New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-06
TURF MATTERs AT NEW ORLEANS.
The DOings of the Trainers-Louisiann
Jockey Club-Prospect of the Spring
Meeting.

taken my Qulll from It's resting pIdCe WIN
the view OF taking a short gallop with lhe
flyers that are 10 appear a our spring ineet-
ing. The programme of the LOUISIANA
Jockey Club has been before the Puphc lor
some time, and seems to be looked upon
with general favor by one and all. urINe
to the club house and grounds discusses Uno
fact that great preparations are oeiAs Ahi'uo
for the reception, not only OF NlSiIoIS, ~ ~
for the blood beauties that are eXpeGteu W
take part in the contests. Inc lraGh 10 III
splendid order and in fact, everything Is
in readiness for the sports TO commence
Our old friend DrlWeldOn received me WIN
a great deal OF favor, and seemed TO De III d
communicative mood. when IL very
rare thing for the eminent philosopher
The Doctor is very sweet ABOUT nus
colt Warlike, and If he is not Gus,
appointed WarEke VIII colInit sau
havoc with lis adversaTies during the com
mo summer. The little gray mare Mary
Louise is looking and doing well. ga
Flora McIvOr is still on deck, and if nothing
serious occurs she will start III one or more
of the long races Mr.. Madden's bay horse
King Benazet Joined the Doctors brigade
about month ago and has improved won
derfullv since his arrival hlng BenaZet Is
now six wears old. and has not been IN
training since he was three, when he won
several good races. The Doctor ID much
pleased with the bill of fare arranged by
the club. and saws that if he can not win
first money second will DO, and if 1t comes
TO the worst third money Will help TO pay
| expenses. Hugh Gaffney came mex. IN or
| der with Alroy and Blind Tom: Both
| horses are doing remarkably well, Alroy
particularly He is looking better than
| have ever seen him, and II he does
not win II will not be for the want
| of care. George Cadwallader arrived yes
| terday from Mobile, with trogtown Leading
| the list. This horse is looking very hne, ana
| were il not for an enlargement on the lelI
! fore ankle | would like him very much.
| Fannie VI seems to have improved very
much since LAST fall, although Henry
| Brown, who has charge OF the staoIe, says
that she does not handle herseLl as wen a.; as
| last wear and attributes it to the horse DIS
! ease General PrestOn's mare Florence, by
| LEXINGTON out Of imp. Weatherwltch, has
| wintered well The three-year-olds Van
| dalla and Alice Mitchell are both on the
| high road TO Improvement. Inc former
| will be very dangerous IN the PlckWlck
stakes Mr. Bonnabeps horses are IN charge
of II. Van Lew, with Jim Hill as Chief drlll
master He has Emma SAMSON, i've years,
nv ROGERS out of Sunshine, by Engineer;
also gray gelding, by Lightning out OF Wild
Duck: Pelham, gray colt, three years, by
lightning out of Sovereign mare, and two
others.
Before closing l must give you news from
Mobile 1t was my pleasure to visit the
Bay City last week in company with John
Russell, of Massachusetts, and little Mt
tredge, the smiling treasurer OF BOW ell
Academy of Music. Kits mission was
| different from ours, and we had TO part
| company with him upon our arrival. nit,
nv boy, will not forget you, and, as the
| sailor would say, "A better landsman
never knew" We arrived about midnight,
and took lodgings at the Battle House.
| Before retiring specific orders were gwen to
| be called at four, our object beng to reach
| the track in time to see the work. 1t seemed
| as though we had not been III bed hfteen
minutes when the boy came laundering at
| the door, crying out, -Four o'clock :" All
| right INV hearty" we answered with Will;
and it was not long before we We're
ready for the road. Our genial friend
| Captain COttrlll was in waiting at
| the door with an elegant phaeton and a
| right lively pair of bay mares. 1t was not
| long before we reached the famous Magno-
liza shell road. The morning could scarcely
have been lovelier; bright and spring Ike,
lust the faintest touch of lingering winter
TO make it more enjoyable. with delight.
full breeze from the bay, and beautiful
odors arising from over the meadows, white
| with wild clover blooms, laden with Odors
of orange and locust blossoms. Our fleet
| footed nags did not permit Us long TO reVel
| in the delicious fancies that such ride was
| calculated to produce, even IN one less pc
| etically inclined than ourselves. We drove
through Magnolia Grove, and IN another
| moment we We're inside the racing grounds.
Count George Rice was the first TO greet
us and give us kindly invitation to break
! fast-.Well, Sthat't the kind Of man | am;
| and we ali felt about the same way
While at our meal considerable horse talk
was INDUCED in, and the story OF Annie
Bush was told by Mr.. Rice from the time he
owned her. This game and true runner
has hOpelessly broken down. Messrs. Rice
| g. Mccormack purchased Annie Bush
during the spring meeting OF 1871 over the
old Metairie Course. Mr.. Mills OF Nashville
had owned her up TO that time. She was
| sent to Kentucky and Toamed in field OF
blue grass until the month OF August, and
was then taken up and prepared tor the tall
campaign. The first race IT which she took
part after getting into Mr.. Rlces hands,
was at Memphis fall meeting. lSIl |. Morgan
Scout beat her two miles. Annie secured
second place, beating five others. She was
beaten again by Hollywood in the De Soto
stake, two mile heats. She ran as bay FLY
| bv Lexington out of Banner. At the
Metairie meeting she appeared in two races
! of one mile and quarter. Both were won
bv Madame Dudley. Arizona beat her IN
the mile heats, three in five, the same meet
ing. This was a bruislng race from
end to end. Arizona won the first two;
| Annie the third and fastest: the fourth
was won by Arizona. At the close of the
meeting Mr.. Rice went into winter quarters.
| During the season the little mare las she
| was styledl continued to improve. Preyl.
| Gus TO the spring meeting OF the old Metal
RE Mr.. Rice named her Annie Bush. after
the little daughter Of particular friend.
The first race in which she took part was
! one mile and half against Monarchist and
! six others. MOnarchist Won easily. Mamie
| Douglas second: Annie Bush and Pilgrim.
ran dead heat for third place. The sec
ond day of the meeting Annie Bush came
out in a race of one mile and quarter. and
scored her first victory. beating Madame
! Dudley and nine others. The friends OF
the stable landed considerable money on
| this event. The fourth day Frank Hamp
Ton defeated Morlacchi and Annie Bush IN
| mile heats. three in five. Annie was third
! all through. The sixth and last day Of the
meeting Captain Williamson, of Mobile, Sc.
cured Annie Bush TO run for his
| nomination in the post stake. -four
mile heats. The value of the stake
to the winner was $500. The other run
ners were Mamie Douglas, Conductor and
! Pilgrim. The betting upon the event was
lively. Where Mamie. Pilgrim and Con.
ductor would sell for $lO0 each, Annie Bust!
would sci! for $25. Mamie Douglas Won
the first seemingly with great deal ot.ease
; 10y four or five lengths: Annie was second.
| Conductor third. and Pilgrim behind the
tag. The time was ,:39. In the second
heat the pace was made very strong al!
through. Previous to the start | went into
the cooling ground 10 see how the horses
looked after the heat. first called upon
Major Bacon and asked him how Mamie
was doing. well enough he replied.
but believe that little mare will beat
me-" Why" said. :" it looks as though
you had the race in hand The Major an.
swered by saying that if his mare should