The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-15
Mean time, Washington.


from tne new lork YORK Express May IL
THE GREAT FOUR MILE RACE BETWEEN THE
AM 'ooih
PEYTONA VICTORIOUSi
Before we proceed to give an account of the great
sporting event of Yesterday afternoon on the Union
oou,'e .os is,e, VIC NUS iay before our reaa-
ers description Oh the TWO beautiful animals VINO
that occasion We obtain our materials from the
proper and well.authentlcaed record of such mat
ters-the New York Spirit of the Times. And we
will begin with Fashion:
Fashion bred by william Gibbons esq., of Madison
Morris county, n. j., where she foaled the Goth
gre than hers og d h os pao
neny distinguished racing families on the side Of both
years
Fashion is rich, san.c Dated chesnu with star and
ring white above the coronet of her left hind FOOT on her
right quarter she is marked with three dark spots like
Plenipo terribly highbred cae She about
LOT hands high under standard rising high on the with
ers with light head and neck fautess legs an oblique
well shaped shoulder and roomy deep and capacious
chest She has good length of barrel which is well ribbed
and her well arched and supported Nv strong
fets Though finally put up orehanded her great excel
ence consists in the quarters
thighs and gaskins As the grey hare the
seat of the propelng power Of the horse which enables
him to with great degree of velocity centered in
the hind quarters necessarily in 10 their strength
there will be the impulse which mpels the whole mass for
we'll and with the utmost ease to herself What is
rather singular, she with loose rein she
where and nothing can be finer than her dsposon more
tanks are full enS @e M a. ,ne Res
ers her thigh stihe and gaskn of great size while
her knees and hooks are models Of strength She has in
to the hack and is I shorten han him Gs po,s Q, ne
point to the ground Altogether she presents to the eve
most blood like and game appearance; her is bloom
ing IN ne highest degree and her general air unusually
s;nce October OF 1eao sho h., s,a.,oa O, ,;,ou
and ,uon % ~ IS 49, snv ono s;is u"e
I'M 70 Uns,e,,oy had uo sas e6o far ho os, any,
She has RIM q sixtb mile il, S AZ: and has made .
four mile heat in 7 3oi This cer,a;nl, iooLs had
IN heat
Co.,. D.
,saa th E WIS o S Dy e a,e lanes oaeksoh esq IN
$3.50 = ''' '"' ''''e.'' 1''ao'a'a
oshe is of a red
chestnut with other natural white than starr like her
dam she has prodsous size being not less probably than
e in eat Ss n s me samuId; .n
Of her wihers She has long clean head and fine neck
her shoulder is rather upright than oblque
broad as fssh9ns the heart Peytona is amah-
rssv in front Of bsr one can se her hs mat e
on are supported by strong ets but are not arched
like Fashons yet there is indication of strength
etnet I'm IN heF ION or quarters indeed her hook larger
',Peytona IS eomparativeIy sInpgisb mare and is
ward in slow work; when extended however her ac.
tions express and admirable Her stride is said to be
ee' q, 'ne lop o. heT ra.e put OF ms
Chders is represented to have been but twenty fees
ion, and Blue Dick, is short oitwenty.three feet"
| Peytona, since October TO- Is43. has started six
times. and won each race She had won before This
race. s42. 400 for her owner-35 O00 Of which Ias
much as ali Fashions winnnps) was the Great Pew
TON STAKE Tho 6rs, one pen,ona .,sr ,a .,o
So much for the horses Now for The race
Tbere was a tremendously largo attendance ,nor
the accession and there were eoodlv nnmber If
ladies an he stands Messrs S,evenson Cos,er
Draper, Harmony. jaw and Porter. officiating as a
ladies', committee. The Jockey Glib. with the fol-
loving of;cers We're mon The oyround. md
7 PRrscorT HAL esq President.
JouN q SrryrNs esq Ist Vice President.
W,Irrp J,y,Nosroy csc o. V;ce President
| DrNN,Nc Drrp ESQ I'd vice President.
NJ q Koprprcur eso Atb Vice President
| HENKy E. ToLER, esd. Treasurer.
WuII.M r. PoRTrR. esq. Secretary
Mr.. Toler. the PROPRIETOR of the course had made
admirable arrangements. The police was under the
Immediate observation-disclosures of Justce Ma,sel aided
bv HAYES. McGratb. Stevens. Haithwaite. and
some twenty or thirty more of the officers Of the
New York nol;ce IN addition n the sheriff If
Queens county and his posse. who pledged them.
selves 10 preserve order The entire enclosed space
between The drawgates was roped giving the horses
a track above sixty feet wide A separate entrance
was onened for tb carriages of the cIub and pene-
men accompanied bv ladies'. On driving down the
nrincipal avenue leading from the turnnike to the
club stand and ladies, pavilion. thew drove on to.
wards the railroad bevond The entrance 10 the pub-
lie stand until onnoste the ladies', navilon w6ere
thew fonnd q new carriage road leading directly to
it's doors No gentleman was admitted TO the en-.
closed snace nness member of the club or a sub
scr;ber
| These .rrangements we regret n saw however
were rendered almost nueatory bv the irrenressible
determination of the popuace from every part of the
ground to get upon the track. The aid of the EN-
Dire Club was invoked, at length; and after much
lighting. and the usual number of bloody noses
black ewes. and cracked crowns, Captain Rynders
and Country McChskev. aided bv George WASH
inpton Dixon fwbo made a natriotc speech unon
the occasion and besnoke fair NAV for the southern
straneerl The crowd finally pressed back to The
rones and the course was ciear enough for the run
ners.
Among the strangers nresent we observed Hon
John Minor Bolts of Virginia. Ogle TavIoe. ESQ. of
Wasbington civ. Mr.. BaTbour editor Of he Toron-
10 Herald John A K;na of Kings country Mr.
1oii ~. iNhIS, VI Sou.'yj