New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-14
FASHION COURSE.

rorrn and delightful the breeze genie and soothing,
~ rosd. and the track fine, Eli combined to make
he Measure keen, and a enjoyment Of the country,
with it's newly budding leaves and green grass
animated, ali seemed happy and satisfied large
crowd covered the course, snd fair faces graced the
ad;ss stand. Amid the throng which took In the
noted ones both of tie regular wbips OF the track
and the fastgcng gentlemen Of the road, conspicuous
were Mr., ionner, with his two the fastest teauis
of the day," and Commodore Vanderbilt.
The proeremme of the sport was purse offered
by the proprietor of $500 for all trottng horses nile
heats. best in in harness. The entries were
Snnuy Side, Gray Eddy, and Native American.
The latter. ont of order, being lame, did not show,
and the trot was simple game oftwo. Gray Eddy
ia we'll known on our roads ard courses, but Sunny
Side was unknown, except as heralded by ieats
done elsewbere. Dark as she was among the sport
inc circle here, she had got stand, and was looked
unon "a a sure card. The odds were therefore IN her
favor at about 100 to 60 for tho race, and on &C.
count Of her known speed at 100 to 80 for the frs:
Leat. She is large, strapping black mare win
great BONE capital thighs and hooks, and land all
over with muscle, and in hight 10 hands inches.
She is a steady goer, with low, long stride; IN
temper honest and trustworthy; in style plain, with
"a large but clean and gamy head, and dull eye. AS
a whole she is commanding, from her great show Oh
power and energy.
GRAY Eddy is well known, and was in look az gay
az ever, snowy and stylish with elastic action. lie
did not however, look up to the mark IN order' anu
after a heat was done showed moro decideuiy us
want Of condition. particularly in his legs when had
TO be bandaged. In this regard the black mare had
the advantage, as she was all boom and all compact
Of cord aud muscle, drawn to a nicely. She seemed
TO Justify before the start the reputation given her,
The trot from the finish Of the first half mile was
certanty-it being evident that the marc could out
foot the gelding, and out-last him, too.
First Hea,.-Gray Eddy drew the pole, and went
off with the lead forcing the pace, to take the foot
out of the mare; for in her speed lay his danger.
With the lead he went the halfnile out, when the
black lady moved up and brush brought both hores
with rush, and seemingly quite alike in speed, to
the finish Of the three-fourths Of the mile, where
Pfeifer quickened her speed and che opened away
from the Gray when the pace threw him up, and all
chance for him for the heat was gone, the mare
coming home an easy winner in 2m. 3is.
Second Hat-A good even start sent the pair oil
at flashing pace, but the mare being apparently
taken i'm hand Eddy soon showed in 'front.' and AT the
end of the turn away from the stand was length
in front. Once in the smight work down the back
side, the mare came on, and rafting pace soon car
red them to the old starting stand, and forced Eddy
off lis legs. Directly the mare left him, and keep
ing a telling pace, landed herself at home an open
winner by many lengths, in I'm. IS.
Third Heat.-The horses were away at the first
trial and as before the gray drew in front for the
frsi quarter when the mare went up to him, and
the two lay beside each other with good pace for
the second quarter, making a nice race The half
mile done, The horse tagged, and the mare drew IN
font a length, which, with steady gait, she gradu-
ay increased TO the finish, winning by three or four
lengths in IN. 81 s, the horse trotng steadily and
honestly.
The betting, which at the commencement was at
100 10 60. went 10 100 TO ;. Tie hackers Of time
got caught, however, having staked that better than
2:30 would be done. Indeed the money laid out
was almost wholly on time, and its hackers caught
fall which they had been too sharp to do on the race
The feature of the day however, was a bit Of
sport pt in tie programme, and which no one had
looked for. lie Of The ledger, ne Bonner, the
grea, Bonner-who has not yet been headed in the
Week.ies, nor on the road behind a gay pair Of
trotte,s with the ribbons in bis own hands-showed
on the track with his equine wonders Lady Palmer
and Eetbush, of "vast renown.' Handling the rib
bons, he gave the throng taste Of both his and his
hOrses' quality.
After preliminary turn Of 4 mile he halted before
the stand, and asked the judges Of tie just
to tim. him. and away be SET his hores spinning at
rate that no double bat Bonners can do. He went
without II skip through the frat mile, well in band,
and with pace TO spare, until near its end, when
chirp guckened them for n spirit to the stand, to
which they came in 2:32i Tie first mile over, the
gay and noble pair rushed in to their bits and flew
away rs no others, in double, 10 the pole, could fly,
with steady stride, aud never break flaw Of pace,
dashed through the mile and past the stand in 229.
Clapping of many hands, waving Of fair handker-
chiefs by the fair hands of delighted ladies, and the
shouts Of strong lungs, greeted the noble horses
they came home in 70 gay and 20 grand manner;
and when the signal went up with m. +. as The
time OF the two miles done by pair of gentlemens
horses again the air was filed with huzzas, again
fair hands waved white handkerchief, and fair lips
smiled applause at so noble feat. The throDg had
seen what 10 other throng had ever before seen and
could only be wild with delight Mr.. Bonner then
announced that lie would give any gentleman, who,
driving his own pair, should 90 two miles beating
~. sec.. the magnificent prize Of ten thousand
dollars, u willing gift for the pleasure conferred.
Our readers will recoect that this great feat IL not
Bonacrs first great one for last October, with the
came pair, he ro'tod over the same course Il mile in
I'm. ~. This feat OF yesterday, IKE that Of Last
=, err Anas IA tnLLLc nieulnr and .cnrrs of wafnhra