Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-08
LOCAL NEWS.
NATIONAL COURSE.
vi. Greas Fsur.Mtlc Day.
a.sIu Carries eff the Henors.


dus, whirllng along all the streets and roads,
and which caused the whole assenlblaget to look
Ike so many milieGs. The heavy wind would,
Il WAS thought, also lengthen the time in the
running. and the dust threatened 10 be rather
embarrassing to the riders also. Tom Patton
VIC Was 10 ride Panic, admitted that the d st
might not bR 50 pleasant 10 the hindmost riders
but indicated, by knowing look that he did
not intend TO be- TRCkoned in that category.
Ana prior to the start Panic was the f.vorite
&c re betting ~ odds of 100 to 81, standing Al
about that inquire In the pooi-seliiug conducted
by Col Barton This good opinion of Panic
vas III cons quence of his easy victory on the
two-m'Ie day. ldlewild, who had been count. d
upon 20 take the sta~ch GU; of the nigh Thun-
Ger. was not to run; the old mare bslu { vet
N trouhle with her Off forr-l-g
The horses then 70 run were the gray cot
Thunder, the son OF Lexington, mounted again
b. Iipauick ia pounds; the black colt Black.
bird. ridden by Tom Clark lO4 pounds; and the
dark bay six-year- old Panic, ridden by Tom
fa'toh '"O pounds. Patton was smart in blue;
CLARK in purple and red; and Fitzpatrick was
LAD rs at his former mount OF Thunder in CAD
snd jacket of black, pants of white, and white.
topped boots
fitzpatrick, who wears the consciousness il,
Il supremacy in the saddle over his compesrs
OF the whip and cap, gave assurance by his
confident beariuE that the friends of Thunder
might "act IS if they had heard some good
news But Patton and Clark also had a t.lcir-
mn: air and it was not safe to bet on thu
srnTss 81 tire Jockeys
a. The horses were walked about in the
IA nlfold wrappings with which their train
"Is cover / csc hot-house plants OF the racing
bred, there was not sufficient difference IN
tteH appearance TO guide the betters intell-
gently, though it was evident that Thunder
aaG the most "devll In m"
FIEsT HEAT
III wing for places, Thunder 20. th, in
ID and Blac kblrd the second place They
si8'ied on we'll together, the bay making the
r1nning, Bl&ckbird close behind, succeeded hy
Thunder, fitzpatrick taking it easy al this star,
~ tie race. When nearly 10 the half mile.
Thunder Tapped the little black, and tney
passed The halt-niie in { close string, Panlr
Thunder and BIackbird, keeping up this posi-
ton 10 the score, Panic coming in ahead W two
truF;hs. Time OF first mile, I'm. 5gs
They held shout the same relative positions
through the recond mile, keeping well together,
and Panic pas sing The score 10 ur lsugt hs ahead
Tsmr - second mile, I'm SIS
During the third mile the same order of
th.tas pre-. allied for The most part, Glpat-
ii. \, however, letting out trifie, aud indlcat-
ing that he meant mischief on the next mile.
Time CT third mile, I'm 52s.
On the fourth mule, Thunder shot ahead on
hearing The halt, and maintained the lead
Gespitr the desperate effort made by Tom Pat
ION t. retrtsTe the fortunes of the heat, leading
tue bay ~ TWO lengths at the score, Blackb;rd
c ming liz close up to Panic. Time of fourth
mile, I'm s. Time u heat ia
The result Of this heat rather astonlsh.d th..
hackers VI Panic, and though the rank and II il
.pIned IhsJ the race was not We, over by ANY
manner OF means, the knowing ones who
no I'd that Thunder came IN with saucy eyes
and nOstrils scarcely distsnd ed, and that Panic
was Yet painting after twenty minutes rest,
concluded that the bay had done bis best 90 far
as this days work was concerned, and had no
O. Ice with his frisky competitor. Blackbird
~ holding his own after his careless, law
"a hiUn, and Not q few in the crowd held TO the
DO .ef that his bottom would pull him through
il the coming heat, or heats. Thunder was,
however, the center Of attraction, having =
large circle OF admirers constantly g. his heels
20 note all about him, even to The patch of red
upon his shoulder, where Gllpatrick's knee
had rasPed of The hair ana cu:Icle.
SECOND HEAT.
slight delay was made IL The start for the
second heat, in consequence OF the presence on
The track of 4 stou Ish gentleman, mounted
upon horse Of like plethora appearance with
himself and both horse and rider seemed in
ciiBed 70 hold their position directly athwart
the track, despite the ohIurgatlons showered
upon them from all quarters 4 military
guard came, and the Ia man rccrt in hurry,
not caring, evidently, to a=cer:als OF his own
knowledge why bag nets are made peeAed -
The horses went Of tog.ther, P1nic again
making the running, Blackbird and then Panic
following in close order, until at the half mile
when Panic stretched out, waking up Black.
bird, who made a handsome little squirt, and
placed himself again at the heels of his prede
Cessor, Thunder coming up In turn as close &C
tie bay. At the distance, Thunder and Black
bird were running costly side by side, when
Biaekbird coquetted and crept up 10 make the
acquaintance OF Panic, coming 10 the score 8
length behind the bay, and that much better OF
'he gray. Time Of first mile, 2 mis-
On the second mile Panic went of ahead
Blackbird second and Fitzpatrick taking il easy
again n q bare gallop; and with the pace slow
amongst lbs party until the half mile post wa,
passed, when the little black and the bay moved
up towards Panic, and the three came in q.
they passed the score on the previous mile
Time OF second niie, I'm. 59s. In the next rounG
&hey kept handsomely together LOT hdlf the cir
cult, when sudden change OF places occurred
fitzpatrick letting the gray 40 II with a rush
passing Panic like the wind, and Rlackbire
Clappipg on steam II the same time also shc
past the bay, who again made grand effort t.
redeem his place, but Intellectually, and the,
came To the score, Blackbird a short length b4
hind Thunder and Panic close mp to the nIacl
Time, I'm. SIS.
thunder went oil IN the closing mile ts.. ur
while the sppendages OF Blackbird and Pani
sunk peg. BLACKBOARD abou: this time, how
ever, commenced to crowd Thunder after ,
style that threatened danger; and As PAM
made another game pail about this time, tn
dash in was an exciting bit OF racing, Thup
der winning the heat (and the racsy by It'll,
more than length over BlackbIrd, Panic
coming IL couple OF lengths IN the rear
Had not Tom Clark dropped his whip In ,ht
round, without which Blsekbird will not d,
his te9t,1 acme thought Bisckblrd might law.
won the honors OF the day. Time OF fourth
mile, n. 55k =. Time OF heat T53k