The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-13
THE SPORTING FIELD.
INTERESTING EVENTS AT HOME AND
ABROAD.
.TEi y TURF.

THE TURF.
x,nenyng Day ut the first Spring Meeting
of the Re-srxanized Louisiana
Jockey club.
seldom has Dame Nature smiled over O
HAMPER scene than that at the Fair Grounds
Yesterday afternoon. A few fleecy clouds
Kissed by a soft west wind drifted slowly to-
ward the west and gradually settled 10 the
accident. The air was balmy and at the same
time invigorating Some time before the an
nounced hours o'cIock-the street cars and
private vehicles we're crowded with visitors
hound for the track. The spring meeting
has been and will ever be the most attractive
of all our race gatherings, and hence the
crowd that flowed toward the course was I'M
usually large. From the grand stand there
was presented view that only can be seen
In Louisiana-an outline OF woods, softened
in It's definitions by lace OF moss, all the
more heightened by the wealth OF spring
sunlight, O deep rich sepia tint below, ana
rich las the painters wouldsay) ehtaro-oseuro.
Nature seemed to have put on her dalnt1est
t,nts and in imitation beautys stand at
tempted to rival it,
THE FIRST RACE
vas hurdle of one mile, over four hurdles,
hatween Cannon, Jim Hinton and Verdigris.
They got off well together, all going well at
the first hurdle. Cannon led, but on the back
stretch yerdigris crippled him and came In q
winner In &c. -
SECOND RACE.
The entries for this event were the gray colt
Gabriel, bay colt Buckshot, chestnut FLY
Buekden Lass Keen Richard Junior and the
chestnut gelding Sam Eckes. They got off
well together and Buckshot held the lead till
the quarter pole. On the second mile he still
held we'll to the front, although II was evident
that he had bellows to mend After gal
lant fight Gabriel touched the string In Az,
followed by good second in Buckshot.
THIRD RACE.
This race was for purse Of $500, the first
horse TO receive $3.50 for two miles. The en-
tries we're Cox, Blue Gown, Essilah, Judge
Hancock, KingsIand, Ella Rowett and LIE Roy.
When the drum tapped Rowett was to the fore
closely followed by LIE Roy. The start was a
good one, but 1t was evident to TURTLES that
the Jockeys were watching for every chance
At the half-mile post Blue Gown, surging out
from amongst his competitors, rushed to the
front, and landed home winner In 1897.
EssiIah second and Hancock third, the rest
nowhere.
monmouth Park Races-Ths Preparations
and stables.
Horses are beginning to arrive at Monmouth
Park and GO into training for the coming
racing campaign TbeAyollowing stables are
there and at work.
James Jennings Stable Malloy, b. f.,
years old, by Pat Malloy, dam by Engineer.
eh M
iBgton dam Albuera.
Orontos, b. T., 2 years old, by bennington,
dam Albuera.
Ventilator, b. h., 6 years old, BY Vandal,
HeImsman, Oh. h., years old, by Helmbold,
dam MaripoSa
W. Il. Babcocks Stable-Bose Smith, Trail
ner--Janet Murray. b. t, years old, by Panic,
dam Ethel Sprague.
Chestnut colt, Z years old, by Buckden, dam
Ethel Sprague.
Anthony Taylors-Bay colt, years old, by
bennington, dam by Eclipse.
The superintendent of the grounds Is hav-
ing all the loose sand hauled off the track and
is putting on top dressing OF light soil.
The contemplated improvements at the park
will embrace q new three-quarter mile track,
tofore used as q thoroughfare between the
stand and the clubhouse will be made into q
saddling paddock with several open boxes for
horses, and the ground floor under the stand
at the end joining the paddock will be q weigh
ing room for jockeys and secreary's rooms,
connected with the judges stand BY d tele-
phone. The present judges stand is to be
removed, leaving the quarter stretch clear,
the Judging and timing to be done from q
small stand on the Inside of the track. All the
old stables are to be removed from near the
pond to the backstretch and lower turn leav-
Ing that portion OF the grounds to be orna-
mented with trees and shrubbery. Several
new stables will also be erected on q line
parallel with McGrath's stable. near the
orchard, thus making accommodations for
over 200 horses. 1t Is also contemplated to
move the pool-stands round to the lower end
OF The stands, as at Saratoga.
wmAzER, THE TRoTTER.
TeaAA the trotter, an animal valued at
10 2;22, was taken On last Saturday night
from the stables Of George I'll. Hudson OF 397
Bridge street, Brooklyn. Justice Walsh has
granted warrantszxor the arrest of James W.
street. and Douglas Gilmore, jockey, on
charge OF having stolen the trotter. They
We're arrested and held In $1,000 bail to appear.
MI Hudson complained that, on Saturday,
rage, fillmore and an insurance agent named
Swan, called at his stables and gave the
groom twenty-five cents to bring Teazer out. |
They pretended that they wished to purchase |
the trotter;; They took hold Of his halter,
~ said ana tnen Jumped into q buggy which |
Page had close by, and drove away at full |
speed. There j. some dispute about Teazer's |
ownership. Mr.. Page Said that HI took the
animal TO secure some claim which he had !
against Mr.. Hudson. The examination was
.u1ourned The detectives are looking for
Ieaszdr.
TEoTTING MATCH AGAINST TIME.
The match In which Mr.. D. Allen, of Lon
don, backed his pony, Miss Lydia, about thir-
teen hands, to trot in harness sixteen miles
within the hour, for 500 side, was brought
to satisfactory issue on Tuesday, March ID.
on turnpike road from Newmarket to Little
Bury. distance0 OF sixteen miles straight out.
But few Of the trotting fraternity from the
metropolis attended the match on which there
Of 5 to were freely offered on the accom-
pllshment OF the undertaking. Miss Lydia,
who was driven In light match cart BY Ben
Walby, appeared at the scratch at the ap-
pointed time, 2 o'clock, and the prelminaries