Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-20
The National Course

THE TROTTiNG YESTERDAY
L he attendance at the National Course yes
desired. owing TO a want of pubIicity of tba
programme Of proceedings. Col Moffat has
CsteIed most literally for the qualification of
the puDhc In providing perhaps the best track
IN the country, and in securing an excellent
string OF horses, including the unsurpas SEED
Dexter, and the famous Silas Rich, but be has
i inH grea, mistake In not using printers
INK more extensively to advertise his doings
Among thosepresent Were most of our know
ing Morse men, and there was some good horse
Hesn IN prlvaie teams en- the ground. Mr..
Sayres, superintendent of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad, was present with one OF
ms tact teams, and Mr. Allen Dorsey Mr. p
merhilng. Mr. j. Hinesly, Mr.. c. M. Chamber
lh' ana other city men knowing In horses had
laNorlie animals on the ground.
PREVIOUS 10 the trotting the great point of in
terest was the stable where Were housed the
famous trotiers Dexter and Silas Rich. Dex-
ter. the King of trotters is a dark bay with
-FOUR " hite feet and a white face, but his per-
tormances show that 1t would nave been a
great mistake 10 have carried out, IN his case,
the rule Of the old adage, to give a horse thus
marked TO the crows Dexter is a SJlOOO fell
low, 3Gd taken care of in proportion to his
value. IL was a feat, requiring considerable
diplomacy TO induce his nostlers to unblanket
me valuable animal for even momeRtary in
spectlou. In an djOInng stable was the trot-
trr Rieh, valued at, say $1,000, neat built
sorrel with white hind feet. These trottsrs
VIII be pitied against each other to-day. and
Dexter Will also trot on Saturday.
THE TROT
The race yesterday was for a purse of SI51
mile heats. best three in II We to harness
The entries for the purse yesterday were rs
follows Hattie, b. m, entered by John HIns
ley aid John Thomas; SaZsrac q g entered
by Alien Dorsey; Mary Washington. b. m,
entered by John Hirsley; and Virginia h m
entered by John Thomas. The horses were
oriveH respectively rs stated below, viz
Hattie. by Charles Chambers: Sazarac by
Allen Dorsey; Mary Washington. by p Mehr-
ing. and Virginia, by John Murphy The
Judges were Mr. Robert Teal and Manor King
Referee. DIR. Il. H Heiskell. The drawing Tor
position gave them III the order above-named
Hattie getting the inside track
Time was called for the first heat AT n few
minutes past three, all of the horses starting off
well, witt Hattie in the lead. The betting AT
the start was almost ten to one in favor of the
grey geldIDg. but he had not gone tar uptiI n
was evident that the contest was to be between
virginia and Mary Washington. They came
up neck and neck for time, but after a while
NHglhia got ahead and came in two lengths
ahead of Mary Washington. The latter broke
on getting home. Eirginia's time was 343k.
Mary Washington, Sazarac. and Hattie coming
In the second heat the horses started off
brIsklY, with Virginia in the lead. The race
was, however, closer than in the first heat
Mary Washington keeping up close To Nir-
MIA, and running for a time neck and NECK
SaZaTaC. too, did better, but Hattie kept he
hlnd, although she occasionally pushed the
gray FORWARD 10 greater speed On nearing the
pole mary washing on made a desp erate Ell
fort, but broke, and the victory was again
accorded 10 Virginia Time. 24iH.
For the third heat there was another good
starry Irginia and Mary Washington IN the
lead, and SaZarac and Hattie in the rear Mary
Washington broke once or twice. and thus got
ahead OF Virginia; but, on approaching the
judges stand, the latter came in nearly one
length ahead. Time, 2.ii. Virginia having
won three successive heats, was, therefore, de-
clared the victor, and carried off the purse
The horses Were all driven admirably SaZa
rae has evidently seen his best days. but he
does yeTy Well for twelve-year old