Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-31
From the Philadelphia SPIRIT Of tho Times.
THE RACE OF YESTERDAY.

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ihe gea'raee between Fashion and Peytona Yesterday
upon the course was attended by thousands OF
sons from rhadeiphs and the surrounding country. Ev
cry kha OF Senee was IN requstion and the whole way
TO the Course could be tracked tor mile or two by the
CLOUDS OF dust HUNDREDS OF pedestrians loot u along the
road unable 10 procure carnage OF any kind Tor love OF
noney.-ihe scene al the ground Was an exciting
among the crowd ,he usual number OF gambler with their
apparatus were 'e most conspicuous The building In
"o"'o ne s'no erected Tor the accommodation Of
SPECTATOR was crowded IN every part IN the room below
~ u,ns AUG somns ana upon the root
hundreds ndnduas looking on ut the preparatory move
ments OF the horses
AZ qaaue, past one inc ougo sounded Tar the rieers
sh' were Drought upon the Track The appearance OF
these nne animals excited much curiosity and in minute
ne persons gu inc oudng ABOVE alluded 10 rushed In the
saes 10 se. Is view OF them. he old building which
mas oeeh sananS IN he weathsr Tor some yea and look
60 WI" icsoy 70 tumble 10 pieces with the hrst hard
oo~ shook ana uemoled Win the load OF humanity
ITS top sudden crash was heard and then cry Of hor
o' ,e rom inc crowd ne they saw the sides Of
inc ouong Par me "o, iau outward and m less than
minute "e "n"'e eehue CT he huhdng Tell into ruins,
uaue, .e Mrees az ,ne persons VINO mad not time
10 jump 10 some place OF safely after the rst innaton OF
o'ngef.
ne ouilanR Is range OF two platforms, one above the
other a"d sbout SO or 60 fee, long The part which fell
I'Ju my e, ~ 'nc eeh"e, nno ABOUT eiehi or ten
'eetin me rn'uoIe oil 'he SCUM parton wing.
Inc scene was one OF awful excitement for few min
ute e Iusned 70 the spot and instantly eommcnc
ed removing the fallen unbers, aud dragging out the
wounaed ~ was believed al the time, that some fifty
sky persons had been Killed. and indeed It seemed Pro-
ndenn'l circumstance that there were no Fortunately
portion on ,nc oaek part was sustained by tree
"ncn prevented IRON ialng' part Of The root Tel!
aealn, TN. part aud remained standing in an inclined po
son ne persons VINO went down with It escaped with
seh, injury. have aseerained the names OF sixteen
peou mY' o' "s INJURED VINO were dragged out OF the
lus' "u u upon ''s grass OF taken upon boards and
uoo's 70 'n' 'aNeh Many ho~eVef VINO had received
no n}ury nasensa immediately on 'he ground and
si",. "o Ss" me'e .aNen away IN eaos' Inc
% s - rs . i,S VIC nav
10y y Dahe.' Na.ehmaAc' IN MARKET ST, near Sc,
eu'' was re' ''HH "ui' ana was earned oi IN state
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ueet was 'ep much hu''' ana ms condition considered
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eN Snaip' eon'pos''or IN 'he United States Gazette
once 'ceNeu compound fracture OF the leg.
nh nsey' Ie'iu'ns J." the rou'm "aru northern Lib
D ,S IT, - r. IL
heuoen names son OF Iohn halnes IN Second 81 be-
low r'anNhn' hos broken
you"s usi nA'neu CouPe'ano was seriously Injured,
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Ir'u '" "e o.Gn nuf'
,n h,ot.a VI N''u'e'" L'oe'"es' cigar h'Al'' right
d,;no ,s,;, M nn - lessons appeared 10 ne 10
E,,nna,a, 80 49, anu WI io'oet' espeeia!y'
- i ~ pe.'T "'s Nil'eu' ana u seemed a mailer
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n uciI, ".e I've ~ TO- nuinoe, o hSes' we noticed
!, h -, -, H. ,y H'' 's'u n Every assistance
Sbo.m.t., ~ Wa. L so; VI owh'H ana W.
,t;ns go - c d. a'u o'n.I physe'ans Every
and svmn,,bv con,d su", ""'e persons ''a' humanity
srh;s s.rI,..LIa .sssis' T. II.
r,co A.s,an $500. " :, pu an Gnu 10 tue
80 ~ "s'e'' as u was aseeftslheo mat no per-
, Te'e Ne'' opo''non was manifested TO proceed
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b " ". aIo 'ne cup refused to allow
" go gu ul' 'ney nau received report IRON Dr.
49, .o."i ' i Wa NO" u"u' he Df had reported Tor
dered Them every as.i.,sncs ,b,, c1n dna rem
- ~, s'sa"1e '"a' cOu'd pe uiorded Them,
nss, go s'ow 'e notses 70 run WIN reckless
sons crowded nnon ,b ~ ~ aiu s'n' per,
o ooee upon 'ne remaining paris Of the building and
even upon Ine Stacking wall which still hung leaning in
a we never 50" ahV accident so appalling,
individuals minds in the excitement Of the race.
Iua',I' 70 tnree, ihe track was eea'ed, and the
track ~ "'' "'u '"o '"''''
They ran around The fra, mill. F,,h;,,, oh, ,h ..
distance ahead Length ar a Length ,nd haic :. -
nesred the Judges, stand n .bn's, 81 ha.,a -, ~
deaenng character shoiay the intonse a,ric,r f The
.ncct,to,. rLo ..conJ 80 ,,isI - - = -, " ~.
the Testimonials Of APPRECIATION and when Fashion
opposite the Judges stand On the fourth mi . with
the distance between them there was no emil Ia in,
cheers and o1lltston.
At the end Of half hour tho second heat commeueed
Fashion the inner track and Pey,na 90 even with her
that they sppesed be Joined side by side In this
nodc they ran around three miles without shade 1 d;.,
between them. The excitement was now in,ons.
and fasGoB was immensely ehcered. On the first quarter
OF The fourth mile Fashion suddenly bounded ahesd Pey
tons and endeavorcd increase the distance every step
Peyons did be urged very severely and when
Fashion IN front Of the judges stand she had almost
inc ~ ,sL q, i",s,..,i ho ." ,'. appesI
o,5., bor.es '' i''"' '''o "e'"ee" Tue
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J,,'on.I ,arns Tn o.ss.. ,s. ' '"''""s 10
Jobn Fv.,. .cvs,.lg .,,, $500 ~ 49,
wounded on ,bs be.J NJ, d.aa,,oo " ''P""''' '"'
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