Evening star., 1866-11-26
LOCAL NEWS.
The Race en- SATURDAY.,
pHxryR yYcroErors

Saturday Wae the sixth day OF the races over
the National Course. and the contest for the
purse OF 5000 was Witnessed by over 1000
persons. The Assem- blage was large and high
y respectable, several hundred ladies beng
On the ground. occupying seats in carriages
the judges srand. Among those on the Judges
stand were Secretaries MeCulloch aud Bro wn-
ing, ex-Marshal Lamon, Hon. Cornelius Wen
dell, Assistant Secretary Chandler, Mr.. ]. T..
Bowie, Prince Georges county. Nd. ard rep
resentatiyes Of the New York, philadelphia,
and Washington press. In other portions of
the ground were Secretary Stanton, General
Grant Sir Frederick Bruce, and attaches of
the British and other fereign legations, Judge
Cartier. OF the District supreme Court, large
NUMBER OF members OF the bar, and represen-
tatiyes from the city councils, and many prom
inent citizens. Every one OF the seats assigned
TO spectators was occupied, and hundreds
stood upon the track in front of the seats.
The contest was for n purse Of S2,OOo-open
in Ave. D'"'S' 'e'' 'n'ee
For the first heat the horses made two starts,
but were successively called back, and al the
the start was made, Polly Ann and Fswcett
leading of, and Dexter coming up nearly two
lengths behind. Before reaching the quarter
pole, which was made in &c seconds, Dexter
was neck and neck with Polly Ann and he
sped on TO the half mile pole. passing IL two
lengths ahead of the PAGER. and lea wing Fawcett
stu further IN the rear The three-quarter
pole Vas reached in i;5O, but before reaching
the Judges stand the crowd surged toward
HIM and he broke, but was quickly brought TO
his regular gait by his skllfui driver and he
made the stand IN 2:e6S, Polly Ann and Faw-
cett following in the order named.
For the second heat Dexter again was be-
hind' out before reaching the quarter pole he
had nistanced both competitors. and the quar-
Ter was reached IN b seconds. the half-mIIe
pole was made In Eli; the three uarters in
l&5,and by splendid effort he m ade the Judges
stand IN 2-2la, beating his time on the first
heat by nearly five seconds. This was but
three seconds less than the best time be ever
made, and il was evident that he would have
beat his time had he had a worthy antagonist
This heat Eawcett came in second. and the
PAGER third.
For the third heat Dexter again passed the
scratch last, but ne distanced his competitors
as before, and reached the quar- er pole in 2;
seconds. His driver did not deem it ne cessary
TO force him forward, and the half-mile pole
was made IN l:l6X; the three quarters pole IN
lJS, and the Judges stand in 2294, the PAGER
following, and Fawcett coming up last. Dex-
ter was therefore declared winner of the heat
and Of the race.
Dexter now goes to Richmond. where Re
VIII trot, and that will close his contest for the
season.
The races will De contin ued all or a norton
OF the present week, and some good horses will
be placed on the track. To-day there will be a
trottlng match for 500, mile heats best three
in five, to harness Mr.. J. Ward enters the
black horse Unknown. and Mr.. !. A Marshall
enters the black mare Lady Clements