New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-02
FULL AND CORRECT REPORT OF wEpNEs
DAYS RACES

FULL AND CORRECT REPORT OF wEpNES-
. DAYS RACES.
II the immense corco7rse o! people vac wers 4 =.
Amounted a. the Fashion RsoeC CSuy,e Oh r.esdsy ty
the failure Of Charleston to compete With Nicholas l.
in the gres. rs:e between the No-tt sni the Scsth,
could have been present on Wednesdsy, they mi sAt
have been compensated blythe Unexpectedly fcs seor.
Of the dsy. The number OF persors IN ssrS .ncs vas
ccmpsrs,ivey y small, owing piobaby in part 20 the
d,sppontpent Of the day previous, sd ps.ly to re
tightness Of he tmes.
Among the distinguished strangers We deserved IRE
Me,srs. Laird of Colts Neck, New-Je-sey-Mr S.ni.
uel Laird The celebrated trailer Of Fsshi,n, sd III.
son, Mr. Joieph Laird, The accomplished rider c: tbs.
peerless mare throughou. al her ong ard brilliant
racing cayeer. Gpairick woo hss attracted E, m1eh
oi nublc interest and sttei tior from tas circumstance
of his having been the rider o: Po-ess on tls oecs-
sion of her first race sad sigtsl defeat N Euglsnd
sesmed more a! home CD the American .1ri AMI q
gentleman who vss present al the Goodxood, re-
marked that il Gil had rode well ss he i:d yester
day. Prioress would have won. kr Palmer, the
trainer Who went oVt with Mr.. Ten B.oeeks horses,
wa. observed on the track in conversation With Gil
patrick and IL was said to be the first tine shst they
had met since the publication Of CHS letter imputing
large part Of the blame for the defeat os tie Amer
can horses 70 the trainer. A lumber Of highly re
spectacle ladies were upon the s.ard, and they Ell.
tered into the excitement and enjoyment OF the cc'
casion With as much spiri. and zeSt az the mer
There were two races on Wednee6sy. The follow
ing IL the list Of nt,es for the frs.
westche.ter stshe-sl5 subscription go fore: seeon
b.: s:; worth 70 ,s0s,is i;o Tuo % mile S!ss % '
l. Mor!. b. Margaret Norris ny Gieu'os ous of
j. Monet name. b May Thorn. by Trustee oa: of K.s
A. IIailsrd mares b. Nero, by Mariner Ou: Ct Pst'ey
C. Howe1 names eh Ida Clarion, by Cls.or, DAN ty
Eclipse. ..,.
Nero was promising extremely well ~ TO vithio 8
few days of the race; when in unusual ezrbersncs
Of spirit or sce,by Of temper he put cne If Ms hind
feet through fence, eausiDg lsmeness 50 serious
that he was still remsipipg disabled. Ths ~as seri-
Gus disappointment - his owner, Mr.. Ma-4ard OF
New-Jersey, who bad the creates. confidence IL .he
black colt. What made it more anroy.Ig, VS. that
another horse from Mr.. Halsrd's stable, ~hich he
has had in training for time pas vas also sufsr-
ing from lsmeness This colt s out Of Fashion, tAe
cny hor.e colt tha. she has produced Ee MSS never
yet rur In public.
Nero being withdrawn, only three contestants re-
msned for the rsce-Msrgaret Norris Nay Tdorn,
and Ida Clarion. Ida Clarion bea-s little resemblance
in looks to her sire, who was gsmey a1d sue'ess'a
horse; and in performance che proved still ess Ike
him. Her sounding rsme has the best ring Of any
thing about her. Mr. Monots Msy Thorn exhibited
sjers Of lsmeness before stsring The ODDS were in
favor of Margaret Norris, but there wss only ye-y
limited amount of betting The result justified the
general judgment. Margaret Moin' essiy wen the
first a-the three horses and their riders presenting
through most Of il the appearance OF smatsur tarse-
mon, galopipg round for ,ecre.tion The oSy inter-
estng circumstance wss that Gilparick roae one o.
the losing horses, Ida Clarion, while the winnsy,
Margaret Morris, was rode by sable descendan. o:
Africa Time 4:Oi. The second hes. wss run with
q similar result, except that Ida Clarion sad Nay
Thorn were no. only beaten bu. distauoed; the Iale
coored boy holding Margaret Morris back, most OF she
way, with all bis might. Time, 1854.
Now commenced the sport Of the dsy Tee Oldest
men on the turf have seldom pre,tier rsos one
of more thrilling interest, than the spirited coltes.
ur an which four horses cow entered. The ennes
were a. follows:
P,op.,ors Purse sIOc-Tv mile hes:s Entrance
3 ieI cant to &c to second'oe oorse.
P Bush .sters ch Parachute years cd by Yo'a'h'e
Ian e. raey enters Oh sh?ceo BY Fsyhe, dsm Bes-y
w;llsm a. Gibbons enter. ch Mamie Lewis years Old
by Glencoe dam Motto; By Bs..i9o:. J., =, =,
Wagner dam Magnolia
The striking feature Of the wss the c.oseness
and the per,inacity with which the contest between
three Of the horses was kept up throughout Indee1,
At dreit times every Of the four horses entered
was the fsvo,te; and what rnore heavy odds ware
offered Oh at least three Of thep successivey, one
after another against the field When ne horses we're
led out AID stripped, Charley Ball showed so ven that
bets were freely offered or him against tie other three
Blu, in this instaI CO the general Judgment did not
proye 20 correct as in the OF Aarga-e. Norris IN
the previous race.
First Hea,.-Tbe horses all got of we'll II wss
econ apparent that Charley Ball was not going 20 re S.
ize the expectations which he had rsised The spsn
did mare Mamie Lewis showed smeness, sn9 fingered
considerably in the reay l. became evident tha. the
heat was 10 be won ethe, by Parachute cr Saoc,e.
Between them the contes. was very shHf. Down
the back stretch they abreast. For iorg di'-
taIce it was impossible to tel which IS ahead. Bat
for this time the unfortunate Gpatrioks star wa: il
the ascendent. He brought Parachute IN the wiDne-
Of the heat; Shocco was second, and elese on Tie
mues flank. Charley Ball, shor OF bis g'ory9 cime
in only third ard Mamie Lewis was fourth. Tine,
3:47.
Second Heat The horses III came up st tie tsq 0;
the um, ready for the work. Mamie Lewis he'd got
lin ber and the four horses ran in hesp for SON, dis.
tsnce. The heat was more intsrestSg thsn ms
first, hopgh the time varied only ssond. Nsnme
Lewis came in the winner; Parachute, q saoceo 8;
Charley Ball. 4. Time, 3:4s.
After the second hss. Charley Bal. showed 60 much
distress that was not deemed p-udeai by MS owner 10
run him again. aud he was withdraw.
Third Heat.-The three remaining hoT'es 81 sac Yea
game, ,rd 60; off pretty well together. Iae odi'
were now largely in favor OF Mamie Lewis sac
showed poorly in the first hes: and 50 vel 20 !as