The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-06-07


The RAcE.-No course in this coun-
try has ever witnessed spectacle COM
parable 10 that Of yesterday. The num-
Der of persons present baffled all COM
putation. All agree that there were
| foil twice the number that attended the
great match between Fashion and Bos-
ton. The number might be called any
thing; no one thought Of estimating i
by any lower figure than hundred
| thousand. As at The race between Fa-
shion and Boston, the crowd burst into
the enclosed space, creating an extreme
difficulty in keeping q sufficient width
Of the track clear for the horses; and
his was affected only by dint OF an
hour spent in persuading and forcing
them back, by any number Of officers
and five or six men on horseback, in.
Guiding Captain Rynders, Country Nc
,CIusky, Bill Ford, and few others
II was not till half past two that the
horses could be got of. A great many
ladies were present, and some Of the
lovelest Of the beauty and fashion Of
the city graced the ladies stand.
The track was very heavy from the
depth Of the dry sandy dust, and the
atmosphere upon it quite sitting This
circumstance, together with the close
pressure Of the crowd upon the narrow
space left TO the horses, fully explains
| the inferior time made on this occasion
10 that Of FaShlon's last great race.
Peyiona's rider, Barney, wore q
blue Jacket; FASHIONS rider, Joseph
Lard, son Of her owner, purple one;
both wearing white pantaloons.
The two horses seemed in perfect
condition. Pey,ona is a Ugh, sorret
mare: Fashion bright chestnut. The
superior size and power Of the former
could not fail to strike every eye, and
to afford a significant porten, of the re
suit. Fashions height is Is! hands;
! Peytona's Is and three inches. Tie
former is the most completely beautiful
delicate, slender little creature we haze
ever seen; the later combines with her
great size and strength admirable pro,
portions also Of beauty and grace. Il
was that tremendous killing length OF
stride Of hers, Of which SO much has
been said, namely, t1centyscuen feet,
that did the business. The difference
between the two in this respect could
be measured by the eye at every jump,
} while the lhlle mare certainly did won
ders ia the superior rapidity Of her
gathering to coun,erbaIancc the huge
length Of space co vered at each bound
, Of her rival. Fashion must .have had
r 10 spring nearly five times TO every four
5 Of Peytona.
The first heat was won by Peytona
2 in I'm. 500 thus saving the lare amounts
e that had been bet on I'm. 49s Pevtona
! had The track, and, after beautiful
start, took the lead and kept it all a
round with several beautiful brushes, co
ming in less than a couple OF lengths
ahead. Fashion twice overlook her,
but never succeeded in passing her, be-
ing on the contrary shaken off with no
apparent difficulty.
Both horses came up TO the second
heat as wet as Venus when she roso
t from the wayes-we had almost said
as beautiful. The first start was false
one; on The second trial they got Of,
Peytona having little the advantage
> Of it. The enthusiasm Of the crowd
rose 10 the highest pitch when Fash
IONS purple jacket was seen TO gain on
her "illustrious predecessor" ill when
about half the first mile she shot ahead
and, when they passed the judges stand,
was about Q length in advance, and in
possession Of The track which had been
2 Peytona's. A contes: cnsued Of unsur.
: passed beauty, the TWO horses running
: neck and neck, with slight variations
h either way, for nearly thesswhole heat
G Up TO the last quarter it was any
k body's heat;" ill as they came in sigh.
= at the stand Peytona was little in ad
= vance, and, as they came laundering
e on towards the judges stand, she was
y about length ahead, which no freedom
q Of whip and spur on the part OF Fash.
! ions rider could over come. The time
y was I'm. ass.
r. The resp probability Of The shout which
4 greeted the victory of the noble Soth-
o ern mare attested the force with which
II the South was present on the ground
. The Northern sympathy with our be
fore unmatched lille favorite was very