The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-06-10
THE FOUR MILL RACE AT NEW YORK-yIc.
TORY or A SOUTHERN HORSE.

THE -FOUR MILL RACE AT NEW YORK-yIC.
TORY OF A SOUTHERN HORSE.
II was stated yesterday that the four mile rae,
over the Eclipse Course, New York, on Tuesday
fora purse OF s., ,000, ,s4s Won By Tar River 10 TUT
straight heats, against the fanous Slashsr beside,
Easiis and Bill Dearing.. The Sun says:
The pool staked on Tar River was 81 $50 aeains'
&34 that on Bill DesriIg $1,000 against 81 $50
on s'ashsr Sl1l5 agailsi 1856. and ON Esglii
$3.50 against So ,295. Tho odds thus increasing Il
the value OF the horse bss on and the prospect o
winning decreases. Tho wLo,s amount Of money
pending on the race was; Subscriptions. $500; for.
fei'ed, 500, added by ,hs assooistion. So 600
amount pooled, $3.50; icing total Of $6,5so
besidss the usual amolnt OF small bettiog.
Tho sun thus describes the race:
Tue Jap OF the drum u given, and away they
speed Tar River leading, EagIis following, Slash.
ss sa. neAs ana bearing 10 the rear Away, leaving
Deninc tnefn cioCd of dust, they dash on to the
ha,f-niIe stand, when Eagiis and Tar River course
side by side. s!asher aud bearing close to them
Wneu thoy have reached the close OF the first
miie, slasIer falls length behind bearing who
now PRESSES hooiy toward to the other two, who
are almost neck and neck. The next mile is kent
In aooat me same manner, but at 2% miles SLASH.
er is lett far behind and Tar River gains a length
on MS other Two opponents, who are now side by
s'ae; va tne Close OF the third mile Siasher max es
oo'd p ush, and brushes past Daaripr, comine o
ciose to Eaelis, who keeps just even With Tar
River. On tlie fourth mile SIasber's daring Al.
tempt iaiis, and he again fails behind bearing
several rods bearing, who has hitherto beeb ke ut
in, nov comes bravely out on the last quarter ana
passes the rope only about quarter length behind
lar River, VINO has made the four miles In 754l%
Eagiis and Slssher are far in The rear. The tina
on each mile was first mile. miu; second mile.
min; third mile. 2 min sec; fourth mile, l
An interval Of half an hour is allowed, and the
painting horses are led cf by their grooms. amid
the plaudits OF the multitude Betting against the
nsid on Tar river now commences, and $l0O TO $50,
afterwards $500 to 800 are offered
The time between heats allowed bv thu rpIe. M
the club havipg expired. the horses are led out
make false start. Another start is sucoessful and
they lead IN, Slasber and Eaglis first Dssripp
next; and Tar River last. At the first half mile
Tar River has managed to pass Dsaripg and in
close upon the other two, who, neck and neck
strain as for life. while the riders leaning for ward
urge them on by the whip and spur At mile
and quarter Tar River is lead oniy by Slasher,
and Eaglis s the last and at the mile and half ha
has reached the front rank, on the inside track.
position he keeps throu ghout Slssher closing fast
upon him at the end oil the second mile. bearing
next and Eagiis fast becoming tagged out and
dropping far In the rear Al the close Of the
third mile Tar River leads DsariDg by only abou
half length, while Slasher and EagIis are lef,
almost out OF sight in the strife. On the home
mile Tar River and Dearing exertsd themselves
to their utmost, aud when the heat was concluded
length 10 advance of his Competitor. Eaglis and
Sasher were declared distauced, and cgme hons
amid the laughter Of the nusympathising crowd
The time of this heat was 7:42L Time on each
mile-1st mite, 1:5511s; I'd, 1:5211; Sd, 1:55; 4th
159%.
Tar River, who won the race, il a Southern
horse, aud not unknown to the turf by any means
In 1865. in Charleston, he won the three mile
purse, iu q contest against Shocco and Arbisrs-
ton; shurtest time, 5:541a. He was bsaieu on The
EAAhirr las h.
mile sweepstakes the shortest winning time By
Nicholas beirg 1885, and Tar Rivers best tim,
7:50I He has also beaten lizzie Nc Donald. Cga
and Eaglis, and been beaten by Mat SpangIsr
moldore, siasher and Planet. The race of yester
day was deemed by all a perfectly fair ono, auc
was conducted in the best styi throughout. o.
Thursday next there will be great three mill
day, for purse of 1000. Also, the colt stake
and handicap for beaten horses.
MAJOR VAN DoRN's BATTLE WITH raE INDIANS
O6fctaI heport.-It was stated few days ago tha
Major Earl Van born, of the I'd U. 8. cavalry
Wichita expeditiop) had severe engagement
The Plains. Major Van Dorm, in his official rspcr,
says:
Fcrty-nine are dead on the field, Goo iacludinI
one Killed q few days prevN usly } five wouadet
aud thirty six are prisoners Of my guard. Nor
than hnndree animals are captured. and tn
wnoie camp cestroyed The Fight was Q1its
sharp and bloody one. aid took place ON foot in
thick jungle or brush covered rsvins Hight Ca
maocha women were unAvoidably and uninfentio,
Ihavs, with great rt tgret, to report that Lieu,
F1iz lugh Lee acting AdJutanc, was dangerously
ard Capt 4 emith quito severely wounded A lac
GERS and soldiers were killed and wouBded VIZ:
Private Willis Burrows. of 20 q, killed,
WSSundea,sersssns Thos Elliott. Of 90 A, Sigh,
private strIt k KeneveAe, # Co A, severely. (tv,
wounas;] srIsa,e WIN Moore. Of Co a. slightly
deaa3 Sc, gsant Peter Alba, OF 60 B. severely; Pr
vate 1saac Chrs@an, of Co B. slightly; Private n
Hartley Of u B. slightly; sergeant W SpAnglel
,srsly torsoral Geo Sohol. Of Co q. slightly. 1t &c
ALLEGED WIPE POISONING IN NEW JkRsEY.-A
hori ibie poisoning case mas jast come TO light 3
Montague, Sussex county, NJ doctor, it i
alleged, indaced a man to have his wfss life 10
sured for $1,000, aud she to be co. f. ued Il
a short time, they arranged that che should b
poisorsd during her SICK ness, aud that the ipsu
rRbce money should be divided between them
The doctor, however, chanced not to be presen
when she was conhned, aud another physician va
called in, who left the mother asd child doin,
we'll Iu about week the conspiring doctor caiisd
and took occasion to administer something 10 tn,
woman, who died In twenty minutes afterward,
Aft"r she had been buried, 1t tranepirsd, throug
the investigation of the Insurance Con paby, tina
a large quantity of arsen ic had been given o her
The husband confessed the whole Transaction.
DEATH OF THE BAS JEILAcHIcH by q curiou
coincidence, the steamer which brings iDtelIi
geDCe the temperance OF Kossuth as directb
of the public opinion of Euglaud, also conveys t
us the tiding of the death of Kossuths old enc
my, the Ban Jellachch. The Ban had long bee
lsboring under 3 disease of the cheat, which csus
ed his death at Agram, in Crotia, about the 20t
of May. He MAS for q time the leader Of tn
Austrian forces against the Hungarian patriots 4
lS4S.
DEcRAsED-Captain James W. Wales died q
Louisville last Sunday. His death will bring bsc
30 the public remembrance the sad tragedy Of th
brig Somers, when Capt. Mscksuzis hung youD
Spencer, the son of the then Secretary OF War, a
the yard arm. Mr.. Wales was purser' clerk oil
the brig, and it was his testimony that most di
recty Implicated Spencer and his associates in tb
attempted mutiny.
Two WOMEN AND FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEArI
The house OF Cot. Il. A. Stevenson, about thre
miles from Red Buf, Oregon was burned to th
ground on the 1lth. consuming his Wits and thre
children. aud Mrs Krouk, with her two childrer
Mr. Krouk, Col. Stsvenson's ovsrsesr, was in ia
house, by some means managed TO escape, thoug
50 badly burned it 10 doub, fu about his recovery
Col. Stevenson was formerly Indian agent at Nom
Lackss aHd was absent at Tahms atithe time of th
FIRE.
RAcEsAND RELtGIoNs-The whole North Ameri
can Continent has oaiy Sc 00o, 900 of inhabitanti
hardly as much as Fraucs or Austria. The Who'll
OF Central and South America has o ~ % 900 OOO
less. then, than Italy, European Prussia, with il
90, ,0oO, 900, has AS many inh. bitants a. America
Australia and Polynesia together. More people iiv
10 London than in all Australia and Poly nssia.-
Chtna proper has more Inhabitants than America
Australia aud Africa put together. and Iudia ha
nearly tares times many Inhabitants as tn
auif ;st hat