The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-07

uulOn course, La ls-TrOttfmXs
The wagon match for $4,000 mile heats best three ia
FIVE between the stations George Wilkes and Commo-
dore Vanderbilt, came of yesterday afternoon over
the Union Course. George Wilkes tho race.
but not as easily as his hackers anticipated for
Vanderbilt showed much speed the other in
all the heats when trot and moro in the
second heat, which he after very bad break,
making the last half mile OF the heat in l:l2; but his
great turn of speed Of little to his owner as
the horse will indulge ia breaks and in that way lose
every race where lie is matched with horse Of equal
speed. Wilkes victory yesterday great one, and
the third heat was as line contest from beginning TO
end as was ever Witnessed as there never was during
the heat necks difference between the stations ana
tho judges gave ii in dead heat The time capital,
derng tho dead condition Of the track and the I'M
pleasant state OF the atmosphere hall gale sweeping
over the track all the time the horses were IN action
Vanderbilt however, notwithstanding his defeat has de-
monsiraed that he can trot mile TO wagon IN 2:So,
and further controversy that point has been Mt length
brought TO a conclusion There not large number
Of persons at tho course bit this may be accounted for
by the previous postponemcns of the match and the
general belief that Wilkes would win easy, and that
there would be no chance TO speculate on the result
Sweepstakes followed the stallion trot Tor which
interesting race which lasted until dark The heats OF
the two tros came of alternately Wilkes and Wander
Fss Hect-One hundred to thirty on Wilkes. The
judges had slight discussion as to which horse was en-
titled TO the pee and they decided that as Wilkes mad
won it previous to tho postponement OF the trot on
Thursday last it was his by right now And with Wilkes
the with length the bcSt
the horses dashed away from the stand. The brown
stallion opened the gap around the turn and went to the
quarter pole over two lengths In front in thrtysix
and half seconds Immediately afterwards Commo-
dore Vanderbilt broke up and plunged until Wilkes was
six lengths in advance. wilkes passed the half
mile pole long ahead, in IA and, troting steadily
along the lower turn, came on the homestretch half
dozen lengths in front Of his opponent Mace, finding
he had chance ofoveraking the brown stallion wisely
took Vanderbilt in hand seeing which Crooks eascd up
Wilkes aud he came over the score winner by three
lengths, In 2:341l.
Sc,ond Heo,-Onc hundred TO twenty on Wilkes. The
horses started this time head and head and kept
together half way around the turn, when Vanderbilt took
q fight and stayed up until the Hambletonian was half
dozen lengths away from him. Wilkes passed tho
quarter pole in thirty-six and half seconds and keep
ing the cap open, reached the halfmic pole in IA
Then Vanderbilt began trottng in earnest, closing the
gap rapidly all around the lower turn and up the home
stretch aud more dashing style was never sccn-some
OF his strides which were measured by Hiram Woodruff
being eighteen feet eight nchcs-and he kept up the
brush until he had crossed the score, when the judges
decided that he had the heat by head Time, 2S0
Vanderbilt made the last half mile Of tho heat in IL
Third Ucat--0ne hundred TO sixty on Wilkes was
rent at the The stations left the score with their
heads together and in going around the turn there
little difference between them They passed the quarter
pole in thirty six seconds, Vanderbilt neck in front,
and, becoming yokcd together, went down the back
stretch and passed the halimc pole head and head In
1:l3E. II neck and neck around the lower turn
until at the three quarter poll Wilkes broke up but
ming briskly until he caught, did not lose an inch Of
ground. They came up the homestictch at their top
most speed Wilkes getting tho gad all the way, and
crossed the that the judges decided
dead heat. Time 2:291h.
Forah Heat-Hiiam Woodruff was then induced to
drive Wslkes The betting even on the result The
horses had equal start and they went around the turn
head and head They were thus 1T the quarter pole in
thirty seconds but in instant afterwards Van
derblt broke and that the last OF him. He plunged
and jumped until Wilkes two hundred yards ahead,
q n cT Ss aS maki up ana %y
MONDAY, Nov O. match $1,000, mile heats, best three
in FIVE, to wagons.
John Crooks named br. =. George wikes...1 2 1
D. Mace named ~ g. Commodore Vanderbilt Y / dis