Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-05-31

Ths'courss was notin good ord~ -.
very dry and in some parta ~ oe1
with sand and dust. This - ssp
favorable to Fashion than peylon. '.s e
Ter being the strongest horss. -
The excitement was great ~. :.
horses appeared at the tap Of the 49, a 'As
betting became still more favor,hi. aad
Southern horse when she was err, s = y
The north had been backing Hashions - -
ily, but there was now ! disnos;;
hedge, and odds could Be had n. p p.A. y
Both horses appeared to Be perfsc.l, sa &
although Peytona had rather the nc.,
" and gamely look. Both hor,.. I'VE .
been described in several of the CT as
pers, and we think it useless to r.n.., 2 p
descriptions.
The horses got off well together :, !
first start, Peytona having the inside ..,:a :le
she kept, as well as the lead, and Inc ~a'sa
first heat BY three lengths amid IN. Iaas .a
Of the excited crowd. The bett;,. .a''
now loo TO 30. and even occasionaiH5. -
ger odds, on the Southern horse, au1 :. G
takers. Ew
When the horses came up "a, a.
ond heat they did not appear to have e. e,.l., -,
off well. Fashion being apparentlS 0'Ia Sa
most distressed. After one false st.,,a tas
went off at slashing pace. Fa.b;o.
ting the inside. During the first ~ 81
miles the horses ran together with ,c.rc.l. ,-.H
. perceptible difference between them =,
the interest in the race became in,er.. =
When they passed the judges stand o. 4.
fourth mile, Peytona was searcelv II.
breadth Of an ear behind. Both icck.,.
were plying spurs, and crowding the ho,,.
es to their utmost speed.
On the last quarter Peytona made bruA
and it was evident that her immense .ir;d,
was doing the business. Coming down,h.
straight turn to the judges stand she e.;a,s
slightly at every jump and came in (Fa,b.
ion under whip and spur } winning tke IL,
and race BY half length. The shou,,A,a
rent the welkin was the signal for 4.
transfer Of at least one hundred thou.,rs
dollars from the pockets Of the North ol|.
pockets of the South. So
The time, it will be seen, was not W.,
good, the first heat being Il seconds lo,,,.,
than Fashions first heat with Boston. "A.
lstheat was run in 2 49,. /, andt the 2dipi6
Peytona has won for her owner, \
600 in purses, in six years, never ham,
been beaten. She has probably won nucS
more for them in side bets. Having con.
quered the victor Of twenty three 6ela
she may be considered the paramouu. !As..s
on the turf in this country. s
This has been one of The mos. exciting
races the North has ever known, and a. y
Fashion was freely backed until within !
few days, BY our sporting circles, We sup
pose Park Row and Vesy street are nearly
cleaned out.--.E Y. Tribune. :.
In connection with this race, !. might b
well to give brief account Of the two N.
imals, which we take from the N. Y.Sp;ra
Of the Times, paper which is unusually
accurate in matters Of this hind. The
stakes in this last race were $2O, 600 asids
"Fashion was bred by WILLiAx Glr
soSs, ESQ.,, Of Madison, Morris couniy,
N. j., where she was foaled on the 26ih
April, 1897. 1t would be diflicnlt t.en.
pile richer pedigree than hers. She's
descended from the most eminently Gsn-
guished racing families on the side Of kA
sire and dam, that have figured on the Hi
for hundred years. So
| Fashion is rich, satin-coated chenJ,
with star and a ring Of white above De
coronet Of her left hind foot; on her yixhl
quarter she is marked with three dark
spots, like Plenipo, and other aferibly
high bred cattle" She is about fifteen and
half hands high under ths. standard, ris-
ing high on the withers, with ! light head
and neck, faultless legs, an oblique, vel.
shaped shoulder, and roony, deep and
capacious chest. She has good length d
barrel, which is well ribbed out, and heI
loins are well arched and supported BY
strong fillets. Though finely put up fore.
handed, her great excellence consists b
muscular developments of her quaher
thighs and gaskins. AS the greyhound and
the hare, the seat Of the propelling powa
in the horse, which enables him 10 movs
with great degree Of velocity, is centsred
in the hind quarters, necessarily in ps'
portion to their strength there, will b. u
impulse which impels the whole msss kf.
ward. Fashion goes with long rsiill
stroke, gathers well, and moves with u
utmost ease to herself; what Is rather %.
gular, she runs with loose rein; che !
true as steel, has q remarkable tura q
speed, can be placed any where, and ncih.
ing can be finer than her dispositio0;
more bloed-like, honest mare, was nevss
brought to the post.
Since October 81, l840, she has startsd
"a times and won 23!-l4 Of which wsr:
mile heats, s,-and, up to yesterday, eaa
won $35, 600 for her owner. She -
run sixth mile in 47--and has mas 9
four mile heat in z 32l. This ceEtasniyy
looks hard to beat.
"Peytona was bred BY the late Janel
Jackson, Esq., in 1889, 4 the Forks 7
Cyprus, near Florence, Alabama.
She is Of red chesaGl
with no other natural white than siaf
like her dam, she has prodigious siss'
being not less, probably. than sixteen hand
three inches hiph under the standard: lh1