The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-09
THE METAIRIE RACES.
THIRD DAY OF THE SPRING MEETING
THREE EXCITING CONTESTS.
London the Winner Of the Minor Stake, Sauce
box the Mile Heats and Monarchist the
Metairie Cup swsspstakel-Barney
Williams Second in the Lat
ter, Winning the Cup.

NEW ORLEANS, April 8. 1872.
The races were resumed to-day on the Metairta
Course but the continued threatening character Of
the weather prevented large attendance. The
track was IN good condition.
THE MINOR STAKE.
The first race was for three year-olds: one mles
$50 entrance, $500 added There were twenty
three nominations ana ten starters. The
race was won by the gray colt LONDON.
beating Magnolia, snylo,g, Young Harry,
Belle Buckle, Bombshell. Malta. Rice's
filly, Mary Farrs and l. o. u. IN the order named.
Time l:47. London, who was the iavorlte by to
against the field, took the lead at the start kept
throughout and won by two lengths.
SUMMARY.
NEW ORLEANS, APRIL 8. lsT2.-MErARIE JOCKEY
CLUB SPRING MEErlNG-TnIRD DAY-FIRSr RACE
The Minor Stakes tor three.yea2 -olds; milo;
celye $500; third horse to save his entrance value
OF stake. $3.50. Closed win twenty-three nomi-
Il. G. Moore entered or. c. London. by Lightning,
dam sister to Jerome Edgar, 90 lbs. .......:.: 1
W; Cottrill entered Gu. r Magnolia, bv Daniel
D. swigert entered b. c. saylocK by Lexington.
W. uottr n Entered sy s. e. Young harry by Harry
OF the West, dam by imp. Glencoe. 81 lbs...... 4
H. b. Foley entered CHI. I. Belle Buckle, by Brown
A. Buford entered D. G. Bombshell. by Marion.
dam imp. Fleeing Momen,s: % lDs....:....;...
A. Buiord entered en-. T. Malta, by Marion, dam
G. H. Rice entered CHI. I. War Dance, dam Alex.
John Il. stone entered b. Mary Farris by
Daniel Boone. dam Lilly Ward, 81 los. ........
John H. Stone entered CHI. f. I. D. u. by Harry
OF the West dam Isadora Hill, 81 lbs .......... 10
Time, l:41.
THE NILE HEATS
The second race was for four year olds, mile
heats for a club purse of $780, The entries weres-
W. Uottrils chestnut hlly Salcebox W. 7. Camp.
BELLS brown colt Nathan Oaks, T. G. Moore's chest
nnlf a "
Lord Byron. Sauceoox was the iavorlte. In the
first neat she led TO the last quarter, when Nathan
Oaks went TO the front and won by length. Sauce
box secured the second and thrd heats easily.
SUMMARY.
SAME DAY-SEcoND RACg.--Club purse of $500.
for iour-year-olis. mile heats. The winner OF the
Sngaman sake os to carry Ave pounds extra ss
haSs dam en'G ssedaae o ios .,
w. 7. Campbell entered br. 9. Nathan Oaks,
by Bonnie Scotland, dam by Lexington,
Huga CARNEY entered b. Lord Dyron, BY
Kentucky, dam Lady Blesslngton, lo4 lbs. dis
7. G. Moore entered ch. c. George wilkes,
by Asteroid, dam Emma Wright lo4 lbs. gro
Time, l:47ls-l:5o-l:56
cup. up sHeepstaSs, ~. for >, al II, ages ages. W.
%' cap S valued at so cSa g Of Mr.
Sanord $50 entrance, second horse to receive $780,
MIR. saniords entry winning the race the cup to go
to the second horse. There were nine nominations.
na D os' coli e. NJ sa
chestnut horse Barney, Williams, ". X.
BabcOck's chestnut lilly Nellie Ransom
and d. Swigert's chestnut colt Wanderer.
The race was won by MOnarchist by two lengths.
Barney Williams second, winning the cup Nellie
Ransom third and Wanoerer fourth Monarchist
was the favOrite by odds against the field. The race
was very exciting. Monarcnlst took the lead, but
was soon Overtaken by Nellie Ransom, and tney ran
nearly even for two niles wnen she tired and the
second place was taken by Barney Williams.
Time, 4:l2.
SUMMARY.
SAME DAY--THIRD RAOE.-The Metarle Cup,
sweepstakes for all ag.s, two miles ana a quar-
ter; to which Is added $1,000, aud a cup val
ued at 81 900, the gilt OF MI. M. II. Sanford;
$50 entrance, j. p.; second horse TO receive
S20O third horse TO save Ills entrance In the event
that the Preakness stable wins the race, the second
horse TO obtain the cup, the winner 10 receive the
first and second money. Value or sweepstakes.
81 $50. Closed with nine nominations.
NJ. Fl. SANFORD entered b. c. M0narchist, years
old, by Lexington, dan Mildred, 1c4 lbs. L
G. w, stewart entered CHI. H. Barney Williams.
years OLD, BY Lexington, dam Voiza, lis los.
w. r. Babcock entered Gu. l. Nellie Ransom.
years old. by Jack Malone, dam Vesper Light.
d. Swigert entered CHI. c. Wandercr, years Old,
BY Lexington, dam Coral 1o4 lbs.. .....,.....
Time, ALL.