The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-02
THE CRESCENT CITY BATTALION.
Their Display Yesterday at the Fair
Grounds and the Sports Enjoyed.

Yesterday afternoon Notwithstanding tho OK
treme heat, the dust on Canal street told Of the
hulrying of vehicles towards the Fair Grounds
and crowded cars showed that there wnB
something moro than ordinary occurring ont
there. Tho occasion was tho grand mule race
given by the Crescent City Battalion for thoir
Joint benefit and the fourteenth of Sertember
monument fund. and right royalty did he pub
lie respond. BY half past o'clock the stand
was we'll crowded, there being present about
900 of tho limo and staff of the battalion ind
fully 800 spectators. ladies and gertlemen. In
the field thore were many carriages and private
vehicles all we'll filed, and down the stretch
many moro crowded the space near the ExDOsi-
ton building.
The programme of sports offered wns of the
most varied character. and perhaps more than
ever b. fore displayed on the race track the
hitherto unknown powers of the down -tr0dden
mule.
THE FTRT EXHIBITION
was the long looked for mule race. mile heats.
best two in three for prize of Il silver mount
cd whip.
George Ocean enters W. B. Oceans mule Econ
omy thirteen years old, ont of Poverty. by
Future, dam Close grap}sddam Hard-gp.
mont. QUITO Marble. by Sculptor, dam Last
N W Mccall enters Arthur Foley s muo Re-
dom ptiOn two years Old, out of Necessity,
by White League dam SuGc 9sstul.
F. ", Qua"kenboss enters Hourly Foley'e mule
PACIFIC. aged =. out OF Ocean, by Nature,
+. Kennedy enters VIM. A. Brands mule Tur-
key, aged centuries. out of Europe. by Rus
sta. d IN Nation.
r. II. Gbaffe enters A. Yates mule Insurance.
age Is years. out of Agents Creek by Heavy
Iremum. dam Adjuster.
In the FIRST heat Redemption took the lead
not on account of any desire on his part to get
ahead. but simply because he thought the others
were going the other way. and he would show
his stubbOrnness. Pacific jun ped forward a sec
ond with Monument 8close third. The heat was
not what CUu d be called exciting, for Redemp-
ton came in winner, eight lengths ahead. Pa
cifC under heavy fall Of timber second. Mon
ument third, the rest distance. Time 2:1Oh.
Second Heat only three came 70 the string
It WAS not difficult to distinguish the COlOrs OF
the jockeys between he many erect ears. When
the sOrOrOus drum tapp"d Pacific led, and
round the turn hedemUtion made it hot for
h,m. Monument standing It'll we'll. On the
back stretch Redemption push he'd ah' ad and
took the lead kept it and won the race by four
lengths. Pacific second. Monument third. Time,
2:O9A. remarkable for mules.
THE SECOND RACE.
WIS the cOmpany's sweepstakes of mile heats.
Two entries from each company in the battali, n.
the Greece Rifle, Louisiana Grays, Naudry
Rifles. League Guards and Nichols Riffs
They got of in r. MAJ kable good ord. r. and it
W ~ i'm possible to say which would win. for no
b dy- knew which was which. Mr.. Murray, of
the Nichols Guards, pulled through both, how
ever and won the silver spurs for his company,
Crescent Riff second. Louisiana Grays third
md the League Guards the last OF all. Time.
3:O1H.
The third rae, for gentlemen riders for a
half mile between Kate CIaxton. Health and
Beauty was interesting, and was capurpd by
Heath. Beauty second, ClaXton third. Time.
l:014.
The slow race for mules no rider to mount
his own entry. he la mule to win the race. for
one mile. 1h"re were nine enrt S, AMI they
came up looking smi ugIy. and a. gentle rs
Arab mares. When the word WIS given Mr..
exam pie Of the old mustang bUekIng dance, and