The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-13

The First Day Of the Spring
Meeting.
Fannie NJ Wins the First Race, sallie Watson
the Pickwick Stakes, and Morgan
Scout the Three-Mile Dash.

NEW ORLEANS, April IL, 1873
The prospects OF a successful as well as an inter-
esting meeting have improved vastly within the
past few days. In the first place, we have had a
week OF magnificent weather; then q general
dearth OF business encourages its devotees to seek
other exctements; but more than this, it is be-
lieved that the great number OF young horses en-
tered invests the prospective results with more
certainty than usual, thus placing the "innocens"
at better advantage with the knowing Ones Last
night Twambly did brisk business with pools and
this morning betting was quite lively though the
investments small. The programme OF the
days race was a good one-frst, a dash OF one and
three-quarter miles. with six entries; next, mile
heats, with same field; and, last, three-mie dash
with four competitors. The track in magnlf-
cent order and the attendance exceedingly good
THE FIRST RACE,
owing to one OF those untoward events incidental
to racing, was a very exciting one All the entries
came to the scratch-Young Harry Sir Rufus, Mary
Louise. Emma Sansom Fannie NJ and G. o. d., the
last the favorite at odds OF 3 to s. Precisely at
three p NJ. Judge Breaux rang up the horses to
the quartermlle pole. and alter one two failures
got them of well together. Young Harry in the
lead, Tapped by SAMSON, the rest trailing in the
They all took it easy up to the hali-mile POLE
where G. .. ID. came to the fore, and rounding
into the humestretch ana under the string
length ahead OF SAMSON and Fannie NJ,
p TaS sTgs ne ure a9sw
ahead OF her competitor, and down the
bacsstretch drove the iavorite hard. The struggle
from here out was splendid one the gallant little
mare holding on with great tenacity, but unable
up the finish to get her in 'front.' even under
the persuading influence OF well piled timber. AS
they neared the stand the race was evidently a
certain one Tor the horse, and the shout went up,
&c Q. D; WINS Q. .. wins" But, alas for hls
victory within his grasp, he suddenly baked I'M
der unlucky cut from his jockey, lost his Stride
and ere he could recover Fannie NJ. had swept by
and under the string, winning the race in l3, Mary
Louise second Young Harry third, Emma SAMSON
fourth, G. o. ID. NTH and Sir RUFUS sixth.
THE SECOND RACE
was for the Pckwlck Stakes, mile heats, for three
year.olds, with i've compettors-Edwin Adams,
Nandalla, Dumboyne, a King Lear colt and the
Lively Sae Watson-the latter standing favorite
against the field ut even. The start in the first
heat OF this race was a magnificent one. At the
tap Vandalla, Dumboyne and Watson got off Shout
der to shoulder, the other two well up In the rear.
ts ama al ,e
mile in desperate rivalry. Al the pole Vandalla
was well of, and Dumboyne was seen to put his
nose In front Tor q moment; but down the home
stretch 1t was impossible TO tell who had the ad-
vantage, until, nearing the stand, Sae was
to lead the dance, and amid enthusiastic shouts,
led home winner by neck in AK, Dumboyne
second. Adams third, Vandalla fourth, the other
The second heat was a very pretty one but its
story is soon told. Watson and Dumboyne got of
neck and neck, giving Adams and Vandalla very
bad start. They drove one another from the start,
but the backstretch Adams put IN his claim,
closed the gap handsomely, and down the home
Jared and passed Dumbeyne, but Notwithstanding
his gallant struggle, did not succeed In reaching
Watson, who led home winner OF the heat and
race in l: as, Adams second, Dumboyne third and
Nandala fourth.
THE LAST RACE,
and the one exciting the most interest, was
three-mile dash, for which Frank Hampton was
largely the favorite against Morgan Scout, Flora
McIvor and Tom Corbett. After some little DIM
Guilty the horses were gotten or with Frank In the
lead, Scout second and Flora third. In this order
they trailed comfortably round into the back
stretch, wnere Frank, whose tactics were evil
IDENTITY waiting race, pulled up to the third place,
and In this order they entered the second mile.
Time, :55. Corbett now grew ambitious went up
and let the scout, VINO shook him on at the last
turn. and without any change IN position, they
came down the home run at the stand Hampton's
rider now felt his time had come. let out and took
the lead with the greatest ease passing under the
string in 3:4p, with the Scout hanging ON his nank,
Corbett and Flora both well up. The supreme mo-
ment had now come, and the drive around and
down the stretch between Scout ana Frank was
splendidly contested. Neck and neck they had il
until the last turn, when the cry went up ''rhe
Scouts got him " and as they Numbered IN home,
coming nearer and nearer, IL proved too true. In
vain the timber few, while Corbett, to erybody's
establishment, came up threatenlngy. The favor
tie 3 star had set, Morgan Scout snatchng the
laurel bya length, in the rather poor time OF 1864
Hampton second, Corbett third and old Flora no.
where, as usual.
There was much JOY over the discounted know
ing ones, VINO are reported 10 have dropped
heavily. And here drop the nrst days report OF
what, alter all, promises to be good meeting