The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-11
PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
THE RACES.
Second Day Of the Spring Meeting.
Large Attendance and Good Races.

That ON the second day OF the sprlu. nioeMhR
,f the Louisians Jockey Club there should hAve
bsen large attendance at the Fair Grounds s .
not to be wondered at
II that NEUROLOGICAL person, the clerk Of tho
weather, had been under contract. drawn up In
due legal form, signed, witnessed and recorded,
q day more satisfactory than yesterday was TO
tho members Of the Louisiana Jockey Club, TO
the owners Of horses entered for the races, and
to the lovers OF the sport OF the turf, could not
have been furnished.
II was, as q lady ON tho Grand Stand remarked
TO n gentleman with % consumptiye mtlstache,
and poetical air, aa beautiful day uahsred In by
bright sun whose brilliancy during his journey
from east 10 west, WAS not dnmed by single
cloud, and whose rays were tempered by cool,
refreshing breezes."
The q tendance of ladies was large, aud tho
Grand Stand, although not uncomfortably
crowded, was well filed, and was picture
that had but to be seen to be admired and rs-
The public stand was crowded, and the quarter
stretch contained probably as large number OF
professional and annateur turfneu ~ ever walked
up TO the iudgss stand. to listen 10 the announces
ment Of the result and the time vi n race on the
Jockey Club Course.
The betting on the several races was limited
almost exclusively to
The Pools.
On tho FIRST raco tho amounts invested were
not large; but, the second and third races,
the pools made up ran way up in tho hundreds.
The fay orites were backed heavily, but so were
tho seco nd horses, and the horses In the fold
were taken at fair odds. The horses entered
we're all good, the fine weather OF the two days
preceding had been favorable and
The Track
| had been put In first class order, and, with the
| exception OF being rather lumpy, was oil that
| could be desired, the contests promised TO bs
both exciting and close, and, In consequence, tho
pools. as above stated, we're large.
At about $3.50 O'Clock the bell tapped TO saddle
up for
for which there were the following named
horses entered:
| Biloxi, John Campbell, Hades, Blannerhassett,
| Redman, Maria Barnes, Jack Hardy.
| In tho poels ON this race Hardy sold for 300,
Bedman for s23, and the field for si3. and, ~ In
dicated by the sales, the interest IN the race was
centered on the performances OK kedman aId JACK
Hardy.
There we're a number OF the old frionds OF
Biloxi, who looked on the nag In critical and
speculative way, but their experienced eyes toid
them that Biloxi would never again be the anf-
mal that he was when they laid their money On
him.
| Biloxi, lets than two years ago. was popular
horse our turf, but in the I'll meeting OF 1879,
in hurdle race, he injured himself so seyerey
that his then owner proposed TO Kill him, but Dis
present owner took HIM, and by doctoring and
carefully nursing, has made him, II not the same
old horse, still game one and wiling one.
The second bell ito saddle" tapped and tho
horses appeared the track and took position
in the order named.
At the second trial good start was made.
| Hardy, the fayorite, took the ltad, and Was
closely followed by Rsdman, who pushed hisa 10
and some distance beyond the hall mile post.
The rest were punched. were going under Ebip
and spur and were constantiy changing positions.
After getting well by the half mile poet Redman
dropped back and it became evident that uuless
there WAS an accident tbs favorite had the race.
When the home stretch was reached, Hardy
..A.n AI.a 1naA Dnyy ar
Barnes third, and the rest some distance be-
|, hind, In body,
Hardy led under the string under pull, Red
man second, under whip; Barnes third; Biloxi
fourth. Time-l:18N.
Tho second Race
) was considered the event OF the day.
II It. was for tho Post stakes, for al ages; TWO
mile heats; S25 entrance, p. p., with t10o added.
s400 to first horse 800 TO second and for u the
1 | following horses were announced as starters
II Verdigris, Henry Owens, Russ Butler, Sam
= Harper.
. In the pools, before the frat heat Harper was
by large odds the favorite. selling at the rate o.
5000 to Verdgris s43. Ru.s Butler sl5, and Owens
i sl5.
: The bell to turn out for
Q THE FIRST HEAT
: WAS the signal for tho withdrawal from the quar-.
|. Ter stretch OF the admirers OF the borses and
from the place where the pools were soid Oh tHeE
Z hackers.
- The nags appeared on the course in good con-
. = dition; Verdigris like the old stager be Is, was
quiet, and answered readily TO the rein; Harper
l. seemed rather inclined TO have his own way;
: Butler was restless and full Of mischief, and
q Owens seemed rather backward about coming
forward and refusing TO obey his rider, had TO DO
n led to the scratch.
- After sone little delay, the animals were start
!, cd, and az they went under the string, the drum
- tapped and they were off. 1t was pretty start.
Verdigris took the lead, closely iolioWed py
.. Harper Owens fell to the third place, and But
= ler took the fourth. In theorder named, they
passed the quarter post. While travelling from
t TO the half Owens pushed ahead Of Harper and
N went for the leader and, as they passed 1t, he
10 vas @ pushing him hard Butler had closed up on
- Harper, and it was impossible to say which was
in alvance.
j. At the thrse-quarter post, as they turned into
started for verdigris, who. ii was apparent, was
70 doing his best. Owens, 1t was evident, nad no
re- intention OF giving up. and was making stuggis
n to regain his lost place, and at the same tiIne
~ ~ keep away from Harper, who was hanging on nis
d flank. They, however, passed under the striEe
De without change in position, and started on
IL THE SECOND MILF.
le On the first quarter there was cnange,
al Owens had come up with Butler, ana harper nad
In come up with him. They passed the post. Yer
% dgrs in the lead, and the other three together
of but close up.
20 Ia the passage over the ground between ii and
o the half-mile post Harper commenced 20 as snos
L. and took second place, and moved on to To
r.. Iasdsr, Owens dropped back behind. The.
en- passed the post with Verdigris ahead, Harpe
MT iust behind Butler close up as No. 3, and owen
in fourth.
III III Between the half and the three-quarter Hal
as per went by Verdgris, and Owens had got =
5f. vel up on Butler, that as the turn into To
home stretch was made it was impossible to 90
who held the third place.
gu On to the finish they came, the jockeys plyIn
,al whip and spur. Verdigris cleared the gap p
nv tween himself and Harper, and Owens went .
| prtIa ska oh
%. the distance-post set down to work and went
for the heat. Rapidly he drew up on and passe
re verdigris, Tapped Harper, and when Hasps
- passed under the string he was only an ~