The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-18
Third Day of the Inaugural
ton Meeting.
LOVELY WEATHER AND FINE TRACE.
Grand Attendance and Exciting
Contests.
saucebox the Winner of the Two-Mile Dash and
Morlacchi the Heats Of Three Miles.

vicinity are enthusiastic In tne lnattcr Vi uio
Of racing, it must have been sum
mary dispeed yesterday, when the lead
ina members of the Louisiana Jockey Club
and carried into effect the pur-
nose OF having an international race OF
four.mie heats on their track next spring. This
suggestion had only been made an hour before the
responses were such that $4,000 out OF the $4,000
agreed upon to be the stake was subscribed and to-
day that sum has been greatly augmented. seldom
do racing meetings in this country call forth such
assemblages OF beauty and fashion as have been
present at the last three days event over the
Jockey Club course, and many VINO witness the
contests involuntarily refer to the tunes wheh
Lecomte and Lexington ran their four-mile heats
in this CITY, and Lexington achieved MS
remarkable victory against time, seventeen
wears ago. The same joyousness and hilarity,
saw thew are now visible then, and certainly none
of the horses that have recently been winners but.
have received the plaudts OF thousands VINO nave
been breathless with excitement until the contest
was over and the vctors known. To-day, as WIFI
the first ana second days Of the meeting there
were great crowds in attendance, and the weather
was OF the most delightful nature.
DASH OF TWO MILES.
The snort commenced with dash OF TWO miles,
for all ages for purse OF $1,000 $50 to so TO the
first horse and $3.50 to the second horse. Six horses
started for the prizes. These were A. O. Franklin's
bay flly Arizona, by Lexington, dam Zone; q. w.
Stewards chestnut horse Barney Williams, by Lex
ngton dam volga; d. Swigert's bay horse Pii9riin,
by Lexington, dam Cairn Gorme; W. 1. Camppehs
brown colt Nathan oaks, by Bonnie Scotland Dam
Sallie by Lexington; W. Cottrlrs chestnut my
Saucebox, by Star Davis dam Skedaddle, ana NJ.
| II, Sandford's bay mare Niagara, by Lexington,
dam Bay Leaf SauceboX had the call IN the poor
sales. and In some instances she was wagered
| laid Gbn a nnnital Ntlpara
pulled up lame, and this will likely be her last ap
| pearance Oh the turf
sauceboy is a chestnut nly, by Star Davis, dam
| Skedadde, by imported Yorkshire. She is beautl-
fully formed and at all times was CONSIDERED anc oe-
box was bred by Mr.. John M. Clay ana soid 70 MI.
Cottrin for $780, In the spring meeting AZ inc
Magnolia Course last year she ran fourth IN the
mile dash, and in the Monmouth Oaks Stakes az
Long Branch, Juy6 she was In the same place at
half. In the August meeting at the latter course
she ran in the Continental Hotel Stakes second IN
the mile heats to General Bufords Salina, now
owned by Mr.. Sanford The following day she Oh
tanned fourth place in the West End Hotel stakes,
anS Se f she Was then taken SOUTH
and in the sweepstakes for three year, dds me
heats at the Fan Meeting Of the Kentucky Assoca,
ton at Lexington, she proved the winner in three
heats, scoring the second and third after being
beaten the first by Hollywood At Memphis , IN &C
tober appeared in the Gayoso Stake, mile heats,
and after winning the first heat IN 1;4eA,
beaten the Ms third sy ssa
she ran fourth in Ithe Bingamin Stake, two miles,
for four-year-olds, but on the third day OF that
heats race losing the first heat, but winning the
second and third in style. On the first day OF the
POST Stake, two mile heats but beaten by three
or four. The future Of Saucebox It is fair to pre-
sumo, will be more fortunate than the past
Nathan OAKS was arsT away, Niagara second.
Barney Williams third, Arizona fourth sancebox
around the turn, but as they came to the quarter
pole Nathan Oaks was half q length In front OF
Barney Williams the latter being two lengths
ahead of Arizona, who was a length in advance
Of Niagara, saucebox and Pilgrim bringing up
Nathan oaks still led, being neck in front q
Barney Niagara third, Pilgrim fourth Arizona firth
Barney Williams showed in front and led BY neck
up. the homesiretch, Nathan Oaks sec
ond, Pilgrim third, saucebox fourth, Ma
turn Nathan Oaks again got in front, and there
; was general quick movement among them all
,, rear, being palpably ianle At the quarter pole
Nathan Oaks led one length Barney second, Pill
out Of the race. Down the backstretch Barney
Williams began to cry "enough," and Saucebox
an horses rsn around the lower turn saucebox took
the Lead and the matter was no longer in doubt, as
she had all the others whipped. Nathan Oaks
struggled hard to the end, and was beaten by only
! a neck; but he could have been beaten great
deal more had sanceb9x been urged Pilgrim was
ana Niagara sixth. Time, 3:41.
NJ SUMMARY. .HM
. NEW ORLEANS. LA--INAuGUATr0N MEETING OF
! THE LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLuB-THIRD DAY, April II,
1s52-First Race-Club purse OF 81 900, dash OF two
miles, for all ages; $3.50 to first horse and $3.50 TO
W. CottrI entered CHI f. Saucebox, years old, by
Star Davis, dam skedaddle. ....::.,:......:.... !
. w. T. Campbell entered br. c. Nathan Oaks,
! years old, by Bonnie Scotland, dam Sallie, by
D. swsert entered b. h. Pilgrim years old by
Lexington, dam CaitngorIn.. ................... 9
! A. c. franklin entered b. {. Arizona years DID,
G. ". Stewart entered G i en. H. Barney wiiliams
years, by Lexington, dam Volga. ...............
M. II. Sanford entered b. m. Niagara, years old,
: by Lexington, dam Bay Leaf.
Time 3:4l.
HEATS or THREE MILES.
The second race was three mile heats, for all
ages, for a purse OF $4,000; 500 60 the first,
S400 to the second and 500 to the third horse.
There were seven starters, comprising A. c. Frank
Inns chestnut mare Glenrose, by Lexington, dam
Sally Lewis; z. Harrisons gray gedng Tom Corbett,
Babcocks bay horse Conductor, by Australian.
: dam Nettie Wiley; Rice h McCormacks chestnut
dal: Bacon / Hollands bay mare aa' Mamie ~ Doug
las, by Rogers dam by Wagner; D. Swigert's
brown mare re Morlaccla by lexington, dam Banner,
!, Lexington, dam Britannia lth. Nannei Douglas
was the favorite IN the pool sales Morlacch being
second choice, the others selling for small prices
! about even. Morlacchi won capital race, Madame
: Dudley good second rgtst Nf
Morlacchi Is q handsome brown mare I'VE years
, old, by Lexington, dam Banner. She was beaten in
Ing Of the Metaire course last year running second
to Billy Williamson, but on the following day
won the mile heats after being beaten tho
first, in grand style. In the autumn - !,
ran at Lexington in the mile dash, Septembp- &c
but was beaten, and on the 10th of the same - !,
she suffered defeat again in the mile heats , l,o,u
ton Purse Of $3.50, running second to , ."nsoa
ct the fall meeting of Jerome sbc o cam. "d y,
fourth In the one and throo oa,. o-. -.
, dash on the third day, to,nc 1nnreequarter
Harry Bassett, Finessc and luInns n, uya'eh Ky
Mctairc Meeting Just pass cd seconI ne sn -. wy
cn.rtar IN TIC ir,rn all ages, one mile and
uaSu vs h,h o isolation Purse, one mile and
gmas.ea, w, ,o, w was the case when she ran
Wv seoo mh. the present meeting in the club
pu'se osee II milo.
m~ THE RACE.
| = ale start was very fair one, the horses rcttino
N ven tnrm llan