The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-20
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB.
FoUaTa DAY OF TnE MEETING.


smith, Tom feathers and Nellie n. the
Wtnners-sauccbox Cheats Her Adher-
ents-Fiery Horses Have Exciting Com
tests ON . had Track.
NEW ORLEANS, April IS. 1873.
A very large attendance honored the fourth day
81 che Louisiana Jockey Club meeting, the huge
stand being comfortably filed and the field full
OF people. The fair sex turned out In goodly
numbers, giving the event gala-day appear
ance, which speaks wen for turf prospects In the
South. The programme offered was short but
sweet one. A two-mile dash. in which Lawrence's
Village Blacksmith, Weldon's mares Mary Louise
and Flora MacIvor and Harrison's unlucky Sir
Rufus, were all entered In the pool selling the
Blacksmith was the favoritc at to !. but at the
track odds rose to SO to 80. The track was naro'
rough and lnmpy- very unfavorable to fast ume-
hut the day was 0 beautiful one, just cool enough
to make the horses feel good, and they all came TO
the scratch gany and In splendid condition. me
nrst race was ratified or short order.
Punctually the horses got on In Duncn,
Mary Louise catching the track at the
turn with the Blacksmith and Flora well up,
CIR Rufns last-a position he held with commenda-
h,e oallantry throughout. On the backstretch all
clesed, but Louise soon drew ahead, trailing the
Blacksmith and Flora. with about length OF day
light between each, out OF the first mile in :50h
In the second mile Flora took second place at the
quarter and SO Weldons entries led the dance
around to the head OF the homestretch, where the
Blacksmith coming up and Mary Louise quitting
the struggle, home became q matter OF dispute be-
tween Old Vulcan and the veteran mare. Neck and
neck they mad 1t towards home the Old mare hold
ing her own magnifcenty for while; but soon
the Blacksmith's mettle told and won the race,
Flora second, Mary Louise third, Sir Rufus bad
THE SECOND RACE
was considered less important, and failed to COM
mand the Investments realized by the other two
events. 1t proved none the less interesting, how
ever, resulting, IL did, in the fav0rte's defeat
an event which always pleases the innocent. II
was selling race, dash Of a mile and half and
TO contest 1t came Jennings flly Louisa carrying
81 pounds; Warwick's Tom feathers, 81 pounds,
and HarrisOn's Belle Buckle, SO pounds The latter
was favorite In the pools at even against the
field, but subsequently advanced to so TO 80
horses were rung up and were sent round
to the hali,mle post from which they got away
Snd be a
sitl0n they passed the stand and rounded into the
backstretch, where the real amusement OF the
AFFAIR commenced in lively brush Tor precedence.
Out Of the tussle Louisa led the way, holding 1t
down to the last turn, with Belle within haing
distance and Tom numbering along in her wake.
The race now looked easy for the mare. Belle was
evidently beaten But feathers nad been
wse rated s,ano Se S the With wise
element when Tom was seen TO break away like
rocket come up and pass both mares In gallant
ADVANCE Lsuisa's heart soon gave way. but the
Belle determined on another dash as desperate as
it proved unavailing feathers led home an easy
winner, Belle bad second and Louisa worse
third. Time, 2:47
was mile heat affair." best three in five, with four
entries, one OF which, Belle Buckle, withdrawn,
having been broken down in the previous dash.
But Norris Nellie r., Williamsons John Mcdonald
and Cottrill's Saucebox were all on hand. The lat
ter was largely the fayorite at from 2 and 3 TO
closer to victim OF misfortune than her hackers
did throughout this exciting race. All came up in
splendid condition, both mares looking pic
easy one, Mcdonald catching the track and
sancebox taking i Justify in the rear: Rounding
but at the turn Nellie X. commenced pulling In the
slack, overhauling him In gallant STYLE. All this
interest in the result, leaving the heat to her
competitors, who struggled for 1t desper-
ate down the up to the nu distance lance
Nellie, who was splendidly ridden by Bobby
Swim. captured the laurel, coming home winner
box saving her distance. Time 1853. The result
OF this heat did not shake sauceboxs hackers a
particle, and they freely offered the same odds as
given before the race All the horses cooled OF
the second heat. At the tap Nellie and the
again displaying the Fabian policy. Mcdonald
led tho party as IN the previous os. heat
challenged and drove him down home, passing
to the front. under the string, winner OF the heat
inside the distance stand Curiously enough, under
these depressing circumstances the favorte's back
sps the e to n aa
fdence shake in the least until the nags were
rung up for the third heat, when 1t became
very evident that she was out OF humor and did
not want to go. Four times, amid loud murmurs
and protests, were the horses rung back because
she baked and refused to start under the persua-
sive influence Of the whip. The audience surged
like a stormy sea with excitement, and grOan Of
up n ehen 1y f. as got % @
for the lead. Rounding the turn Mcdonald caught
il and held 1t with the same desperate tenacity he
did before Again and again down the back
stretch Saucebox made play and failed to reach
him, Nellie all the while running low, like rabbit
in the rear At the last turn all warmed to
their work. whip and spur flew lively. and
in one OF the most glorious scrambles 1t has ever
been any ones lot 10 1ney came snnnoer
nose, Saucebox in the middle and Nellie on the
outside For while Saucebox seemed to have 1t;
Mcdonald was evidently giving way; but as they
neared the stand the outside nag was seen TO come
mp steadily and in the last jump just got her nose
the defeat OF the avorite almost raised the roof of
the stand. Everybody, male and female, were on
brilliant days racing, with Nellie X. winner Of the
hast heat and race, Saucebox second and John
Mcdonald third. Time :47x.
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB RACEs-FouRTH DAY,
April 1s.-FIRsT RAcE-Club purse 5000. for all
horse $50; dash Of two miles.
J. X. Lawrences Oh. h. Village Blacksmith, aged,
BY Vandal, dam Cholera, ll5 lbs. Uakelandl.... !
DR.. Wedon's b. m Flora Maclvor, aged by Lex
ington dam Fl0ride, liz lbs. (Swim) ...........
DR.. Weldon's 9. m. Mary Louise, years old, BY
Lightning, dam by imp. sovereign, 107 lbs.
T. Harrsons Oh. II. Sir Rufus, years old, by Lex
ington, dam Liz Mardis, Ito lbs (ROdi) ....... o
T1ne-3A2.
SANE DAY-SECOND RACE-Selling purse $780, for
all ages first horse $3.50. second horse 500, third
horse $50; dash OF a mile and half; horses en-
tered to be sold for $500 to carry weight for age
for 81 900, allowed lbs for $3.50, 10 lbs. for $500,
ID lbs, and for $780, 20 lbs. the winner to be sold
at auction Immediately after the race any surplus
over the amount entered to be sold for to to the
CLUB.
4. Warwicks b. c. Tom feathers, years old, BY
Whale, dam DOubloOn, $500, "a lbs. (Harris) -.
Il. HarrisoD's Oh. T. Belle Buckle, years old, by
Brown Dick, dam by Bulletin, $500, SO lbs.
(Robinson) Observation-Disclosures. 2
w. Jennings T. Louisa, $3.50 Donohue) .......... 3
Time, 2:47.
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