The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05
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Fsshion Oo~rse, Long Misunderstanding.
The Fashion Course well attended yesterday after
noon select crowd having assembled TO witness the
HQpg MATCH lQg 5000 mil, heats. best thres In 1ve.
to go they please between Dr. g. Torogt9 C1l?l sg
b. g. Commodore Vanderbilt Toronto won the race N
three straight heats. in most excellent tmevfz ESQ.,
2:27 2;25x-sad there can be no doubt that hs could
have Conc faster had lie been pressed from end TO end
in the heats; but Commodore Vanderbilt broke up pro-
yokingy In each heat and lost SO much thereby that
Toronto not forced tbs entire distance They both
proved themselves possessed Of great speed aud some OF
the bufaA made by Vanderbilt were - fast a. ever
Witnessed The last half mile OF tbe sccond neatumed
BY Hiram Woodruff and otten-wSs lrotsed by hiEl in
1l0X These stations have trotteo before, and are
matched for races the rss Of which comes on
Toronto onto Chief is fns. strong weIi.proportoned
brown horse OF about sixteen hands and was brought 10
this city about 10 made s nus 'n Hrs,
stallion race, with Hiram Drew, Ploughboy and Young
Columbus the sire of Commodore Vanderbilt which he
second and fourth heats He purchased soon after
wards by Mr.. Bovine Of Flushing, Long Island. He had
no turf sngagemSnsI unt nn ne b r INTO Inc hands o. n
time with prospect Of a future life Of activity He
is now fasor and in better condition than ever before
Commodore Vanderbilt Is stylish looking dark bay
little fifteen hands, sired by Young Columbus lie
made his FIRST appearance last October in race with
TORONTO Cnl0 WHICH ne won, the DeDt neat
in 2:S3A. He had time match afterwards which he
lost and that closed his engagements for 1894 He be-
gan this season with match with Harry Clay, when
forfeit 70 Toronto Chief then beat Harry Clay after
wards Volcano and General Meade which brings his trot
rono Chief not FOR ns ~ by 10
his rank, wild, unsteady way Of going
The betting on the above decidedly in FAY
OF Toronto Chief when the horses brought on the
track, and In some instances much hundred
forty was wagered his winning Very large amounts
hand in the game The track was in pretty good condI
tlon put not last neither was the day favorable for
First HeaL-Commodore Vanderbilt was in harness,
driven by Dan Mace Toronto Chief under the saddle,
ridden by VIM Murphy. After few attempts they got
turn length and half In 'front.' and seemed to be
trottng very steadily until approaching the quarter poe
when he bounced into the air. and began sores OF
jumps that would equal the best OF the murders Of all the
Canadas The stations passed the quarter pole head and
head IN thrtyseven seconds Vanderbilt continued his
provoking capers down the backstretch while Toronto
going steadily and leaving him further and further
in the at every stride, until his hackers began to
think that the race would be terminated with one heat
At the halfmile pole, which passed by Toronto in
13, Vanderbilt at least eighty yards behind and
not yet exactly settled to ro but when he got into
the lower stretch being fully distance behind he
loose in earnest and the daylight began to lessen at
every stroke; and at the three quarter pole than
ono half Of the lost ground had been made up, when
Maco, finding that he well within this bounds of
safety but too far behind to Overake Toronto took the
horse In hand and pulled him up inside the distance
ped8cu,
heat by fifty yards, In 2 80.
Seod Heot Tile layers Of the odds on Toronto would
not give than hundred to forty their favor
tic, notwithstanding he had the first heat easily.
The stations had very level START but before Wander
bilt had trOtted hundred yards he commenced
ascensions and continued them until thu Chief
lengths away from him. with which advantage the latter
passed the quarter POLE in thirty seconds II
not until the Commodore was In front Of the old stand
that he began to straghcn himself being lengths
bchind Toronto the latter passed the haifmile
stretch his speed was extraordinary and at the three
quarter pole he within hroe lengths OF the leader
Up the homestretch he dashed CALAMITY and most
beautiful contest ondcd with Toronto Chief winning the
heat by length in 227 The owner OF Vanderbilt
q large amount IFS horse beating 2:2s, the timers
making vandcrbilts milo 22TA. He trotted the last
half Of the milo in ;lOiz.
Third Heat. Ono hundred to thirty on Toronto He
got away with the lead, and going around the turn
in thirty seconds Going down tho backstretch he
opened tho cap aud passed the hamile pole in III.
On the lower stretch Mace begen TO open Vanderbilt and
with rush no closed up finely, until at the three
quarter POLE daylight hardly visible between them
when he grabbed his OF fore shoe and il partly from
his hoo and came very near falling down. He also Cut
his hind foot by the accident and matter OF COURSE
his chances for the heat and race over Toronto
trotted rapidly up tho homestretch until lie passed. the
distance stand, when he pulled up, aud came home
leisurely winner of the race, In 2:28X.
The following s summary
MONDAY, Sept 4Match IS 1000, mite heats, best three
In five, TO go AS they please
Dan Pafes named Dr. 8. Toronto Chief, under
the SA0uio. ................ ! L
Dan Mace named Commodore Vanderbilt, in
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