Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-06-19
Frum the Spirit Of the Times.
THE RACE.

instant we're shut out from sight by the crowds on
the fences and the tops Of omnibusses, Of which
las, :here were above hundred on the ground
Through an occasional interstice We could barely
descry them and Judge Of the pace, but beyond
this, they were only 10 be seen as they came up
the quarter stretch. II was quite evident from
The first, tina, neither was disposed to make wait.
ing race Of il. To be sure the Judges could set
no more ofthe rpcs shan we couId-not 50 much,
"by good deni,v Tor that maiter!-but wha,
would the renders Of the "Spirt" say il we gave
them an excuse like ihisl Our only chauce was
10 get some good fellow TO 'he!p US out Of the
snup," which we effectually accomplished by get.
ting our friend Conorsr, the trainer, into the stand.
He got up on the railing, ut the momer tary peril
Of half the bones in his body, and clung by the
roof, from which he could command good view
of the horses the heads Of those on the fences
and carriages. Side and side the horses went
down the back stretch. Laird pulling his mare on
the turn. but making play again upon tho stretch
The Is, mile was run in l:54. Peytona coming
through ahead, with Fashion well up. On com.
mencing the I'd mile, Fashion forced the pace
again, but " the big mare" shook her Off after as.
cending the hill at the half.mile post, Fashion
again went up and laid with her this time, quite
through to The sland, d,coming in lapt on her.. This
mile was run in 1853. All the way down the back
stretch, Joe gave Fashion no let up; tho .wowere
Iapped, and near the haf-mile post Fashion got
such tickling from Joe Lard's heels, as 10 drive
her up nearly 10 Peytona's throa.latch! There
was no day Wight between them ms they passed the
stand. having run this Sd milo 10 l:57 ;.ther rate
had sensby declined on the last quarter Of the
mile, and The friends Of each were sangune tha,
in long and severe brush their money was safe.
We thought Fashion weakened in this mile ut
any rate, she did not appear so full Of running
nor 20 so strong she ought, or as Peyt tona SEEM
ed 10. In the fourth mile, upon getting into
light work on the rear stretch, Laird sot to
work in earnest, and though Barney felt the ut.
most confidence in the nonparcil under him, he
was not disposed to throw a way a chance. The
cIaret was tapped on both sides, but Peytona's
YOUTH strengthened stride, lod, at last, as did hes
comnliinr's in her match with Boston,. Before
reacilng the hull, Peytona drew out tnfront, and
the heat was all over bu. tho shouting! Laird
bottled up his mare around the turn, and iried it
on again up the quarter stretch, but il was Of no
Use Peyloua oufooted her, and appeared to win
with something in hand, by a length in the clear.
though sh", as we'll as Fashion, got tase Of cold
steel between the draw-gate and the winning post.
The fourth mile was run in l:553 and the heat in
1864. u -s
Second Heaf: Another good start, Poytona lead.
ing off US before around the first turn, with Fash.
ion nearly Iapt onher. As they were near the
quarter post, suddenlya a tremendous shout was
sent up by the IeopIe on the roofs Of the stands.
in the trees, aud on the fencesand carriages in
the vicinity. " Fdshion's ahead I" shouted Lon.
over to us-an exclamation which quicksned the
pulse or bapched the cheek Of more than one
gentleman who heard it. IL we could sec little Of
The race during the lst heat our range OF vision
was now still more circumscribed. Mounted men
and carriages we're constantly dashing across the
field from point to point, endeavoring oget "a
show" Of the horses, for the sides Of the course
we're, lin many instances, lined with Carriages six
or eigh, deep! Yss Copovsr had come back AZ
ter the heat to occupy his old place, and never did
~ right hand man" do hotter service; from his
place, with his head above ths roof Of the stand.
he could telegraph all the movements Of the hor.
ses, and he really acquitted himself so we'll that
tn, Judges, have the vanity TO fslcitate them.
selves las we do,) that they really saw the race
As we have before remarked, Barney pulled his
mare out on the hard path, and resigned The deep
sand to Laird il he chose to take it. which he did,
and that so suddenly that many supposed Fashion
IS had her sure !" 1t was terrible moment J.
We hardly recollect any circumstance, save the
boiling of Blue Dick, which appeared to give such
an electric shock to the spectators of a race. We
heard people shou, IN Kentucky when Grey Eagle
won heat from Wagner, and therefore shall not
brug on what we can do here; the reader may
take our word for it the noise was ''pretty paric.
uIar considerable" il not more! They approach
the half mile post--"How nre thoy nop Conover"
. Fashions no, nbove neck ahend!' snow Pey-
iona gains uler' They 20 up the hl-'lt's
head and head with EN-! "Fashion still keeps il,
round the turn in front Of the late Club House
Up the stretch they come like twin bullets, Pey.
lona appearing to care nothing for the crowd, to
which she ran so close that Barney could havehil
the from, rank with his whip! They came through
Iapt, in l:5S, Fashion being head and shouldess,
in front. Throughout the whole sec nd mile the
contes. was equally severe; Fashion could lead
by neck down the straight side, bat Pey,onn's
prodigious strength told at the hill, and at this
point she invariably gained. The second mile
was run in l:54, Fushion coming in few feet
ahsad as before. The spectators were hushed by
the thrilling excitement OF such contest Moth
ing equal to il was ever seen here before!, Res.
piration appeared to be suspended in tens Of taou