New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-12
A NOVELTY ON THE TURF
The Chariot Race at the Fashion
Course Yesterday.
FEMALE CHARACTERISTICS MORAL

tO duNcIllceliltHl, CLtbtOS-
race came of at the Fashion Course. Long Island,
yesterday afternoon. The bills and fash newspaper
notices announcing the event. gave expectations of the
novelty of the nge-a revival VI the ancient course,
where female beauty ard equine speed would enthuse
the spectators with something Of tie antique gaming
spirit and love Of glory and these promises brought TO-
geher motley assembly OF about 300 gamblers (too in-
significant to attend the Paterson races) gamblers
pimps ronyhs rowdies. p.lguglies thieves, pick
pockets lOafers kept.men swindiefs. confidence men,
rrosiitutes procuresscs, BrigaderGenerls Colonies,
Majors and abOnt dozen ladies' and gentlemen at the
race. course mentioned OF about o'clock the alter
nOoD Some went IN coactee somciD bugges, others Ia
omuihu3cs and stages but tie majority sought convey
THE NATURE or THE RACE.
Almost everybody looked upon the forthcoming
race as mere SHOW, for the purpose OF attracting
huge crowd. There was little or no betting, ana
tho absorption of whisky occupied the main portion
Of the time II mere had been 1900 Jr 1000 spectators
escn the results Of tie enterprise would PROBABLY
nave been atiained 1he stock oi gin would have been
sold ont there would have been enough yerdant gentle
men present to furnish the pckpockcts Win decent
Tie main object Of the afair-go. mp By two three
New. YORK "sports"was TO paHder 70 the prdrency o
A portion ~ the pOpnlaee by lnsiiiuting unique ahH
orl6 entertainment, In which passte circus equet-
tIennes should fguro largely In tights ana spahsieT
order 20 distract attention from the paterson races
which ars usually admirably managed. In this resPoct
AZ before me entoued, the enterprise was fauIe. IL
Sre mon tho face Of lis advertisement the air of yir
ginia tournaments where the chvalric knights armed
eap-epe in gloss and tnset pretend 20 initss eaes
utfer very severely with injury 20 either side, a. OF
civic nfio hunts VII re native IudaDs, IN ieroelous
paint aud COSTUME and war'"hoops Ies2nsLt oi Ilsn
broxne charge some anicIl.e domestieated female
bison 10 the de,rment Of their entrals, and the ST.
prcne disgust aud disappointment Of all spectators
The srEcrAToRs.
The was supposed to come OIL at O'CLOCK IN th'
afternoon aud at thet hour, tie weather being hle,
rrety nearly the entire nuilDer or spectators were
assembled.
Asusnsl upon racing days the interior Of the racing
circle was occupied by the hacks b1Cgies wagons ana
stages Ia which were seated number OF YONG mon,
eocompaniad by fipen women. all OF whom managed 10
kin the hours Of delay and poison themselves win .Ls
costents of sundiy black bDttios. and aHoHg Nhom
harity and Grey merrmeut tho order OF Tire day
Among these carriages was An open ehnse c9ntAihII
three officers IN the livery ot the United ctStes'
Genegal Colonel anu InjoF, one OF whom
was an aid on Gen. Hookers STAR aad none OF whom
were any special ornament u ther profession
The ress OF tho spectators omprsed representative
from all the classes have mentioned, while here and
there spfnklnRs Of respectable Pfites " 10 r any
supposed that genuine sport was TO be witnessed
Our reporter only saw four hghs on the grounds al
only sy the lie of one man threatened ith bowie
knife the bright b'cde Of which gltered bnt m.inen'
la Tie sunlight before tie owner ~as lnsueed by uis
a large and efficient force Of police" had been
advertised (as usuaO % Dc engaged Tor the Oeeesiot
bet, of course. not man weoi.ng The nnlierin oi
policeman 10 be seen on the ground re TINS y the
cas- az almost every boatrace dogight or przehght.
e absence Of the police created no surprise whaeyoT
only the repetition Of the f1isebood that ihey VII "
present grows somewhat mOnotOnous IN The course OF
years ard cycles.
THE HORSES AND cHAHDTs.
4. abOu, cock the horse. with the vehicles a,-
tacicG 10 them we've led around the track 20 the see
whore they were To receive their fair drivers. The
chaIot- Of the kind ordinarily used In the mimic
contests Of the Hrpodrome-a mere wooden box the
sdes rather grnceiy fashioned and slop,n- backward
placed upOn iron axle between two rather clumsy
wheels OF radius OF about le inohcs"ith two horses
before each.
One of them was painted blue aud tie horses which
drew 1t we're Of "a chestnut hue the otber-ol tiG9y
coloT-rolled behind gray ana a sofrei steed. Inc
former was driven BY the senorta Aaie Mail'nc1, MAJ
wers iir specimens evidently sound IN eye Wind ana
limb and having the appear nee OF fa,1e. SeilIed
manbns hnrseS with yigoI IN their linDs ana the Nb'
Of other days in their yisional orhs
THE EQUEsrRIENSEs.
Considerable curiosity lad been reused as 10 What
tie larloteers Ike for throughout tue cniie as
selnby charming Ignorance seemed TO prevail as to
wLo and hat they were. who owned the horses, VINO
were the gettersp of the race and every thing else IN
relation 10 the entertainment All eyes we're therefore
directed npon the ladies IN question when they came
tbfoueh tke crowd lightly stepped into their respective
oharots and drove ieisurely around the course
Miss Virginia Mason who drove the gray and sor'
rel team is lady OF about thirty Summers She Is un-
derstood 10 ha Of the regular arties VI the Hippo
tbeairou on -Four eenths where she Is said 10 have
won considerable reputation rs an equestfenne she
WAS rcl In the conventional and popular dOddess OK
hcrty s,yle Upon her anburnhaired, or wigged head
was auniily placed the rcd ana Whie stffeuhglteap
which s embossed to DO the fayorte heaIdress OF tho
Goddess, her bust and sI9nder waist we're spec
iousy ipcased In coat Of mail OF paste0oard and lead
oorcd spanges while parti-colored skirt OF red and
white flowed down 10 her feet which we're small and
pretty and cascd In black CATERS the oest oi Mcn are
The "Scnorita Marie Martinez the driver Of the
rival chariot IL dark complexioaed spanish woman,
VIC bns been circus actress In California and Mexico,
and who is now IL is said also performer at the New
Yors Hlppo.heatron. She was dressed in male cos
tnme consisting VI well fitting velvet doubet ofyloet
hue, handsomely trimmed and embroidered win white
iace, while her head was gracefully covered by pink
iiL can or hat la cdcdiisr, under which her black
artificial curls foated romsniicaiiy.
THE RACE.
pb of thess ladies' grasped the rens Of their stccd
o N nsed 10 the business. and proceeded at brisk
n.,o rou nd the course To the starting point great
sbout whose enthusiasm was perhaps, more assumed
thna real greeted them as they whipped up smarty
and came through the waiting crowds toward the
Xway they weGt. at the word "go p at break.neck
Oeion the Spanish maiden on the inside OF the track;
fn he (ioddess Of Liberty, with her gray ard sorrol
tought for the lead ard gained it before halfway aruund
Her zeal proved ruinous TO her prospects, however;
for midway stood the gate 20 the stables where tho
snspecting animals had been foddered for days
and no sooner did the exutant Goddess ioach this
nonf than her hopeful team, relinquishsg ambition OF
aurels In the scent of oats and hay tuDed sheer OH
from tho track and made for the stabegstc at hob
bling canter while the fair Sen0rita tore past and re-
sued ihe lead with her chestnat nags. The Goddess,
however. got into the track again. aId followed ia
hot pursuit She gained upon her companion so rapid
y that they both passed the winning stand almost even
amid the yes bowls and roaring laughter Of the nut
titude. and the heat was pronounced tle Time
minutes and 81 seconds.
- SECOND HEAT
The horses were Embarrassed, and led away, the
obaoteers dsouned and retired 10 the seelnsion of
the neghborng tavern to receive the conSrstuaoDso
their Immediate attendants and ffends-aia number
OF circus performers being the ground. The majority
NJ the spectators drank moro whisky 6Dd lost