The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-04-30


bachelor, Bsndit, md Mule Race
attempting up to the scratch, and were
sent on as neatly ~ In the first start,
Mule RacO In front, Bandit second. At
the turn Bandit got the front place, but
as the quarter-stretch pole wtas reached
Centennial showed himself not u single
wear too old to compete against his
Younger competitors and took the lead.
nnd tho bnck stretch found tho coursers
strung out In Indian flle. Bandit got
the lead for u moment, but had to
fnll back again 10 the third place.
Bachelor. occupying the second place,
broke for the front. but didn't get
ii. and they pissed the. half mile,
Centennial lending, Bachelor, Ban
dit aud Mule Race punched: White
League grazing. And thus they sped.
making an exciting race along the turn
and got into the home stretch under the
lnsh. The finish was near at hand when
bandit bolted from the bunch, and amid
the shouts OF tho multitude challenged
the mettle Of Centennial by taking the
inside track, whose friends grew despon-
dent on seeing him drop one length In
the rear. The race seemed to belong to
bandit, but twenty yards from the string
hs had the bad taste Of baking, thereby
giving the lead again to Centennial, who
strobe in two lengths ahcnd, Bandit
second, Bachelor out Indifferent third,
White League and Mule Race out In the
cold. Time q 26s.
Thc Consolation Dash
After allowing sufficient time for the
band to play half n dozen tunes, and
the beaux to tlirt with the bellies, the bell
was rung for tho consolation stake. for
beaten mules, u dash Of two miles. with
f,1i I'M ,tnfittEtItifn q FOR hiU ll V
FURNISHED tin cup. Chaperone, Pull
back. Can't Can. Mule Race, Bandit, Cot
ton Exchange. Debutante, Beau and
Bachelor White League was In no con-
dition To enter. having lost u farrier shop
In tho first race. post.Trader confessed
his guilt and Ilupked. and did not ini-
tate his sire. Belknap, by denying II
afterwards.
The gallant nine went off at the pace
OF "a meteor and as brilliantly. Can
Can getting the start and lead. White
League second. and all the others close
up. Green dropped into the bunch on
two lengths and going up to Bandit near
tho half mile. Cotton Exchange came
up and went to the front, and
nll along the turn II was IA
shuttle game between the three last
named Sash got the lead finally and
kept it to the homo stretch, White
League second. But Bachelor had
meanwhile braced up. and put In such
good work that ut the finish he was two
lengths ahead OF Bandit who was closely
followed by Pull Back, who had been
entirely forgotten. just before the win
ner crossed under the string, mist
arose ia front Of the judges stand, whi"h
after some effort 'wasSdicovered TO bo n
al, - Et.iY,,I l,U ffhutypTDnn
in his endeavors to finish his first mile.
Time, 8 80.
SUMMARY.
FIRST RACE Mile heats. best two in
three. Prize. silver mounted whip.
Walter l., Ben enters Ed. MeCall's mule
Centennial. one hundred yenrs old, by
Kcyolution. out of Opportunity. fdam
Harrison Wat enters Ed yioleits mule
Bandit two years old, By ihil sheridan.
out oi White league. dam by,,e .....,,,;.
Hugh w. Brown enters Brooke boswell =
mule Bachelor, aged. out ut Procrastna-
ton. by Timidity dam llnppf .,t...;. \
J. q, Nixon. Jr.. enters A. tralisen = inulc
White League, two years old. by Dos
porntion. out Of Stern Necessity. dam -.
O. =. Iabonisae enters IL. q. Hanoocks
mule Mule Raoe. thirty days old. by
General Request ont Of Charity, Fdam -.
Dangerous. ........ ........ uiS
q NJ Weshans enters 4. G. IIapna's mule
School. by Accident. dam Preeocious.. lis
Henry Denegte enters George H. Ken
nora mule Cotton Exchange. three
years Old by Perseverance,. out ot Mis-
fortune @dam Greditahlo o.....t,4.,.t... dis
Glen. John g. Hazard enters hushton Fosters
mule Post Trader ilyc years old, by Bei-
knnp, out Of War Department, dam Cor :,
Awfod Viointt enters I'll Hunt's mule Can
Can. fifteen years old. by Oirenbaeh. our OF
Grande Duchcsse Fdan Hilarious. ..... dis
II. Weghtman enters Norman Ne, gllg mule
Pill Back two seasons-Oid imported Paris.
by Ohmpo %dam Uncomfortable. ......... dis
Newton Buck uer enters Robert :. Days mulo
Beau. aged. 10y imported Manners. #dam
Stupid oui a. society. ...... dis
D. A. s. Vanght enters A. q. James mule
Chnporonn ono thousand years old. out. OF
Tradition, bv Suspicion. dam Imposition dis
Time 81, 2 .2Ga
SECOND RACE - Consolation Stake -
Dash of two miles for beaten mules.
Prize. tin cup
Hugh w Brown cnters Brooke Doswells
mule Bachelor, agod out OF Procrastinntion.
by Timidity. %dam Happy. y...................
Harrison Watts ente,s = ~; Iiqhtts mule
Bandit, two years old. by Phil sheridan. out
Of White League, Fdam byre:. ..:,.a;.....;.
H. Weightman enters Norman McColfs ,mulo
Pull Back two seasons -old. imported Paris.
by Olympic. #dam Uncomfortable. ,...+.....
Henry Dcnegre enters George g.. kcnntrs
mule Cotton Exchange. three yeals old. by
Perseverance. out of Misfortune. Fdnm
G. 9. Labouisse enters 1t. q lIancock's mulo
Mule Race thirty days old. by General he
quest out Il Charity. #lnm Dangerous. .....
| Newton Evekner enters Robert b. Days mule
Beau aged. by imported Manners. %dam
Stupid out Of Society, ...4...,........
! Atwood Violet enters Ed Hunts mule Can
Can If cen years old. by .O1enbach. out OF
| Gfnnde Duehesse, #dam Hilarious. .........
CN. Nelsbans enters II g. lianna's mule
| Debutante, sixteen years old out of school,
| by Accident *dam procoeious. .............
| u. i. Vaught enters A. q. James mulo
| Chaperone, one thousand years old. out of
| Tradition. by Suspicion *dam imposition.
Time 80.
| WHoAl
*Grund dam.