New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-11
THE RACES.

&oTisiana Jockey Slub-HprinS Meeting.
For several days past "the busy note of
preparation" has been sounding upon the
Fair Grounds race course, and the grand
events to which lovers of turf sports have
been looking with some anxiety and much
interest, are TO commence in solid earnest
to morrow.
Over eights blOoded animals are at the
stables and in training for the several con-
tests which are TO take place during race
week" The candidates foS the several
purses are in elegant trim, the purses are
liberal. and, with the track in splendid or
der. promise is offered of grand sport
for those who love too SEQ "dyers" scoot il
around race course.
The following is LIST of the several
stables now at the track:
George X. Rice. of Lexington, Kentucky.
has stockwOod. Wanderer. c. q. D.. John
Mccormick. Edwin Adams, Bessie Lee and
Sunrise.
Captain Moore has London. Hollywood,
Roger Hanson. and full brother to Lon
don.
w. Jennings, with Defender. Cape Race.
Silent Friend. Louisa. Dunboyne. and EN-.
met
Major Thomas g. Bacon, from North Care
lima, with Frank Hampton, good, money.
making horse. and Ned Brace.
Hugh Gaffney. with AlrOy and Blind
Tom.
A. i. Lewis & Co. have Midnight, Chief
Engineer. Joe Johnston, Nashville, Harry.
Vandalite, and the Belle of Australia.
DR.. Weldon, with Flora McIvor. Mary
Louise. Warlike, and King Benazet.
George Cadwallader, of Kentucky. with
Frogtown, very useful horse, Fannie NJ,
Florence, Vandalla and Alice Mitchell.
II. Van Liew has Emma Sansam, lilly
by Hiawatha. the Norton colt. and thee
others.
W. Cottrill. from Mobile, with Village
Blacksmith, Sallie Watson, Young Harry,
Saucebo1. Evalina Mabry. and couple of
two year olds.
John II. Stone. from the Gulf City. will
run Mary Farris, @ U and Meta IL.
bile. with John Mcdonald, Repeater, Katy
Voorhie. and Country Girl.
Capta w. Fl. Williamson, also from Mo.
Ed HARRISON, a veteran of the Glden time,
with Sir Rufus Tom Corbett, Belle Buckle.
Frank BonBaDel, colt by King Lear. out
of Miss Music. by Whale. and . colt by
Warfeld.
a. Dibrell, OF Texas. with the Old Demo
crat, Morgan Scout. Pilgrim, and Edna
Earl.
E. Warwick has six horses. and Mr. Nor
| ris. of Texas, has Nellie K.
The bill of fare for the meeting may be
found in the advertising columns to which
| special reference is invited. For the first
day three races are programmed-the first
| mile and three-quarters, for all ages; the
second, and the event of the day, the Pick
| wick stake for three year olds; and the
! third. three miles for all ages. Twelve
| nominations have been.made for the Pick
| wick stake. of which Sallie Watson. Van
dalla, Dunboyne. Edwin Adams. and one o
| Bonnabel's entries are sure to go. For the
| other two races the entries will be mad,
this afternoon. Pools for the next day!
races will be sold on the preceding evening
during the meeting. at Johnny Hawkins
| saloon.
Every day during the meeting strong
attraction will be offered, prominen
among which may be named the Louisiana
stake. for which London. Cape Race, Silen
| Friend. Fannie NJ. and two or three other
clever nags. will run. on Tuesday; mile
heats, best three in i've, on Thursday; th'
hurdle race and two mile heat on Friday
| aud the Fortuna stake and the four mill
heat race close the meeting.
| The gentlemen composing tho Louisian;
Jockey Club have spared neither troubl
nor expense to make the coming meeting
one of the grandest ever held in the South
and the liberal purses offered for competi
ton have served to induce owners of fas
nags to come forward and second thei
efforts in a manner that augurs well 10
| the success of the occasion.