New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-14
the front OF the new, elegant, and admirably located
stand recently erected the opposite side of the

course and adjoining the Mansion Hotel
This change wac owing TO the new stand being
unable TO accommodate the crowds present, and it
was accordingly devoted 10 the numerous lady
visitors and family parties who had come TO witness
the sport Dodworth's celebrated brass band was
also in attendance, and from the lawn in front of the
hotel dscoursed most eloquent music.
II was at the old sand that the great business Of
betting was carried on and this was principally in
the form OF pool selling. If the reader is unac-
qusnted with this system, we will briefly describe
il. The person authorized 10 act as auctioneer an
nounced pool Of a certain nominal value say sou,
whenever and wherever three or more horses are
entered.
He offers the first choice of any Of the horses en-
tered for sale, and then when such choice has been
sold and the horse selected, he offers for sale the
second choice and the third and on until all the
horses have been sold. The respective purchasers
pay the sums they have bought their horses for, and
the total aggregate amount thus received becomes
minus a slight commission for trouble OF se!ling the
property of the party who has purchased the ultimate
winner of the race.
In the pools sold yesterday, the first, of 500,
brought the following prices: LIST, Gen. Mcclellan,
$50; Panic, $50; West Philadelphia, $50, and Gen.
Butler slG In the next, of 5000, Gen. Mcclellan
brought $780, Panic, $40; West Philadelphia, $4S,
and Butler, $2l. The third, Of $780, brought, Gen.
Mcclellan, $l35; Panic, $lij; West Philadelpha,
$50, and Boiler, si2. Others were sold, but the
above will show the relative estimation of the
horses.
L. was announced at the above sales that any horse
not starting, his price would be deducted from the
total of the pool Now, the knowing ones knew
that Panic would not 80 for the race, although his
driver aud owner were weighed in, aud the horse
was on the course and scoring The objec; was to
run up the pools to the highest point the buyers Of
the other horses who not IN the secret think
ing that the pool was thus increased in value by the
amount he sold for.
When the pool sales were finished, Panic was
coolly declared to be drawn, although Tallman had
been brushing him mp The track in front of the stand
No cause was publicly assigned for this, and the
spectators were left TO draw their own conclusions
Of the morality, o. rather honesty, of such a pro-
ceeding.
The withdrawal Of Panic eft only three TO COM
pete for the purse az it was well known that Widow
Machree had been unfit for lrotting for some time
past. At last they were called up to start, West
Philadelphia, driven by John Dory, having the
, pole, Gen. Butler next, in the hands Of Mr.. Hop
kins, and Gen. Mcclellan plotted by the veteran
Hiram Woodruff
First Hedt-After three attempts, they got a
good start, Philadelphia going the 'front.' approach
ing the fnt hors e. both Butler and Mcclellan broke,
and as they were rounding the turn, some par,o the
wagon of the West gave way and he went up,
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broke and the backskin horse went ahead, but be-
fore reaching the half-mile pole he was passed by
the black horse Gen. Butler, who at that point was
leading three lengths.
Hiram now closed rapidly, passed Butler, took a
commanding lead, and increasing the gap between
his antagonist at every stride, won the heat easily
by dozen lengths being second, and West
Philadelphia last. Time, 2:36l.
Second HoL-Ths speed shown by Hiram's
horse in the last heat made him the favortei SlOO
to $40 being bet he would win. He got away with
little the beet OF the send OFF, and at the quarter
pole had six lengths the West having broken
badly. and fallen into third place. Attic half-nile
pole they maintained those positions, and from here
the race was never in doubt, as Mcclellan went
ahead and won the heat by dozen lengths in 2:334
Coming up the home-stretch a fire struggle ensued
between West Philadelphia and Gen. Butler, and,
the latter breaking, the former secured the barren
honor Of second place.
| Th1d Heas.-Another driver now substituted
Tor Gen. Butler, aud 800 to = offered on Hiram
winning the race, and two t. one he won the heat
No les than eight failures ensued before they could
score evenly enough to get the word.
Hiram went round the first tnrn in front, but
breaking badly. Bntler took the lead aud the pole
lie kept il to the fret quarter the backskin horse in
a constant break and the West long way behind.
In the second quar.er both the Generals went up
Butler being first at the half pole. fine race be-
tween these TWO ensIed, first Hiram getting his
heed first. and then the black horse that neither
coold be said TO have the best Of it.
Round the last turn into the home-stTetch they
came together amid loud cheering both trottng IN
splepdd STYLE, the black horse ultimately winning
the heat in 2:33l by a length and hall, Hiram
being about as far before West Philadelphia.
FourM Heat.-Those parties who had left the
track after the second heat and they were very
numerous. had missed a most exciting contest The
black horse, in the hands Of bis new driver, became
very formidable and from 800 to SJOOon Mcclellan,
the odds became reduced 10 two TO one.
The West got the worst Of the send oil, the two
others being level. Butler led a length round the
irst turn, but at the quarter pole Hiram got on TO
his wheel, but broke on the next quarter. Quickly
down again, he overhauled the black horse, passed
him, and at the stand had got two lengths ahead,
On the third quarter fine race was seen, Butler
gaining perceptibly, but breaking on the home
stretch, Hiram won the heat and by ten lengths
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The veteran received quite ovation on returning
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