The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-22
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Tn. Fashion Course FAN Meeting.

GREAT FOUR NILE HEAT RACE BETWEEN fLAr IL
DANIEL BOONE AND CoNGAREE FOR TWENTY rIi0J
AND DOLLARS PEDIGREE AND PERFORMANCES OF
THE HORSES ENGAGEp-MATcH FOR TEN rho0sASo
DOLLARS BETwEEN THE HoRTHsRS HORSE PROPHET
THE VIRGINIA HORSE oYSrERdAR-fkos-
PECTs OF THE MEETING, Ere.
On Thursday the 25ih inst, the Fashion Course faii
races commence, under auspices which guarantee
meeting the most brilliant held In the Northern
states The amount Of the stakes 70 be run or ana
The high Of horses engaged In Them csmprs
pg the best thoroughbrcds the American TURF combine
70 render this meeting Of extraordinary interest Axe
70 The lover Of sports Of the turf and the general COM
munity.
me great matches between Eclipse and Henry, in 1929
over the Union Course Long land and between Fashion
and Boston in 1872 over the Fashion Course, in which
me North was pitted against the SOUTH yield the forth
coming contest amount Of excitement engendered
IN the pubic mind 1t is the sole topic Of conversation
IN sporting circles and the question, "who Is going 70 be
the TSesidenu' is not eagerly and anxiousiy
debated among politicians, than Which horse 10
going 10 win the $50 COO sweepstakes .aes
day nextfn is discussed among racing
the Southern States the interest felt equally great
indeed So In this city, the three horses
engaged all Southern horses Planet is the equine
Of the Old bmnion Daniel Boone Of Ken.
tocky and CongsTee Of South Carolina and each State
equally confident Of the superior prowess Of It's champion
and ability 70 bear away In triumph This bue rband OF
Wa turLn
short time ago We published in the HERALD an &C
Souns OF the respective performances OF Planet Daniel
Boone and Copgsrce and only necessary At present
70 give q brief summary OF them, 30 that our readers
nay form their judg ment Of the relative merits of
the three hores Az Planet stands arst in point Of age
We give him the priority In place.
Planet the property Ct Messrs. I. h T. W. boswell,
Of Virginia. Is dark chestnut colt by Revenue, out Of
by Boston. clever judge of horses thus describes
htm-"He "a . dark horse, without white,
small star in the forehead He about fifteen
two, and looks rather long and low than leggy. His
bones large, and his propclng power is good
under horse Of his size. The back snews
Of his fla, legs apparently big the
bones his hooks and knees very large. The
from his hip bone 10 his hook very great aud
his quarters full Of muscle. His neck is straight
above and below. Of the noticeable features
Abori him the apparent gh,ness Of everything above,
great strength and power Of the 'runD-s gear
below. IL 10 no wonder that he has been al 10 win
races i'm such q frame; for, with good sound internal
srganzaion ybody would say that horse like Planet
ought TO run for week That his internal organize
lon "a nIst been shown by the only practical
<ss-his running mile heats in good time wls,at
bellows mend Planet carries much less top hamper
than Con saree Daniel Boone, bu. his propeing
chnery wise inferior to look at. The temper Of
the maniiesy good, though he betrays sort Of
mpsaience, eager for the fray. He still bears the
scan the bes he received when Exchequer got loose
and savseed him, but happily no material damage
then done 70 this capital racer"
His fret appearance public a three year old,
Ut Farneld, Va the AIN Of May, 1858; he won the
Boswell siases for three year dds mile heats twenty
eight subscribers, 81 coo each beating Dr. by York
shire, cut Of Brkey br. by Albion, out OF Bcrry's
Dam; tr BY Trogar out Of GcdPn, and Dr. c. by Chde
harold, dam by Glencoe. He was not then named, bu,
ran the ch by Revenue, out Of Nina by Bo<ton.
Broad Rock, Va, May Il, he pad forfeit a sweep
ssakee for three year oics AT Petersbarg Nay 30 he
ran Planet, winning the Newmarket stakes for
three year oes mile heats t~eniy I've subscribers at
u 600 EACH beating Dosses ally. by Glencoe, OF 81
Nary by Hamlet Planet paid forfeit IN a sweep
,Akes Tor three year oles, mile he~., Tor which
DoldleAf walked over. On October % at Broad Rock,
Planet walked Tor purse for all ayes, mile heats
Ncxt year be began early, sti runniug rs three
old becals. tie Sontbefn turfmen date Their ias from
Ihe Let May iSs'esd u fr,m the ls; OF January. Al
savsunah January 4, 1859 he rs sweepstakes for
year cds, mile heats beating lness On January
p-la forfeit me s.eepsases or three year ods two
snS mn D ~ = stsses mile heats; Feb s.
ecss hennie barrow N match At tSo mile heats, for
$500 side; At Mobile. March 81 Planet The sweep
vakss for three ods, mile heats beating Fila Moore
On the 81 be walked for the Association weep
STAKES FOR three year olds two mile hea~ THIS closed
the performances Of Pnns In his iare- old FORM and
In appearance A. four year Old Al Ashland.
Va, May IL, winning the Posistaks f'r al ages, beating
Peters
burg be the Bainbrook stakes four year Ode
October IA two mile heats beating Fate Goldieaf Fanny
wshinrioI, sy,~ay Gieucona sni Gu. BY flnaucier
Two days 1nsr cards he the Jockey Club purse,
three mile heats dsanclng FRANK Hicks At Fairfield,
Va October 20 Planet OF 5000, foe all ages
three mile heats beating John BY Chlidc Hrold dam
by Glencoe. the Ashland IVA fall meeting o:,oser
- Planet walked for the Jockey cnD purse % $780,
ms year, 1880, Planet on the lsth January won tho
pstsske for all four mile heats distsncng Arthur
Macon the first heat Al Charleston February l. he
flrA a aHes. four
mile bais asan dstaneiog Arthur Macon In the hrst
Joes.y Club perse u $500 for ali axes three mile heats
ec&iug John G Breckluridge the CD colt, oy Wagner
saa BIZ Alexander. March IS Planet paid me Camp
ball handicap Tor al EGGS two miles and a mar by
DAn'el Boone We Dad Planet a, Ne~ orleans,
where, March %, he Tue Planet ppts,ase four
nbe beats, beating John G. hrccxnriire snd Ia vanct
Three afur~ard Tlaaet the Crescent
pessstAsc two mile beais. against 1sas Boope ADD
sigma AZ starting The setiing was t~c " ssains,
The lsd Planet nevertheless Daniel Booas won easily
IN two straight bcAisPanet oclng tnrd 10 and
slgms dHianccd 10 The second. alter nas,sh
Informally made oetween Planet and Daniel Booze for
e1n,oto a SIDE but fell through, in consequence Of
Rn.lD, witch we rsssu,y pasiished 10 the forsn.
coming treat rae the 2sth lust. (which a .ep.
$3.50 AZ ss s,, - a. r".s,or S w uso
Coison) Planet, as I've year old, viii have 10 carry
ns bs sivns 10 los Tor TIE year Boone and Coo.
gsree who icur olds and will consequently
carry loi ins panc' II the STABLES adjoining the
y<hion Course under the Of b. experienced trainer
Mr. fornR and, from q visit 10 him yesterday, we can
Confidently state that hs Il IN the finest psbie condition
Daniel Bcoee, Owned by Messrs. Cot,reu a Boosdnax.
by Lexmgton the celebrated four miller out Of Mag ,oa
By imported G.eoooe lexington whose four mile time
OF fls has been equ.ed either sugland or In
This country, aired by The renowned B,-lop be By
rfmoIeon. he BY SIR Archy, and he BY TIE imported
bcrsc nomcd, Who the fret Derby rccord 10
17ee 90 the dams EIDE nanei Boone u equally yell
bred of The outest hay-es
On the English turf He bright bay, with a small
the forehead, The hind hee white. waite
rngs arourd the cnrcnets frrwa-d NJ, has capital
shoulders, nmsDFcly lons and muscular arms vita
trsordnary ptopcllng powers He stsads lal sixteen
hands hsh, and. 10 hs imnens. bone mnsculsr
APPEARANCE, ir,kinEy resembles hts noser or
handeoner horss be witnessed and he laoks--
what be has proved hrse 10 ugh race horse
he made he nrtt apprarance. when three old II
LsTsngton NJ, May q. 1880 and Ia the AZ
epcision stake Tor three year olts. mile ncats Tue
chestnut colt by Abinr, dam By Lsvisth.n. won ana
nrcne ds,anced N the Third hest with Others