New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-30
FASHION RACES.
SECOND DAY.

The day was beautiful rs Monday, but the course
not crowded. The numbers were perhaps about one
third Of those gathered the first day. and the racing
proportionstey worse. The thinness Of the ladies'
stand took away much from the animation and
brillisncy which Monday the wore. For the
res. the arrangements admirable and the same
excellent order prevailed.
About O'Clock the busle sounded for salllng for
the .hree-year-old sweeps,akes-sB0 subscription,
with $500 added, sle0 forfeit. Mr.. ". II. Gibbons b.
f. Godleaf, walked over; Mr.. Campbell's ch. E., by
imp Glencoe, out Of mirh; Messrs. Reber & Rutz
b. c. Picksway, by Wagner and Messrs. Doswells
ch C. Planet, paid forfeit. This blank.
At II O'Clock the horses saddled for the great hand
cup-sl00 subscription, 75 forfeit, % declaration with
aplate added by proprietor valued AT ~ Ooo and there
came TO the post:
MI Deseu.op'. Don Jgsn, vs., appropriate weight
III Ibs handicap s lb-. Fitzpatrick
Mr. Do.~ef. sssher Appropriate weight la lb. handi
NJ Po,d,s h Cl.,.y r,iI, W.. .na.n,. ,.-,b, is
lbs. handicap Ito lbs tWebs.cj j...................
M ksrvn'. B. n D. yTs, appropriate weight III lts,
M Gibeou.' ch The Gar yrs appropriate weight ia
M D@ssT.on.cS h Go.arnor WicIc ~. ,1oroprs,e
weight loI lbs, handicap 80 lbs lWhi.ej ...........
Six only entered the lists the other eight paid for
felt. Nicholas was prevented running had his owner
SO desired, by cutting his mind legs, re-
ceived from Tar River in the last heat on Monday.
Gilpatrick who rode Tar River alleges that he could
not hold his horse hut by the strict rules OF racing ne
should be disqualified from riding, a. incompetency to
manage his horse Is for injuring another.
IL is likely this rough cutting from behind will prevent
Nicholas fcm running for the fourile Friday.
He was standing lptoe. ~ about q the horses
were very clumsly brought to the post and il not
until after false they got fairly off. On
the first start Don Juan and Slasher made upward Of
quarter of mile before they pulled up by their
rders On getting off Gilpstrick cut the runting
with Don Juan ct slashing pace closely followed by
Slasher with Charley Balls and VI. d.. who aterna,ed
lead from tine TO time some ten lengths behind and
this position was maintained TO within twenty
wards Of the winning post WIN Webster called
Slasher who under the Influence Of bitter pressure Of
whp ard spur reached Dor Juans fanks opposite the
iudees chair. Don Juan won by half alength. Time;
81. Tie Gar and Wicklife were bad fifth aud
sixth. The betting as on Monday, was rot brisk not
fIom want of inclination, but OF opportunity, or the
way to 90 about il in the absence of ring. Sasher
was the favorte sny other horse at about TO ,.
In pool. Of ~ coo he was bid TO 800 and Don Jasn
TO $3.50. The two were backed at 80 to - freely,
ee eainst the field. From this being the first "hest
handicap run the Fashion Course, II was natsraIy
expected TO excite unu,ua interest but Il does not ap-
peai TO Possess the zane charms for lovers OF the
tarf a, the four-me race. The distance was = mLes,
precisely the distance OF the Goodwood Cup race from
which this race has probably drawn ITS in'Pirat4on
We lray mention by way Of comparison OF time, that
ihe raoe for the Goodwcod Cup in lS' iPnoress-
wear wa, made in minutes ls seconds. the CIffer
eBce IN time nav he accounted for by the inequality
sf tie Goodwood course there beng thrse rises and
bsr,is IN the round.
Tie days smu-ements were wound up by a one
nile beat epstakes, carried Ci iaurd'y by Mr. N5r.