New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-29
THE TURF.
Great Trotting Contest On the Fashion
Course for Purse OF s1,OOO-Gen'
Butler Defeats George Wilkes and
Indy Emma-Fivc Heats Trotted.


Indy Emma-Fivc Heats Trotted.
The second great trotting race for the pro-
pretors purse of COO mile heats best three IN nve'
10 wagons came off yesterday on the Fashion Course
L. There very large and select assenDIaRe 1i
the principal horsemen and owners o last rotthB STOCK
I'm the country present 10 witness the contest whch
has excited immense amount of interest IN spo''nR
circles. ..., T..
The horses enteredlwere the same that trotted in
harness for similar purpose over tins course last
week. viz: George Wilkes General Butler. Lazy En-
ma Dexter and Blonde. On that occasion Dexter won
in three straight heats. defeating Butter ana beoige
Wilkes Blonde being then yesterday an absentee
ON account OF lameness. In yesterday race Dexter
was a non starter his stable Qiiram Woodruns, :, De
ing represented by the slashng chestnut mare Lazy
Emma who was thought good enough 10 WIN. anu Was
backed at against the hed Tor an immense aoun'
of money.
She is owned by Mr. Louis Petty, gentleman who
trottng turf She is by the Basbaw horse Jupiter and
although defeated yesterday, she Is. when In topt0p
condition. of the fastest roters that Is now on le
turf The track in beautiful condition. IN" uay re-
markaby fine and those present were gratlhed by see
ing Of the best rotng races that has ever been
witnessed on Long Island. In the pool sod Just oe'
fore the race Lady Emma brought SIP General But
Ter Sll2 and George Wilkes s95: Tie iayoriie was
driven by Hiram Woodruff, Gutler by Darius Talinan'
and George Wilkes by sam. Mclaughlin:
FIRST HEAE-After four false starts they nj last got
the word with Wilkes a length In front. Going
around the lower turn. Lady Emma and Wilkes were
head and head three lengths before Butler who broke
up soon after the word given. The other two were
SO close together they passed the quarter pole III 81
seconds that they looked like double team. On the
back stretch In passing the old judges stand, Lazy
Emma had little the best Of IT, but ut the haii mo
pole they were gain head and head; time l:l2i. On
The Finishing stretch the brown stallion, out-trottng
Lady Emma carried her 20 break, and gave her the
40 by leading her two clear lengths ahead az the three
0uarler pole He turned into the home stretch with
This commanding lead. maintained it throughout,
and came home very winner by three lengths III
2:30, Lady Emma beating Butler across the score BY
two lengths
SEcoSD MISUNDERSTANDING the easy style in
which the brown stallion had won the first heat the I'M
preston prevailed that he would not be able 10 hst he
race out and Lady Emma still continued the iay0rtc
bringing in pools 500 to Buffers 500 and WDkess
S73. A beautiful start effected. Butler breaking
Immediately anerward. Wilkes and Emma went
around the turn Tapped together but they passed the
quartz pole the had length the best Of IL time
IS seconds. Going along TIE back stretch Lady Emma
increased her lead 10 two lengths, which was reduced
10 half length at the half mile pole, which was passed
in l:li Directly after passing that point Lady Emna
broke, and the stallion passed her. and as they swung
into the home stretch he was three lengths ahead ms
lead the chestnut could not wres from him, for he
came eisurely home winner Of the heat by four
sSS s}9SSA'' the mare being length before Butler lime.
THIRD HrAr-In the pools, George Wilkes now sold
for $500 Lady Emma FOR slOO, and Butler GU a
capital start effected alter several attempts butler
this tine taking the lead and passing The quarter pole
a length ahead Of wilkes. who had broken and was
mon run. time. 30 seconds On the backstrech tue
block geldiug two lengths in front, with Lady
Emma second. but the stallion now began 10 tr" IN bls
customary beautiful style aud he only length be.
hind. Butler at tie hafmile pole in :ld On the
Flushing stretch Butler broke, and the stallion passing
him assumed the lead ani al the throe-quRTter po.e
was two lengths ahead. He came no the homcstTeich
with this lead, when sudden, and. as many thought.
an unnecessary application of the whip caused hm 10
break and before Mclaughlin could get him down
Butler had passed him. and amid iumultuous cheering
crossed the winner Of tie heat by three lengths
| in 2.2-l
| FouEm HrAr-Gencral Butler now brought in tie
pools the highest price. selling for -l25i Wilkes go
/ aud Lady Emma sfl. IL the regular betting Butler
was backed against the fold at even. Wilkes driven
by Dan Mace, who had been substituted for MeLaugh
n got length the best Of the send Of but Butler out
rotted him before they bad rounded the upper turn
and taking the lead was half length IN mont AZ the
quarter pole in 36 seconds line race along the back
stretch and past the old stand ensued bet~een the
stallion and Euter the former being neck IN front at
the hamile pole which they reached IA l:l2. On the
threc.quarcr stretch Lady Emma broke and fell far
behind the other trOttlng magniheentJ together
Bntlcr leading half length at the pole, and clear
length al the homestrc,ch At tie distance stand
Butler length ahead and be maintained that lend
throughout the stallion breaking AT the distance aud
6v 80 a6ng allowing Buer 20 cross the score winner
nv two lengths IN 2.25li Lady Emma being dozen
/. lengths behind. - - ,,
TrrIH HEAT-Beiting sl00 TO so on Butler, VIC
broke shortly after the start and wilkes eg iWQengths
At the quarter pole and the same at the hafmie pole.
Bntler FIR before the chesnui mare. There was no
change in those positions until they had entered the
homcsretch, where tie stallion closed ana az TIE us
tanee equal terms. Half uay home be was
length and half ahead, when Butler went Up ana
passed Wilkes on a run; 1alman, however. got him
down quickly and he crossed the score on square
! trot, a length ahead Of tie stallion. IN 2;,J.
! After some little dclibeTaton the Judges awarded
the heat 10 Butler. and the black coding was consc.
queniy declared the winner Of The race
FmHIox couRsr. L. I.~Fanc' $1,000 mile heats be.,
three Boz hve 20
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