The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-26

bis asa.oon tie Iong Of seats ia fron. oi the
track pssseatei a spectacle, being Hed to over
flowing, o large part Of tho capants beng Ia
dies trem ine city end suburbs. The seats are
cnsahe o. hco.pg six thousand persons, comfortaoy
seated. To cay they nust have contained seven thou
sana as the ssats not only deIsely packed but
every inch the A,Fea wns oiled with persons standing
on tip toe 70 get view o. the race.
n Observable that the real sporting features or the
eetiblton most fbereliy patroniset. Daring the
morning. bile the tria of orsf horses the grand csval
,are OF all the horses on exhibition the exhibition OF
vsriors Glasses O. horees going the oer OF
spectators at 10 time would exceed iour thousand bu,
whtn Flora rfmp and lancet stripped for the race
as3 ociecx that number was incremed fe six oId
Tne caralcsde. at O'Clock, was q creditable affair,
bnon old not join II. The matched fancy matches
spd tRDds teams shout twenty In all, TOOK
We harE d 'fa ocioss ard made very creditsse ds
cox, NeI,den Conn., ~hicb took the nst preruium for
hoses Of ,hs oisse ii he late Connecticut Siaac fair
Among ibe tandem teams was one driven by Boston
tLtlemHp, tnr wheel horse milk wLiie and the leader
coal blacbroihsr and sister, sired by old Black Hawk
few tandie horses we're also ezbloisec, and gaopsd
fonnd the course
The fDes, feature OF tbe exhibition was the SHOW OF
roedsteIs at eleven o'clock sixty four entries were
Some stylish ANIMALS we're exhibited, and among 1hem
w.re several which can go "co~n in the sorGes "
Abont two hours and half cousuu1et in testing tba
sp.ed Of the road hores under tsupervisiou oil J. R.
sro~n, ESQ.,. o. Hev York, chairman Of the com
Ei,ee Al hat past two o'ciocs q trial u speed
came OF Tor colts no. three years old Prem,ums
S75 and $50 Only ,wo came 10 tho score. and tho
ust IVES CeCsded ic Two straight beats Gmc3... END
sGl-systesy, q bay mare owned by Mr., waee.er, Of
fetonyle being the winner OF the race and Grs. pre-
MUM.
At O'Clock flora ant Lancet were called up TOR the
arsr race ot the day, trial OF speed for premium OF
81 eco and S1l - the second best ho third pre-
mum OF 500 was tapred bu. as that was exactly tho
smoupt Of the entrance fec there was no for
The race by Flora IN three straight ueats Mrc
dissatisfaction was expressed by tue spectators at the
Iocr time mace and the announcement OF the result OF
lie last beat was received with Kisses Lancet broke
several times on every heat, and on every such
opportunity Flora took rest and theu went
awby from pim smsrsy ben he closed upon her II Is
that the maze was moi obliged 20 show great speed
vim the rice but IN nsiice TO the hundreds Who came
an distant place. 10 the her should
have made one quick heat, 10 exhibit the qualities OF tho
Hpimn Btwefn tn hsair, the pacing mare Pocshonls
exhibited going at sped around the course, aud
Bob Logic aud Bell thoroaghbreds from Canada,
we're put 10 gailop for amusement
Fira Hsct lancet broke at the frat turn aod Flora
sed him ana took the nsae When they reached tie
iower AIDE, Iora had opened good gar between, but
ne geairg elosea up :aadiiy iIey passed the fra,
ir.er pole In 90 sfconts When they around
sstiurn Jsrcet was Tapped on Iora's wheel, bu, he
made awkward break coming dow the straish, side
10 1ls They went around TO tne ihid quarter in 57.
auret closing Up on the homesSe.ch, put lie broke
sean on he lss and Flora logged TO the score sew
(rsI open lengths ahead. rime 2:JoE
Scond Hsm -Fio'a b,oke before hey got TO the turn
sud Isncst shot s~ay from her Instead OF ts!ng the
Ipsue when around the lrst turn kept away
std ftra collsrsd him and they bad snug race
Gown 10 the baclfirech, passing the first quarter
q - They came down 10 the stand, first hall, cose
,oa,hcr time 1sc Flora shook him ou easily they
,xssed the lower tarD AMI lancet broke 60
rf down the lower sre. Fora made the three
~ oC oopg her best not 10 beat lancet too badly and
he improved her gsod viii by closing UP " her the
bonesuech coming TO the score with hs head closs 20
gsd Roi Tue horses got the word at the Grst start
snd ihss went together To the irst turn where Iiora
tsssed her Antagonist, who made another bad break.
when he got at the straight work the lower side Flora
would have opered tremendous gap on bis stretch
she had DO, bsen held back sae se zoe nst quarser
10 a. asd allowed laocct 70 get up wln her jags
tsy reached the srsisrt ada and thev uosf86 -