New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-04-06
METAIRIE JOCKEY CLUB.
SPRING MEETING ......1s7S
POSTPONEMENT.
Third Day, Tuesday. April 9.
GRAND TOTAL, PURSES AND STAKES OVER
$4,000.

| FIRST RACE-The Minor Stake, for three year
olds one mile; $50 entrance, p p; $500 added; sec
oud horse to receive 5000 third horse to save his
| entrance. Twenty-three nominations. Value
| S 1856.
SECOND RACE-sIile heats. for four year Odds.
| Four entries. Club Purse, $500.
| THIRD RACE-The Metairie Cup; sweepstakes
for all ages; two miles and quarter; to which will
be added 1000 and cup valued at $1,000 (the gift
of Mr. NJ H. Sanfordl; $50 entrance, p. D.; second
horse to receive 5000; third horse to save his en-
| trance In the event that the Preakness stable
| wins the race the second horse will get the cup,
| the winner to receive first and second money.
Eleven nominations. Value $3.50
| Fourth Day. Wednesday, April 10.
FIRST RACE-Two miles and half. Club purse
| $500.
| SECOND RACE-Tns Metairie Whip. Inte-na-
tiona Race for gentleman riders. England France,
| Austria Ireland and the United States will be re-
presented. Distance, mile and eighty yards.
THIRD RACE-MiIe heats, three in five. Club
purse, 1920.
Fifth Day, Thursday, April II.
FIRST RACE-Grand Steepie Chase Handicap
about two miles and half fair huntin 9
course. Three to till. Weights 70 appear
the day before the Club purse, 5000
SECOND RACE-Consolation Race, for horses that
have run and not during the meeting. One
mile and quarter. Club purse, $500 Horses
beaten once, allowed seven pounds; twice. ten
pounds; three times, fifteen pounds.
THIRD RACh-Mile heats CLUB purse, 800.
Sixth Day, Friday, April IL.
FIRST RACE-The Trial Stake for three year
o!ds; mile; s25 entrance, p. D.. $500 added;
second horse to receive 800; third horse TO save
r. IL 49, ST..
pounds extra Value 1925. Closed with seventeen.
SECOND RACE-Post Stake, for al ages four
mile heats; 5 $50 entrance 800 forfeit; $500
added, and T. s. Noises beautiful painting Of Life
on the Metair!e," valued at 5000 Optional with
the winner 10 receive the amount in money or the
picture). Second horse to save his entrance
Closed with the following subscribers:
T. G. Moore. T. g. Bacon, W. r. Babcock. J. A.
Miller General A. Buford VI. H. Sanford ". H. vii
hanson.
Value if al start, $3.50
P. o. HE3ERT President.
Communications must be addressed to
'W. NJ. CONNER,
Secretary of the Course, lock box m
Quarter Stretch Badges fo- the Meeting $50 81, %
Quarter Stretch Badges for single day o.
Admission to public stand. ................. l %
Members who have not received their bad yes
will ind them a; the Office the course.
The first race each day a, precisely half past
three O'Clock.
II case OF os.ponement red ia. vii, be DIS.
played from the veranda of the St. Charles Hotel.
The street of the Metair.e Ridge and Park
Cemeteries viii leave the corner of Canal and
Caronde.et streets every five minutes during the
Tie Netai.ie Cup and Metairie Whip are on ez-
hlotioa at Tvers, No. lis Canal street. Noise y
Persons beautiful painting of Life GA the Metal
RE IS on exhibition al Eyrichs. No. 49, Canal
stree. Il Will be run for the sixth DAY OF the
meeting. Value of stake, $40. apo