The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-04-11
NEW ORLEANS.
Armed Bands OF MexiCans Still
Depredatlng on the Rio
Grande Frontier.
Spring Races OF the Louisiana
Jockey Club Successfully
Inaugurated.

NEW ORLEANS, April 10. John Vale,
deputy collector Of customs at Roma,
Texas, reports officially TO Colonel
Haynes, collector for Brownsville, that
on the night Of the I'd instant, ut 10
o'clock, Roma was surrounded by n
party Of robbers numbering between
thirty and fifty men, on their return
from the interior of Texas, who had
intended to rob the custom house here,
as per their statements to Mexican
prisoners whom they had taken en-
route here. Captain Buyers company
of troops were here and were very soon
ready to receive them. AS soon as the
Mexicaus found this out they left aud
crossed the river, most of them mt
Sanchez rancho, one mile below, and
the balance at Los Arieros, above
here.
On the 4th instant an ambulance was
stopped between this place aud Rio
Grand city, by another party of four
armed Mexicans, but being alone and
having nothing, was allowed TO pro-
coed.
NoTE-Rio Grande City is fifteen
miles below Roma and half mile
lower is Ringgold barracks, headquar-
tiers of the Ninth cavalry.
The spring meeting of the Louisi-
ana Jockey club was successfully inau-
gurated to-day. There is fine weather,
u large attendance, good stock and
spirited racing. The first was hurdle
race of two miles, over eight hurdles;
club purse, $500. First horse, $3.50;
second horse, 500; third horse, $50.
Seven horses started and all came to
the string at the finish except Beloxi
who let down completely at the
seventh hurdle. At the start Captain
Hutchinson took the lead closely fol-
lowed by Limestone and Biloxi, the
others well punched and five lengths
behind ut the first half mile. AT the
end of the first mile the horses were
well together but gradually stringing
out until the finish. Hutchinson and
Limestone entered the home stretch,
Hutchinson leading length, but
Limestone gained to the finish,
making dead heat. Little Flint,
third, beating Biloxi, Shellaha, Gap
tain Jack, and Bob Britton. Time, 1858.
The first money was divided between
Limestone and Hutchinson. Lime
stone was the favorite, pools selling on
the track about the same rs last night
The second race was for the Pick
wick stake, for three year olds, S25 en-
trance. Purse $500, with 81 900 adj
ded. Second horse, 5000; mile heats:
There were thirteen nominations, but
only four started. Mamie f. one.
two, one; Mignon, two, one, two; Maln-
sail, three, three; Leap Year, one, four;
four. Time, Isl, 1:4S9, l:533.. In
the first heat Mamie f. took the lead,
winning easily by length. Thesecond
heat was won by Mignon, by half
head, and the third heat was won by
Mamie by half length. AT the
start the betting was two to one ON
Mamie against the field, and three 10
one at the end of the first heat. AT
the end of the second heat the betting
was nearly even on Mamie against
Mignon, with Mamie somewhat the
favorite.
The second race, miles, for all ages.
Club purse, $780, first horse, S4OO; Sec
ond, S75; third, SIS. The race was won
by Bonaventura beating Galloway,
with Granger third, and Colonel Neiii-
gan, Falmouth and Stampede dis.
tanced. Bonaventura had the lead at
the start and kept it throughout, win
ming by half length. The betting
was twenty-five on Bonaventura
against ten on all others.