Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-06-03
FASHION AGAIN CROWNED wlTu LAUREI.s

FASHION AGAIN CROWNED WITH LACRElS
We were Yesterday relieved from 4 painful
anxiety as Ia the lale of from one 10 three hun
trei persons, whom rumor IN THURSDAY reported
as having been killed by the falling in oil The
stand on the Camden Race Course. The lollew-
inc from the National lntellisencer Of yesterday,
shows that The effects OF The accident were Tar
from being As fatal as rumolej.
Pryiona', hunur> seem 10 lr shor-iived. But
i! i he fortune al the Turi. The anticipated
struggle on The Canton Course will, indeed, he The
"I.nrrg amr" twill hr Victor against Niclor
Greek opposed 10 Greek. The approaching rial
will be intensely nlclcs Ting, aid thoroughly de
cisiyc ol The merits Of the IVA hulses. But We
hope The crowd will beware Of stands which
seem 10 he erected but 10 "lall down
THE CAMDEN RACE-fRlcnTfCL ACCIDENTS
On "Wednesday The second trial ioI supremacy
between The celebrated racers Fashion and Pev-
Iuna took place over the Camden Course, oppo-
silr Philadelphia Fashion, .hs lInc. came OF
victorious, having won lie race in iwo hralS-ihe
day warm. and lhe track somewhat heavy a
friend who was present. gives u> the following
blrt account oi he race
"A irr The dreadful accident To-day, the race
between Peyrona and Fashion came OF, aud vie
tory restored 10 the brow, Of The latter al Cam
den The lauIcls which her more SoulheIn' com
prli,or had snatchej from her alihe Union Course.
Thus may victory perch, alternately, on the ban
ner Of The South anl the North, but-Ht0y he
iMiom be perennial The story is shortly told, thus:
"Eira icat: Fashion took The lead and kept il;
lime : As.
".Sceond heat: Even as ilihey had been Il pair
OF Siamese twins, uI they entered the first quar-
Ter OF The fourth mile llrre Peylona (ihe lavo.
riIe al The start, $500 70 1907 fell back into The
wake OF her uniailine competitor. She answering
inthe motions OF her rer, looked back with her
big sncS At her rival aud seeing she had il all her
own wav lei her in several lengths ahead, and pas
sina The Judges stand uatera pull back, IN I51."
The time made was Rot good, and Il cause Of
This NAV lie that The crowd obSlTncied large
part OF the course in such a manner as 10 prevent
The horses from going properly. On The second
heal Fashion was the layoIiIe IL long odds, and
considerable quantity u Money changed hands
,lnring The closely contested first three miles
Fashion, i. was said was held hard in hand
throughout The second heat
Ofthe accident above alluded 10, and concerning
which our city was yesterday flllcd with such dis
PRESSING rumors we copy the following account
from the Philadelphia Inquirer:
yesterday was a day Of much excitement al
the Camden race. ground and lis vicinity. Thou
sands passed over the river from The city, aud col
leccd together rom the surrounding connlry, 10
see The great race between Fashion add Peyloha.
"The race was IL take place 81 one O'Clock,
and as that hour approached, HE stand became
crowded, and The excitement drepeneh IN inlenSl-
". On The principal stand, there could moi have
Loo Lose ii,ap red M
many lnr It's strength.
"When Peylona and Fashion were brought
out, and The race was aboulto begin, there was
sudden movement-a soil Of general bending Tor
ward, to catch a view OF The celebrated horses
This movement produced an extra STRAIN upon
The stand which wavercd loltered and cracked.
All frs, il parted and fell sradnally-ai least, suit
icicnlly 10 give a momeniary, and only mo-
mentary. warning Of danger Then the whole
centre Of the ponderouS mass containing two slo-
res and more than one hundred feet IN length, fell
with a tremendous crash.
"The scene that ensued hesgars 4 u description.
The cry ul panic and alarm was irlly appalling,
and il was impossible for time 10 discover The
extent OF the injury, and The belief at hrsl was
general, that great number OF liVes were lost
Poles were promptly obtained 10 Keep Inc crowd
back, and 10 remove the ruins and lumber The
pTOunu HOOI WdS OCCupeu W." '"'''c, ''''"'"
and gambling tables, and contained great num-
Der of people, some of whom were among Inc
wounded.
at occupied about halt an hour 10 clear away
the mass Of rubbish. Meanwhile, The reports
were of the most exaggerated character, and hy
The time they reached The city, the number Of kill
ed was placed by several of them al over one
hundred. As far as we have been able 10 as
certain, no life was Immediately lost although a
hoy was carried away apparently dead, and II
was feared that five others were dangerously II
moi fatally, wounded.
"The names Of some OF the sufferers are MIR.
p. q. Daniel Mr.. f. Ovenshine, Mr.. Siratlon,
w. P. Way, MIR. McElroy,, Mr. Price, James
Torberl Garrck Sharpe, John hisely, Renben
HaincS, - Copeland - singleton, James
McMan, - Rily, William Beebe, Patrick
Quisly. Thomas Reynolds, Thomas J. lioush,
Samuel Mckinney, William Calhoun and VIM
Franks The wounded in all viii amount to
near lhiny brt The majority OF them, we are glad
10 say, are in no danger MosI OF The sufferers
were conveyed home, and while on the ground
were attended by Or. McClelland and several
other physicians
al first The excitement was 50 painful that II
was lhoneht the race would be postponed alto
celher; bui the alarm subSiled in some measure in
lie course of an hour and The race took place"
The Philadelphia Times says thai after The
race another match between Fashion and Peytnna
was Immediately proposed, il IS said, 10 be run
over the Canton Course near Baltimore Tor So
600 ssde, 10 fairly determine The championship;
Ii will come of very soon.
Fashion is out Of the Virginia bred mare Bonnsls