The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-03
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The Turf.

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FASHION COURSE, l.. I.-TR0TrfNd. -
Those who attended the Fashion yesterday after
loon witnessed Of the fastest that has taken
plac, the rs half mile Of the FIRST heatl :0s h-being
the ou,cl half mile made in pubc-f except
Iaperr,s m mile with running mate, which OF
The ,rot w. between the stations Toronto Chief and
Commodore VANDERBILT for 800 mile heats, best three
in i've, to go AZ they please the owner OF Toronto
laying 900 to $50; and after six or seven ma.3nss
which these horses have trotted the vexed question
to which Is the faster worse at length to have
been demonstrated Toronto Chief can beat Commodore
Vanderbilt when the former 0es under the saddle, and
Commodore Vanderbilt beat Toronto Chief in harness
In the easy STYLE and in part Of he racc he
forced TO the utmost He pulled up ~ hs approached
made them much faster had he been pushed, Wander
bit trotted the second and third heats very salts
factoriy; and showed more speed than people gave
appear to advantage. He troted the second heat in
2:2SA and the third IN 2:26k The last heat Of the
in 223a by all the outside timers General Butler and
Dexter the only horses who have made better time
under the saddle than made by Toronto Chief yes
terday II would be a grand to these three
celebrities ro race with three good jockeys on their
at hundred to forty, and afterwards at any
odds required one hundred to ten being taken by few
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the finest possible condition. The day was not favorable
for fast time the track good Is generally
der all the circumstances this may be set down rs
about the host that took place rvSseEISE. 81
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bis driver, yelling like wild Indian The pace Of To-
ronto Chief carried Vanderbilt TO break and be-
fore he settled down the old horse was about lengths
ahead " him. This advantage the Chof carried TO the
quarter POLE in thirtyve and half seconds; and put
ting on more steam the the gap
to ten twelve lengths at the half mile pole in 0s
making the second quarter in thirty three seconds The
Commodore was trotting squarely and vary rapidly
ha mr. unin an ne nj IN N EIaf 70
up the Flushing end oil the course Toronto kept up
his high rate Of speed and at the threequarter pole
nearly dozen lengths ahead of Vanderbilt When the
rider of Toronto found that he could not distance Van
derbi he took the old horse In hand and sackened his
yards, making the heat in 2:25ls. 4
Second Heat Toronto Chief had . little the best ofthe
start, and the turn length In front Of Van
derbi in which way they passed the quarter pole In
thirty seconds Going down the backstrech daylight
visible, and II papable that Toronto could get
away whenever required He length and 4 halfin
front at the half mile pole, in TO- and going up tho
lower stretch he opened the gap to two lengths and
half with which advantage he the homesretch.
Vanderbilt troed very gamcy and steadily all the way
but he could not overtake the Chief the latter winning
by couple Of lengths, in 2:24H.
Third Heat Toronto got away triHe in front Of
Vanderbilt and clear Of him. opening gap OF
two lengths around the turn and passing the quarter
pole in thirty seconds lengths half ahead
speed and the half mile pole three lengths clear
OF Vanderbilt, in 09A. The latter struggled nobly
along tho lower stretch but could not get any closer TO
the old horse, who came on The homestretch three
lengths in 'front.' and keeping this advantage TO the end
the heat and race In 2:24L.
The following Ia q summary
MONDAY, Oct 2-Match for 81, 800 mile heats, best
three in I'VE. alN
D. Pnfcr named br 5. Toronto Chief. under the
saddle. ..................l l
D. Mace named b. s. Commodore Vanderbilt, in