New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-28

TAc Two-EEiIe Heat Trottina-rTntch FOR
$4,000, between Dexter and General
Rutler-Dex,er the winner IN Two
sfraighi Hea;s-The Fastest TwO-MiIc
Wagon Time Made.
Yesterday the great match between the Ga
qous Hambeionian gclling Dexter. AID the equally
seebrated bGck geldrg General Butler two-mc heats,
10 wagons for 81 600 side, came of on the Fashion
Course. L. T. There very good attendance, com
rosed rrnepGv Of owners Of fast trottng stock end
tto regular nabtues Of the track; the dull threatening
aDpearance Of tho weather IN the forenoon detelrng
m5ny from being on hand. The track YVES in capital
order but the strong keen breeze that prevailed was
ceCiedy AGAINST the making OF last time.
Notwithstanding this drawback the performance Of
e1ter stamps him a horse of extraordinary mcrit,
Scr he troited the second heat in minutes J6l seconds
eiuC the fastest time record az Two miles and
son so easily that ne was pulled up at the score. be
was cOnfessedy IN r superior condition than When ne
irottel the first match in harness against Gen. Bntler
tha previous week. for on that occasion he won the
second and third heats, with little or nothing 10 spare
IT Mas this circumstance that led many 10 think that 10
ihe yeste day Buer would provet better EoIse
as The distance suited him lie was known good wagon
horse and had the prestige in hs favor OF MAJ
the best time on record C:36D az TINS distance dI'
Fye Of gong. The odds also were sufficiently " uup' nv
ing 20 induce many to accept them or slOO 70 =" Nj
: rcJ freely offered on the HambleOniln eeldlng; hi
ran Woodruff hitherto, drove Dexter, ana IDi"'o"
: SHs behind the black geldine. . -.,.u,,,,. ,o
' g. First IrAT- three unsuccessful a'tenP's ~
get fair start arising from Brters pIcahs a ' re
before he reached the score tie word was Gt S stu
when Butler fu length ahead lie lhery.seu ~. o. ~
eld 10 a couple Of lengths Ground the turn Iu 49,.
ssMe distance aheldG the quarter poe hHu l'v 4" D.
half mile pole GoiuC along the Flusblng aIelcu put
Ter vhile leading suddenly broke NJ, ana hFain HnV
a h;sd ntonded making tradiig race oi n I', r ~" Le
miIe AZ once sent Dexter along passed Buter Whht
stiu dancing in the air tool The inside pOsueh' ana as
fhey psssed The Judges stand the first time ne was
nlpSr length ahead Time, 2:3Ol Butter bioLe aeelh
r before roundinc the turn aud Dexter led hnn Two
lengths nj the quarter pole hall length more at the
tnf mile mark and the throe quarter pole was ior
lenehts ahead Butler on the Flushing sreioh again
breaking and keeping up run ior some distance AZ
the distance stand Dexter was s!X icrgtls ID ou' anu
Hiram easing his horse logged in past HE stand WIN
per hy Two lengths in 3;(O3i tho stcohu Me having
been trottcd in 800. Ill.,.
SrcoSn HvAT-The betting was any odds on
Dexter; one offer OF $500 10 $40 having been accepted
bv some sangune individual Bnuer sot Two iehbeS
t6e hest of tho sTart and lac passed the quarter pore
an ~ seconds he was three lengths ahead On the Dack
stretch Dexter gained rapidly, and was only lehgth
and half behind at The halimile pole time, l:l4+ VI
,h treeouarter stretch at the saI1e place where ne
had gone up before. BnteF DIoHe anu 80 uaot s INA.
HIRAM passed him. and came up the home stretch four
iepcths ahead--the first ms being trOtted III 2i~o'
Tbe race was now virtually over for Butler broke re-
psstedy on the second mile and Dexter, uoitDg warn
appsrept ease and well within himself came home the
esses OF winners six length ahead and pulbng mp AZ
ynlc1 being tTotted in i:5Gl, bcag ne ldtsf iHohiH
sie 10 soaPon on rcord, beating that OF Buer made IN
ss match against George Patchcn in Itt3 uy quarter
- second.
SUMMARY.
.,,BIox CoURsF. l.. LII hday, Oct 2'-Msich SOW
asc bne heats to wagons.
H. NoodruH named br 2 gDrake....................ll
D lalmau named bk. = Cen bute,'
seco sat.........2;zs 2'aSi SO: