The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-27
THE TURF.

NATIONAL COURSE, l.. 1.-The result OF the ra.
sing over the National Course, on Saturday last
was briefly announced yesterday. The entries for
the two mile race were McGrath. Seine and Ora.
mite. Both heats were won by McGrath, in 3:431-
3:4534. The mare, Seine, ran very WELL and
would probably have won the first heat but for an
accident to her rider she having drawn too close to
the fence in making the last turn, injuring the boys
foot 80 much that another rider had to be subsitu-
ted the next heat. EEs--E
For the three mile race there were four entries,
viz Ellen Bateman, Col Grayson, Henry and Ar
row. The latter did not start, on account of lame
ness. Ellen Bateman was the winner of the first
and fourth heat Time 5:42 1-2 5:45, 5:51, 6:0I 2
The great event of the day, however, was the
four mile race The entries were Red Eye One
Eyed Joe, Little Flea, Reube and Highlander. We
append the Herald's description of the race.
First Hea.-Little Flea won the pole, Highlan.
der second, Red Eye third, Reube fourth, One Eyed
Joe outside At the ap of the drum they went off
on hand gallop-al waiting to trai but some one
had to lead which ling to the lot of Red Eye he
started with Little Fa alongside of him, the other
three In a string Hehind, Highlander first One
Eyed Joe next, Reul bringing up the rear. There
was no change of d sion on the first mile-time
EOS 2. After pass g the score the speed became
accelerated without change in the position of the
horses, and the seed Id mile was run In 1:56 12-
No change occurreS during the third mile, Red
Eye and Flea doing hll the work, the others keep
ing in the backgrol hds, abiding their time The
third mile was rum In 1:56. On the fourth mile
there was some LITTLE busting and changing of po-
sitions between Highlander and One Eyed Joe,
which amounted to nothing and created no inter-
est All eyes were on Red Eye and Flea, az the
heat lay between them, and they came up to the
home stretch they had done previously, Red
Eye half length ahead of Flea making the last
mile in 1:52 L 2, and the heat in 7:521 1.2.
Second Heat-Highlander took the lead. Red
Eye second, F lea third, One Eyed Joe fourth and
Reube last, as before They continued thus round
the upper turn, down the backstretch, and round
the lower turn but coming on the homestretch they
all got nearer together, Highlander still leading Red
On the first turn Of the second mile Highlander still
leading dashed away from Red Eye at a killing
pace, opening the gap, the old horse endeavoripg
to keep up with him. Highlander had now run
he came to the score head and head, Rcd Eye hav.
ing caught him on the horoestretch. He soon after
gave up the race and left The track. The time of
| the second mile was l:53 One Eyed Joe was third
Flea fourth and Reube last as before. After High.
lander had given up the contest, One Eyed Joe
made dash at Red Eye and took sides with him
on the backstretcb, when after desperate strug.
gle all round, the old horse passed the score neck
Ia front OF JOe making the tn1rQ mile In 100. Joe
passed Red Eye on the next turn, and then Flea
ran ahead of him and made for Joe, and the heat
lay between them two. They ran all they could,
and after whip and spur contest to the stand Joe
landed there half length ahead of Flea. making
the heat in 7:39. Reube was third and Red Eye
fourth.
Third Heat.-It being now nearly dark, and i'm.
possible to distinguish the horses on the back OF
the course, we had to await their coming to the
score each mile, to ascertain how the race was
going Reube went off with the lead, but Flea
| soon took 1t from him, and lat 1.-THE Mansion
House was three or four lengths clear OF the 9th.
ers. Flea came to the score first, Red Eye second,
Reube third, One Eyed Joe last-time 2:lO. On
the backstretch, on the second mile they were all
closer together but could not distinguish which
was the leader. Joe was last, however. When
they arrived at the stand. Red Eye was q neck
ahead OF Reube, Plea half a length behind One
Eyed Joe couple OF lengths In the rear Time
of the second mile 2:02A. On the backstretch Red
Eye and Reube were yoked. and they came round
and passed the acore In the same way, head and
head making the third mile In 1:55t Flea and Joe
| q few lengths behind Reube stuck to Red Every.
ing hard to run him down; but the old vireinisr,
had settled to his work, and was determined to do
or die. The last mile was run In 1:59l, and Red
Eye won by a length. Reube second, One Eyed
Joe third, Flea last. Time ofthe heat S:074. And
thus ended the great four mile day on the National
Course.
| SUMMARY.
Club purse $4,000. four mile heats
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