The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-20

NATIONAL COURSE, L. FALL xEsrisd-THE
RACHs.
SECOND
The second days racing ~ the National Jockey Club
was ss we predicted brilliant than the Arst
and very large attendance the result Of the at
tractive ptogrsmme announced There not the num-
Der Of ladies present that expected and which Is
be regretted, during these delightful days when ride
the open air would much improve their health but
the ruder portion Of creation in great force
and full feather and the day win long BE- remembered
BY those who witnessed the exciting between Little
Flea, One Eyed Joe and Hi yhlAnder.
There was only one race, and that . dash OF four
miles, but 1t was such contest Is seldom Little
Flea won, one-Eyed Joe second, and Highlander
badly beaten by at least City yards The latter the
favorts at hundred sixty against the field pre-
vious to the start, and thousands upon thousa ads
were staked upon him and such thought as his being
beaten by Little Flea entered the Imagination Of
his hackers One. Eyed Joe baked against Little
Flea at hundred TO seventy 6ve in fact Little Flea
looked upon by the aighlanders the sm sllest
kind of small potato Re the race, neverthesss
and those who took the hed-reyng One Erred Joe to
do the workre.urned to their homes with their pockets
we'll lined while the layers of the odds came away salts
fed that the best laid schemes O. mice and gang
aft agee y
Little Flea is an Astounding horse and has run the
best three mile heat made In this country II ia
true that he was badly beaten by Garrett Davis during
the spring meeting in three mile race, and Highlander
during the same week vanquished him without effort
in four lie dash but thea the little fellow was of
his fest, AMI had not run 10 him Those who
his opponents ierday hal onl his dee their
eyes, and blinded BY them hat they could see
nothing abo ut him that resemoled a winning horse
One Eyed Joe, on the hand had made good run
and ha
rated far In advance OF Little Flea but Highlander
was the object Of attrsoton-ths great Hishlsndsr-
Highlander, that cost lis present. $40, 0o0 and
never beaten except in tae great Stae Post Stake
New Orleans, and could be beat again-tae inva
chile Highsnder-wss looked upon as the hero of the
day beyond the sibi;y OF doubt; and when he at
drst began to give the coatsst entering the
and they thought that his rider ely holding him
back give the public opportunity of witnessing his
before he reached the backs on the fourth mile
IL MAS too palpabe that his hopeless one,
we'll from bgnning erd and his time in this heat
the best that he ever made before-aboat :S7-not
eng over a compile Of seconds behind Little Flea.
This race, although very fast, will not compare with
the many fast four mile that have had in this
section OF country. 1t is not good Henrys first
heat with Eclipse although two seconds quicker, because
Henry had bis weights mp and in this instance Little
Flea was only required to carry 100 lbs instead Of 100
which the weight Of Gpatrict, his rider Neither
vii this time compare with that made by Fashion,
Boston rec Trade Tally Ho nor Bosona but
place in the annals Of the turf
THE RACE.
Ope Eyec Joe won the POLE Little Flea next, High.
lander the OUTSIDE At the tap of the drum they went
off well, One Eyed Joe taking the lead, Highlander Sc
ed the bacIstetoh Joe was haf dozen lengths ahead
of Highlander, Little Flea still close up to the latter.
They kept In this until they got the homestretc
when Highlander and File, up closer Joe, ami he
came and passed the stand about three lengths
front of Highlander in l52k, Flea still close up to
Hghlsnter Joe rather increased his speed next
Ils. Of six Or eishs lengths, which he main lin
tun and bomettretch Highlander and Flea closed
again TO within two or three lengths and in this way
and the two miles Ia 3i4 ON the next mile jos keot
his SPEED, but the others lay little closer to him on
the baek,tretch than in tire previous two miles, and
soon ss they passed the Mansion house they increased
their sised, and closed at every jump coming up the
homestr,tch at ktll'ug pace When in front Of the
in an instant passed highlander and before got to
the jrges stand Flea topped in front Of him. making
tie time Of the third mile i52, and of the three miles
b;S6 fla n couple Of lengths in front Of joe
and Igh!onter, after b,f struggle to keep up, began
20 a,op on Flea wsns Along gasnynJoe straning
home winner by tnree four lengths making the last
niue Ia 80 and the heat IN 49, highlander about fifty
yards ehrd AS Little F'es pa se1 the grand stand he
was s.st:eo with hearty shouts and buzzss from the
crowd. which ias.ed for after hal passed
the sore
lhe following is a summary of the days business:--
NATIONAL JocKRY OseB bAcTs-FAIL srEnNG-sECoSD
DAy-Tus sdny Sept. ~ 80 Nicholas Hotel stake or
oil ag-a single dash Of four miles for year olds
ard u wards carry loo lbs: $500 ad ed BY the St.
Nicholas Hotel if two start
J h Miller famed r Fields b e Little Flea, by
era, Eagle dam by imp. AciGon, years old ...... l
Ibos W Do.wsh nsmea one.Ey Joe BY Prince
Ge0Tgs, oat Of Registers dsm years old.
Z. Fowler named CHI b. highlander, by Glencoe,
dam tastanet Observation-Disclosures. 3
1ine-First mile Observation-Disclosures. l:52L
second mile ........... 49,. .....,.... 1:51b
q r me mne ,........ .t..........'..... 20
TouAtn LOS
LoAl siuc.. ..s,......... t'oo
The Prescott House stake, which announced to
come off before the four mile race not for, all
the horses being drawn except TERRIER He galopped
round two miles alone for the stake