The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-28

The Turf.
rxBnqoN COURSE, ,. I.-.TRorTNa.
THuRsDAI, ;July 27-Matoh $1,000, mile treats. best
three In Eve, in harness
D. Mace named b. g. Commodore Vanderbilt. .....l
T. Crcgaa named b. e. Harry Cay. dis
o.ss..'sr AsK o ne
The heat. ....................8 112s 2:29s9
As the above summary indeates, the 'rsce between
these famous stations Of short xuration ind
was ended In very unsatisfactory 70 the spec
ator who anticipated witnessing very close contest;
and shere doubt their anticip' atoms would have
ycaized but for attempt at harp practice by
the driver of Harry Clay for which he punshedpy the
judges by being distanced Previous 70 the start Com
usodoce Vanderbilt had the call In Tho betting circles at
nearly one Notwithstanding, thai Harry Clay
the winner in their last match, wlAch came OF carly
tbeBpring when neither Of the staens was IA conAi-
son; but Harry Clay had not behaved well u Saratoga
and as Vanderbilt was considered mp to the mark
yesterday the odds were nranrary enough in his
favM. He certainly locked better than he ever
shexpened up TO the finest edge, xnd was
capable Of going Shrough bruisng race. Harry
DID do Yesterday was wen done and but for the folly Of
hs driver, whether successful ctherwise he would
hsve made good ruce He exhibited more steadfness
than usual with greater lo0seness and elasticity; and
the time given above which hes time, warrants tho
belief ahat the unfortunate had not taken
place capital would have been the result, and all
The he would have been below the thirties Al the
start larry Clay got away with the lead and he
opened gs of two Ter gths which he held around tho
turn nd che quarter pole, IN thsrtysx seconds On
tho acksrctch Vanderbilt drew little closer TO the
black bet e latter length and half ahead at the
half nile pole IL 10 both horses going steadily
piece Of machinery. Going up the lower stretch Van
dcrbi gradually clossx until at the threeq pole
his cad at the wheel Of Clay. The latter as he
fbe hoDcstretch swung out Tar possible,
carry ing Vanderbilt nearly 70 the outside Of the track,
and he brdxe up. Clay then placed In the
cent by his driver, and this being his position he
compelled to keep Il. Commodore Vanderbilt,
after his break, speedily brought 30 q tyot,
and Mace seeing plenty Of the inside
with put interfering with the other, went in
ther wsth a rush. aud before Clay mad reached the
dsttn stand the bay stallion his quarters
fow strides ind Clay broke up, when he was pulled
to ,e inside that the vehicles colided, and he con-
TIM cd 20 crowd the hay until they were over the score
Hair ~ Clay about neck in front The Judges after
a s hort consolidation slthough unanimous in their
opin ions declared that Commodore Vanderbilt bad won
the heat and Harry Clay distanced" The follow
ing the portion Of the trotting rules which governed
the ecsonef the tudges:-"In coming out on the home
Oh each horse shall keep the position first selected
pt the hpdmos horse Who when there is sufficient
room, to pass the inside anywhere in the
hons stretch, shall be allowed 30 do So and
any ,arty interfering TO prevent him shall he disonced
OF los'e the heat as the judges may determine Any
After the above decision had been rendered Mace offered
make another match TO rot Clay for 81 900 81 500
he would rst Toronto Chief for like amount neither
of which challenges accepted He also offered to
wager 81 900 that Vanderbilt could then and there tpt
again In less thAn e30 but meeting with response,
n. sent, the stallion on the track
To-day match fr $500 comes on at the above conne.