellie
Gray, the winner OF the Lady stake at
jerome park, New York, and other promi,.
nent races during the lively campaign OF
last year; -Antidote, representative OF
"Belle Mead" of Tennessee; Hollywood,
the winner of the De Soto stake at Mem
phis; Rassidita, an untried Asterold, TOUR
years old; Bombshell, who exploded at the
expense and in front of the combined blood