The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-30
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Fashion Course, l.. I.-Great RacinR-Grand
Assemblage, and Glorious Time Made.


Fashion Course, l.. I.-Great Racing-Grand
Assemblage, and Glorious Time Made.
The opening day OF the meeting the Fashion
Course commenced Monday under the favorable
auspices The weather was delightful, the attendance
large and fashionable and the arrangements the
everything that could be desired, while the track itself
just the thing for fast time Everything that could
be done done the part OF those having tho manage
nen Of the affair to make II alike creditable themselves
and satisfactory 10 the pubc-in which they succeeded
most admirably Mr.. o. r. Hare, that tho people
OF the North were willing 10 patronze the turf when pro
perly conducted wisely determined TO oer purses high
enough TO induce the Of Southern stables bring
them and place them in competition with those
Of tho North. lie has been successful iu his enter-
PRISE as Mondays events fully proved. He has varied
the whole programme OF racng and instead OF
day as OF old three given TO the public,
ing and ending the meeting with four mile race and
handicap tho Frglisb plan ON the ntermeiate day
Such an array o ne horses we're never here bore aud
feel confident that all tho pfzes offered will be
Among the visitors un Tuesday noticed some of the
most prominent individuals Of tho country fon all sec
tionsamong others thc Count Il. S,rtles, the French
Minister John iccnar tho bcnra Itny; Hon. John SteU,
II Lcsssssi Aaron Jones of slsiad and senator Gwu,
Of which seemed 70 take the lively interest,"
tho procecdings and, a. they have discovered that
there s nothing objectionable Ia racing To the fas
dlous, may expect 30 their numbers greatly In
creased at each succeeding race
The sports the day opened with tho sweepstakes me
heats three year nlds Oct OF five entries only
came 10 the post, viz sb. Goldlcaf owned by VIM. H.
Gibbons, and &. y 1hrFgs Neck owned BY v Morris.
The betting was decdedy IN iayor Of Godcatwo To one
being offered without takers.
Prs, Hecf AT tho tap of the drum they went on 90
gcthor grey adng tho first turn aud 10 the
barkstreeh, when oieai went mp aud lay alongside for
quarter On the lower turn The ly gradually got away,
and cano homo an easy winner by couple Of lengths.
Serond raL-Tls heat was not 30 interesting a. tho
nrst one benE evident tha, tho grey was unable 70
core with Golies The lly took Ia. lead NJ The start,
and opening gap three rneshs the nrst quarter
retained u 10 tie sccrc. lime, iSos The following Is
FAAmos SorssE-fmn DAY-MoSpAY. Sept. 2I-swcep;
stakes three year os mile heats 500 subscrxion
hall forfeit; closed With four nominations.
W Gibbons GoldIcaf by Trojan out Of aclipn by
p q Bnsh's IT, r. Throgg : Neck, by cracscr oa, os
sslhe ward by John X Grimes mes..................2
Rchcr 4 kutz's b. E. Rronv, by imported Monarch
ou, cffady Canton, by imported r. anly ...... dr.
John Hunters rh. r. Jim Watson, by unporind Chen.
COS out q Too soon, hy Sr Lesle....s......... df
TrlK rorr WIN r,cr
The sweepstakes being over al anxiety 10 the
great -four milo race, ana tho spectators werc busy with
speculation a. - tc result cf the contest Nicholas
r.t as9rs i an ~ "e,ss many a, san,s so'ns .,, assn
estimation, and eighty oercd agains, hundred
that she would carry Oh the przc. and very LARGE amounts
ported IN hrr Very intc snh about Iar River
amateurs seeming 70 know little of him. except that h.
lad beaten sue Washington a Broud Rock. in Virginia
ning however proved him bu a capital horse and
dangerous competitor IN four milo Iic nj.
mFaby ridden BY Glrstriok, as was also Nicholas W
wehsrr Al the horses looked uncomnonly well. while
the p~fscs " Nicholas, ia winning secc heat
Ts5 Justified the high estimate that had previously bern
formed cf his powers A. racchorsc. The two middle
mills ri tho 1ccnnd heat quicker than
sver hcfors-aA(cSceps ny IIeglra, 33i With csssh
weights w, at Ncw nrleeus IA tsan)shllst the nrst
second and third miles within scrond Of the
celebrated performance OF Brown Is, three mile
over the Mctarie Course, al New orlcanshs time
being N, tho present h2pand tis with Northern
weights The heat tsen has ouy twice been egaallcd,
by Miss Foose and recently by Rapcc, both carry
ne southern weights On soutbefntracks Bat describe
F0,t If.a The horses went on very leisureiy Ycho
las leading but hsli M and Tar River 20
IN 'front.' sue evidently intending 70 tran throughout con
firmng previous su-ni~s that shc roag
eori for the lrsi heat They ,rcc lengths
tancr soanowhat pcrraaed, whcn Ncholas woam
make dash 81 Tar River they nearod mo stand apra
rsny with the intention % OCCASIONALLY trying his mete.
The pace was very slow og t~o milcs aud haf when
tho speed srrmsd "a be- increased NY al of them. A
they approached the stand tc third mla tho race
conmenced IN earnest Nicholas went up ana eoiiarcd
Tar River and NECK aud neck struggle cnsued between
them uush near The termination OF tie heat, when Tar
River succeeded Ia shaking Nicholas on and came home
awinner ~ the heat ~ 50& suo Washington was some
forty verde behind "a the end having once been open
ell during the entire run, showing that prrvious op
mons were correct Although The three rsi miles of III
heat were run IN comparatively slow tae yet he foafh
mile was ne quickest ever made Ia tbs North four
Ssccrd HsotAfier the usual interval between heats
had expirei the horses we're summoned got o IN in
hr"fs wv ~ thAn ~ the previous
heat Nicholas took the lead II The rs turn Tar River
second tho mare close up. They through three miles
so closely thst daylight hardly visible any time
tween them. The stand was parsed three times that
way bnt nj this point Sue Washington from uncx
planned caase, stopped and did not start until all
hope o. her reaching the ces out o the question
y was afterwards said that this was suk ON the part OF
The mare. Some SAID, however, that II mistake on
the part OF The rider who supposed that the heat was
over but this improbable, The rider could NOD
have sappcscd that the over, when tho other
borss IN front NJ him, running nj the top or their
cd NuN Wash ~ fha limo IA
Going on the fourth milo, Tar River made a deSpe
rate dash nj Nicholas rcachng his addle gths on Tho
turn, but although tho struggle prolonged one yet
gcldne Hc then dropped back, gathered himself and
then renewed the attack. hut al erOft was unavalnc
as Nicholas, calling both on he speed and bottom gallant
" maintained bis supremacy 10 the score In 3s the
quickest second onr mile heat ever run in hs section of
country. Sun Washington distanced
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