The New York herald., 1862-10-26
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Fashion Pleasure Ground Assoc iatfOn.
GREAT TKoITiNG MATCH BLTwEEN RocKiNGHAA AND
GENERAL BUTLER.
OCTOBER "a and 25, trotting match 900, play pay,
mills heats, best three in Ave, in harness
:. Mclaughlin named & &. Rockingham. 2 2 1
~. Mace named black General Butler.....2 l 2 =
Tme-2:27--2.21 ,a-2:25s4 4-2:2It t4-2:251s.
The above race commenced Friday, and aftor
four very heats had been gone through with the
afternoon passed into darkness when the judges deter
mined have the game played out the square
the drivers Of the horses to give the contest for that
day and appear the next afternoon at three o'clock and
then and there decce which entitled 10 the spolls
the time the judges decided that all outside bets
OIL Accordingly at the appointed time yesterday
afternoon the horses brought TO the and
cided gallant struggle the remaining heat this
best three in live encounter, which by Rocking
ham Previous to the start on Friday Gen Butler was the
iavorite average Of about hundred seventy,
o. the wagors being ut one hundred to eighty,
while others low as one hundred to sixty. The
betting uctuaed the progressed each horse with
every alternate heat becoming the avore. At the time
of the closing OF the proceedings OF Friday Butler stood
the favore at hundred TO seventy. The judges de
csion Of alI bets or" when they agreed TO postpone
the race hailed with delight by the hackers OF Butler
They believed that the not decided at that me
Butler seeming the resher horse Of the the chances
would be against them the following day the gray hav
ing speed what he lacked in bottom The result OF yes
tcdays heat proves tnat they right in their cacua
tioas great deal of interest has been created IN the
sporting world by the three matches made these truly
excellent trotcrs they seeming be equally matched
IL not yet, however conclusive which OF the two may
be called the champion, each has won'a race, which
makes stand on Butler won the first race, to wagon
i've rousing heats in extraordinary ,tlme, OF
wnic. trettca in the dark; and IL is believed by
great many persons who Witnessed the that IL
dcieat OF the driver than victory the horse
aud they base their Opinions on what they consider bad
Judgment the Of ths driver the third heat
where Rockingham broke up, while leading Butler two
open lengths. They think there was no occasion for
forcing the gray at that particular uncture lie had
two heats clevcrly showing more speed than Butler
and II is thought tnat he could have won the third with
proper management In the present the driver OF
Rockingham was changed, and sam Mclaughlin subs
tnted in his place. sam shrewd fellow and
OF his The way he manuuvred Friday afternoon
70 cut time 10 waste IN Scoring when he found his horse
fa ing until the Judges pos poncd the race n not admired
by the friends OF Buer will certainly be appaudcd by
those who had wagcred their money on Rockn ham, The
track capital condition.
up under fine action, and the word gwen. But
Ter broke up and the gray opened gap the quar-
pole Of four lengths and keeping the advantage went
the half mile pole in ISL As Mclaughlin passed the
judges stand he shouted TO some one in there, Il
the black closed him rapidly until they struck the
homestretch, when Rockingham went from Butler
again. and reached the score winner by three lengths
IN 2;37.
Second Heat The owners OF Rockingham now advised
Mclaughlin TO make waiting race, aud TO obligc them
he did He took lead and kept IL TO the
hall mile pole, laying about length front OF Butler
The time 1:l3. Here, however, he pressed by
the black too sharply broke up renquishing the
lead, which he never afterwards able TO recover
although he struggled CALAMITY for IL, and Butler
winner Of the heat by half eugth in 22Ia.
remainder Of the his own way, sent his
horse as fast as no could 20 from the score,
and soon opened wide gap between him and the
black He four lengths clear at the quarter pole and
six at the half, in 112 Butler made most brilliant
burst around the lower turn carrying the gray TO a
break and, yoking him the homesrotch they had II
head and head for hundred yards when Butler br ke,
and the gray, getting away from him, came In length
In front in 2.25x.
Fourth Heat.-Rockngham put TO the top Of his
speed IRON the score in the preceding heat and led
the quarter pole couple OF lengths, which he increased
b. four the half mile pole but here he began fatcr
while Butler seemed 10 improve, and around the lower
turn the black closed at every stride, and they
the homestretch but a length behind Another
rally brought him up TO Rockinghams wheel, and
other shake up placed them side and side. Rockingham
made skip and Buffers head went In 'front.' andsn tins
way they passed up the homesreh and approached the
stand. There Butler broke and crossed the a
run. Time, 2:27L.
II now about sunset, and as the twenty minutes
the into darkness the judges informed the crowd
another day. They declared all outside bets on and
this ended Fridays part OF the affair.
Yesterday tho fifth heat OF, with the following
FIN Heat-At the appointed time the horses appeared
the track and, after considerable preparation IN
warming up, up the word. Rockingham dashed
of with the lcad and opened gap OF half dozen
lengths. He troed very finely 20 the end, and won by
several lengths, making the heat In 225k. And this
ended the second OF the three matches The final trot
will come OF next Friday, and the horses VIII 80 under
the saddle