The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-17
THE SPRING MEETING.
The Last Day Of the Races.
The Fayorites to the Front.

Yesterday was the last day Of the spring meet |
ing Of 1877 OF the Louisiana Jockey Club, and |
'tthe best races were announced for that day. |
The weather was fne. the track in good order
and a. might have been expsoted the attendance |
wRs large.
The favorites sold the night before held their
own on the track and for the first time during the
meeting the favorites won majority OF the races
OF the day and good many people who had bet
on the second horse and the field suffered.
For the
First Race,
one mile and o quarter, with 100 pounds
on each three year olds to carry their own
weight pound, allowed to mares and geld
ings. Club purse, $500; $3.50 to frat horse; $50
to the third
There we're the following entries Bob Wooley,
Jack Hardy, verdigris, Kiburn.
In the pools in this race, sold on the course.
Jack Hardy was the fsvorite, selling ut 500 to
$50 for Wooley, who was bonght as second choice.
yerdigris and Kilburn sold for $40 and s95. and
alternated as regards third place in The pools.
without any difficulty good start WAS made.
Those trees on the home stretch, (tho start
was made from the three-quHrter post), which
the patrons Of the course think should be
removed, prevented persons on the stand seeing
which horse went to the first place after the Fl &
fell. Ths fall Of tho flag, who's, descent can be
seen, notwithstanding the trees, as every ono
knows notifies the aexiens spectators on the
stand that the drum mas been tapped, and the
word 'go' has been given.
As they passed under the string Hardy led,
Kilburn was second, Wooey third, Verdigris
| fourth.
| This position was changed only on the home
stretch, when Woolsy went to second place, and
pushed the leader, pushed him hard but. with
all his running, urged as ne was by the whip and
spur of his rider, he could not pass the winning
horse, Hardy, WIN passed under the string and
| won the race in 24111. Wooley came in good
second, and Kilburn and Verdigris brought up
the rear
For the
the following named horses were started Com
modore Parisot, King William, Ella Howett,
Aunt Betsey, Adventure and John Campbell. The
race was for the Cottrill Stakes for three year
olds.
In the pool sales on the course. King william
sold al the favorite, and Cottrilrs entries were
second choice.
The race as looked upon from the stand, was q
pretty one, but to the betters (except those who
bsnked ON Cotrilfs en1ies,) ii waH exactly the
other way. At the outset they realized that King
William and the field had no show. and they
''gave it up"
from the first il WAS all between Aunt Betsey,
Adventurer and King William, and in q short
time il became appsrent that the first named had
the race. There was gallant struggle between
the three for first place, but Aunt Betsey led
under the string and won the race in 2:441a, King
william second apd Adventurer (another Of Got
trill's entries) third. Time, 244I
Tne Third Race
WAS the Consolation race. one mile, for horses
that hsve runand not won during the meeting.
kI Lx.van tf,u
ond $40 to third and for it there were the fol-
lowing namsd horses entered Maria Barnes, Co.
ronlila, Belle Barkley, Woodland. Woo iland in
the pools sold rs favorite; Cornilla sold cord
Barkley, took the lead and kept IT q ind the
, course and under the string. Wool nd (the
! favorite) followed her around, and me ia q
! good second, Coronila third, Mari Barnes
{ fourth.
T -he only time that the race was at tll excl Ing
/ was when ON the half mile Coronila went for the
second place, and went by the post neck and
! neck with Woodland, and kept the distance to the
, three quarter, when they separated, Woodland
going ahead, and as above recorded, coming il
: The Fourth Race
was consi cred the event Of the dav. For i
there were the following entries:
: The Nipper, George Quinine, Uncle Tom, RUS
r Butler.
It would be labor lost to record the changes il
position aronnd the track up to the string. Their
was an eff1rt made to see who came into tnt
: home stretch in the lead, but the trees were il
}. the way. On the first mile they passed under tn
q string in the following order Quinine (who, i
0 may bs remarked, led all the way) Uncle Tom
1 the Nipper and Butler. On the second mile there
q was no change worthy Of mention, and the onl
thing worthy Of record is that, under the striog
: as this mile was made, the Nipper and Buhe
!. were together.
q On the third mile The Nipper pushed ahea
8 and passed nnder the string good third. u
The ay Eenna ,he fourth, inst the half mile pos
{ was reached, the Nipper gave out, Butler passe
e HIM and went up to second place, and then passe
a BY Uncle Tom, and came ia second in the he !,
! Qunne being, OF course the winner, Uncle Tor
:. :. third, and The Nipper distanced. Time 746.
= THE SECOND HEAT
q was looked forward to with interest. Q1inin
:. went way up in the pools, but the others onl
IL brought good priees.
This heat was exciting at the ontset, for at th
l. start Russ Butler took the lead and kept it for
NJ couple Of miles; then on the third mile QUINN
it went to the front and kept the position rigf
.. Ground and under the string over the four.
mile and under the string, again winning til
heat and race in 752. Uncle Tom on the thit
$. mile followed the leader and took second plac
: still following the winner, came In and calle
,, for second money.
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