The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-23
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The Fashien Course Spring Meeting
Vourth Days Raeing-NAchslas i. ths
winner OF the Four Mile Race.
Yesterday was the last day Of the FAshion Course a.
Spring Meeting and was the day announced for de
Sour milo heat race that great attraction for New Yor
sAe attendance very considerable. The beautiful
weather tempted large number Of the fair sex TO "a
the races and the display Of equipages In the en-
closure really magnihoea6- SIN il must be
acknowledged that tho attraction Of horse racing
y Car inferior " that Of tro<aing with the New
York pnbc, who turn out in Thousands 10 wit
ness match between Flora Temple, Ethan Allen or
George Patchen but can euly be induced 70 witness
days racing out Of the four which constitute tho
spring meeting the Fashion Course We have previ
eosy alluded to one Of the Of this fact, and
ether may be found in The bad faith kept by the
gers Of our race meetings, and tho disappointment which
We pub,o experience In consequence. in point
occurred yesterday in the for the New York Hotel
Handicap Six horses advertised a. being entered
for this race the public naturally anticipated seeing
good field Of horses start. Only two hopes, Prophet
end Novstore actually ran, and IL was wen known that
anss for some time previously The owners Of the other
horses Pauline, Irona, Throgneck and Starbeam-knew
IS svssing preceding that they would not run vet the
public were deceived by being led 70 believe that they
vould actually start for the race. The disappointment
they naturally feel causes reaction against racing and
vre,ehedly patsonised In justice to NJ Henry Cotton
sss Is q natter over which he has no control His
Management Of the meeting has been characterized by
GsEay and s ssss courtesy 70 all par
stakes paid with the greatest promptness and
completely satisfied with his unweared exertons TO make
The meeting pleasant and successful.
The 6rst race OF the day was for the q
NEW YORK HOTEL HANDICAP.
81 ~ gyi 10 2 Nile and half dash.
c 8. Lloyd enters Prophet. .............,.....l
6. s Lloyd enters Throgneck dr.
Lloyd enters Starbeam ......................d DIR.
mos boswell enters lrona Observation-Disclosures. DIR.
y. C. Bush enters CHI. E Pauline ......,.........dr
Time, 2:50h.
Only two horses for this race, Prophet and Trova
ell The favor Of the betting men, as much az 500 TO SO
being laid on his winning. Trovaore went OF with the
KEW Ss ssn al the way
when reaching the far side Prophet went up deprived
ovatore Of the lead and going on with the running
f.f.no SECOND RACE.
-Four mile post stake. ,.s.
John hunter entered ch. b. Nicholas L..........2
J. Norris entered gr. b. Throgneck. .........I 2
Tine, s:ls- Is. (. o.. :, "a, :.
s1s, odds which eagerly taken by the admirers OF
The great four mer Nicholas for they remembered
Nicholas had the inside and allowed hrogneck to take
the lead The latter made the running all the way round
mile was done in 30s and the third in 2os, the horses
still in the same position In going along the far side the
time round Nicholas improved his position got
the avortes girths In coming up the straight run
n nrogneck shook Nicholas or and the latter swerving
across the course the gray won the heat by hafadosen
ssoosD HsAr-very long odds were offered against Nj
shoas and some offers Of 500 70 80 On the horse
were snapped up eagerly hrogneck again took the lead
and the nrst mile led BY length time, So Tho Sc
ccnd mewas done in S. the grey still leading On the
r side Nicholas went up, but could not quito him.
quarters time 1Ss In this position they ran 70 the
Mansion House, when Nicholas made his e0rt and pass
Won he Sc0t bv sin sstSs in az - every ana
Third HxAr.-The last heat caused another change in
the betting Market and Nicholas backed TO win at
and walked rather lame but this did alarm the conf
aence Of his friends. they got o6 well for the decid
sAe 90 going s With Ss asrss sSs
i ID o = s:d mic ssae.: .s q meek:
Wien passing the udsss stand IN 10 ne chance u o. the
went on with hs lead and won he Ssss and rsso BY
twenty lengths, In sol. oFiyi lii" tH ~
Purse $500 for horses Sesssn e during the meeting two
y. d Pa5ye.rs b sos.soe, 2 years, 9, Issa
s.,roa y Time, ssok-3'Aex--ss1k. ~ fre rvf
Bourbon being made The vore az 500 70 SO In consc
Quencc Of beating hona 10 the two mile heat race On
Wednesday. me latter took the lead, and kept IL the
IRA tina round, loading clear length-mc - Irons
ssa:soss Mixing ne ,csS.Hs throughout and won the
6pccxD HzAI-Bsing 500 "a 90 ON Irona, who again
showed In advance after the starting, On rounding the
uppsr turn urSoa deprived her u Il, and splendid
race ensued 10 the stand the horse crsng the nst
by length IN 81 They raced together all the way
round, ana 6ner CONTEST was Witnessed On
ing into tho homestrech, Bourbon drew ahead
afterWuFds osugtA and won BY length Time, 3Aox.
rmp HEAH-Another rHpid change IN The betting,
gray mare finding many supporters 1t those long odds
They started well together and kept close up with each
other 70 the hr side when Bourbon went with the
lead Of length past thc stand The nrst time and although
Irona closed the far side and raced with him for
distance, she unable 10 live the pace, and Bourbon
going full Of running, passed the Judges stand the
Of the heat and race by full le-gth. Time 35lk
The track was in capital condition for running I'D