The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-12

iaa Ganstoue began 10 give wsy, and Ulrca led on the
the quarter POLE and came up the homestrctch
opening gap and went under the string An easy win
by hye lengths Satinstone second the Maroon colt
FOURTH RACE.
Premium OF $500. for all ages, three mes
j. Hunter entered b. b. Kentucky, by Lexington. na
Magnolia, by Glencoe, years old. ....-...-... O.
There viii be four races to-day, including a hurdle
race. with seven entries
The Chariot Race ut Fashion Course
sonorita Martinez tho winner
The Fashion track on Long Island was the yes
terday Of rather novel spectaclea contest and very
spirited one, between two female chariotsers The affair
was outside the usual legitimate programme of the
TURF and WHILE as a against time and exh,b
ton Of speed and horsefesh. devoid Of psrcuiE
interest attractive spectacle seldom witnesses
in these unclassical times
TIKI CHARfoTs.
The vehicles employed in the race were certainly nN
after the manner Of those which Herodotus has re-
corded as the orthodox kind; yet they fully
served to preserve the feature or the occasion.
q chariot They were curved shell-shaped
boxes looking somewhat like q sleigh driven
backward and were respectively vanished In brown ana
blue with wheels picked out In gold Tho blue vehics
drawn by two handsome chestnuta, and the brown
by team composed Of gray and sorrei.
THE cHARI0TEERs.
The ladies who essayed thus to afford proof Of female
ability 10 handle he ribbons Miss Virginia Mason
and Senorta Marie Martinez Tho former made her ap.
pearance costumed Columbia, character which she
dressed in the legendary liberty cap and robe OF rod
white and blue. Miss Martinez for some inexplicabs
reason abandoned the female character which should
have attended her and appeared caya
cr OF the times Of Charles the First her costume con
sistng OF Spanish cloak OF purple velvet with silves
spanges, set of by jaunty satin hat trimmed with
yellow. #
in part without doubt the attractions Of the turf else
where By the time the commenced, however, over
five hundred people had gathered TO witness it, pro
vong delay occurred in starting the horses, ana II wa
in the vicinity OF four O'Clock when they got away
THE RACE.
Al last the bell rang at the judges stand and the ladies'
stepped charots Miss Mason grnspng the rens
Of the sorel and gray and Senorita Martinez those o.
the chcstnuts Both started from the hafmic post and
drove side by side around 10 the distance post where ~
the word Coz thoy plied their whips and dashed on
The race II should be stated merely trial or hpeed
between the conesng charots and was to be decided
by the best throe IL ave- milo heats Very ittie betting
tosk place
First Hea.-Both charots passed the Judges stand in
cloud OF dust Miss Mason leading but with the advan
tagc Of tho inside bed by the Senior The former kept
the lead and when approaching tn quarter post took
the inside AS she approached the halt mile post mast
ludcrous incident occurred The stables located IN
this vicinity and the horses naared them they sud
denly wheeled around and left tho track Il W tn
some difficulty that Miss Mason turning their
heads much TO the amusement OF the spectators In
the meantime the other chariot had passed her. and was
about to turn the three quarter post when, by moss
vigorous agellaon of her steds Miss Mason regained
considerable OF the lost ground and entered the home
stretch without being disIanced. The scene at
this time was Of exciting nature. Both
! vehicles ratified by the stand In cloud OF
| dust the fair charioteers straning every nerve
TO accelerate the speed OF their horses Columbia had
lost her hat and went by with streaming hair while thai
of the scnorIta had been lifted from her head but at
tached by the ribbons, hanging at the back OF hes
head. The wind had also dsarranged ColumLia's tri
colored robe and exposed to view garment which He
rodo.us makes no mention OF as pertaining 10 tho COS
| tune OF the Olympic charlotecrs This heat WAS the
most interesting OF the SERIES Time, 2:5e
Scond Heat This heat easily by Miss nasoH,
led by all the posts and in the homostretch nearly
/ distanced her opponent Time, ~
hrd Rert-The Senorita made strenuous effort and
succeeded in winning this heat by several lengths.
! Time 2:26.
Fourth Heat Tho track at the commencement OF tbid
heat almost deserted by tho spectators for whom
the seemed suddenly to have lost all interest
was easily by tho Senora, WHO At lts close almost
Having won three Of the five heats senorita Martinez
was declared victor by the Judges -os.<.ss.v,