New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-08
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB RACES.
Fall NIeeting-Third Day.

Fall Meeting Third Day.
Yesterday, third day of the fall meeting
races, opened warm and fair enough, but
the attendance at the track was not much
larger than on previous days. The sport is
good enough of its kind, but the people do
not come ont as they do at spring meetings.
The first race on the programme was
handicap hurdle race OF two miles, engaging
Port Leonard, Redding, Woodland and Red
Cloud. Redding was tbs tavorite by long
odds in the pool selling, but the sequel
proved how insecure is the fsvorite in
hurdle race. Old Leonard has done much of
hurdle racing; at start he took the lead and
kept it to the end. being crowded only
once, and then by Red Cloud as the two
leaped the second hurdle together. at the
end of the first mile Reddiag took second
place, which was then disputed by Wood.
land. At the last hurdle of the second
mile Woodlan and tripped. fell and threw his
rider. No bones were broken. Port Leon
ard came in ahead at the finish with
length to spare, Redding was next, and Red
Cloud bad third. Time-3:49.
The second race was mile and three
quarters dash. Redmau, showing signs of
lameness, had been withdrawn by A. Keene
Richards, and then were left Clemmie G,
War Jig, Falmouth, Donaugh and Quinine.
War Jig got the lead at start, but Clemmie
G passed him on the first quarter, kept the
lead and took the race easy enough,
winning by at least ten lengths. 1t was .
beautiful race of the kind. In coming
home the horses were strung out like q
party of advance skirmishers, each one OBJ
serving proper distance. Falmouth had the
rear position, and was nearly an eighth of
q mile behind the leader. Time-3:091a.
Clemmie G had the call in the pool selling,
and it was foregone conclusion that she
would win.
The third race was for all ages, mile
heats, best three in five. 1t brought out
Lloyd's Shutdown colt, with Henry Owens,
Hair Play and the two good ones, Bob
Woolley and COronilla. Woolley was the
favorite, but he had hard work to cave bis
hackers against the game mare. For the
first heat Fair Play got the start, but be-
came so uninteresting before the close that
the distance flag disgrsced him. The heat
was between Woolley and Coronilla. The
two were neck and neck at the third quar-.
ter, and Wool!ey only saved himself by q
half length. The time Of the heat-l:45-
was very good.
Rofp hn cd q
drilling rain had commenced falling. At
the start Owens took the lead. Coronilla
spurted and came neck and neck with him;
Woolley was second, under pull. At the
half mile Coronilla fell back considerably.
Wooiley then took the first place, and won
the heat by about two lengths. Time
l:461t.
The third heat was CofoniIla's all the
way through, though Woolley did his best
to end the race. Under the string at the
finish he was half neck later than the
lively little mare. This heat was made in
the remarkably quick time of l:44a4, which
was probably the fastest third heat ever
run in Southern race of mile heats
Owens and L.oyd's colt were introduced to
the distance flag at the end Of the third
heat, and retired. /. was all the same;
they would have bt en- ruled out any Way
for h ing late in other heats.
When the fourth heat was called for the
rain was falling quite freely, and it looked
dark across the field. The start between
the two horses, COrorills and Woelley, was
very even. Woolley led at the first quar-
ter, and then the two had it neck and neck
for half mile. On the home stretch came
whip and spur; both had been dosed with
whisky. Woolley proved the better horse
and took the heat by q neck, winning q
long and most exciting race. Time o.
fourth and last heat, la.
SUMMARY.
First Racc-Handicap hurdle race. two
miles. club purse $4O0; first horse $500; Sec
ond horse S75; third horse S25.
F. Lloyd's b. g. Port Leonard, aged; by Voucher,
k dam p Rinsars iSs e pound ss5d: +,
Harry of the West, dam by Joe Stonel; l35
F. o. Minors cb. e. Red Cloud, " by Tom
Reddy, dam unknown; lis pounds.
Green Morris b. c. Woodland, 4 y. O., by Veto,
dam by Lexington; 100 Ounds. ...............
Time-3:43.
Second Race-Club purse $500; for all
ages; first horse $500, second horse $75
third horse $50; one and three-quartel
miles.
A. Kaene Richards ch. f. Clenmie G3 y.o., by War
Dance, Dam dIta, by imp. Sovereign,
eighty seven pounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
James Murphy's D. &. War jig, aged, by War
Dance, dam Dixey by imp. Sovereign; liz
spt ncsr 4 Brien's IT, W. Crawford en- c. George
Qunine, 4y. o., by Bulletin, dam Riga Dayen-
port; ninety pounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
". Cottr.lPs C. c. Donspgh, Y. o., by Barney
stone; dam Lly Ward, by Lexington; ninety
pouId5. 49,.
F. Q. Minors b. h. Falmouth, aged. By Planet,
Iime-3:U9l9.
Third Race-CIub purse $500: for all ages;
first horse 500, second horse 500; mile
heats, best three in five:
Joseph MurDhy's bI. h. Bob Woolley
4y.o., by imp. bennington, dam
TEN by Lexington; 103 pounds.
Spencer Erien's br. f. COrenilia,
y. o., by bel. dam Riga Daven.
port BY RUPEE l0l pounds.
A. Keene Richards b. C. Henry Ovens.
by Gilros, dam Estelle, by Star Da-
Wis 80 pounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3 2 dis.
F. LlOyds +. c. sly. o., by Sun
down. dam Moliis Ford; 90 pounds : els.
Williams l. Owings b. b. Fair Pay,
20, by Virgil. dam Cruci6x, by
LexingtoI ITO pounds. ............ DIS
Tlme-l:45, l:461a, l:4ia4. LAT.