The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-24
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TURF NOTEs.
TrOtting Match fer the Lee Monument
Fund The "AncrIcNn GirC' Monument
Washington Driving Park Future
ARnpes
tlsichmoud Enquirer. March io.l

.washinwt"" Driving Park Future
Races, Etc.
llsichmoud Enquirer. March ln.l
1t is the intention Of certain gentle.
men OF this city, who are the owners OF
fast horses, to hold n trotting meeting
raising fund for the Lee Monument.
No liquor will be allowed on the grounds,
and every effort will be made to carry
on the whole affair on u respectable
basis. Richmond has acted so disgrace
fully in this matter Of contributing to
| the Lee Monument, that 1t Is hoped that
the efforts ofthese gentlemen will meet
with every success.
The monument to American Girl, "
which the citizens Of Elmira. Now York,
IRE about to erect over her body, will be
ife-size statue of the horse placed on
granite pedestal Daniel Boone has
no monument yet; Stephen A. Douglas
has none, Washington Irving has none ;
Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson have
none. But then they were not horses.
and that makes ali the difference ia the
world. Pence to her names.
Though the memories OF these great
men may not be commemorated by this
ungrateful republic. such will not be
the fate Of our judicial inventor so fro
q,lently noticed OF late. No, should he
decide to leave us at any time for some
more tropical region. the horsemcn OF
the hearts OF their fellow -oountrymen by
erecting to him handsome monument
surmountod bya statue of the horse -
that animal which he loved SO well.
Mr.. i. +. Hill writes tho Spirit If NE
Times that he has decided to hold the
spring meeting over Washington Dri-
wing Park this season, from May to 3,
and the fnll meeting from October TO
6. The purses will aggregate about
$1,000 for the spring meeting, and
about $25,O0o for the fall meeting.
The classes for the spring meeting
will be about as follows Free for oil,
2:2O-2: % 2 :2G -2.20 2 32-2 3S 2 As
and 800 while those for the fall
meeting will be decided by the events
of the season. II is expected that the
track will be in fine condition by April
for working horses. BY that time
there will be good fotel on the
grounds. Free use Of track and stables
will be given those intending to enter
horses after April1 Running meetings
over this track will be held May lG to
II, and October "a to n.
This Is convenient to Richmond
horses. But, unless things are carried
on there i'm fairer manner than they
were last fall, the farther Richmond
horses are kept away from the Washing
ton Driving Park the better.
Turf matters are very dull Mt this par
ticular time Of the year Still the pros
poets are that the ensuing season will
be "a specially brilliant one. Many new
associations have been organized, and
liberal purses are offered all over the
country.
The races ut Louisville, Lexington.
Baltimore, and Jerome Park will be
very interesting, judging from the char
aeter Of the entries.
Gsed sport. both in running and trot-
ting. will be seen ut the Centennial. The
only drawback to the Fall races Mt the
Centenmial being u success, is the ttot-
ting wslieh will probably be seen las
ls,ialD at abe Virginia State Fair.