Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-11-02
THE TURF.

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The Tws-MiIe Heat Trettius.
Match for $4,000, Between
Dexter and General BulIer--
Dexter the Winner In TIVE
Straight Heats--The Fastest
Two-HiIe wagon Time Eves
Made.
tFrom The y. Y. Tribune, Saturday,
Yesterday the great match between the
famous Hambetonian gelding Dexter, and
the equally celebrated black geljing Gener.
al Butler, two-mie heats, to wagons. came
off on the Fashion Course, L. |. Tbtre
was q very good attendance, composed
principally Of owners Of fast trotlins stock
and the regular habitues Of the track the
dull, threatening appearance OF the weather
in the forenoon deterring many from being
on haBd. The track was in capital order,
but the strong keen breeze that preva lied
was decidedly against the making Of fast
time
Notwithstanding the drawback the per.
formance of Dexter stamps him horse of
extraordinary merit, for he trotte1 the ssc
ond heat in 4 minutes set seconds, being
the fastest wagon time on record at two
miles, and won 50 easily that he was pulled
up at the score He was confessedly in far
superior condition than when he trotted the
first match in harness against Gen. Butler
the previous week, for on that occasion he
won the second and third heats, with little
or nothing to spare. Ii was this circum.
stance that led many 10 think that in the
race yesterday Butler weuld prove the better
horse, as the distance suited him. He was
a known good wagon horse, anil had the
prestige in his favor Of having made the best
time or record (4:56t) at this distance and
style OF going. The odl Is also were sufii
ciently temping to induce many to accept
them, for $l00 to $50 was very freely offer
ed on the Hambletonan gsding. Hiram
WoOdroffe, as hitherto, drove Dexter, aud
Tollnan was behind the black gelding.
FIRST HEAT After thr unsuccessful
attempts to get fair start, arising from
Buffers breaking just before he reached the
score the werd was at last given when But
Ter was full length ahead. He increased
his lead to a couple of lengths around the
turn. and was the same distance ahead at
the quarter pole, and also at the half mile
Butler while leading, suddenly broke up,
ding race of it for the first mile, at once sent
Dexter along, passed Butler while still
dancing in the air, took the inside position,
and as they passed the judges stand the
first time he was clear length ahead. Time,
2:302. Butler broke again before rounding
the turn. and Dexter led him two lengths at
the quarter-pole, half length more at the
halt mile mark, and at the three-quarter
pole was four lengths ahead, Butler on the
Flushing stretch again breaking and keep
ing up run for some distance. At the dis
tance stand Dexter was six lengths in front,
and Hiram easing his horse logged in past
the stand winner by two lengths in 5000;
the second mile having been trOtted in 2: 30l
SECOND HEAT-The betting was now
any odds on Dexter; one offer of $500 to
$40 having been accepted by some sanguine
individual. Butler got two lengths the
best of the start, and as he passed the
quarter pole in 81 seconds he was three
lengths ahead. On the back stretch Dex-
ter gained rapidly, and was only length
and q half behind at the half-mile pole
time, l:l43. On the three-quarter stretch,
at the same place where he had gone up
before, Butler broke, and 40 badly that
Hiram passed him, and came up the home
stretch four lengths ahead-tho first mile
being trotted in 2.2s. The race was now
virtually over, for Butler broke repeatedly
on the second mile, and Dexter, trotting
with apparent ease and well within himself,
came home the easiest of winners, six lengths
ahead and pulling up ct the score. The
time of the last mils was 2:2Sf; the two
miles being trotted in 456l, being the fast
est too miles time to ,Dagon on record, beat
ing that OF Butler made in his match against
George Patchsn in 1853 by a quarter of q
second.
SUMMARY
FASHION COURSE, L. L-Friday, Oct
2T.-Match, $4,000. Two mile heat, to
wagons
II. Woodruff named br. &, Dexter ...,...........I 1
ID. Tpllman named bk G. Gen Butler r............2
ls mile. I'd mile. Two miles
First best .2.}Ot S:yH 5Wt
Second heat..... .2:oS 22S4 4:G1