New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-14
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB,
First Days Racing.

Clear and bright was the day; the autumn
breeze had just enough chill in it to stir the
blood; the sun shone cheerily from out q
cloudless sky, and all things overhead and
the landscape roundabout looked full OF
promise for fine days sport.
Alas, for human expectation Arrived ut
the race course, it was evident that the
track Was in horrible condition. The heavy
rain of Friday night had rendered it sodden
and made a perfect clay mould of it. At
sight of this, betting at once became shy,
for foundering through the mud is not rae
ing, and no test of speed could be expected
from horses plunging through thick, heavy
loan.
The attendance was rather slim, and we
write that fact with regret and somewhat
| OF surprise. There is scarcely town in
Texas or Arkansas that would not mus ter a
| larger gathering at scrub race than We
saw at tie Louisiana track yesterday.
| The first race was dash of one mile and
| three-quarters for all ages. horses to carry
| 100 pounds, mares ninety seven pounds. At
| the call all of the entries came to the front
| There was G. B. Morris i've year old ch est
nut mare Nellie R.; George II. Rice's chest
| nut horse Wanderer, five year old; George
Cadwallader's four year old bay hlly Fan
ME NJ; NJ. Walsh's four year old ches tnut
filly Mary L.; W. A. Wells four year old
bay colt Falmouth, and j. J. Crowley's
four year old chestnut colt Darlington.
Preliminary to the start the jockeys were
ranked in front of the judges stand and
cautioned to ride fair. Allusion was made
TO the fact that the rider OF Wanderer bad
been threatened by the rider of Ca rring-
ton with being cut down. The rider of Car
rington hung his head and put in dis
claiming negative to the charge.
Then came the order to saddle up, and
shortly after, with couple of balks, the re
was obtained quite fair start, the hors es
getting away in the following order: Fal-
mouth. first, Wanderer second. Carringto n
third, Nellie r. fourth, closely followed by
the others.
The brush was short and decisive at the
start, the first quarter mile clearly indica-
ting the result. In the squirt Nellie r.
mouth to take second place, Caring ton
third, and Wanderer fourth. At the half
mile the positions were unchan yed, and the
review at the stand as the horses flashed by
showed Nellie K. leading full leng th,
with Falmouth second, Carrington thi ird,
and the rest failing On behind. Away down
again, dashing through the mud they 60,
the same order being preserved. The half
mile is reached, and Fanny M. challenges
Falmouth for third place, and gets it. So
they run the remainder Of the race, the six
horses coming under the string with Nellie
r. leading two lengths, Darlington second.
Fanny NJ. third, Falmouth fourth, the
favorite (Wanderer) fifth, and Msry l.. last
Time 3:271e.
The race was most unsatisfactory. There
was no excitement, 20 enthusiasm. Wan.
derer, who had been favorite in the pools,
was badly beaten. Those who had staked
their pelf upon the chosen ones, looked |
gloomily at the muddy track, and suddenly |
bethought themselves Of hedging.
SECOND RACE.
One mile, for two year olds, coltc carry
ing ninety pounds, FLIES eighty-seven
pounds. For this race, known as the |
Slocomb Stake, there had been entered |
twenty-s six hsrses. Of this number, how
ever, only nine started. John H. Stones b,
C. Colonel Nelligan, Abner Turner's ch. f.
Parylee, Alfred Bonnabel's b. f. Sweet Bay,
w. d. Hale's br. c. Jim Alexander, William
Jennings br. c. Ballankeel and his b. G.
Larry Hart, w. NJ. Conner's ch. c. Stam-
pede, William CottrlIs ca. f. Bona ven ture
and b. g. Bay Rum. What little betting |
there was inclined toward Cottrilrs entries.
For so large number of horses, very |
good start was obtained, Bay Ram having
q trifle the best of it, though on the outside
The first quarter showed Bay Rum going
well in front. with deep and steady stride,
a bad second, and the rest scat
tered. Towards the third quarter, Parylee
pushed up, tapping Ballankeel and after
smart dash, took second place. Down the
bome stretch they rush now, the scarlet
cap of Bay RUNS rider still bobbing in
front Under the string they dash, Bay
Rum good two lengths ahead Parylee
second, and Ballankeel third The rest
well the least said of them the be tier
y.
THIRD RACE.
Mile heats for all ages, eight entries.
AS the time came for this event to
come off people began to ealiven up little.
Quartermaster appeared to be rather IA
vorite, and Cape Race was not wanting in
hackers, the field was not wanting in
support, for it was extremely hazardous to
name the winner from SO hume rous start.
A. NJ. Burton withdrew his horse Tom
Aiken by consent of the judges. leaving the
to contest: NJ. Walsh's four year
I'D b. g. Port Leonard, z. Warwick's four
year old b. G. Tom 1t athers, A. Bonnabeps
hree year old ch. e. Rameses, j. Crow
ey's five year old ch. h. Quartermaster, w.
Jennings b. c. Cape Race, William Cottril's
h. f. four year old Ro npirg Girl, and j. Ii.
Stores four year old ch. f. OU.
The start was as follows: Port Leonard
rood lead, hugging the pole close, R,mping
iirl second, Cape Race thud. Tom Leath-
RS fourth, Quartermaster fifth, o U
!xth and Rameses seventh. The frat
uarter was passed in the same order. riders
nd horses appearing to be well satisfied
With the way things were working. The
ace was by no means forced. and we hope
'ergh will give those taking part there in
ue credit. At the half mile L, IN ping Girl
lade dash for first place and Cape Race
rushed up little, forming good second,
ust after passing the half mile post o U
Tipped and fell. The jockey WAS inj jlred