Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-06
r $ AND BEAUTY.
New Orleans RaceS---Presenee OF
the LangIry Party.
New erlsnn. States.

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There was fine sport at the races
yesterday. The favorites hauled down
their colors most ANONYMOUSLY, and
the "unknowing' ones raked in the
shekels of the posted few. The fun
was worth double the price of admis-
sion, and this fact was appreciated by
about a thousand people who watched
the running. Several celebrities di
vided the honors of the occasion with
the winning horses. Mrs. Langtry,
Miss Langtry, Freddie Gebhardt, and
a very handsome mar with a goatee
aud imperial, constituted one party OF
spectators. The Jersey Lily walked
from her carriage to the grand stand,
gazed around with a penetrating
glance, and then deliberately turned
on her fair heels and walked back
again to her vehicle. Evidently
something about the grand stand did
not please the renowned beauty, but
in what respect it was lacking re-
mains to this moment an unknown
mystery.
There is 40 ~cOncealing the fact that
Mrs. Langtry's arrival created aslighl
sensation, when her carriage with her
self in it took position some distance
up the track and far removed from
he vulgar crowd.
The first race was just being started
at this moment, and half the Grove
looked at the horses while the other
half gazed at the Langtly. When the
race was ended and Lucy johnson
was declared the winner, almost a hun
bred curious men strolled up the track,
and halting in front of the beauty's
carriage, inspected her features with
as much interest as they would a prize
racer. On the whole the comments
we're not as complimentary to hei
loneliness as they might have been,
but probably Mrs, Langtry's opinion
Of her spectators was not very favor
able either. So let US call it a stand
of.
Freddie Gebhardt strolled from the
carriage to the pool stand, and on the
way got a tip from one Of the darkie'
to the effect that Wedding Day was a
sure winner in the second race. Act
ing on this hint, Mr.. Gebhardt in
vested in a few tickets on Weddinl
Day, and when Wedding Day gol
beaten by a neck Freddie looked JUS
as happy as if he had won. He wa
honored by an invitation TO sit in To,
judges stand during this race, and h
accepted.
Langtry's rival in beauty, Mile
Rhea, failed to show up, as was ex
pected, although some one said she
was stationed at the Jockey Club
House, from the cupola of which sh'
gazed at the races. Notwithstanding
these outside diversions, the races
we're run as usual and everything went
swimmingly. In the first race, five
eights of a mile, Lucy Johnson beal
Juliet, Laraminta, Billy G., Florenc,
D, P. Lime, PeVtOna Barry and Lizzie
McWhirter. Time, l:07.
In the second event, one mile dash
Lutte Fogle beat Wedding Day by 8
head after q very exciting run. Tn,
other entries were: Joe Cooper, Cen.
%teunial, Athlone aud Ube.to. Time.
l:49l.
The last one was a hurdle race, anc
in this Moscow caused the unexpected
to happen by winning over King
Dutchman and Turin.
The distance was one mile, and The
time 1888, the winning combination
consisting of Lucy johnson, Fogle
and Moscow.
Moscow paid 500 Tor fifty cents.
The following is the programme fOi
to-day and the pools sod:
First Race-Five.eighth Of
mile-Juliet, $50; Laraminta, S2l
Billy G, $40; P. Line, Sc; Lizzie Nc
Whittier, S.; Peytona Barry, So.
Second Race-Three quarters Of 6
mils-Selling race--Turin, $50; Jane
Foster, $40, Florence D, IS; Moses,
Sc; Centennial, 81; Sportsman, ST.
Referee, 81.
Third Race--H mile
King Dutchman, $50; Athone, ~
Uberto, 81; Moscow, Sl4.