Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-07

Yesterday the match between the two
renowned trotting stations George Wilket
and Commodore Vanderbilt, for SZiVO0i
mile heats, in harness, came oil on the
! Union Course, Long Island. There was
8 large and select attendance, the match
| between those acknowledged fAststallions
creating great interest among sporting
men throughout the country. The
weather was bright and pleasant, but the
track having been recently narrowed was
not favorable for fast time. The betting
showed the brown Hambletonian stall
lion to be . warm favorite, 500 70 $50 be-
ing currently offered and taken by the
friends Of Mr.. Turnbulls stable, THE
owner Of Commodore Wonderfully to a
large amount. Indeed, IL was pronounced
bv some large spectators TO be Il OF the
best betting races of the season, f0rup to
the last heat Vanderbilt had numerous
hackers, at odds very little more than
was taken about him at the start. John
Brooks drove George Wilkes, Mr.. Sim
mons, his owner, having removed him
from Sam McLaughlin's stable, and
placed HIM in the care of Brooks. II
~speakasWell for the skill and attention Of
tie las &C., trainer, that he brought
out the Bst Stallion winner in his first
race since he was placed in his charge.
The race itself, as VIII be seen from the
subjoined details of the heats, was mag
spifeently contested, and gavegreat graft
ieation 10 the spectators.
hRsr HEAT.-A good start, both cross
ing Va o head and head together.
Going Noun. the turn Wilkes, who had
the pole, broke up, and, swerving on to
Vanderbilt, the wheels Of their sUlkies
came into collision, and caused Wander
bilt, who was trotting beautifully, to go.
Offhis feet. Wilkes Was5OOn down again,
and the bay stallion, keeping up his dan
cling antics for some distance, the former
quickly opened a considerable gap, andat
one time it seemed doubtful if Vanderbilt
would save his distance. He, however,
settled 20 his work in frst-rate style on
the th~ree-quarter stretch, trOtting mag
n|ifcently and rapidly, closing up the gap
which the brown stallion had placed be-
tween them. But the lead which Wilkes
had gained in the early part Of the heat
was too great TO be overcome, and Van
derbilt was beaten owe the score by six
lengths; time, two minutes thirty and
a half seconds.
SECOND HEAT.-Bettlrg still averaged
one hundred dollars 10 fifty; Yanderbilt's
friends maintaining that he was Outtrot-
ting Wilkes when tho latter ran into him
and caused him 10 break so badly at the
upper turn. Il good staTtwas had, Wilkes
showing ia advance a. they rounded the
turn, and as ,e passed the quarter-pole in
thirtv-seven seconds, he was leading q
length and a half. He still maintained
this advantage as they passed the half
mile pole in n minute and thirteen sec
onds; Mace evidently waiting until the
home-stTetch wa reached before be made
MS decisive effort. Up the straight the
race was intensely exciting, Vanderbilt
gaining atrEYery straight, until at the
distaEug stand he was almost head and
head With the brown stallion. Still
Wilkes showed no signs Of fsltering, but
trotting with singular steadiness and
gameness, he shook of his opponent in
Tie last Jew strides, and beat him across
the score by half q longth, after one Of
the most brilliant dnjshes 81 witnessed
On the track. Tine, two minutes and
twenty-siI seconds.
THIRD HEAT.-Bettipg one hundred 70
forty dollars, taken freely. fhey went
or on equal terms ard Totted Ike &
double team around the turn, Wilkes
showing his head IN advance on tAs quar-
tosatretcb, and out-speeding his oppo-
ncnt, W. d length and q half ahead al
kAG gAlA GEA HL-Nf IL AAAAN F6A6Er-1aH~a
AonGfhe baokstretch Vanderbilt could
hot Hninish the space between them,
but lost aiittle ground, rs Wilkes was two
lengths ahead at the half-nhlep pole, which
was passed in one thirteen. He kept up
his steady gait all the way home, never
.aakinIa hreakin the heat, and won the
race byftwo lengths in we twenty-seven
and t~hfee-fOurths.
The same horses are matched to trot for
two thousand dollars, mile heats, best
three in five, to wagons, over the same
course, on Thursday, November second;
Mr.. Gilman, as IN the present race,
matching George Wilkes. To-day the
second great trotting match between
Dexter and Gen. BatleT comes off on the
Fashion course. 1t is for one thousand
dollars a side. two-mile heats, 20 wagons.
Dexter has the call in the betting, one
hundred dollars to fifty being offered on
the track yesterday that he won the race.
UsNiARY
UNION COURSE, L l., Thursday, Oct. 20.
Match two thousand dollars, mile heats,
best three in five, in harness.
D.. Crooks named br. g. George Wilkes, ]
b. Mace named b. s.. Com. Vanderbilt, 2 .
THE:
Quarter. Half Mile. Mile
First heat, 81 sec. ll2 &304