The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-20
THE RACES.
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win the UOnOtsl


rated the Spring Meeting Of the Louisi-
ana Jockey Glib continued yesterday,
and three o'clock found all the entries
In excellent condition with probably
one exception, Mollie b., who was said
Ia have broken down Hence the turfmen
were I'm high glee. and hopeful for n
fine DAYS sport Their expectations, IN
some respects, were not disappointed,
for the last race gave much room for e1-
element. and money changed hands
after each race or heat. The attendance,
although not 50 large as it was on Tues
day. was, nevertheless, fair, the ladies
stand, particularly, evidencing that
horse racing Is gaining favor among
them. If the male portion OF the spec
tators was not what 1t should have been,
II was possibly owing to the fact that the
three mile race was decided beforehand
and that Sam Harper had it all his own
way. For It must not be forgotten that
the masses OF our city, at least. are
fonder of long races than short ones,
and had this race promised TO be con.
tested more effectively, q larger crowd
would have gathered to witness the
etruggle. There were three races billed
for the day race OF mile and one
eighth, for all ages, for club purse OF
SabO-first horse 1850, second horse S7b,
third horse S25 with six entries, sec
ondly. dash Of three miles, with Sam
Harper. Casy Bee and Falmouth, as the
contestants, for club purse OF 5000
flrst horse $500. second $50, and third
$40. lastly. mile heats for all ages. for
n club purse OF $40O-first horse $500,
second 800 three entries also,
Punctuality was In order and at 3
o'clock, Vcrdigris, Enlster. Harry Hill,
Tom O'Neil, Osseo and Newbern were
ready for the start As on the previous
night. at Hawkins club rooms the bet
ting was Kaleidoscope, it was impossible
to settle upon the favorite Tom O'Neil
not included, however. At one pool
Verdigris would command the odds,
then the first choice would settle on
Osseo and again Newbern would have
the call Enlister claiming also at times
large share OF favoritism, consequent
" the field, whichever horse had the
choice. was in decided preference.
FIRsT RACE.-Verdigris took the lead
at the tap, followed by Enlister, but at
the string Newborn claimed first place
and got IT, but gave IL to Osseo and
Verdigris as the quarter pole was reach
cd. The race now promised all that the
pools had anticipated, that is, to be hot
" contested, every nag keeping well up
with the leader. Verdigris finally
emerged from tho group as though he
were drawn therefrom 10y some persist
ent force. and was followed by the splen-
did Harry Hill, who had attempted to
steal the lead from Lloyd's chest
not colt. Tho half mile post was
passed in the following order Verdi
girls, Harry Hill, Newbern, Osseo.
O'Neil and EnIister, the latter tagging
several lengths in the rear. the other
Ave we'll up with the leader. verdigris,
who maintained himself around this
turn and down the home stretch, closely
followed by Harry Hill and Enlister
who had come up steadily but surely
All under the whip, they strove strenu-
ously for the goal, and at one moment
It seemed conclusive that Verdigris
would take the purse. Twenty yards
from the string, however. Harry Hill
then length behind, showed that an
other effort could bring him home, and
In this he was emulated by Enlister
with whom he passed under the string
close enough together to lead to the be
lief in dead heat, but, in reality, a full
head i'm advance Verdigris q neck IN
the rear. Time 49,
The pools were soon opened for the
three mile run, but showed no improve
ment on the part OF Busy Bee and Fal
mouth. the odds being heavily on the
Texas horse, and, in one case, as high as
one hundred dollars was put up agains
i've against the field.
The race Is quickly related At the
start Busy Bee took the lead, but haC
not gone around the turn before Harper
assumed the first place and left wild,
margin between him and the Bee, who
showed injudicious jockeying by being
driven too fast. On the back stretch
Harper was three lengths ahead anc
Falmouth five in the rear Of the Bee
aud the same positions were maintained
through the first mile, which was
made in :54l. The second mile on tn,
back stretch found Falmouth pushing
hard to close up the gap between hin
and the forerunners, which he succeeded
partially in accomplishing, but allowing
Sam Harper and Busy Bee to pass the
Judges Stand neck "a neck three lengths
ahead Falmouth's efforts were, how
ever, crowned with some success, for he
asserted the second place at the quarter
pole in the third mile. three lengths be
hind Harper and the Busy Bee ten
lengths in the rear This condition con
tinued until nearing the home stretch
when Falmouth made another effort fol
the front, taking to the whip on the
home stretch, but to no avail, and Sam
Harper came in easily three lengths
ahead Tines ;43t.
THIRD RACE-FirSt Hedt-The open
ing OF the heat race evidenced that
Hutchinson was Enthusiastically in favor
but odds were easily taken by the back
ers Of Cottrill's tilly, while Mollie b
stood at a heavy discount. Wher
brought to the scratch Mollie's rider
besides, showed his fears by repeated
attempts to take all advantages at the
start. This he finally obtained, after a
couple Of false starts. They went off
all three running well together up to
the one half mile, after which Mollie B
dropped back a full length, giving the
lead to Hutchinson. who won the heat
In a gallop by five Lengths, Puss Broad
max second. Time | :iSi
Second Heat Hutchinson friends
now took up all bets, some as high as
1896 to S35, as SO much money found
and ten to one against the field seemed
to be the average Molle got the start
again. gracefully relinGuishing the lead
to Hutchinson at the turn. But she
picked herself up before reaching the
quarter pole, which she passed with
Hutchinson, who then showed her his
hoofs midway on the back stretch Puss
third. But the chestnut FLY soon found
ii easy work to take the second place a,
the three-quarter pole and even made a
bold shoot for the front, but Hutchinson
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