Same Day Sweepstakes for Gentlemen Riders, 2 Mile Heats, Entrance Fee $50, the proprietors to add a silver cup, value $300.

[5] In 1848 Richard Ten Broeck, later part of the syndicate that purchased Lexington, bought the course and likewise established a joint-stock company, officially founding The Metairie Jockey Club.

The race track, which was owned by the Metairie Jockey Club, refused membership to Charles T. Howard, a local resident who had gained his wealth by starting the first Louisiana State Lottery.

Today, Howard is buried in his tomb located on Central Avenue in the cemetery, which was built following the original oval layout of the track itself.

As far as its location, ornaments, care and poetry are concerned, we say that this great city of the dead is unrivaled.Metairie Cemetery was previously owned and operated by Stewart Enterprises, Inc., of Jefferson, Louisiana.

Metairie Cemetery has the largest collection of elaborate marble tombs and funeral statuary in the city.

The monument includes two notable works by sculptor Alexander Doyle (1857–1922): Other notable monuments in Metairie Cemetery include: The initial construction of at least one of these elaborate final resting places – restaurateur Ruth Fertel's mausoleum – is estimated to have cost between $125,000 to $500,000 (in late 20th century dollars).