The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-10-28

TaR RACE FOR CEsARgwIrcH (ENG.) STAKEs-The
.tme,Tcaa Horse TfctoIions.-At the Newmarket ra-
cos In England the Ccsarewtch stakes, worth 3d..
o1s were won In excellent style by the American
mare Prioress over thirty competitors. Very hea-
Wy bets had been made against her previous to the
day OF contest The we'll known horse Lecompte
also the property of Mr. Ten Brosck had died sud-
denly of choiic. Prior has been ruled of from all
engagements for the season. There were "a entries
for the stakes including first class English horses.
The London Post has the following account Of the
race:
The betting was to l against NJ. Dobler, to /
against Fl uakem, IL to against Wariock, 100 to
against Lima, 100 to against Rosati Is to !
against Plush Colt, 20 to against Martinez, 20 to
against Tasmania, % to against Emulator, 30 to
against Queen Bess, 33 to each against Fright,
Zigzag. and Fisherman, 40 to against Poodle, so
TO i each against Barrier, December aud Dusty Mil
ler 80 to each against Eloquence and st. Giles,
and loo to each against Prioress and sutsrd.
The flag was dropped to n beautiful start Dusty
Miller bore his coors to the front, with Queen
Bess Cerva NJ Dobler aud the Plush colt following
nearly in the order named; Odd Trick, Fright Emu
lator, Xigzag, Wariock, Prioress and Poodle lying
in the middle Of the ruck. These positions were
unchanged until reaching the Ditch, when Cerva
rushed to the front, Queen Bess being in close at
tendance upon her, with Odd Trick third Emula-
tor, FL IIakim. Prioress, Fright, Zigzag, Wsrlock
and the Plush colt forming the next lot At tho
bushes the pace DeSd1 10 tcll. anu huTlDGk. tIush
colt and Poodle dropped back, and Cerva resigned
the lead TO Queen Bess
As they descended the hill Odd Trick, Emulator
and ZigZag also disappeared from the front. On
approaching the cords. Queen Bess with FL llakim
at her neck still held slight lead, with Prioress
running by herself on the far slide third; Fright
Iigzag, Warlock, and Emulator showing in front of
the ruck. One of the most exciting Cesarewtch
finishes ever seen then ensued. Prioress, half way
up the cords, seemed to be about coming in alone
but the tiny jockeys of Fl Hakim and Queen Bess
made determined set to, and the judge, unable to
separate the first three, pronounced dead heat
with Prioress, Queen Bess and III Iakm Fright
was next, about length and half behind them
Xigzag was fifth about length in advance of War
lock, who was sixth and Martinez seventh Emula-
tor and Saunterer headed the next lot that strag-
gled in. In the extreme rear, pulled up, were St.
Giles, Wild Honey, Poodle, Fisherman, Black Tom
my, and the Poacher.
DECIDING HEAT.-Mr. r. Ten Broeck's Prioress by
Sovereign, tbred in America) years est
alb. (fordham) /
Capt. Smiths FL Hakim, years est 9lb (Brayl 2
Mr.. Saxou's Queen Bess, three years, 4st.
lClb. Uirimshay1 q
Betting-5 to against FL IIakim: to against
Prioress, and three TO one against Queen Bess. The
heat Was run after the last race in a deepening
twilight which rendered it impossible TO dstin-
guish the colors of the riders at distance. FL
Iiakm was the first off, but after going about fifty
yards, Prioress, oyerpowering Fordham rushed to
the front and carried on the running to the Ditch
uap' "heTe she was puIieu Dack, ana lay about
three leagues in the rear Queen Bess going with
the lead, closely attended by FL IIakm
On coming down the Bushes Hill PriOress hung
to the left, and a shout was raised of 'The Amer-
cans beaten" but Fordham reused the mare with
his whip, and before reaching the foot of the hill
she bore her cOlors in advance, and, quitting her
opponents half way up the cords, won cleverIy by
q length and half; III Hakm beating Queen Bess
by head only for second place. A loud and pro-
longed cheer hailed the triumph of the American
colors, and Mr. Ten Brock warmly congratu
lated upon the first victory achieved by him in
England An objection made by the rider of
Queen Bess against the rider of Ell Hakm on the
CrDnnd of a cross