The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-08
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Fashion Course, Il. I.-Trotting.
The trotlng match between the Bsshaw Ella
Sherwood and the Hambe,onan gelding Shark, two
mile heats for o00 at the Fashion Course yesterdy
was exciting and spirited affair Ella won in
short rubber In most capital times and 51l-which
is much better in the aggregate than she made In her
two mile with Toronto Chief The track was heavy,
and pretty strong wind was blowing, which had It's
effect the progress OF both horsss Shark made q
brilliant finish at the end Of the second heat but was
unsuccessful IN reaching the marc She beat him .
length, after very close engagement There was not
large attendance, the general opinion prevailing that
this would result in forfeit the part Of Shark
did the match at mile heats week ago Tho betting
was decidedly In favor OF the mare-one hundred 70
forty being current at the start that abe would win Some
Fra Heaa-The contestants had very pretty send-on
and the mare at once drew from Shark and opened
creased to the quarter pole to two and half passing
that point IN thirty eight and half seconds Going
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began closing, and made length the In short
time. She passed tho half mile pole length and
half ahead, In LICK. Shark continued 70 close a.
he rounded into the Flushing stretch, aAd about
halfway up they were head and head and going a.
pole yoked together and came up the homestretcS sds
and Side TIL they past the distance stand when the
prsare being too great shark len his fee. and the
making the FIRST mile In 2ss Going around the turn
Ella made the distance three lengths between them and
pace had boon much shapened when she started into the
second mile. Going down the backstretch the
kept up her beautiful stride and while passing the old
stand she was six lengths In front Of Shark As they
entered the turn Of the Flushing end Per shook Shark
up and he began shutting up the gap gradually and at
and still gaining inch by inch He made stout attempt
TO overtake the mare but 1t was Intellectual and she
gamely up tho stretch and landed at the score
winner olaatn mi In "a nd
the heat In 5:O8%.
Second ea,-one hunded to twenty was offered on
oven start the dashng away from the eeding and
opening gap around tho turn Of three lengths this
led four lengths to the quarter pole in thirty nine
seconds. Shark appearing at times to dwell in his
stride. Going down the backstretch he trotted
evenly and shut up some Of the daylight Ella passed
the half-mic pole two lengths and half IN 'front.' In
1:17G. On the Flushing end they trotted steadily the
sackcn her pace somewhat At the three quarter mole
Ella led length and half and she on the home
stretch with Sharks at her wheel Coming up tho
homestretch Shark forced the pace but still the
kept him at her Wheel and came up and crossed the
score with some daylight between them. The mile was
made IN 49, Going around the turn Ella again increased
her speed and rotcd very fast TO the quarerpoe hay
Ing opened gap OF three lengths and half in going
around the turn Getting into straight work the back
stretch and both doing their best Shark closed gradually
and only two lengths and half behind at the half
mile POLE Rounding into the Flushing stretch Ella Sher-
wood broke up but after three jumps she landed with
her right foot foremost and went on without losing
yard by the arcident. Shark trotng gamely
after her, and getting little closer every moment.
As they turned into the homestretch the marc
one length and half ahead, and still the Hambleonian
was coming and forcing the pace. About half way up
the homestretch he was at her wheel and still gaining,
and looked very much IL he going overtake
the mare. At this juncture Dan Mace drew his whip
for the iirs time and giving flourish, the mare re-
sponded and shot away, and came in winner by q
length making the last mile In 80 and the heat IL
The following Is a summary
SATURDAY, Oct 7-Trotting match, $4,000, two milo
heats, IN harness.
d. Mace named oh. m Ella Sherwood. by vernol's
D. Pnfer named b. 6. Shark, by Hsmbistonan. "a
Frt MI Second Mile. Total.
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On Monday Harry Clay and Commodore Vanderbilt
trot match for ST. 900 sde mile heats, best three in
five, in harness. and Tuesday Dexter will against
time the wager being 1000 to 81 900 that he will not
beat TO- Both the above rots come or at the Fashion
Course.
On Tuesday the fall meeting Of the Passac Asso-
citation will commence at Paterson and continue three
days, with four each day. In the steeple chase
which will come or the second day, there are seven
Sanns @ Tsss sss.
are also entered in the hurdle race
OLYMPIC GAMES.
There Ia to be novelty introduced on the Fashion
Course, Long Island, Wednesday next. The
usual trotting matches for which that course Is
celebrated to be varied by grand chariot
race the Scnorta Marie Martinez and Miss Virginia
Mason being the characters These cquestriennes are
reputed TO be the most experienced lady drivers in
America and promised from the horses selected
to be guided by their fair hands, something extraord
nary in the way OF time. The Fashion Course the
nonce will be converted We presume, into grand open
air cirque where the destinations of the Olympic games
pings short skirts and pretty figures Of the modern am
phheatre added thereto all OF which-exccpt the pretty
hgures-thc said old Grecians were unaccustomed TO-