New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-14
The Race.

This great contest for superiority IN hotSe-Iiesh
between the North and the South drew together a
larger collection OF people than we have ever before
seen at the Union Course. From early hour
in the morning until toward noon the streets
in the neighborhood of the Ferries were
damned with all kinds of vehicles waiting their
ruru 10 cross Every thing upon wheels, from the
snowy turn. ont OF the millionaire or the dandy TO
wagon of the vender of clans was put IN requlstion
10 convey the lovers OF sport to the Course. The
largest number Of foot passengers went oveS flie
South Ferry and took the Railroad, but large
rumber also went over the Fulton Ferry. From
GOOD authority we learn that 80 E0 persons crossed
The South Ferry and 20, 900 the Fulton Ferry, up to
10 O'Clock The Railroad Company carried IN
round numbers 80 coo passengers 10 and from the
Course nj an average O something over 3O cents
each. which will make no uncomfortable addition
10 their weeks income. The Company received
on the last great race DAY about 81 ,0O0.
The gathering on the Course was much larger
than we have ever seen there and according 10 the
best estimates reached 40 0Co persons. The stands
were all crowded 10 the utmost extent; the track
was so much encountered that strong police force
could scarcely keep II free Tor the running horses,
and the field was full of carriages and omn6uses
filled with passengers In the menoers' stand were
about sixty ladies', belonging 10 the frsl families OF
the city.
dry and in some parts fetockd-eep with sand and
dust. This was more untavorable TO Fashion than
to Pevtona, the latter being the strongest horse
The excitement was great when the horses ap-
reared al The tap of the drum. and betting became
sill more favorable 10 the Southern horse when She
was stripped. The North had been backing
Fashion heavily, but there was now disposition
10 hedge. and odds could he had on Pey toua =
Both horsee appeared to be perfect right, although
P.yiona had rather thu most lively and gamey
look Both herses hove been described in severa!
of the City papers, and we think II useless TO re-
peat the descriptions.
The horses got oil well together at the first starr
Peytona having the inside, which she keep, as wei!
as The Lead and the first heat by three lengths,
amid the shouts OF the excited crowd Tie bet
ting Was now 100 TO 80, ard even occasionally
larger odds on the Southern horse, and few takers
When the horses came up for the second heat
they did not appear have cooled off we'll Fashion
heiug apparently the most distressed After one
false star they went oil al sashng pace, Fashion
getting the inside. During the first three miles the
horses ran together with scarcely perceptible diff
ference between them, and the interest IN the
became inlense When they passed the Judges
stand on the fourth mile Pvytena was scarcely the
breadth of an ear behind Both Jockeys were plying
spurs and crowdng the horses TO their utmost speed
On the last quarter Peytona made brush and II
was evident that her IMMENSE STRIDE was DONG The
business Coming down the straight turn 10 lie
ndses' stand she gained slightly at every jump and
came in (Fashlon under whip and spu:) winnlug
the heat aud race By half d length. The shont that
rent the eIkin was the signal tor the transfer OF al
least one hundred thousand dollars from the pockets
OF the North to he pockets OF the South.
The time, il will be seen, was not very good, the
fist heat being Il seconds longer than Fashion :
first heat with Boston. The fist heat Was iun IN
39s, and the second 10 10.
Prytona has now won for her owners So, 500 IN
purses IN six wears never having been beaten. Che
has probably won much more FOR them IN SIDE oeis-
Having conquered the victor OF twentythrce hrlds,
she may be considered the paramount horse on the
Turf in this couutry.
This has been one OF the most exciting races the
North has ever known, and as Fashion was freely
backed until w!inln few DAYS by our sporting
circles, we suppose PARK Row and Vesey- stree
are nearly cleaned out
To THE AGgIcTLTuElsrs, HoRrIcULrugIsTs, &c.
OF WEsTcHEsrEg CousrY.-The public are re-
minded that the next meeting OF the Society OF
Agriculture and Horticulture or Westches,er
County, will be held at Sing-SIng on Thursday
the 18Th inst at eleven O'Clock, A. NJ We trust
that all who feel an iaterest in improving the Agri-
culture of the County Will be present this ocea-
SION.
Some addresses may be expected.
The Steamboa, Columbus leaves the foot of
Chambers-sreet every morning al o'clock for
SEC Sing, and returns tie same day.
~ The supers .,;raeiioas Of Fs4le, Nev.ior iu.-ur
will draw CROWDED hous=s 10 day al the afternoon aHter-nr
performances.
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hrs- the oaJ genuine nita;1rs or rather -2eSsntatira
presentation fresh entertainments The gubic The aF
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