Litchfield enquirer., 1845-05-22
Noua tae ~ r. Tribune.
THE GREAT RACE.

-. FASHION BEATEN ny PEYTUtfAs
This great contest Tor superiority n horse lesh
between the North and South drew tursther a
larger collection Of people than We have ever be-
fore seen at the Union Course. From an early
hour in the morning until toward noon the street.
in the neighb0rhoud of the Ferries were Tanned
with ell kinds Of vehicles waiting their turn to
cross. Every thing upon wheels, from the snowy
turnout OF the millionaire or the dandy TO the
vehicle Of the vender of clans, was put in requi-
sltUn to convey the lovers Of sport to the Course
The largest number Of foot passengers went over
the South Ferry and took the Railroad, but large
number also went over the Fulton Ferry. From
good authority we learn that 5000 persons cross
ed the South Ferry and 10000 the Fulton Ferry,
up to 10 o'clock. The Railroad Company carried
in round numbers 10000 passengers to and from
the Course at an averge of something over so cents
each, which win make no inconsiderable addition
TO their weeks income. The Company received
pn the last great race day $4,000.
1.-The gathering on the course, according to the
best estimates, reached 10 900 persons. The track
was 80 much encountered that strong police force
could scarcely keep it free for the running horses,
and the field was full Of carriages and omnibuses
filled with passengers. 9t
The Course was not in good order, being very
tdry and in some parts filed with sand and dust -
This was more unfavorable to Fashion than Peyto-
ma. the latter being the strongest horse.
4SSttAtS uCeagic 1abOEdDt6 10 the SOutO-
aern horse when she was stripped. Both horses APP
reared to be perfectly right, although Peytona had
the most lively and gamely look. .sa
The horsesgot of well together at the FIRST start
Peytona having the inside, which she kept, as well
~ the lead, and won the first heat by three lengths
al When the horses came up for the second heat
they did not appear to have cooled off well, FASH
ION being apparently the most distressed. After
one false start they went off at slashing pace,
Fashion getting the inside During the first three
miles, the horses ran together with scarcely per-
.ceptble difference between them, and the interest
in the race became intense. When they passed the
judges stand on the fourth mile, Peytona was
scarcely the breadth Of an ear behind. Both jock
ieys were plying spurs and crowding the horses to
their utmost speed. On the last quarter Petona
made brush and it was evident her immense
stride was doing the business. Coming down the
straight turn to the judges stand she gained slight
ly at every jump and came in Fashion under whip
and spur,) winning the heat and race by half
length. The shout that rent the welkin was the
signal for the transfer of at least one hundred thou
saud dollars from the pockets Of the North to the
South.
The time it will be seen. was not very good, the
first heat being Ia seconds longer than Fashions
first heat with Boston. The first heat was run in
7 80 1-2, and the second in as.
Peytcna has now won for his owners $62, 900 in
purses in six years, never having been beaten She
has probably won much more for them in side BETS
Having conquered the victor of twentythree fields,
she may be considered the paramount horse on the
Turf in this country.
This has been one of the most exciting races the
North has ever known, and as Fashion was freely
backed until within few days. by our sporting
circles, we suppose Park Row and Vesey street are
nearly cleaned out.
1t seems that NORTH Caroline still makes theft
capital offence, punished with death. The Ra.
leigh Register says, that man named Hardy Car
roll was hung at Louisburg, few days since, pur-
siant to sentence, in the presence Of large crowd.
His offence was stealing poi, cf sasspendess -
The Register adds:
Perhaps there never was case which more
strongly illustrates the want ofa Penitentiary than
this. He had a m0n0mGaiG for stealing, and has
been convicted capitally, believe, three several
times for horse stealing. but escaped each time, els
ther by craving the benefit Of clergy, or through
sone defect in the record. He was finally hung
for grand larcency, the article stolen, think be-
ing pair of suspenders from store.
The want Of Pententary is. indeed. most la
mentally indicated by this execution. 1t evinces
"a degree Of darkness and barbarity which we did
not suppose existed anywhere within the limits of
the United States oaa'. & Eng
Fire in Ne,c CdnGGn.-By fire which broke
out about 10g clock, on Tuesday evening of last
week, in the Carriage Makers Shop Of Bradley
Keller, in New Canaan, that building, and an adj
joining one, occupied by D. w. Bouton as leather
store, were entirely destroyed. Mr.. Bouton's loss
we are told was some 5000 or 40U0 dollars. The
building occupied by Mr.. B. was owned by Reed
s. Bouton, Darien. The insurance npon it, amour
ted to $500 in the Protection Co. Hartford. On
the Carriage shop there was 5000, in the West
chester Mutual, and the building was in the pos
r<.St he M n~aSfo
81 CoNNEcTTcUr cersais SOUTH CARoLINA.-We
have read, with much in interest, the address of
Governor Roger s. Baldwin to the Legislature OF
Connecticut. 1t is manly, able, dignifed and just
1t is'worthy Of Connecticut, and comes with beft-
ting grace and force from descendant, and one
bearing the honored name of Roger Sherman
That portion relating to the controversy between
this State and South Carolina is so udicious, and
at the same time, so forcible, that give it below
Weashould be glad to find room for longer extract
Boston .dtiGs
.,o 0g- Gov. Wright, Of New York, has cetoed the
bill appropriating $si97,000 to the completion of
certain Public Works, which had passed the As
sembly ofthat State by IS to 26 and the Senate by
ID tc 9. The House voted, SO to 81, to pass it in
defiance Of the Veto, but two-thirds were now re-
quisite-so the bill fell dead This settles that no
more work will be done on the Canals while Siias
Wright Is Governor.
b TerGs is already Gnnered, according to decis-
ion of the Us. Circuit Court at Mobile. The
Herald Of that city, says that the question up
by juror petitioning 10 be excused from the per-
Torrance Of his assigned duty. on the plea that he
was acitizen Of Texas. Judge Bragg, on the bench,
ordered him to take his seat in the box with the
other eleven giving for his reason that Texas was
part of the Union, and all her citizens liable to be
called upon to do duty as citizens Of the United
9 The steamboat Clarion, was burnt on the night
Of the 1st inst. near Guyandotte, the Ohio Riv