Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-04-04

Tnr GREAT PAoSo MArcu.-Thcro was a very large
attendance at the Metaie Course yesterday, witness
e match Tor $4,000 two mile heats in harness. between
the pacing horses Tippecanoe and James h. Polk The
FORMER had Tor some years past been deemed the champ
ON oil the South having been beaten race and
was the "vciimizer Of all the a crabs" which the
temeny TO attack hun the road The latter, is
i've o the "lioosicf State, where having exhibited in
private, remarkable degree Of speed. he taken the
NORTH and made his first appearance Of the New
York courses Winning the purse with ease and performing
his mile Ia the unparalleled time OF and TWEEN.
~ three and hall seconds. lie afterwards brought
To NatcheI, passing under the soubrQuet VI the 'un-
KNOWN where the match closed between him and
llppccanoe. Alter the result OF the Presidential election
was known, his owner tancying the TO be lucky
chrsiened HIM flames X. Polk" lie bright chesnu
about ID and hall hands high, beautifully put up full
OF me'c, and has bold and spirited appearance. His
friends were very sanguine oi success and have
opportunity backed HIM the odds of 100 IS At
time OF starting the odds him, 100 so and
lew and far between. lie handled and driven by Al
bert Corkn, well known the north, and considered
one oi the best "~hips" in the country.
Tppeeanoe was handled by Hiram King, and driven by
Frank Chase who, for long me has been considered rs
the star driver Of the SOUTH lie abored under
Die disadvantage, having 10 carry 20 lbs. dead weight.
The track. consequence OF having been recently har-
rowcd was not considered in sufficiently Top order to make
quick time IN harness.
Al the appointed hour the horses brought 10 the
post. and after false they crossed the the
word together. Before reaching the turn Tp who had
the track shot ahead and led in hs back
four lengths and the halt mile had widenrd the gap 10
twenty five or thirty yards. In coming down the quarter
stretch, Polk called upon and had amcs, closed the
gap upon Tr, who passed the stand length ahead in p
2s In rounding the rsi iun TIP made very bad break
and before he could be got his work again. Polk had Ct
ven him the 90 by. and forty yards the lead TIP
made On effort TO reach him, but without avail Polk com
ing home a, road gait s. lS1. Frank recol.
lccins that there distance race wisely saw
ing up his nag tor the next heat
SECOND HEar.-The odds Polk Were now four and
i've TO one Az the tap Polk lead off and was FIVE or ss
lengths ahead the first quarter when made very bad
break. aud before he recovered Tip took the lead aud
passed the bali mile tweGiy yards advance In comm,
into the stretch Polk had closed the gap. after short
and beautiful bu h he again broke badly Tip leading by
the stand the hsI mile, 10 yards ahead in 23i As soon
Polk struck his lick sgain he made effort to reach
Tip and had nearly closed the gap the first turn when
he again broke Tip Ut the first quarter nifty yards
ahead and half way down the back stretch he had opened
the gap seventy five eighty yards when Polk ur
and him again. and gradually closed gap giving Tip
the by entering tie quarter stretch, and winning
heat and MATCH hard IN hand, bv twenty Yards in sal
| summary.
| MTrARIE CorRsE.-Wedncsday March goth, 1876
Pacing match Tor $1,000 hall forfeit mile IN har
| ness-io carry i40 lbs. each--no distance.
| Albert Conklin- ch. 9. James h. Polk.
Francis G. Chasc's CHI z. Tippecanoe, > =
| Time-lst heat, 1924 ii heat. 2;3I
2:39 2:i7