The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-18

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ing 81 the election Of directors OF East
Road Company 70 reduce the number directors Of said
colnrsny ana 70 authorize said company to make in
7hese all that the Governor had signed up 70 tho
| hour Of adjournment.
Tho TuxT.
GREAT FOUR NILE DAY-THx FAsTKsr fiSR oN
RECORD.
I (From the New Orleans Picayune April 81
'sThe fashion of this world passeth away Rrth tn,
Good BooL. and we have new illustration Of i fur
Course Fashions 7;32 \ and 7:45 Long Island u
s42, and George Martins 33 and 743 here in 1853
sgnally beaten by the winner Of the day Where In
Eclipse nowy exclaimed Young America when Fashios
the conqueror Of henry. Where is Fashion nows i'm
our turn demand her beaten in six seconds
Truly we live in progressive age; and what
coming to who can tsn.
During the week past the question has been repeatedly
asked If any of the contestants in the late State stake
race would again curing the present Afev
erish excitement pcrvaded the community in view of
such Possible event, and the conviction freely
pressed that II II were To come of Lexington would be
likely TO have his well laurels cropped If not ose
them entirely. A contest between Lexington and Ie-
comtc freely talked Of and when Friday even
ing il announced the that arrangement
TO that effect had been made, and that the dag
would see it's contamination, the sprcad electr.
ealy and we found ourselves again in the midst Of
excitement, OF course.
Every thing was in favor Of the prospect sport The
track in tptop order, confessedly. The day
fair and continued The ride to the course was de-
ghtfuevcry thing seemed to favor the occasion. From
an early hour to late one ALI the roads flied b.
travellers avang themselves of every kind and descrip
hand in requsiton, and they who were g too late
for the wagon" walked Fully ten thousand people must
sight was truly anmatng The ladies' upon the for
mer great occasion made goodly show ON the stands
added no little to the pleasure of the day Betting Tho
was by no means slow in any part Of the course,
amazingly high in this department Of it. and we saw
paid by laughing losers, while many musical reminders
that Lexington had lost suggested to many overtaken
gentlemen that place dur ddmes should be their motto
in settling their books We grieve to say that Lexington
by the bye proved to be the avore to great extent
paid up with most commendable promptness =
far they could do the field OF the gloves and
M of
The race, Of which give below detailed account,
was indeed an exciting Since the races we have al
uded to hitherto among the greatest that have been
run there has been nothing like it, and In all its Incl
dents from the start to the victory 1t win always be
mcmbered as eemnenty the greatest four mile
on record.
The betting extremely heavy still it less than
on the last weeks race, there were not many
strangers in town. and money had not been sent hero
from abroad TO be invested the side Of favorte
even money against the field; but few minutes before
the race We Witnessed transactions in which lex
ngton backed at so against the field 100 to
60 against Lecomte. Much money risked time,
was 1872
So far could Judge the horses ali appeared to be
in excellent condition ant eager for the fray, they
moved 10 and fro before the the admirati OF
| the anxious Thousands.
The drum taps and the horses dash off with rush for
the first heat and on passing the first turn iecomte led
as fast gait and as bold stride as he could well &C.
complish Their position did not vary for nearly three
miles, although the pace increased the space between
the horses at times increasing and diminishing Lexng
ton several times making brush to take the lead but
lecome increasing his speed to prevent it. On entering
partially closed the gap that Iecomte had opened him.
and attempted to outfoot him. The attempt i'm
mense and elected the oudest encomiums of Lexingtons
friends and hackers; but it Intellectual The spur
was freely used to induce him to do what his friends
world at brush but Lecomte baed all his efforts kept
the lead and the heat amid deafenng shouts six
lengths in much the quickest time ever made in the
If the result of the heat induced great shouting the
announcement of the time produced still more camoreus
demonstrations of delight. All knew that the heat
very fast but each of the hundred persons who held
watches could scarcely believe their time until the
judges announced II officially.
During the great excitement which concentrated
the two conendng horses Rube had almost been lest
sight Of but he came home at high rate Of speed max
ing the best heat by far that he made his e al
though a the red flag descended he barely escaped being
caught behind it.
rcsed he had eviently been hard driven nearly tho
whole dstance but he recovered well during the
Rubc, also to appearances after the heat showed evil
dent symptoms that he had been running harder
than he liked lecomte who to all appearance had
much at his and with less effort than his
peors, not having been spurred during the heat,
but little distressed considering the great time and the
heat of the day.
The betting w. changed about Immediately not les.
from the result OF the previous heat than from the great
apparent exertion that Lexington had made while
ming and the aspect and condition of the horses after
the heat Rube's chance considered hopeless with
two such competitors against him. Most OF the bets
made for the purpose of hedging and Lecomte
the favorite at 100 10 40 against the field
Each horse came up for the second heat with crest
erect and with defiant demeanor cast proud giances
from fierce determined apparently to win or die
Lexington this time led the way from the for
ly two miles, by about two lengths; when on coming
the stretch and passing the stands to enter the
third mile, Lecomte, who had been bottled up,
menced his great brush overhaned and passed
him. Both did their best and the third mile
constant strife for the lead and the quickest
IN the race, being in 40 but Lecomte although
hard pushed never wavered but ran evenly and sesd
fourth mile Lexington who at that point nearly
"a his rival for moment gave back and lost his stride
but he ct once recovered it and pushed on with vgor
but with evidently great effort All Of use, for
Lecomte came home winner by four lengths in the AZ
tonishng time OF IS r. distancing Rube.
The long pent up feelings of the nearly phrenned
Thousands, who for time had been almost breath
less now found vent and ALL losers as well az winners
ladies well gentlemen shouted and applauded the
magnificent contest, the glorious result ana the gallant
winner We yesterday wrote and published concerning
this race I'VE look to-day for which for time and
n clo contest can be matched against any ever rum"
That prediction has been than fulfilled the race not
only matching but Tar exceeding; any OF tne neetestd
For more than twenty years the Of Eclipse and
Henry the Union Course Long Island the 9th
Of May 1890 the quickest record The shortest
heat IN that rnce was 37L In Fashions with B0s
Ton, the Union Course, Long Island May TO- 1872
the time 5:32h-74S. George Martins fast RAGS
in this city the 2ath Of March, lSs3 and the
time was 7:S3-143. II Is remarkable fact as 10,
comte Ia by Boston out Of Reel, that his sire should
have in the quickest race of Fashion and ms
dam Reel, should, on December II, ls41, have won
u III this ci y, the time Of which was I4o-.'aJ
The subject so fruitful of speculaons in regard to
time and blood that must rein in our pen to suit our
space woll satisfied that have witnessed the best
race in all respects that run and that Iecomte
stands proudly before the world as the best race horse
ever produced on the turf
Summary.
NgrApir COURSE. Saturday, April S.-Club purse
81 00c--four mile heats.
A. j. Wells ch. c. Lecomte, by Boston, out OF Reel
IS y. o. (Abel ... .........s.............
a. l. Bnraman'sb c Lexington, by Boston, out OF
Alice carneal-3y o. Henry Mcichonl. .......2 Q
j. :. Hunters ch. &. Rube, by imp. Trustee dam
Minstrol-aged. John Fordl. ................ dis.
First Heat Second Heat.
First mile .................1 153 202
Second mile ................ 154 l.58
Third mile ................... 14aL Las