The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-18
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Fashion Course, Il. Is-Iross ~.
4 sro,sips match between the HAnblst .n.n se,d,na
ns.ssr and General Butler for 1900 n,s heass pest
three in Ave, 70 wagons OF srday afternoon a
tho Fashion Course, and was Witnessed BY ! large
crowd Of tur,tes Dexter wn In three straight heats
THE nne young horse >.as in splendid condition. and
o,ssd the race very satisfactorily his backers This
is the ars time I'd Dexter mas trotted race TO wagon,
and NUMBER people were under the impression tnas
General Bv would be match for him in that way OF
going aey mistaken, however, as Dexter seems
% lay YER Butler as much in this way rugged as be does
nndor the saddle and unless Lady Thorne can beat the
Hv abetonian Dexter is the champion OF the trotng
ri. He was the favorte previous to the start at one
hundred TO twenty and after the first heat one hum
dred 70 ten was current on hs me race Senera
Butler looked very fine, and ms trainer said pre-.
vious 70 tho trot that he considered Butler
better horse then than ne ever was before but stu ne
did not exhibit dash and vgor at the finish OF heats
which he has shown in some OF his previous rots He
trotted very finely the FIRST half mile Of the first
only nG me D e sSs race that ho Showed estraOr
sp Gtators entertained with few bursts OF speed
BIZ the old trottng favorite Flora Temple who went
sing no and down the homestretch few times Hop
'fins' Abdaah half brother to Rysdik's Hambetonan
also exhibited, and looked magnificent morse -
AWAY with lead OF nearly two lengths Hc went around
the turn length and half ahead Of Dexter ou. ueioo
he reached the quarter pole The four Se sI IN
evan seconds three quarters OF length in trent Of
Dexter; but the latter took him ey the neau snoiy
sued which lasted all the way down the anu
anto thclower turn, the horses passing Inc nan n'e poe
mI1lX As they were going up the Flushing stretcn
yoked Batter left his feet, and Dexter ioH MN ana
opened gap of length and half when bu.ier cio.eo
somewhat after he recovered but breaking again, the
Hambletonian quit hrs company for the remainder Of
Che heat leading the hoInestretch about three
lengths At the distance stand Hiram Woodruff slack
cned tho speed Dexter and he crossed the score one
length and half ahead, in 2:27 ai
Butler was lengths ahead OF the bay when the word
was gwen before they reached the turn the latter
round the turn and passed tho quarter pole five lengths
clear of Dexter thirty seconds The latter then
al tremendous rate of spool shutting the daylight
at every stride and at the half mile pole was within
length of the black Time, lao Rounding into the
Flushing stretch Dexter got closer and moment
afterwards head and head with Butler, and then car
quickly and, lying with his head at Dexers Wheel he
hung there until he got into raght work on the home
ana ns 5 se un ana
when Butler broke up and Dexter won by half length
Third Hea.-Butler, as before, got the best of the
start by couple OF lcngths-H,ram Woodruff nodding
for the word each timeand he went around the turn
about that distance IN front OF the other However, he
fore he reached the quarter pole the drummer was close
upto him, in thirty osht seconds, and soon afterwards
they were yoked The race was very pretty down the
backstretch, the horses going head and head and
step for step. They were neck and neck .r.s
the Flushing stretch like a. doubc. team. Butler
then hroke up, but with jump two he resumed his
trot and going very rapidly, soon alongside Of
again. in which they ratified away to the
threequartcr pole, when Dexter began TO show In 'front.'
but as he rounded into he broke up and
gave Butler commanding lead The Hambetonian,
soon he recovered made grand burst up the home
stretch closing at every step, and yet seemed almost
impossible that he could overtake the black the lat
Ger going very gancy but, as each stride short
oned the distance between them the Hamblconian was
parallel with the black three lengths from the score
and he in great style by head and shoulders But
her breaking just at the finish Time, 229 The follow
ing is q summary
TUESDAY, Oct. IT. trotting match $4,000, mile heats
best three IN tive, To wagons.
II. Woodruff named b. <. Dexter.
d. Taliman named blk. 8. General Butler. 2