Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-10-20
Great Race Between Nicholas and Engi-

Yesterday morning, race, largely advertised as contest between the north and south or in other words, between the race horses of north ern stock and the race horses of southern stock, both being originally of the same type, but bred in some slight degree from different strains of the same blood, came of at the Fashion Course, on Long Island. The horses named and enter ed were:
 Mr. J. De Crosses Hunters chg. Nicholas l.
 MT. Thos. Puryears b. c. Charleston.
 Mir. Tallp's gr. Engineer.
 The morning was keen and cold, with a smart northeasterly wind blowing, which good judges of pace considered to be adverse to the making of great time. The course was crowd- ed and 1t was worthy of remark that in twenty years there has not been on any northern race course so large a congregation of old turf gen. tlemen-of the men whose fathers and grand fathers used to breed race horses on Long Island for the sake of improving horse stock and of owning the best horses-not for the sake of making money out of their performances-and who were there in the hope of resuscitating the sport by which. in their opinion, the horse can alone be maintained in perfection.
 1t was early announced that Charleston had broken down and would not run, and great many persons complained that there would be no race, and that virtually it was a lost day.
 The odds offered and taken were Sl,OOO to $500 on Nicholas against Engineer.
 Good judges observed that Engineer was a good two and three mile horse, but that he had never been proved at four miles, and that he had no possible chance with Nicholas.
 Betweeu the two horses, among'good judges, there Was no betting. The betting was chiefly about time; ana tappears to have been the gen eral oplnlon that the fist heat would not be run inside of 7:43; one or two bets were made in favor of 7:39.
 Nicholas was ridden by Gilpatrick, who was very confident of winning. At the start both horses showed in extremely good condition.- Engineer went off with the lead and kept it. Nicholas laying quietly behind, until, just be- fore reaching the judges stand or the third time round, when he went ahead and won the first heat easily,
 TIME-FIRST HEAT
 First mile. ...... 2:20 Third mile. ....5 $40 Second mile. e.... 3:5719 Fourth mile s45 All things considered the running was quite good as could have been expected under the circumstances, and the weather more partcu- arly that 1t was not supposed that Engineer could put Nicholas up to his speed at all. For the second heat, it was generally supposed be- fore the start that it was dead thing, and that
  the general idea that 7:5O, or worse time than that was the best that could be looked for; but to the surprise of all lookers-on, and the great pleasure of the admirers of the grey colt he proved himself an extraordinary brave horse.- The time of the second heat was:
 SECOND HEAT.
 First mile. .l:59 Third mile ........ 5:46 Second mile... ...... 3:53 Fourth mile. -.....4:47 The aggregate time of the two heats is ex. tremely good, the falling off being much less than what might have been looked for, and the difference between 1t and the best time ever made by the best horses ou northern courses, and all things being taken into consideration, not being other than highly creditable to Eng- ncer, who would force Nicholas to such speed. In regard to Nicholas himself, as he won easily with much to spare, nothing can be said except that he has proved himself so far equal to any thing that has run on the American turf We believe him to be easily able to beat, not Le- conpte or LeXington's time southern tracks, but either of the horses themselves anywhere- Ne,0 Fork Tribune, !Sept 30