Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-10-11
The Race ON Fashion Corrse.
NICHOLAS AGAIN VICTORIOUS.

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to have been run on Tuesday last but was
postponed on sceoplt sof the inclemeni
weather of the preceding uight, came of
Yesterday on Fashion CoufsA, according to
announcements There were originally four
entries, butftrog's Neck and Muddy Coor
having been withdrawn, the latter because
of the postponement, and the former, We
believe, because Of the objections of the
owners Of the other hoSses, only Nicholas
and 0ysterrnaa started yesterday A
change of day is generally attended with
lack of public interest and consequent
diminution of receipts at the gate rule
to which this occasioh formed no exception
There could not, we think, have been more
than 200 persons on the Course yesterday,
but those who were so fortunate as to
be present, had an opportunity of seeing
one of the prettiest races of the season.
The track was in fine condition. aud the
atmosphere, cooled by preceding and i'm
pending storms, was such as to favor the
horses in their work.
The race was appointed for o'clock,
but it was more than half an hour later be-
fore the bell tapped for mount. The bor-
ses when stripped looked well, without any
apparent difference in bloom and sound
ness, although il was currently stated that
Nicholas was wrong in one of his leaders.
The sequel proved this TO have been actually
so, for while neither before the start nor
in the first heat did be show any weakness
of limb, he began to give way in the sec
ond mile of The second beat, and broke
completely down at the finish. Nicholas
is now eight years old, and having done so
much work since be was three-year old,
il was not unfair 10 expect that the time
was close at hand when the limit of his
powers as a racer had been reached. His
antagonist, Oysterman, being only four
year old, and got by the famous Revenue
out of Miss Coutts, by Boston, out of Kate
Kearney, by Sir Archy, the odds were
largely in his favor before the start. Bids
of 500 to $50, s25 to SIS, and $500 to
$500 were made by his friends and freely
taken, and just before the horses were call
ed as high as So to 81 was taken. In fact
the Osterman party seemed so confident of
winning that they were willing to invest TO
any extent.
First Heat.-Nicholas obliged to give
weigh, to the extent of nineteen pounds on
account of his age, but he had the advan-
tage Of 5y far the best jockey, Dan Web
sler, who deserves all praise for his riding.
A. the send off Nicholas hnd the lead by
length, and settled to bis work in splendid
style, keeping easily ahead around the first
and second turns. On the back stretch,
Oysterman made desperate lunge and
closed up the gap SO as to lap Nicholas,
and the two went thus, running nicely to-
getber, until they entered thequarter stretch
of the second mile. Oysternan becoming
desperate as they rounded the turn Of the
second mile, bit Webster's foot, and made
several snaps at the rump of Nicholas but
without doing any injury. This pleasant
try he repeated as they rounded to the
home stretch, but by the time they had
passed under the string the old horse was
far enough ahead 10 be out Of the way of
bis anxious teeth. As they entered the
quarter stretch Oysterman made run and
Tapped Nicholas, but he was soon shaken
of, and On entering the third mile was a
length behind. Throughout this mile the
horses kept their relative positions, as ac-
curately as if they had been fixed at either
end of bar of iron, but on entering the
home stretch, Oysterman, goaded by his
Jockeys whip, made one of his runs, and
for second or so seemed to have chance
ofwinning. The excitement now ran high,
and bids of various amounts were eagerly
shouted, and as eagerly taken by the
friends of the two horses. The red jacket
piled bis whip with fervent good will, and
the noble bay which he bestrode strained
his powers to the utmost, but to no pur-
pose, for Nicholas had too much speed for
him, and shaking him off steadily, flew
past the stand, well iu hand, winning the
heat easily in minutes SO seconds amid
tumultuous applause.
Second Heat.-The betting now turned
all in favor of Nicholas, and odds of 100
to 40 and 100 to 20 were given by his
friends, while one of the staunchest ad-
adherent of Oysterman, who had booked
100 to go and 500 to 800 on him before
the first heat now invested warily at 200
TO 1000. The horses had both cooled off
well, and came to the score looking fresh.
At the tap of the drum Nicholas jumped
off again with lead of about half length,
which he increased to length at the quar-
ter pole, and kept his advantage through
out despite the effort which Oysterman
made as usual on the me stretch. At
the FIRST turn he had increased his distance
to two lengths, and it seemed dead sure
thing that be would win in spite of the
best efforts of his younger competition
The hopes of his hackers ran higher and
higher as the certainty became more evil
dent, and their utmost Establishments were
exercised upon the friends of the bay to
increase the business already transacted,
but in vain, for it began to be surmised
that the story of Nicholas's leg had been
started with a single eye to ultimate profit.
As the horses entered the second mile,.
the young horse made run for the lead,
but Webster knew a trick worth two of
that; and while he gave the biting horse
wide berth for fear of consequences, he
managed his own horse so well that he
not only prevented the attempt from sue
eeeding, but put space of two lengths
between him and the bay by the time he
had passed the quarter post. The running