New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-24

bv half length. At the three-q uarter
O'Neili was still leading, with MOllie Tapped
Oh her quarter. AS they came down the
home stretch Mollie was whipped up for a
squirt. but tailed TO respond, O'Nell coming
in winner by four lengths. Time-i:46la.
The fifth and last race. grand sfeeple
chase post stakes. about two and y half
miles, closed with eight Subscribers, only
two starters: Trouble, entered BY J. u.
Van Eyck, and Austrian, entered by Law.
renee and G. Lorillarl. Trouble took the
lead at the start and gradually increased
the gap to about one-eighth OF a mile going
under strong pull. In taking the last hurdle
below the grand stand Trouble stumbled
and threw his rider over his head. Austrian
passed him and before Troubles rider could
mount was about fifty lengths ahead. After
this Austrian baked twice before taking
the track, while Trouble shot ahead and
won the race in a canter. Time--6:34.
This race was very exciting. Johnny
Highland. the rider OF Trouble in the
steepie chase, when that horse stumbled
broke his collar bone and cut his head. but
was not seriously hurt. Trouble was the
favOrite in the pools. five to one.
In the second race Yesterday. two and
half miles. Ballankeel made the fastest time
on record. beating Helmbold's time at Mon.
mouth by one and half seconds.
Pimlfco Races.
vandalite won the Breckenridge stakes.
Time.3:335; Brigand second; Hooper a
bad third.
Kadi won the second race by neck in
2:lll2.
Bowie stakes, four mile heats, Preakness
was the favorite in the pools, but did not
start. Bessie Lee won the first heat in 1888;
Jack Frost won the second in 7:4l: and b,
the third, and race, in S:l.
Bowie stakes, four mile heats, PiccOlO,
Bessie Lee, Silent Friend. Whisper and
Jack Frost started. Preakness. who was
the favorite in the pools last night by large
odds, did not run. In the pools today
$500, Bessie Lee SO, Piccolo $50, Jack
Frost $50, Whisper 43i. In the first heat
Silent Friend took the lead at the start,
Bessie Lee second. At the half mile Bessie
was two lengths in advance of Silent Friend,
Jack Frost third, PiccOlo last; passed the
tbree-quarter pole in the same order. At
the end of the first mile Bessie Lee had in.
creased her lead to five lengths, Silent
Friend second, Whisper close behind them,
Jack Frost and PiccolO last, under pail.
Bessie Lee kept the lead throughout the
second mile, passing under the string six
lengths in ad vance Of Silent Friend, Whis-
per next, Jack Frost and Piccolo bringing
up the rear.
At the half mile pole, on the third mile,
Bessie Lee was ten lengths ahead, when
Jack Frost drew up, gong by the judges
Frost, third: Piccolo, fourth, and Whisper
close in the rear. During the last mile. the
same positions were preserved, Lee win
ming the heat by about twenty lengths, the
Friend second: Jack Frost, a close third;
Piceolo. fourth. and Whisper distanced.
Tina-7:33.
In the second heat Bessie Lee took the
lead, with Silent Friend second and Jack
FvOe: last. Bessie Lee drew way twenty
lengths, passing the halt mile pole tha.
distance ahead Of Jack Frost. Passing the
iudges' stand at the end OF the first mile.
Lee still; led Jack Frost. and gaining at the
end Of the second mile, Frost had decreased
the gap between him and Bessie to three
lengths, Piccolo and Silent Friend fifteen
OF twenty lengths behind. During the
third mile Jack Frost run Bessie Lee very
close. alternately tapping her and falling
back, and passed under the string only
one lengtl, in the rear. Silent Friend now
made tine burst OF speed and passed
Piccolo, but beth were then out OF the race.
A. tire: quarter, last mile, Frost was hang.
ing on the quarter Of Lee. and going up
the second quarter the horses were neck
and neck. On the third quarter Bessie led
by length. Entering the home stretch,
Jack Eros. coliared Bessie Lee and passed
uuOcS luC eGIIuks N'uuiIlSS NV Oy L"O
lengths. with Silent Friend and picculo dis.
:anced. Time-1:.l.
Tho finish was very exciting. and the
greatest excitement prevailed. Jack Frost
now stood in the pools $1,000, Lee $3.50.
Third heat.-Bessie again took the lead at
the start and kept it throughout the frs.
mile, Frost being ten lengths behind at the
finish. Bessie increased the distance at the
first quarter of the second mile to fifteen
lengths, but Frost closed up to within ten
lengths again. Before the judges stand
was passed, on the third mile, Frost gained
steadily, entering on the fourth mile under
pull about five lengths behind, and going
up the quarter stretch Tapped Bessie.
On the second quarter Bessie drew away
again and passed tho half-mile pole two
lengths ahead, which. at the three-Guarter
pole was decreased by d length. Entering
the home stretch Frost forged ahead amid
great excitement and louds cheers Of she
spectators and won the heat and race, with
Bessie. under whip and spur, one length be.
hind. Time-S:lI.
This was the last race of the Gay and
meeting. Bobby Swim. the rider Of Tom
Bowling, rode Frost.