American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-10

stopped ana walked, aud then, with final
brush, came rattling up to the stand, in first
rate order Desmond and Fowle made very
pretty brush down the last quarter stretch, and
| Desmond coming in ahead took the second
| purse. Time OF last mile COG. Whole time
1888. All the men ran naked, with the ex-
ceptlon ofshort drawers and thin shoes. Jack
son is queer built man, about 25 years old
and not far from 5 feet high-legs rather long
in proportion to his body, and shoulders some
what dropping forward. His gait is easy, and
rapid Of course, and he appears to take the very
best care Of himself Gildersleeve must look
to hislaurels at the ten mile race.
The next, and the great feature of the day
was the Hurdle race, for purse of S4O0 to the
! first horse, and 500 to the second. Distance
one mile and a quarter and rcpeat--lour hur-
dies in each heat. The hurdles were frame
work, rathey heavy, and about feet ten inch
es in height, with n large, heavy bar ON the top.
From these a hedge fence ran to the side of the
course. There was to be no dstancing in the
race, and any horse entered could be ridden in
lay any Jockey. For this there were three nays
entored--Air. c. Duchesney, Of Montreal, en-
tered b. g Hops Oscar Swaziland, late Of Fort
Gibson, CHI. g Snip, and Alfred Conover,
Snakoy Heyson, bay horse, we believe, The
| riders were to carry l6S pounds weight. The
two first named rode their own horses, and
Cono7er's was mounted by John Mason, broth
er of the celebrated English rider, James Ma
son, who, it was thought, would "give em
SoneS."
The start was deferred beyond time, in con-
sequence of the delay usual in making weight,
&c, but at last the horses and men were start
| ed for the starting post. The excitement wax
ed stronger and stronger and betting was quite
lively. At last of they started, Hops taking
the lead, closely followed by Snip and Snakey
nearly abreast. They approach the first hIr-
dle-over goes Snip IN splendid style-on
come the others-over they go nearly abreast;
when, sad to relate, Just as the shouts Of APP
plause were upon the lips of the spectators,
Mason's horse struck the ground threw her
rider OIL the near side, and falling upon him,
rolled and crushed him to the earth. A gene
raj shout of horror rent the air, and he was i'm
mediately surrounded and taken off the course
and kindly attended to. He was bled by a
physician, and after some time recovered, but
for considerable space of time it was thought
he would never rise again, lie was very bad
ly hurt-severoly bruised in the head and neck;
some of the snail bones in the left arm broken,
and probably some internal injury.
OF course the attention of the mass was al
most Immediately fixed upon the running
horses and not the dying man. On they sped
Hops cleared the hurdles in beautiful order
ahead Of Snip, who, however, did nobly.-
Hops was some distance ahead at the last hur-
die, and performed the mile and a quarter in
SOL. Some person mounted Conover's horse
and rode him over the hurdles with difficulty.
! At the second heat, a rare locking fellow
presented himself to ride Snakey, and was made
up to weight and started off with Snip and
Hops for the post. Off they start Hops
ahead and Snip close on her heels, but where
is Snakey-oh he has taken a new kink into
his head and is pegging away round the wrong
side of the course, and soon we see his rider
thrown over his head and the horse trotting
along in the field. But to return--IIops clears
the first two hurdles in fine style, and Snip is
in for share-he leaves hm--they are abreast
now Hops passes him again and dashes over
the third hurdle. Snip takes the 3rd, but
striking at sort Of half-stake pitches his rider
on his head and trots along alone. Hops
rider finding he was master of the field pulled
up into trot at the three quarter pole and
kept him in that gait till they reached the hur-
die, when with vigorous cut of the whip and
dash Of the spurs, over he went and came rat
Ting in in 4.29 amid the shouts and huzzas of
the spectators. Swaziland succeeded in catch
ing Snip again, and rode him up to the last
hurdle, at which he made dead bolt directly
against the field fence, but did not throw his
daring rider, who brought him to it again, and
took him over in gallant style. Duchesney is
bold, daring and dashing rider, and has a
firm and elegant seat. Swaziland, too, sits his
horse well, and is equally bold and daring.