The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-16
The Race between Fashion and Bostona.

We find in the NewYork Herald of the 9TH inst.
the following account If the great race between
Fashion and Buslona over the Union Course, LII:
icw minutes before clock the sound of the buge was
heard, ummOnmg the 10 the Course, and in short
RuCe Of Fashion gave universal satisfaction which inspired
bier hackers with new stimulus aud they posted their
against the field Thousands o. dollars Staked. Bos-
Gna wa 1eaGlui anu nef wall 50 g5tcel wy RSoyant and
the ,trug-a nObeoOkng horse with the marks of speed
prominently developed at every point He was known to
be very apd runner but his lasting qualities were yet to
be tested The Judges then took their places the stand
roll Of the drum heard and the process of saddlng
End mounting quickly attended O-Joe Laird Fashion;
Dir Hare avonte piece OF ebony Isaac, BostOna; and
on Free Trade Mr. Green boy shade darker than the
suspense took possession OF the crowd the horses were led
,rst Hcat-The first attempt 10 start proved failure and
,he horses here called back. As they up the second
time tap given the drum, and away they bounded,
ahlon nNt the pole Bostona in the middle and Trade
outside BOsoua took the lead round the Fashion and
Free Trade side and side, and well At the quarter pole
he asl named 2aot away from ashton leaving her couple
OF lengths m his rear Down the back stretch they al
ps;s ' WIN ~ e Il ql'. ~ IN te J
particularly so-and at the hall-mle pole he went up and
passed hostonaime 81 secondhand round the lower turn
opened gap between himself and The grey Of some
three gus o. more Whch ne heiu up le nome steIGn
passing the stand at tremendous rate OF speed IN l5l,
eye on her regardless of the speed of Free Trade He seemed
20 know that there nothing to fear from him, that be
lawn he back stretch tbe bIack horse oantaRed The same
TO hind killing pace, leading four five lengths; while Bos-
iona was kept well in hand, and Fashion, although she
seemed TO labor much, lay close up BostOns. They
thus until within few yards of the stand when Fashion
made ash for the second place in the line which seemed
70 SEHe Bo,tona aud she broke Off at more rapid rate
Seeing this Mr.; Hare shouted Isaac TO hold her hard
and 20 ,teady IT was little use, however; the grey mare
would not ALLOW Fashion 70 reach her quarter. The time Of
the second mile l55l5, making the two miles 347.
RogRa e upper gLn Oh NE third mile the black horse began
made sudden dash him. passing him in an in
hpr made the place she had previously held
with the grey mare; butt time before she succeed
breathing spell his run being over, and his chances of
wnEag evidently OH Inc flIaggis nov commenced for
Tie EreT mare very hand ana eTened herself to te TtIf m
reach her but without success. Bosona passed the stand
miles in SAB On The next mile Bostona in ascending The
rising ground the upper turn, drew away lengh more
fOm Fashion, which the old mare was unable 70 make
up again aad il now evident that she was doomed to de-
feat She continued aborng down the back stretch neither
gaming nor losing young Laird nursing herin the most mas
lie touched her however with the spur after passing the
hmie pole, and she made rapid burst Tor moment bul
tP grey was wary anu nearing ner coming uasheu on al
made gap on the lower turn Of four lengths or more AZ
tie theeQuarie pole Laird took the last chance Fash
10 het Ieal ana commenced using whip and spur whleh
IN piled unsparingy until within hundred yards OF the
nu ana never dad racehorSe struggle harder to obey he
wishes OF rider than did Fashion this occasion; but her
eg were not equal to the task before her and she had o
81 two lengths IN 'front.' making the heat in 49, Free Trade
sog J jt,lg H N.Y., r. We ,Sar' e ~. contest
ah Bo'toaa the tayoGe wo one. They started
NJ length which sRe hed NH b1t tfinr deyiaton
tsouEog he race Fashion in most splendid style, and
ppved mO concluivey that she sill retains great portion
Oiths poWerand speed with which she bountiiuly
gea n her younger days but Sd had this engagement
I'd opponent With gre1ter share of these requisites sides
tie natural elasticity Of youth; and, although compelled
sfke " nag on this occasion the Virgin mare her defeat
de- no oeact AZ ioa from her fame racer-;he best At
i miles that tins country perhaps any other pro-
DICED They the first mile OF this heat II 1851 the second
nl4 The lhi!d n l2o and the last mile in E5s making
O P. Hare's B0stoRa by Boston dam Andrewetta.
by. o.: III b............., 1
ssnge Laird a. Fashion BY Trustee dam BONES
A4utf G5ils AGo
q Green's b. d. Free TRADE, by Mercer dam BY lohn
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