The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-23
NEW LOUISIANA JOCKEY CLUB.
rouu THOUSAND PEOPLE PRESENT
ann RARE SPORT OFFERED.


.uaatbpr aould do towards making 1t delightful
that did they 40. and the result was that tn
eloatng hours Of the spring meeting were az
landed by all of Natures sweetest sisters.
bright sunshine. softened In its effects .,
liaht cirrus clouds warmth over we tfaca
thpt brought out the rich and varied tints q
raks and verdure, a south WIND as aeiicate as
loyer,s touch played with the moss boards OF the
,reas and the clover Ia the hed nodded and
ti,ni,aa IL one another In full enjoyment Of such
eouuettIsb wooer
~ u,a a sav to be out of doors. and from the
a,naaranae Or the course of the New Louisiana
Jockey club yesterday afternoon, most people
halieyei IT, Canal street was clouded In mist
If dust from the wheels Of the long string oi
vahicles bound for the track. and belated pas
aepgers had only a foothold on the crowded
atreet cars. 1t has been years since there has
beep such a rush to the races. but under the
present management and the new rules Of ad-
mission adopted we are satisfied IL will recur
Mt the next meeting. The ladies' we're out In
numbers In fact, they filled Beauty's corner
ID overlooking, and crowded out the sterner
sex from the members stand. The fluttering
uf fans like the trem ulous motion of butterflies
winps over a flower, Che rich compilations and
Maud like faces carried out the old picture Of u
igrdt, lie Retrs. Dainty hands encased In the
taiptiest Of gloves. tiny Cinderella feet ap-
plauded each winner a. he came under the
string, whilst laughing lips told Of bon-bons
md trIfing things won or lost by the fair spec
tatots, In the other portion of the stand there
was not enough room for the crowd In attend
anee. and numbers had to stand In the walk
next the track. There we're fully
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
nreseut The field for aauarter Of mile was
lined with vehicles and deep Gordon Of look
ers-on, In some places eight and ten deep. It
recalled the old contest between Lexington and
Ieeomte over the old Metairie. when even the
fences were crowded with sitters. O
THE TRACK
was never In better condition. 1t was light and
speedy, and fit for d race against time The
recent rains had improved the subsoil and
rendered 1t sprinEy. 30 that fast time was ex-
pected -..... 5.
was twe-mie hurdle between Cannon. Jim
Hinton and verdigris, the latter being the fay-
nrite. with Cannon az second choice.
After little delay they got Off with good
start. verdigris leading slightly. followed by
Hinton, next Cannon. In this order the first
mile was passed and no Jockeys thrown. OFF
for the second mile Cannon made push for
tha second place and by the time the back
stretch was reached had erept up on Hinton
and passed him taking second before the third
coming home, verdgris winning eaaily by ten
lengths III 1855: Cannon second, and Hinton
third Cannon was cut In his hind leg In going
over the fret hurdle, but the Injury was not
severe .-5.
was for club puese Of 800, for all ages be-
tween Egypt and L'Argeutae, the latter being
the fayotita. The distance was one mile aud
one-eighth. and az usual Egypt showed his
saeeon Pe y ~ ~ .an a Ing s send
2 ae kicked * p and Kicked but at last the dag fell
ana they were a. Gampg under ba M sR bg
mare back III No could, whilst Egypt
YVES being urged. It was evident that the War
Dance stock had the race in lts own hands from
the time both passed the stand On the back
stretch Esypt made spur, after r,innng neck
and neck for 800 1pad s.S and ed Wtlen avail
L'Argentine going, easily, led by neck, which
distance she gradually Increased on the way
IN 1:5s. One remarkable thing about this con
test was the time made for the mile from string
to string; IArgentine ran 1t in 1:tsa. which
goes to show what the mare could do Ii pressed.
THE THIRD RACE
was the most uncertain event or the day as
there were seven entries, and although Vtr-
gillian was the faverite there were many who
heush there chance os be sa The
Blue Gown. Sam, Ecker. Virgilian aud Bill
Dillon, aud the distance was one mile The
capricious antics OF Dlhident delayed the other
innumerable false starts but after Dit11dent
had uuieted down eomewhat the flag fell and
New York mode was used. At some fifteen
yards distant from the string. up and down the
stretch, two ihdRes stood, flag IN hand. When
gave the word 80, and at that moment the Judge
down the stretch dropped his flag too. In
doing this the Jockeys know better than when
when they cannot hear the drum:
When the start was made Sam Ecker was I'M
some s1 ensns oea lima 10 laer
to no on or not as some one told him to come
back Virgilian and Bill Dillon got of together.
T nea S The psst We ree buaehed IN the
Around to the first quarter Blue Gown came up
and ran even with tne fayorite D l dropping
Gown and Dillon; he rest traIIlnx: coming
n0 ne sasy s Wien
the homeatreteh was reached Difident showed
his GRIT and by burst Of speed that was mag
nifeept got out of the pocket he was In and
'p Nesrin ra he stand VIrsilian still led with
Dillon under the whip astern and Blue Gown
following. the others coming UP well.
When the string was .reaehed Virgiian was
the winner by two lengths, Dillon second. Blue
Gown third, Difident fourth, Jack Bachelor
fifth, The time was AGA.
fHE FOURTH RACE
was a four mile dash between LIE Roi Verdigris
Kingsland and Patrol. the latter two being the
fayorites. Whether it being from tradition or
from an innate love o. desperate contest, we
know not: but that these long distance events
are the faverites OF our people ls certain Since
the days of Lexington. Arrow, Hornpipe and
Lecomte no turf event calls out such an attend
ance as d four mile heat or dash race. 1t was
doubtless this that brought to the race track
yesterday such q throng.
There was little delay In the start and they
we're sent off handSomely-Le Roi leading,
Patrol second. Kingsland third, and Verdigris
last. 1t was evident from the time the string
was passed that 1t was to be no waiting race;
the pace was too hot for any such supposition.
When the first quarter was reached LIE Roi was
passed yerdigris. was second with Patrol Inst.
Down the backstretch the race was rather
tanned. the only change in position being that
third place and Verdisris. BY rush. making
second. When they came In the homestretch
LIE Rot led. followed by Verdgris next Patrol |
Kingsland last. In this order they passed the
string on the stmile.