Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-06-28

bers of the Jockey Club and their gusts was com.
paraliveIy uninjured; though crammed full, not
ian individual was hurt. The space beneath tho
Estand occupied as refreshmen rooms, all of which
were crowded yet as the underpning gave way
first, after several very distinct premonilory ad.
moultions, most of the people escaped by the nu.
merous doors IN tho rear. The stand is two s,o
fries high, and the second gave way an insian, be-
fore the roof fell in; it came down with a tire.
Smendous crash sending the people on it heels over
! Shoad in all directions Every ono sckened at
tho sight ; lhere'll be hundred killed at least ="
was the general exclamation. yet strange as il
] may appear. NOT a single individual was killed,
and not above tea or fifteen wounded, and Of these
5onIy three were dangerously injured. DR.. Nc.
'IeInn, and several other distinguished medical
4 gentlemen who were in attendance. EXTENDED i'm.
mediate assistance 10 those who required their ser.
7 ices, and the Doctor soon announced from the
sJudge's Stand that but one person was very seri-
sousy injured and he entertained no doubt of his
trrcovery. In the mean time the sufferers had all
! tbeen conveyed to the Club House, where overy
Satten'Ion was paid them.
: After this unlimey disaster, it was some time
before the race could proceed, as, in order to get
Tout or into the course, the fences and pang had
/ been taken down IN all directions. Yet such was
voluntarily cleared the course, and at haf-past 2
sthe horses were brought to the post. We should
5have promised that so large n concourse was new.
Her seen before on this course moreover that the
track was in good order, and the weather delight.
\ su the only drawback being high wind, and
EcIouds of dust. As in the match, Barney rode
6Pey tona attircd this time in a new and very taste.
5fu iockey.suit. consisting of blue cap and jack.
Yet of merlno, with buck,kin smaco,hes, the gift
aof an esteemed friend Of ours. Joe Laird, in his
soId coIors, threw his leg over Fashion, and both
1came up TO the post unattended. The Judges
9were Messrs. Hart, tlaro, and Leoper the IT,
mers, Messrs. Fot,ereIl and Connolly, between
Swhom we stood and noted the time Of each mile
sPcytona drew the track and they got of at once.
4 The RGCe.-Fashion went away with the lead
-Pcytona not making an effort TO keep it--at II
] VERY moderate pace, and led through the mil
sclerr, in l:56; in the middle of the ID milo Bar
snry shook up his mare, but could not reach Fash
! ION, who again came through clear in l:o4; ln|
slhe 81 mile Fashion opened slight gap, though
Sshe had not run yard at her best, and led
3Ihrough clear by three lengths, in lob. Before
s;hey had reached the halt.mIe post, in runnlng|
the 4th mile, it was evident that Fashion had the
heat SAFE b,rring accidents; she was shut out
sftom view from the Judges stand in making the|
l last turn, but when she swung into the quarter
Stretch we saw that Joe Laird was pulling her
4 slouble lie go, his mare down into galop be-
lore reaching the drawgate anu in this style cross.
led the scOre
Had Peytona beon able to put Fashion up thel
heat would have becn the fastest she ever made j
Young Laird told in the stand that his marc wasl
never extended in any part Of the heat, and thai,
she mover knew her more full of running. Barney.
on the contrary informed us that Pey tona seemed
Ito be tiled up" but he hoped for better things in
he next heat, now that she had got warm. Both
horses recovered well, yet 100 to 80 on Fashion
;went-a begging!
Second Heat: They got off side by side and
ran locked for three miles So close were
'hey, indeed, that the two jockies might have rd
den hand in hand Laird knowing that his mare
mad the most foot, laid with Pevtona the who'll
lway, thowing her off little on the turns, nnd all
lowing her TO recover herself IN straight running
In the lst and I'd miles Peytona led past The stand
iby lhroalIatch or more, but in closing the 81
Fashion had her head in front, as Peylona's ieg>
appeared to be in "a tangIe" they evidently we're
getting no better very fast, for commencing the
4.h milo Peylona's bottom dropt out, and the race
1 was all OYER but the shouting. (rhe lst tw"
I miles wero run in $40, and the three miles in
l i549.) Fasnio, shook her off Immediately and
gradually widened the gap to the head OF the
quarter stretch, where Laird magnanmousIy pull
! cd her up, and she finally went over at hand
gaIIop beating her competitor more than eighty
yards
Interesting from China.-The ship Bazar. Capt,
KlIham. arrived on the 2S!h ut at New York
from Canton, whence she sailed on 26 Of Janua.
y.
Among her passengers is Mr.. John R. Peters,
Jr., late of the American embassy. He has
brou! Oh, home the largest Chinese collection Out OF
China, and superior in every respect to Dunn S,
now in London. Two Iong-queued celess'als-
one philosopher, and the other !: sentleman-
accompany this collection.
The Emperor of China has written letter
six feet long and three feet wide-lo the President
Of the States, which is filled with expressions OF
love and esteem. 1t was to have been sent in the
Bazar, but the Rev. Mr.. Parker, ono OF the Amer
lean Interpreters, had not completed its translation
when the B. sailed. it may now be daily expect
cd in the Navigator.
This curious document is written on Imperial
yellow paper, in the Chinese and Man,choo Ian.
puages, the columns of both Of which run from
the top to the bottom of the page instead Of from
left to right, as ours do. The Mantchoo is to be
road however from left to right and the Chinese