The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-13

far as horse power speed Is concerned, was yes
terday settled on the Union Race Course Inc hopie
animals chosen to decide tins grave question were
Fashion and Boston.
Fashion was foaled on the farm Of William Glib
bons, Of Madison Morris county New Jersey, on the
18th of April 1887, and Is now h'e years ola. one
was got by Mr. Livingston's imported Trustee, out
Of the celebrated mare Bonnets-o-Bue, by Sir
Charles and she out of Reality, considered by judg
es as one of the best of her day. from the stock
of Sir Archy. Trustee was imported to this country
by Messrs. Stockton Ogden, and Corbin. Fashion is
glossy satin-coated chestnut with star and ring of
white above the coronet Of her left hind foot. On
her right quarter she is marked with three dark spots
considered evidence of great blood She is about
l53 hands high, elevated on the withers, thin head
and neck with legs well turned fine shaped shoulder
and full and acapacious chest. Her loins well
arched and supported, and although strong built in
her shoulders yet possesses the same greyhound fash
ion OF Boston in muscular development Of her quar-
tiers, thighs and gaskins. She has been trained by
Samuel Laird, Of Colts Neck, New Jersey, and al
ways ridden by his son Joseph. She is the property
of Mr.. Gibbons, Of New Jersey, and may be emphat-
ically classified as " the northern" horse. She runs
with long rating stroke, gathers well and with great
ease. Her first in the fall OF lS4O at Cam
den, where she the two mile heats for purse OF
$500, beating Amelia Priestman. She has since run
three two mile heats two three miles, and one four
in the latter Of which she beat John Blount In the Sc
cond heat, and distanced Boston in the first. Her
last is among the best in point of time
in this country. The only race lost was when she
was beaten by Tyler, two mile heats, at Camden, in
the spring of lS4l, after winning the second heat,
Tyler the third and fourth heats, in the last of
which she second, having beaten Newton, who
won the first, and Telemachus In the four mile
at Camden, when she beat Boston and John Blount,
the first mile of the first heat by her in m
second, I'm SIS third, I'm AS; fourth, 2sm. The
second mile of the second heat was run in I'm AIS
Boston was foaled in Henrico county, Virginia in
1893, and was bred by John Wickham, Esq Of Rich
mond, Virginia. He is consequently, nine years old
at the present time He was got by the celebrated
horse Timoleon out Of Robin Browns dam, by Balls
Florizel, her dam by imported Alderman, out Of
mare by imported Clockfast, SC, He was sold by
MIR. Wickham at two years old, to Nathaniel Riyes,
of Richmond, Virginia, for $500, and trained in
1886 and Y by Captain John Belcher, who was in
Colonel Johnson's stables. Since the spring cam
paign Of 1888, he has been trained by Arthur Taylor
and ridden by Gil Patrick. In May, 1889, after the
first heat of his four mile race against Decatur and
Vashti, at Trenton, which he won he was sold to Mr.
James Long, Of Washington City, for $4,000 and
half the purse then Of 81 900; and he is still
owned by that gentleman and Colonel Johnson In
his first race at Broad Rock, Virginia. April 90 1885,
sweepstakes, mile heats, then three years old, he
bolted on the first heat when running ahead and lost
the race Since then, he has one two mile race
eight three miles, and taken purses at twenysix four
mile heats. He has started thirty-eght times, and
won thrty-ve races in all He lost two mile match
at Petersburg, Virginia. April 10TH 1899, being off
his foot, and beaten by Portsmouth. He was also
distanced by John Blount and Fashion, at Camden,
New Jersey, October %, l94l, four mile heats in
AZ Blount broke down in the second heat, which
was won by his present competitor, Fashion, in AZ.
Boston dead amiss and unable to run a mile under
3 10. The purses taken by him since he has been on
the turf, amount to S49,500 Boston is chestnut |
with white stockings both hind feet, and white
ratch" down his face. He is little over Isl hands
high and although under the Standard yet to the eye
appears to be large sized horse His shoulders are
low but strong with barrel rather flat than otherwise
but well ribbed, and back bone presenting great !
strength. His legs are free from blemsh as when
three years old. He is any thing but a beauty his
neck and head being i'll shaped. In running, he ga
theirs on his hind legs, and is therefore, great hea
Wy ground. In word he combines the great requi-
Sites depth of chest powerful oins thighs and hooks
that produce the essentials of speed strength, endu
rance, and ability to carry weight.
This contest being considered by sportsmen one of
much consequence, has been the topic for months |
pasconsequently it brought together the largest
course of people perhaps assembled at the race
course, from East West, North, and SOUTH Scarce
ly State but was there represented To attempt to
enumerate them in thousands would be useless. From
the time the ferry boats commenced running in the
morning, until one o'clock, they were perfect Jam |
So eager were the crowd, that unless man could
stand upon the very bow of the boat with one foot
raised ready to step ashore he considered behind
the spirit Of the times.
The moment the boat struck the wharf anothe r
strife commenced to see which should first reach the
railroad cars. Hence they piled on promiscuously |
heads and points, three or four tier Deep long
they could lie without binding. Great anxiety |
also manifested to get ahead each striving get
upon the foremost cars they were satisfied if |
they would get the chance hang themselves on the
stakes upon the outside
The crowds and jams at the race course are not to
be described Up to o'clock every avenue leading
it, far the eye could reach presented dense
mass of human beings, omnibuses coaches, wagons
ginger bread CARTS oyster carts and every thing of
the kind usually seen at general trainings and camp
meetings. Then there were blackegs of every vare-
y from chuck lick up to the wheel of fortune About
every tenth man you met within quarter of mile of
the race ground, had one leg perched upon his cane
playing " now you see it, and now you don't see it,"
Many nice young men, no doubt were, by this be-
witching game, wheedled out of their gingerbread
money. Those not inclined to try their fortune upon
the sweat boards &C. paid from fifty cents to dollar
the might be, for the privilege of amming each
others ribs in upon the various stands prepared espe
cialy for that purpose. And as long as they had
room, the aristocracy amused themselves with sand
witches and principles, and the pebans RECALLED them
selves with gingerbread and peanuts
After the stands all filed so that it was not pos
sibe to stow another in without mourning expense
greater than the price of admission, the balance
kindly permitted to 60 into the adjoining fields and
peep through the fence. II not long, however,
that their enterprise slumbeed they soon appropriate
ed all the fences for miles round and long before the
race commenced seats upon picket fences sold high
as eighteen pence and man in pcaceabe possession
Of seat upon rail fence counted as good as two
and sixpence cash. Every tree in the vicinity was
alive with eager spectators The roofs Of all the
booths and shanties and the tops of omnibuses, &C.
were I'll covered with crowd One shanty gave way
under the too great weight, and smashed all the his
key Jugs and gave its unfortunate occupant pretty
severe squeeze. When the hour on which the horses
were to start hadlneary arrived, the thousands who
had not been able purchase upon either of the
stands having lost all patience in the slow method of
entrance at the hog holes became infuriaed and in
solid body swept all before them and entered up
on the track like torrent of mighty waters Then
commenced the work Of expulsion, which was done
by men linking their hands together forming sort of
chain or gu net, and thus endeavorng scoot them
out, at single haul. The success was about the
same as one might expect from fshinn Cor minnnwa |