The New York herald., 1866-06-15
n Fl n e u T. r.
Great Trot Eetwecn the Stallion George
Vs,kes and the Mare Lady Thorne-
The stallion the Winner-The Bsst


Great Trot Eetween the stallion George
wakes and the Mare Lady Thorne-
The stallion the Winner-The Best
Wa:on Tf.ne cn Record, SC.
The best trottrg time TO wagons on record was made
yesterday afternoon the Union Course by the stallion
George Wilkes, IN his with the bay mare Lazy
rhorne the figures scored being 227 a5 and :25s
win be remembered that Flora Temple in her race "n
Ethan Acn the 3ist Of May, 1850, on the Fashion
Course troted mile in 25 bat her subsequent heats
IS ere 2279s Sta which ,aakss WlSes' time Two sec
onds and quarter the faster the aggregate Besides
wha, makce Wilkes better race than lores, H.
day which me trcted was clear aud BE- .,ssi
ana The track N splendid condition for time, whereas
yesterday tho atmosphere lowering and curly aaa
she track, If not absolutely heagy, v1s certainly
not fast. The stallion be in about the same
form that he when Horace Jones brough. him on the
track tho Fashion Course 10 beat Etan Alcn III Sep.
temher, 1851 and while scoring troXed faster than tho
old :aCehorso Reuh could rGnanl that day Wis
probably trotting horse ave that could have bcacn
INN. Wilkes is now very loose, and, being IN fine
robust Ii alth, we do not know the horsa that v 10
likely 70 beat him so oEg as he has the sharp odge
that he displayed yesterday. However It Is said that
the Of the California stallion is ready match
him, even in the face of what done this
The owner OF Wilkes doubt will be able TO decide
what TO do after Witnessing the match this afternoon be.
tween the Californian and the famous NanDletonan
geldng Dexter who win very apt TO take the measure
of George n. Pacien, Jr, If he does not beat him
Lady Jhornc was not up to the mark, ana her
advised his friends not to lay their money her stating
that he would not bet dollar the her pres.
ent condition. she could not however have been very
badly OIL or she could not have forced the stallion The
score on the second and third heats in the
which she did, beng beaten in each not engt.
The first heat but for their bad break ths turn g
thereby several seconds would have been the
ever made, the last three quarters tro,led
IN AS. The betting on the result fuctuated from
horses. AS much as one hundred 10 sixty was laid
the mare at the beginning Of the week while Wilkes
went INTO favor yesterday morning. and by the time the
horses appeared on the qnartertrech his hackers
laying one hundred to forty him. just before the
start however, and at lime when Wilkes broke up
while scoring $500 against $500 offered on tho
mare, without takers. After the first sixty against
hundred was freely ohSred by the admirers Of the
give odds than hundred TO seventy The at.
tendance, although good not great the majority OF
the sporting world and those who cannot spare two days
in succession foregoing the sport OF yesterday witness
Californian and Dexter trot OF to-day The following is
a description OF the tr0t:-
Frs, Lsdt.--Lady Thorne the pole, placing
Wilkes on the outside They came up for the work
tremendous pace-one that could not asi--and before
they had gone one hundred yards they broke up very
badly. Wnen they recovered Wilkes was a length in
front, which he carried 10 ,he quarter pole in thirty
and they down the backstrcch very fast Wilkes
showing daylight batween himself and the tho
hafmile poie-which he passed in :l4-makng the
second quarter In hrylve seconds Going around the
lower turn the stallion opened the gap still WIDER until
approaching the homesretch when the mare began to
close rapidly and was near the wheel OF the stallion
he got into straight work the quarer.sretch. Wilkes
seemed little spare when called on and the
mare being forced beyond limits broke up and the
stallion came home winner by eight lengths making
the last half OF the mile in l3 and the heat in 27
Second Hea'.-Boh horses cooled out nicely aud came
10 The looking the for wear, and the
hackers oil the mare seemed to like her better than
before the start for the previous heat The horses again
came up very rapidly. md were sent away
terms, but the mare staggered after crossing the
and before getting Pier nipped her and kept
her on rot She, however, lost length by the acc
dent which Wilkes carried around the and which
he added another half before reaching the quarter pole
Time, thirty seconds Wilkes opened the gap
the backsretch, but approaching the half pole the
marc went up 10 his wheel. Time, l:12If. The stallion
shook her on again the lover but she
into The homesircch she rallied again, and only
length behind, while Crooks, The driver OF
stallion, plying his whip vigorously This he
tinued do all the way up The stretch, but for what
apparently in hand, and with something spare,
good length ahead oi the mare making the half
! the mile in I'm. and tho hea; in ,.o5.
\ Third Hc@t-Une hundred TO twenty-five then Of.
fcrcd wilkes with few takers hundred twenty
asked The stallion took the lead with the word, and
went TO the quartcrpole cngth and half front
thirty six and hair seconds; length 10 tho half
opened the gap and led 10 thrce quarter polo
lengths, which he carried the end, making the last
half OF the mile in ;l2s4, and the heat in .5 II The
following a summary
FRIDAY, June i4.--1lasch 1000 mile heas best
three ia i've, 70 wagons.
John Crooks named or s, George Wilkes.....
ID paier named b. IN. Lady rhorne.
Qearta. Fset nay. S,cend HaG ME
First heat 10 ia il3 2.21
second heat. 81 ll2A .l9a, :.2J
Third heat. 36is ll3 ll2A 2:s5A