The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-08
TIE RACES.
The Favorites Of Saturday Fail to
Win.
John r. Swinney Leads in the Hurdle
and Recorder in the Mile Heats.

| The races given yesterday at tho Fair
Grounds, under the auspices Of the New Lonis-
! isna Jockey Club. with commendable desire
| ID enhance the interest oi our festival season.
was a very pleasaut affair
| The day 1t is true. was uninvlting the
weather being damp aud threatening rain.
| eventually becoming drizzly. Hence the at
| Tuose who braved the elements were. how YER,
| In high epirs, and etinced an earnest deter
| minatlon tp amnse themselves.
| The track was very heavy. even sMshy In
many spots. u fact VIII lob aeemad In part to turn
III betting against tho fayofite Of the second
The o ,ols opaned on the grounds with EVIL
1ent h. station on the . rt Of bidders to make
| u frat choice. but In very few momenfs after
selling for sl5. swlnney fur Ill. and surprl .
The fret race was handicap for NIL ages. one
mile and \ half over six hurdles. for u purse of
$500. 5000 to the first horse and 500 to tho SEQ
Oud.
Ali three b, raea looked In good trim and
showed good behavior.
FIRST RACE
The start was capital one. HurprIee taking
the lead. but reiinquishing It IN y few secunds
to Bwnnev, who kept 1t Into the home ct eteh,
| behind Down the stretch verdiKris made IL
| handsome dash for the front amigo It. passing
under the atring, le ding Sw,nney by length
At the quarter pole swinney took the lead astiD,
Keeping 1t around the track. surpr'se ehowlt z
pluck and Keeping cloae up unit within . few
hundred yard. Of the finish: wh'n swlnney
| opened a broad gap between him aud the zach
horse. and came In an eaay winner, by ten
lengths. In s:,2... Surprise second and Verdi
girls q bad third.
| THE SECOND RACE.
/ The raco In which the greatest interest was
TAX on was the second one, This was a race for
all ages, mile hea's, for purse OF s4oo. $500 ~
the tifet horse. aud 500 to, second. We chs
M lie Hart Morrs's Frank Short. Koach's
| SURPRISE and Caldw.ll's Recorder we're entered
surprIss. however, was withdrawn iew min
N Moilie Hart iest favor as soon as che ap-
peared on the addoek, too much fssh being the
| cause. and q good one. ~ subsequent events
best Of condition. aud a. between him and Re-
oorder he pool buyers were Tor time rather
mixed" Recorders, light weight, ninety.two
pounds. seemed to . bgain GONE little advantage
for him. the colt selling for $40 to Gao for Frank
Short. while the mare was worth only sl2,
The First Heat The bell rang the horses to
the track. Molle mani Testing high spirit and
encouraging her friends. The start was excel
lent aud they we're told TO CO. the mare jump
s% s9E WAR; e sb tae eH a
rear. and 50 down to the half mile 10 I. whore
The mare makes m Ell ,rt for first position bu'
F1ank I snort r 20 or third. time. So 'iAn'i
| SECOND Heat Notwithe landing the poor show.
ing ut Frank Short In the fret heat. he seemet
to have lnet little II anything nf his position u
the b ting. The mare. on the contrary. had
let caat selling as low rs 81; Recorder $40. ant
| Short 30.
The fret start was false one. The seeopt
start was fair. Frank Short Leading to the urn
but AT the quarter poet al three are runnins
together "a iar ~ into the ha k stretch. where
citing neck and neck race takes place between
showing his N. mettIe ' by by cutting ''" io"s
f,om his competitora who are running under
tho whip Molle falls back aud gives seegnd
place to Frank Short, b fore the homestretch \
reachsd. who makes n gait nt attempt To close
the dwight between h!m and Recorder
but the colt comes In ak lengths ahead win
ming the race In two straight heats. Franz
Snort second Mollie distanoed. Time Ct heat
2mlnutee.
FAIR GROUNDS. NEW ORLEANS. SATURDAY. FEB
RuARr T. 1880.
First Rnce-Hurdle race A handicap for 81
ages Purse $500. 5000 to first. 500 to second
per cent entrance, One mile aud a half owe
eix hurdles.
pounds: 8 years old by War Dance. dam
Sister of Charity. ................'
r. Roach enters Oh. b. surprise 12s pounds:
aged. by Lever. dam aednwa -...-....-...
NJ WEIGH enters oh. b. Verdigris 1913 pounds
aged. by Versailles. dam Belle Brandon.
Time 3:12t.
Second Rdce.-For oil ages. Purse $500: $40
to first. 500 to second: per cent entrance
Mile heata.
q. \. Caldwell enters b. q. Recorder. 90
pounds: three, vears old by John Nor
gan. dam Queen OF the West. ;...:..:..
G. II. Morris enters eh z. Frank short; l01
pounds: four years old. by Glen Athol.
III dam Belle Brandon. ...+-.-...-........
M. WEIGH enters b. I. Mo!lie Hart 1o7
pounds; four years old. by Bonnie =,
pounds aged by Lever dam Redowa. d
Time-l:se.2.
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