New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-17
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLVBs
second UaSs

There was a brilliant attendance as the
tair Grounds race course yesterday. tbs
second day of the meeting. and. while the
stands were all flied. the proportion Of the
fair sex was greatly in excess Of any former
! occasion.
The weather vas delightful-evefythi thing
that could bs wished-and This circum.
stance, added to the fact that the pro.
gramme was an unusually attractive one,
sufficiently explained the presence Of 90
large a crowd. The track was. however.
very stick. and heavy from the rains Of the
two preceding days. and fast time was not,
therefore, expected.
| fIRsr RACE.
Thie was the two mile hurdle race. over
eight hurdles, between Village Blacksmith,
| Blind Tom, Tom Corbett. Pelham and
Nashville Harry. the rival claimants being
scheduled in our mention according 70 their
| popularity in the pools, tho Blacksmith.
however, going for $50 against 100 for all
| the rest com mbined. no change occurring in
the opinion ct 1.-The knowing ones" between
| the opening of the auction and the call OF
| the candidates TO tho string. The disad-
vantage in the betting was 30 great at the
start that speculations were almost entirely
on Blind Tom against the field !os the sec
ond place.
At the tap of the drum Tom Corbett led
off, closely followed by village Blacksmith;
Blind Tom third, Pelham fourth, Nashville
Harry in the back ground. Blacksmith,
however. was not many seconds in the sec.
ond place. taking the first hurdle in the ad.
vance and leading over all the others with
apparent ease and as gracefully as deer.
Tom Corbett made vigorous fight with the
favorite for the fourth hurdle. and made
very pretty race with him past the judges
stand for the fifth, but it was no so. The
gray gelding, however. made o pretty sec
ond--say about length b. hind-Blind Tom
third, Pelham fourth, Nashville Harry hav.
ing tumbled and shrowh his rider at the
fifth hurdle, and not reporting. Tmes 4:2i.
SECOND RACE.
The mile and quarter dash for all ages
brought out no less than eleven candidates,
of whom four were classed in the field, with
no one to mention them. Cape Race had
decidedly the call. c o d and Cottriils two
entries next the most popular, and of equal
value at the auction sales; Frogtown next,
Weldens entries next. and the balance no.
where. The sequel shows that those who
staked their odds on Jenninss entry tIipped
up pretty heavily.
As far as could be told, quarter Of a
mile from the Judges stand. the horses
were sent off pretty handiIy. Progtown
taking the lead from the jump and holding
it all the way through the race. Cape Race
kept in haling distance until entering upon
the last quarter, Emma Sansam following
next in order, Mary Louise in the fourth
place. Here the gray mare closed the gap
between herself and Sansam, collared Cape
Race and went under the string at the
finish about length in rear of Frogtown,
who was declared the winner OF the Pace,
the favorite classed number three, the rest
not placed. Time. 2:26.
THIRD RACE.
The Louisiana stake for four veas oids
was the chief event of the day, and that
in which the liveliest interest was felt.
Two mile heats are always popular. and
particularly are they 60 when are grouped
Tor a contest, as on this occasion. four nags
of strong lineage and good individual repu-
tation. fairly earned on hard fought fields.
AS mentioned before. the track was quite
heavy, and the popularity of the four year
olds was consequently measured about as
much by their supposed bottom as by their
feetness. and by this scale Silent Friend
was named for the first place. Although
eight nominations were made, five of whom
were named as probable starters. only four
went off, London having withdrawn from
the field in the morning before the race.
First Heat The contestants got off
pretty well together, Young Harry leading
off, Fannie NJ. second, Bell Buckle third,
Silent Friend bringing up the rear. Going
round the turn and before reaching the |
place. sending Harry to the second and |
Fannie NJ. to the third, Silent Friend play. |
ing careIessly along in the back ground. |
Fully mile of the race was made in this |
order, the horses strung out along the |
tr Ick, when the chesnut FLY began 10
show signs Of breaking. and Silent |
Friend commenced to get up out of tho
fourth place; all, in fact, gave signs
OF improvement except Bell Buckle. an
going down the back stretch the horses
were all punched, Silent Friend and Young
Harry going by the half-mie post on the
1aS mile onA Nj |
up, Belle Buckle now in the rear. The
Australian colt now gained slight ad-
vantage over Young Harry. who. however,
kept him company around the turn and
down the home stretch, but landing under
the string good length second best, Fan
ME NJ. third, Belle Buckle last. The first
quarter was made in % seconds; the first
half in IS; the first mile in 1853. Time OF
the heat 4:03.
Second Hcat-This heat was very nearly !
a repetition of the first. The animals had
A fair start off in the following order:
Fannie NJ, Belle Buckle. Young Harry and
Silent Friend. At the quarter pole Belle
Buckle was again the leader, and at the
lalf mile station Young Harry went by
Miss Fannie, thus occupying the second
'lace. With these exceptions, not particle
# change took place until after making the
irst mile. which was accomplished in 9:ll.
Exactly as in the first heat. Silent Friend,
Who was way behind, now began &c crawl
p, and Belle Buckle, who was ahead,
'egan to drop back; SO that the
Brown Dick lilly barely cleared the
uarter ahead of Young Harry. who soon