The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-07
LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB.
FALL MEETING-sECOND DAY.

FALL MEETING-sECOND DAY.
The Fav0rites Are Laid Out i'm Two of
the Events.
For sports afield yesterday was all that could
be wished for overhead, but underfoot q trifls
more Of dryness and little less mud would to
the average turtle be considered advantageous
The track Of the Louisiana Jockey Club, even
after the postponement for two days, was still
very heavy, and those who had anticipated fast
time during this days racing saw their hopes
crushed after viewing the soggy condition Of the
course. The wind and yesterdays sun had in q
great measure removed the moisture from the
surface, but when that was penetrated good
inch of IL nd was found. The attendance was not
what il should be. Two ladies graced the ladies'
stand, while the public stand had not more than
800 to give an air of excitement to the contests.
Before the first bell was rupg calling the re GERS
from their stables, there WAS much grumbling
about the manner in which the programmes for
the days races had been prepared. In some an
entry for the first race had been omitted and in
others the colors OF four horses were left out The
average visitor to track knows little of the
horses and looks for their Identification TO the
programme wherein he can recognize his choice
BY it's colors. This was next to impossible yes
terGay for Ella Rowett who won the race had
no celors assigned her in the Orleans stake,
neither did Bradmsnte, the favorite. More care
should be taken in this m liter, and every owners
coors should be affixed to his entry.
The first contes for the day was
The Orleans stake,
for colts and llies for two miles, and the start
ers were Typhoon, Little Sic, Aunt Betsy, Belle
Isle, Blue Gown, Bradamante. Ella Rowett, and
Gen. Philip.
After q little delay they were sent off we'll TO-
gesher, Bradsmante slightly leading, with her
stable mate, Blue Gown, at her flank, the rest
huddled together. 1t was evident that it was
not to be pushing fight for the first mile, for
there was no pushing on the part of the Jockeys,
and in easy style they rounded into the back
stretch. Here some changes took place. Ella
and Bradmsnt crept to the front, Blue Gown
chasing close asterD, and Gen. Philip in the
fourth place.
lead, but soon gave way to Gen. Philip, who was
under strong pull. Coming home on the first
mile, they passed under the string in the follow
ing order: Gen. Philip, Ella Rowett, Blue Gown,
Bradmante, Little Sis, Typhoon, Belle Isle and
Aunt Betsy.
The General kept the lead until entering the
back stretch, when Ella closed with him and ran
q very pretty race for some distance neck and
neck; but Ella Rowett gradually drew away, win
ming the front, which she did not again lose and
good time over such track for three year
olds
Philip was second. Typhoon third, Bradmante
fourth, Little Sis Fifth, Belle Isle sixth, Aunt
Betsy seventh, Blue Gown with bellows to mend.
quarter OF mile astern-a sad blow to the
favorite Bradmante.
The second Race
was mile dash for q club purse of $3.50, and the
entries were Miss Tilton Buff and Blue, Startle,
r lin Ki1hrrn and Div
There we're several false starts made. owing to
the imbeciity or thickness of the Jockeys but at
last they got send off with Rilburn the favorite
leading but little; Starte second and Buff and
Blue third.
On the turn Incommode pushed boldly to the
front, showing Kilburn his tail, and Miss Tilton
in third place. followed up closely, Startle fourth
Lockin fifth: Incommode kept the lead all the
way around, being once or twice challenged by
Kilburn without effect. When home was
reached Incommede led by seven lengths, win
ming the race; Buff and Blue second, Startle
third, Kilburn fourth, Oily Cannon fifth, Lock-
lin and Miss Tilton being completely out Of the
race. Time, 1917
Two Mile Heats.
There was considerable talk over the outcome
Trumps and St. Martin, the later being prime
favorite at the long odds. A two mile heat run.
tests not only the speed, but also the bottom of
horse, and Trumps has a reputation for being
long distance horse. Accordingly in the pools
he had quite q number Of hackers.
In the start Ten Pin led to the first quarter
pole, with Trumps hotly pursuing, st. Martin
trying the waiting TACTICS confident of his abili
ty. At the half mile Trumps was running in
vicious style, with tail up and flag waving, ill.,
dicative of his great exertions, but st. Martin
was slowly but surely closing up. Trumps how
ever, held his own CALAMITY down the home
stretch, and as they passed the grand stand he
led st. Martin by length and half Ten Pin
blowing away eight lengths behind. On the Sec
ond turn, swinging into the back stretch, st.
Martin crept forward, and down the stretch there
was as gallantly fought battle as has long been
seen. Trumps had, however, to succumb to the
favorite, and st. Martin became the pioneer of
the party, winning the heat in $40 by five
THE SECOND HEAT.
There was not much difference in the cooling
off Of the two horses, for neither showed signs OF
distress. Ifanything, st. Martin did not sweat
as well as could be wished, yet he looked as
prime horse as when he came out of the pad
dock for the start.
When the drum tapped Trumps was in the
lead, st. Martin, in full confidence, keeping
in reaching distance On the first mile their po-
sitions were not changed, but on the turn to the
first quarter into the second st. N. dashed to the
from; not, however, without fight. Trumps on
the back stretch essayed to regain his lost
ground, and for fifty yards they ran almost neck
and neck. St. Martin, however, would not let
60, and, without apparently straining himself,
opened out and left his competitor disheartened
behind. The rest of the heat was 0ne-sided, and
the Saint could easily have distanced Trumps
had not the trainer cried out to the jockey to put
The leader into . frot, 30 as not to shut out
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