The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26
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The Roadster Contest ON Fashion Course
Exciting Racss-MoraI Aspect OF the
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| The Roadster Contest ON Fashion Course
Exciting Racss-MoraI Aspect OF the
Turf, Be-, Sc.
The much talked or and, In It's way, novel affair Of .
trotng match between the horses OF private gen
tlemn-profeesiona turfmen excluded of yester-
day at the Fashion the village of Flush
ing, and was real and decided 1t cut
and dried humbug affair like the matches between Flora
Temple and Paichen, where is all arranged in advance
what horse shall win, and where the owners hackers
go shares. II is time that race course rehearsals
shouid stop The gentlemen who got up the match yes
terday at Fashion course not Of the professional
stripe Living in the suburbs, they fast horses
are inevitably interested in everything connected with
trosters and PAGERS but they not that admirers
Of the style In which matches got up and car
ried out on the Long Island And 80 they thought
they would try their hand at u little private an.r on
their own hook. Mr.. Monno formerly Of the New York
Hotel offered purse OF $500 To be sure he NAV have
calculated the chance OF being that little
sum by the receipts at the gate, and the probability r
that they figured up thst amount, less There
were three horses entered for the prizeMr. Monno.s
own horse, Tarlara fine, sylish, dark brown spirited
animal Nr Feiters Putr light bay, awkward look
ing horse but possessed OF great power speed and
handsome little styled Belle Brandon the name Of
whose Tner was not given on the bills Perhaps Belle
Brandcus owner had scrupes in regard the morality
Of the affair, and thought he would
-"Do good by STEALTH
| "Blu.h TO fnd it fame"
The day all that could be des!red--one OF those
warm bamy broodiug days peculiar the season. as
our good mother Nature, exhausted with her efforts In
produsipg such splendid harvest as has blessed our
land, thought che would indulge herfeli In quiet res,
Tie Astoria boat from Fulton ferry boats from
James slip and from the foot Of Thirty fourth street. land
ed passengers Hunters Point the depot OF Flush
! Ing Railroad. From there they either took the cars
which dropped them within half mile OF the course or
droye their own fast teams the splendid road that
stretches from Hunters Point TO Flushing.
Although the orignaors Of the match desrous Of
excluding all the immoral accessories Of
The shape Of gambling tables, they did not nd easy
accomplishment.
Outside the gate enterprisiug proprctors Of chairs
and pieces OF plank established themselves the path
tried TO tempt verdant specimens OF humanity into
riskng bets upon the location or card The game
simple. Nothing appeared easy to win at il; few
things more difficult. We viii describe the moda
The proprietor Of these extemporized gambling
tables was Quiet looking individual who really seemed
he had guile enough In his composition cheat
any HIS easy, gcntlemany address and the quiet
nonchalane with which he lost his double eaglesto
federates-were charming. The gold trimmed spcctacee
which he gave him quite intellectual air. one
hazard guess at the business he had been brought
up he might have been set down disciple OF Escu
apius IIere gentlemen, said In his blandest tones,
"are three tickets with dnercnt numbers. This No
this No g. this No change them thus(and he shift
ed them from hand 10 hand slowly that any could
follow him)-and now will bet $50 with any gentleman
that he cannot tell me which 10 No 50 ooe OF the spec
tators, who looks like retired captain enjoying
holiday offers TO rfk % his ability 10 select The card
The gambler only deals In double eagles and would pre-
70 venture 30 high but repeats his osr 70 90 t20 on the
% is sure to win Tho owner ~ Of The establishment
consents 70 crafty him, and proposes, the
other desires H. 20 through the manpuations OF the
| cards nuniu ~ q arr caFdS
changed that Of the spectators can doubt which s
No s. y is undo1eiedy on The rgh, hand corner Bu.
friend who follows the does not 10 have the
faculty Of following the changes OF tho cards be turns
the middle an appears ssonshed 70 nnd that he has
,shiedness ana this time he Wins Another bystsndor
comes and wins $40 in the ssme easy way. what
charces He Is flush Of funds and loses with The best
grace possible He even turns his bead 80
marx .,iy % on 0 one Ss q the cards, aud phe then
loses another double eagle that Tho mark Is disco
ses. 70 others to Ia fhsro don seem 70 be many
fse retired sea captain resres bu, be s. hovsrs ound
and marks the road that the cards take They turned
oU. How 90 % you Know that ,Ss, No o." % ssss the
proprietor Iknow BY this little turn up at The edge,
'ne nov Ins s sna ne s1rn, IN m
change their relative positions "Are sure his No.
o." again asks the gambler, after this little
"Yes will bet sloo that is but will not bet against
you" Here was chance for any Of the bysiandcrs 70
make sloo easy terms The sea captain obsti
hazardng bis money, and would no. mind putting
IL up against gold watch The confederates found
that they were not possessed Of either watch or the
necessary amount Of money and urged others 10 do the
busnes But there were no pigeons 70 be placked and
al ALL And go there nothing 70 be made Of thai
crowd, the gambler and his seafrng friend and tho
other innocent looking oonedera,cs eeiook themselves 70
"fresh fields and pastures new
There was but one gambling concern visible within
and that roulette table, Of which Mr. Morrissey
| tha IIe fouu In
ncss but n u appeared that he had purchased, some
years ago the rsht and prveg and raid $4,000 snsre
their opposition and - the ball vas kept whiring on the
roulette table.
the time for the start There ave or six hundred
persons present, including, Of courre, many Of the
ssys rIvaI in pugiIlstic asis~tae Benic.a Boy
smoking bis Havana, and mancstIns modest isteres,
On 'es .pse arc seen here The unass..nSns - .hs,
there 10 be chealibg-that every thing 10 10 be all
no eaus, tSs. such VII Be ,se c.e. McisasSn holds
the ribbons Tartar, Joncs over Panam, ~hfc Bce
| Brandon is under the charge Of Hiram Woodruff
Putnam l. the hvorite. Two 70 In his favor
ssaipst the neld freely offered, and some bets are
mare having few hackers Al any odds An sustIoneer
arr ounces what called pool AMI bids Tor the nrst
about haf while lie sst chance goes f,r very little.
The average bid stood al these ngures sl2 30;
Tartar f55 Belle Brandon, ti8-thc winner pocxetng
| the aggregate sum, minus " per cent commission.
FrR HatAt last, after Two Or three fslsc starts, the
word "gon given from the judges stand. Putnam has
the lead but before he q hundred yards he breaks
into gslop, and before he Tartar geis ten
| twelve lengths ahead OF him. Belle Brandon keeping be
tween the two Their relative distances tanned
| all around, and Tsrtar comes IN good winner. Time
236 Nonnot wins $500 BY this heat bet that Tartar
would do the mile In less than 36S stll the
IN the beet three out OF nve Putnam continues 70 be The
avorite At the odds OF two 70
sscond H,at Putnam again takes the lead, and This
time there break In his pace Tartar keeps close up
10 but canrot gain upon him. and Putnam comes 10 well
ahead. Time, 233x. The mare saves her distance
Th.eA Hm41-- TADxm Husu eslau rnutC
two horscs Putnam led OF, but paced IN hAndsom
style by Tartar who kept couple o. lengths ahead w
1 the western turn on the homcstretch wa rcsonco.
Here Putnam gained his adversary Ine t.o s'rsS
came 10 neck and neck, tii, a. the lufs@F hsoa -
reached, Putnam managed 70 gets necA soo."' a1 -oa
the heat Time, 2324. - -. -. -. -.
Fbyh Hsa, Tartar again took thc Ieaa %. ws