, 1863-08-28

Third Day'sTrottins.
EXCITING CONTEST BETWEEN
3HE ESTALLSONS.


Driving Park has ended-and its conduct and
results, go fer as the good name Of the asso.
ciation are concerned, are creditable. The It..
tendance WAS somewhat larger than on We'd
ncsday; and 1t was evident TINT but for the
clouds and wind, and other prospects Of rain.
the ATTENDANCE would have been larEer than
Oh any previous day. There was no noise, no
disorder; every thing passed of quietly, and
20 far as the reporter had opportunity to
learn, spectators wire satisfied that they got
the worth Of their money. There being two
races, the double teams were started first, a
hat decided, aud the stallions started between
heat&-eo that there was no w:iung, but con-
s:aht and exciting sport.
President Daniel Thompson, and Vice
P1eti1ents james Van Eta and U. H. Crosby
acted as judges.
THE Double TEAM RACE.
Two entries had been made for the purse oI
500 offered for the fas'est trotting double
team. William Patrick entered "Abs Lin.
ccin" AID mate; ". ". McCheEney entered
"Prairie Boy" and "Dayid."
Fir't II at-Ihe tcams came to the score
ssDs e. s eaass asoa rsss ssd sad I'D
seyeiI leng1ns 1t the dszt quarter. which
was paseed In Il seconds. The gap fncre1s.
sa us xhsp ,ps9 near TIE y pe!s hsn
working hard All the result Of the effort was that
the gap was c1osed good deal and the appseheu-
eions u some that Tue team wonld be dlet.nc-d:
II csed The Let was girco to "Plow Boz" aud
.staad Aea..,Af.sf tSo q three trials the teams
got good send of. Patriek's teams took the
Il fak+ u hA- 4lu
score, Both teams DID good trotttpg, and the
'.Abe Lincoln and mate; time a:47.
1ead M At TIE start, and retained It Until they hsd
passed the half mile pole, when Mcchesney's
team had got thoroughly settled down to the work
s5Sas s$ shs sst tstaE
Fourth Hsut-tEhc t~usns got due send Of afte1
several efforts to ecore. Soon after passing tho
McChcsney's team openetlu gap between hts COM
italy dosed during the heat Time. 2;5zN.
"Pra'tie Boy" and ''Dav1d"- I !
THE STALLION TRoT.
This trot Tas for purse Of 500 for the
faste.t tro.ting stallIon to harness, owned in
Cock comfy previous to July 29th, 1858; be7t
three In fvc. The following entries had been
made:
q. 3. Maasur uamed =" Gen, Grant,
John House named ts Stephen A. Douglas.-'
u. Il. Yates named s'Blaekbirdr
Wm Pat,ick named Plowbov.r
nn.,~,.s,, 5..- 4,,o- aa,a. t,p,.th,-a,,
Doug4as o1e" LIE pole nlacAouu
I'd; "Gen. Grant" Sd +" Plowboy" 4th.
First Htat-A good deal Of time was consumed
II gstt.Dg start" Douglas" cane up badly ha1
fhe nka "a sf1q t ~ t va s,e1 as :, g cue H."
hro.a snnn sfteT. iost .s+nnnd ma :. Riarsh1,d;
Ia 81 fhc hsif miie. Meanfime = Plowhnv :" .ri,r
hsa + view scsds On the ertrrr,e outsid at the
tmsk n9a iT ..Gen. Grsnts" breasn. heran to eet d
cl.xr oi the tanrSe and rain nercentfb1y. Bsso.e
the th.ee. .ousrtef po!c had beea 1eaabsd le cosed
w;th !. BseEi,iri9s = ssi,o soon nfter hnnke hsdIv
Tha III ho-eSs III Zane AH n e nei,.rne n bunnS
= 81 P;o9 bnv'' x3nnin1s the health tsk: Done1as'
G.snt" ~ fan1th ~ 041sA9A ''4sN' '-~A0 "sNS'
Ssoona Heak-Apafn rrccsons time xps t,tcp
in ,.ettinps sfart bnf tie horses Eere fna,iy eoi
~ T. ,,oei strie p,oa hnvs I'D rho iii II H.
f1stA ssenns Il d ti,frd nnarfa.a Rnt t SOON be.
cane apnafcnt thst eemeihing was after him. and