, 1866-09-10
THE 1RoTTlNa WEEK.
Fifth Day-D;xter Beaten by General
Butler, -
a RUNNING RACE.


General Butler, and running race, for small
pnrec, In which there werc 1--WE cnlrfes. In he /
frat race Dexter, tho champion. loved for his
beauty and trusted for his speed, the ackuowl-
edged drst trotter Of the world. was beatcn. BIC |
seemed in had trim. Dob1c his rider, said Hhat
he s. acted as II somolhing hurt bin" Everyone
ou tic eouree cav that he did not rot In manner
worthy At himself 4sud that tina could not b
seueezed out Of him on this cou1ss and On this |
day. Horses, like men. are not always the same,
and Saturday was oue ut nc1tcr's bad daya. Yet |
eTch tie loss Of that race Is not for him as 1t
ho oss % ef 81 aar o1 Is
II Il simply The omtssion By accidents which none
s1end Ell & bis e 9e,o "a sassif e IT,
ming the 1aee WIS simply m Aeciaent, and
sneh Is regarded by all sporting men, SO eura
spoi III e1s Wsse 10 e.
Or the ,aea, except the very few Induced b1 the
long odds given il some rare Instances on the re-
without laIers. On tine, The lets were extremely
unsettled tn many saFis", judgments Of Of be
whleh ranged ficm ,s3& % nv. md IN few 10:
poois sold On time could moi asye been 1arge. aud
Dexters known ability 10 ma.e almost any re-.
tbat ihc trael, soaked a. II was with water, was,
der pie+ IN which the bn1ecs sank ietlock deep a.
III wheiaep ias Bus1s aSa e1eess Sf sTsssh eSaS snd
condition Of the t1aeE: a. iii events, for both
not more; consequently, li!le expectation OF good
time WIS entertained, nno The bets oa low time
wsSs %tsgs ssnsSss'ly, ,Ss Iii + is2 Sass. ,Ss
was sounded, = poble anpearcd On Dexter, and
ffn Un1P A start nEtakOrH and
maintained up 10 tllc first turn. Hese hntlcr took
n s'lellt lend. out almost immediately broke up
on the urEcr end, dEst one, then two, and finally
ihrce lengths At she quarter, fins s0or, Of Bas;
s5 Ss hin o s sne R '~S neass isssh t. s 5
gradually cloeinc the gap. Mter coming past the
butlt Ing this gap l:ad ,n,rroxed down to single
u' Is ead oay
third OF length on the third tnru, aud hundred
yards pasl tbs point, Dexte= took q lead Of ha't
stss;eh, tas na1seV Rows s,resE ot dsyissSt CO coa'a bs
frcn between the tanks OF Dexter and tho nose Of
asf Rss a1 ,gp phPPS 81 s 6s::r ,9 W6Se sS
and But1er got, nearly ns could be seen fF,m the
judges s!aad, ha'fa length in ii!e lead. but when
his lead. and together the horses swept onward 10
within forty yarns Of the scoEc4 where both broke
an1 pasfet gaalnping over the score, 50 evenly to-
6est ahe jadEes, howevsf, dcraea hist De1icr
Put nutle5 5. sained The most on tho run Tine Of
Bnter had the lead In the sts:t by halfa length.
hut is, + The r beSe5 ;5s 9Es a
tsack. GIalually. but surely, Dexter drew alead.
pucc o. ,he ripper ED le hsose and Butler
ana he paser, ,le black horsc cieaniy ., :he quar-.
tc1: 1.is lend down almost q ihc building was
not nao1e thaE qTastes ef length, Butter cling,
iLe ,al.ci ! :ait threw Dexter ihrce nnd thef aye
lengths behind; The latter being his Position At .llc
ha,;mlls Gat!er never got n.%re tsn this az. I,
home stretch Dexter maoc an ugly break. Quis!sly
sltprcd /. hi- side. Ard like doublc team they
en ees s Wy s s,Fsssh I'D assoa' @
time when halfway M, allowing Has!es 10 CONG
y n sasy winner b . lead OF fully . siEh'
evident thai dexter neither eonld nor would trot
On ths das ard t this track Ti,%ss Who had see1
where in the Fast knew from his crnl1ped gait
uneasy raut;na and 1,nstca,'ines] that he was 14s
in trntiirg cont'i,on: und It was, very scrionsly
t;nnirr s ir ~ stTas " LII owncr. hweys9 VA
very unwilling 10 dlraprolut The spectators! o.
seer, to give ccnntcrance 10 any malicious whfs
tlnt DEXTER should do alt III his power to gain 1ht
1aee, Tor the satisfaction Of every o.,e+ lie was
thcrfosc, first on TIC tack when the bell seuneet
Butler had slight lead Oh the start, anil kcr
on gradually increasin: Il until q. The ,nlld;s Q
tcr matc a desperate c,6rt. and by Il Inanass:
Mt the quarter to get even, hu1, poor fellow, ili
arl ole or two. other splendid bu,sts Of srecd
It's expiring. just before The hn,'itine he led b,
half 4 length. This be lost and aeasn .mado i;
tue ,iEae be reached the bali. A. the thi.d tuI
!crets, slowly and painfully, giving ont at I'll
fonT.h tnrn and breaking INTO run. Butler hat
on's allowed this lead. in tho time now ruling
Iva jfWt 3bfy f,f aud
Of feeling, from habit, that biz place was pre-
pcrly in the rear. When Dexter broke, Therefore
II d Ieis sless On hs bsaeS 5a ys o!Ke ik@ @
yards oI TIC score, hut evidently without hopt
aan eisSs g oid oi i a BSs5 en
MI Ms. Faweett, neztcr's owner, now Withdrew hi
and in condition which might, If hc wcsc force
10 60 on, ruin him forever.
pnv,so rarr n5sanze.e3'ex car1Eg c'esco, ser.cec.
1a6.-11ot for .pnrse Of l,oco, mile heats, be:
three In I've, nnSsf saddle.
f. Ps sas: ss. t. 5sas;si 5sis9
. TIME.
Sc; 81; s;s:; Ss:; II }.3$ &: &
Ra.lcr's ti@e oa ii,c ht.t heat was s:29.t, ;,
The second feature on the Programme Of Il
!. days now came on,
!, nvNSzS1 RACE,
. for pure Of $lDl, mile and repeat for Wink
. Twcn1y Cents, Ntmroa, Larry OF the We
ard ady Jauc were entered.
When these horse. were brought up for the dr.
heat they ret vi: without the sounding Of the he
: aEa although The e:a!t was sood one and y
heat Nrlj contested, i, was rot tlmca Or !cco
ntzcd " The iadees, and eonsequently this brn
: ever. vc.y neatly. AtcE tlley returned Harry
+ The West ran away and Kept on fnrlously over
mile and qEaltsr Gciosc ls waf s,: chg se II, sy
runaway was Intentional, having hcrn caused
lis rider In order to secure ceftaiu hcis again
ns hqf.s y se u nj ,Se caan
= judges from evidence, when the horses again cat
up for the
F1EaT HEAT.
u JACKET, hide sleeves and black esp; he II Nmee
White sliri and pants; of Harry 6ftl,c West, b!a
Jacket md eaM r. anS ,se whits pant& & aaa o. dy Ia
thc Ftari. On nc upper end OF ihe track, NmE
/, West innr,l. viii abon: two lc,l:tbs betee1e "a
@ ,5 hs,e g. Hn3sd Began ga,aln en e. !. I }ssd
s end Of the tack the leading horses were eli!
10 Cents. by fine effort. at the entrance 10 the ho
q sl:c1ch, gained three lcnghet and Kept It TO hon
d Tie other two were distanced. Tim-1:55,
q Gents at first turn. Before The second iur1. he
!. ever. Nimrod lad closed with him; and for
ic Tia, only one could be seen from tho stand. II
le Sjmrod began drawing ont to the front. Fcry Er
Fe ss "a and III the sS nsn
4 ); 'hs ''esa sHsn,' ii along tho ieTs.
ssy II essa ss %nS co.S II ot e osse: s es
s nsde il ,Ssir 1slat!sc positions min i,alfS.y
Il lensth err @ toWas lie ifoat, aad Ills ien:i Ie
10 down 10 home. Ttmc. a:00a.
nrro .nF n1ear,IT1T1i1S: 9a',n,E Iics.o ss,,cnse
l.. 1sN-lsuuuing race, purse Of Si0o, milo and
Ia tt:eo Farnswo,th enters eh c. Twenty ccn.s...,
he + Z: Clarke cn,ers ci. Z lla!ry q ,io Ws.ti,
SC. Ell picSey enscrs T. E. n Bells Of Kacane. viii!
.,. Esssss e.; s3$;i e. I'll; y j:
to This concludes the sports of the t.otttng W
ca SciElcr the weather, The tsnck nor the attend:
~; taSe hecu what were hoped fur et expected
.ea fatality sssms 10 oscrhaes our big efforts ii
oc- Tbis 4 prob.ly the last year Of the c.fstcnt
,q If r'1 n " eSee
eas scribe. race courses. gambling. etc. in ls vici
If such be really The fact, itis b. sincrey hs
mat Is ssvs sas q st,se
cs- | esLlers.
18th ---
Ing MORTALITY REPORT.
.--
cw~ Deaths In The City during .tngu.
trs-
ins is We epnblishcd day or two aso the r.oEi
~, rcints embraced IN tho rcpott d the Health
ere or for the ,nonlh OF August, bit omitted tho
nth report owing 10 the pressure Of other matter.
~, now present it;
sht cArs8 or DEATH.
tl"- Arr1tlrrf ii Fever, fy1,hnid