Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-06-19

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.ure. Fashion. though she could nos shake OF
her dauntess competitor, looked very much like
winner, as she commenced the 8d mile. She sp.
peared to be in more force than in the Let heat /;
Peytona, however, was apparently not in the least
inclined 10 cut il. 10 entering on this Sd mile
Peytona go, ssch hint from Barney to go along.
that she made slashing burst Of il round the first
turn to near the quarter milo post. but she did not
gain yard "Fashion will beat her !" exclaim.
our Mentor, in most lugubrious acce uts, and be.
tween ourselves, "my friendly" [the rsadsr.l il
would have Just "raiscd you out Of your boois,"
to have witnessed tho different and changed sx.
presaons Of the faces in the. .Judgss' stand. We
| felt "sorry" for several Of thsni-ws did. The
pace was lee,le too diggn" 70 last much longer.
one would have supposed. but then two such Ani.
ma!s as Fashion and Peytona mover come together
but once, on this continent 6
Twenty yards from thequarter post, we heard,
"Peytona's gaining.on her ~ " Fashions ahead
a Iittle--about three feet difference r. y iJsv
Peytona goes up to- oher" This was At The hill
" She's head and head with her i-She leads her
about neck p around the turn, and thoy swing
into the quarter stretch. where Conover could dis.
lngush neither, but we could clearly see Barney's
blue jacket. and occasionally catch glimpse Of
Joe Lairds. "Spur your proud coursers hard,
and ride in blood J" seemed the order OF the day.
Fash jockey seemed the impersonation ofthe Cen.
taur-as if himself and horse were one Each
was the PURDY Of his party, and each rode as il
for his life! II was mastery exhibition Of jadg.
meni, cooness, and science. As the horses near
ed and passed the stand, Peytona had the bsst Of
it, but Fashion was lapt on her; they had run tho
mile. (he 3 in l:55, thus making the time Of there
miles sat, or within three seconds Of the time OF
the first heat Fashion let out link around the
first turn of the 4th mile, and ut the quarter post
was neck in front--lhey were side and sids
down tho stretch and at the h-the same on ,he
turn, so that a blanket would have covered both,
and now both are out Of sight as they swing into
the quarter stretch. "Who's ahead ~ "Fashion,
| guess, but Peytona hopev' exclaimed some
one at our elbow. No one could tell, though the
longest man could see the best, and both Of them,
but as the horses were coming :" head on 10 lhs
stand, il was impossible to say which had it--in-
deed it looked like any body race, 10 one who had
not n good eye-but before the horses were out
of sight Conover remarked. 81 believe Barneys
puIling--,nay be he's got something left yell
And so il appeared, for before they reached the
draw.ga,e. Laird drew his whip on Fashion. and
gave her the spur nt the same time. Barney
came on steadily few feet in front. with an eye
II the time on Fashion, but gave his own mnrsa
stab ofihe spur at every stroke! From the draw.
gate to the stand, the coutest was a. determined
On one side, as il was desperate on tho OtherI--
All at once the vast asssmbla ge 10 quiet-thsn
you hear a shout--it increases as the horses cone
neart r--ii becomes stremendous-your heart some-
how gets in your throat-ypu Try 10 shout yoar.
seIf-a thriIl-a whirlwind Of excitement-4hs
winner flies past you-ths race is over Peyto.
ma wins the heat and race without your hardly
seeing daylight between her and her matclness
competitor Time, 7;454, and the most gllant.
ly contested a. we'll o. the most beautiful faee evs
OF sssn IN this country. ~.
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quick, cos she expects Dr.. Posum right away.
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THAT artful woman! She don't get no potatoe
Of mine. Let her use corn cobs.'-Ef. Paper.
United States ops--Five compspiss OF tho
First Regiment Of United States Dmgocps, un-
der Col. s. W. Kearney, left Fort 4eavsnworth,
on the morning Of the 18th, for'the Indian coun-'
try. The troops under Col. X. viii visit the forts
md psincpa trading stations. and, az far al prac!
.cabe, ali tho Indian tssbss elopa ths line oftheir
march up to the South Pastof The Rocky htau-
TINS. The objects, we understand to Be. to im-
press upon the Indians the necessity Of maintain
ing friendly relations with the United States ira.
dsrs, trappers, &C., and especially with tho par.
ties emigrating to Oregon. Much good is snlci.
pa,ed from tho visit Of this force to the Indian
tribes above the Yello~ Stone, as many Of them
bava verv imne rfect conventions Of the pover and