Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-24
TIE LAST GREAT TROTTIN(
MATCH.
Dexter still Triumphant-BriI1ia As
sembIage and Fast Time.


From the National InteIligencer. 2lst. ih
Yesterday was the second day of the Ma
tional Horse Fair at the race-coursG. across
the Eastern Branch. The day was beauti-
full, which, together with the announcement
that the famous horse Dexter, "The King
of the Turf" would trot, brought out an i'm
mensc number of people. The road from
Washington to the course, between the
hours Of and P. NJ, was lined with We
hicles of all descriptions, filled with all
classes Of people, vending their way 10 the
couTse. The large number fladies present
showed that the desire to witness the days
trial of speed was not confined to the Steiner
sex. Among the distinguished personages
we noticed General Grant, Sir Frederick
Bruce, the British Minister, attended by
number of the British Legation, Postmaster
General Randall Judge Olin, and Hon.
John Morrissey. 1t may not be out of place
to mention, in advance, that everything was
conducted in the most quiet and orderly
manner, there being not the least disturb
ance of any kind to mar the pleasure Of the
spectators.
THE RACE.
The contest was for purse of 81, 900 to
the winning horse, and $500 to the second,
mile heats, best three in FIVE, to harness.
The horses entered were Dexter, bay geld
ing, by B. Dobel, and George Fawcett, alias
Silas Rich, by 0. w. Dimmick. Dexter
was driven by Dobel, and Fawcett by Dim
mick The Judges were Messrs. Marshall
Brown, Robert Teal, Major King, and Ward
ii. Lamon. In-drawing for position Dexter
secured the inside. sa
The horses appeared upon the track
shortly before three o'clock. AS soon as
Dexter was presented all eyes were turned
upon him, and while being harnessed he
was surrounded by crowd of curious spec
tators
Time was called for the first heat about
three O'clock On the third trial for a start
they were given the word "go," Fawcett be-
ing little in advance of Dexter in crossing
the score, but Dexter passed Fawcett before |
he reached the first quarter-pole, Fawcett |
having broken. Dexter kept the lead until |
the halfmile pole was reached, where the |
two horses were together for some little dis |
tance, when Dexter passed and maintained |
the lead to the end of the heat, which was |
run in $50. The time for the first quarter |
was $50; half mile, 1:l45, three-quarter mile, |
LOB.
In the second heat Dexter Immediately !
took the lead End shot around the course, |
without a break in 2;2I4. Time-frst quar-
ter, $40; half mile, l:09; three-quarter mile,
l:4l.
The horses were called for the third heat
at 1870. In this heat Dexter again took the
lead, which ne kept through and won the
heat in 2:274.
When Dexter cameupon the track, and was
moved backward and forward before the Fast
crowd, it was at once seen how muck larger
he was than as appearing when enyeloped
in blankets in his stable He is well on to
sixteen hands high, is long in body and pow
erful of limb 1t is no small thing to say of
Fawcett or Rich, that upon the second heat
he was within, perhaps, couple of hundred
feet of Dexter. On that heat the instruction
evidently was to put Dexter to his best. But
the whip was only used little Cd the home
stretch, down which he came, said an old
turfrnan, like whirlgind. 1t should be
understood that the National track is a full
mile by the chain, and the time of 2:21 is
probably the best that has ever been made
bv trotter Flora Temple was once set
down in the nineteens, but that was at Kala-
.nazoo Mich, a point entirely too farremote
for reliable measures or time. Dexter is
eight wears old, bat whether he has arrived
1T maturity Of his powers remains to be seen.
Ii the great PAGER comes out against him on
Saturday he may make better time than yes
terday. The only betting we heard of was
by 4 notable turfman, with whom money is
nothing. lie lost $500 upon bet that Dex-
ter's time would not be below 2:24.
We learn from experts that the race to-
day will be contested, and therefore interest
ing. #z f.HR# I'D. ...Ta