New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-14
Louisiana Jockey Club.

The spring meeting of the Louisiana
Jockey Club will commence Saturday
April 3, and will be held six days. There
will be more celebrated horses here at tina,
time, it is claimed, and better sport than
have been seen by New Orleans turfmen
since the war. The numbur of horses will
be so large that additional stable room will
have to be built. ami has already been
ordered. The club is in most fourishing
condition, and presents most entertaining
prospectus of amusements. Below is the
programme Of races to be had:
FIRST DAY.
First Race-Hurdle race, two miles over
eight hurdles; club purse $500; first horse
$3.50, second horse 800. third horse $50.
Second Race-The Pickwick stake for
three year olds; $25 entrance, p. D., with
$1,000 added; second horse TO receive 5000,
and the third 500; mile heats.
Third Race-Two miles for all ages; club
purse $500; first horse S40o, second horse
$75, third horse $25.
SECOND DAY.
First Raee-Three-quarters OF a mile for
all ages. Club purse $500; first horse S225,
second horse $50, third horse SIS.
Second Rdce-The Louisiana stake, four
year olds; $25 entrance, p. p, with $1,000
added; second horse to receive $780, and
the third 500; two mile heats.
Third Race-One mile, with 100 pounds
on each, three year olds to carry their
proper weight, three pounds allowed to
mares and geldings; club purse $4O0; first
sSs eSE'e $780, second horse 49, third horse
THIRD DAY.
First Race-One mile and one-eighth, for
all ages. Club purse $500; first horse $500,
second horse SIS, third horse $25
Second Rdce-Three miles, for all ages.
Club purse $3.50; first horse $500, second
horse 800, third horse $50.
Third Race-Mile heats. for all ages. Club
purse $500; first horse $500, second horse
500.
FOURTH DAY.
Frst Race-SeIling race, one mile and q
quarter, horses entered to be sold for $500,
to carry their proper weight; for $1,000 al
lowed seven pounds; for $50, ten pounds;
for $500, fifteen pounds; for $500, twenty
pounds. The winner to be sold at auction
Immediately after the race. Any surplus
over the amount entered to be sold for,
will 60 to the second horse. Club purse
third horse $25.
Second Race-One mile and half for all
ages. Club purse $500; first horse $4OO,
second horse SIS, third horse $25.
Third Race-Mile heats, three best in five,
for all ages. Club purse $3.50; first horse
$3.50, second horse 4lOO.
FIFTH DAY,
First Race-Handicap hurdle race; two
miles, weights to appear the day before the
race. Club purse $500; first horse $3.50, Sec
Ond horse 500, third horse $50.
Second Race--Free handicap; mile heats,
entries to be made Wednesday, March 81,
at twelve o'clock. Weights to appear Thurs
day, April l, at 12 NJ, and declarations to
be made lin writing). at two O'Clock. the
same day. Club purse $500; first horse $4OO,
second horse 500.
Third Raee-One mile and ree-qusrters,
for all ages. Club purse $500; first horse
$500, second horse SIS, third horse $25. i
SIXTH DAY.
First Race-The Fortuna stakes, for
three year Olde; $25 entrance, p. D., with
$1,000 ADDED; second horse to receive $500
and the third 500; winner of the Pickwick
stakes seven pounds extra; one mile and
half.
Second Race-Consolation race, one mile,
Tor horses that have run and not won dur
ng the meeting; Club purse $4(0; first
horse $500, second horse $75. third horse
e25.
Third R0ce-Four mile heats, for all
Iges; Club purse $l2O0 first horse $1,000,
econd horse 5000.