The New York herald., 1866-06-06
PATERSON RACES.
THE DE BY D ".
Immense Turnout Of Pleasure
Seekers.
MERRILL THE WINNER OF THE DERBY.
OTHER RACE IS.
THE r r AC e S.
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&c. &c. As.

The regular spring meeting OF the Passac Agricultural
Society commenced yesterday, under very favorable
auspices notw thsang the lowering Of the
phere, which threatened rain at any momeut Three
capital races run, the most important one be Dg
the Jersey Derby, for threeyear olds carrying
100 lbs, mile and a half There were forty five
otTies for ths race nine Of which came 70 the post
Tue attendance very large but nothing like what II
would have been had the day been fne yet tho ladies
could NOS bs restrained, and were QUA N nunberss
dressed 10 their gayest attire
THE FIRST RACE.
This was for . premium Of $3.50 for all ages, mile
heats and there came to the post Messrs Travers 4
Dsssod's b. h. Arcola, by Lexington, dam Topaz, who
the favorite q. to against the deld Bowie
Halls g. .. Richmond, by Two Bits, dam Faith, the
OF last years Derby; DR. weldon's b. Knight
hood, by IMP. Knight Of st George dam Glycera, a
en- {. Earring, by Ringgoid, dam Emma Wright The
pool saes on the result were very large Arcoa bringing
500, Earring $st, Richmond $50 and Knghthood S36
TIE ayo looked in the finest possible condition. and
only doubt Of his winning lay in his being very
long sder. and It thought that tins might possibly
be unfavorable him than Of the Others
account OF the very heavy state Of the track. He
ven the first heat by head, and was beaten the
sher cleverly by Richmond whose style Of running
the second heat Richmond sold for $3.50, while Arcola
Brought but $3.50 and Knighthood $36, Earring beng
dstanced In tho hrst heat Taken as whole this was
mos capital race.
First Hea,-Knlghthood won the inside, Earring the
second place, Arcoa third and Richmond outside. They
had very good start Arcol soon rushing to the front
CLOSELY followed by Richmond, Knghthood well up Ear
ring fourth They went In ,his way around the turn
and ana ,no pole IN TWENTY
~ slightest change Of position until near the half.mile
poIs, when Arcola showed daylight between him and
amond and passed that point two lengths in front Of
te gray colt in fftyve and half seconds the other
two len,th apart behind Going around the lower tlrn
S On pun On ms mar ana
quarter poe, and taking the inside Of the track, the
haviest part Of IT, made gallant dash for the lead and
bsore he reached the drawgae was Arcolas wither
The Anest jockeyship the part Of Ltefeld landed
Arcola under tho string winner by short head Rich.
mond Ave lengths In front Of Knghthood and the fliy
Second Heat-so confident we're the hackers Of Arcola
now Of his ability TO win that hundred to forty
suered with no one to take IT, Richmond got the best
the start Knighthood second, but before they got
around the turn ArcOa the lead. He passed the
S.arter poe half length ahead Of Rchmond who was
quarter sconds; but as soon they got into straight
work the grey yokcd him and they side and side to
tear the half mile pole, when Arcoa began 70 fall back
and the grey passed the post length and half In
front in fifty four seconds On the lower Richmond
opened the gap and came mp the homosiretch winner
lengths behind Arcoa The result Of this heat the
hackers Of Araoia BY SURPRISE and they very
uve during the time between heats, in hedging their
money laying, in some instances, hundred to thirty
On Richmond The grey however, did not scrape out TO
suit his trainer, and this beng the epeCu-
ntors they ceased offering heavy odds the gray and
patiently awaited the issue
r,irt a.-kng ghthood got nne send on and wen,
around the turn couple OF lengths ahead OF Richmond
who was two lengths in front of Arcoa. Richmond
however, was within length OF knighthood at tine
% the ~ ea the Dos .
length, in fifty six seconds with Arcola three lengths
behind, evidently laborng severely and papaby beaten
Richmond finished the heat two lengths front of
Kn gthood, who was three lengths ahead Of Arcoa
lhne, !: 90 The following is q summary: =
Bowio Hall entered &. c. chmond by Two
Bits, dam Faith, four years old. ..............2
j. Hunter entered Travers Osgood's b. h. Ar.
GOA, by Lexington. dam Topaz, five years old. 2 8
DR.. Weldon en.cred b. c. KnigLthood, by imp
Knight of 81. George dam Gyeera. a............3 3 2
n. n. sandford entered ch. (. Earring by Ring.
fod dam Emma wight fg%r years psst
Az soon as tie result Of the above indicated
On The judges board the buge sounded TO horse for
TUE DERBY.
The "Derby Day0 In this country hns not OF course
attained the importance and significance which has bee
reached In England that gre, national holiday -
but STILL 10 an observer OF ordinary foreaIght IL win
appear that this annual Paterson likely come
" the arges magnitude OF any for ods
In this country II may in time equal In dimensions
aud excitement the eat festival the Surrey Downs
IN the zig little island from which ancestors mainly
came and brought the love Of horse racing and field
apns pas Win d ,nem seryhoy knows W m TIA. the
house OF Stanley adescendant OF him to whom Marmon
at Fodden Field, shouted "0Dl Stanley onl" but every.
body does not know how 1t to be called after IN
old horscracng and cock fighting Earl whose black
brown reds celebrated all the world for the
desperate lght,ng qualities, and have given as much
noorety not TO say lame to the propretors OF Knows
10y Hall as the mart al prowcss OF their valiant ancestors
Near the village Of Epson, the surrey Downs there
Q number OF those beautiful country seats, which form
such pleasant feature in the ar famed landscapes Of
England One Of them Il called the s'Durdans." and
another ''Thc Oaks" This latter the site Of
IN als house. 1t stands on Banstead Downs General
Buroync after his return 70 England from this country
vas struck with the beauty Of the spot, and purchasing
Ne sold 70 the Earl of Derby who greatly enlarged the
house and grounds Here given the fsts chanpere
tho aston OF the Earls marriage 70 Miss Fooss ths
actress, for which General Bureoyne composed us
cal entertainment called sTho Maid of Oaksn In
Che year i1Is the Earl Of Derby originated the famous
race for three year old nlles, which s called In Eng
And hc ladies' race" and this he named ''The Oaks
after his upon tho Downs the ale house In
the following year the for colts and ilies in
s.tuied, and this was called after the Earl "The
Derby
The nrst Derby in England was won by Doomed, in
l7s0 horse afterwards imported into this country and
from HIM best lines Of blood such of Boston,
through Tmoeon and SIR Archy and Eclipse, through
Durec, have come The hnt jersey Derby won by
Norfolk, horse very much inbred TO SIR Archy and
Dion d. And this winner OF first Derby and descend
ant Of The winner OF the rst English Derby held by
many excellent judges TO have been, the whole the
best horse that bred and trained west Of
she Atlantic Ocean The second year Of the Jersey
Darby did not furnish q great rare. A q whole tho
three year ods Of last we're much inferior LOT TO
those Of Norfok's year. and the year before In the
ias, named year We had running. in this neighborhood
such colts and hics Captain Moore, Lodi Lizzie W.
Siee,win1 &c In the year following there were Nor
folk, Kentucky As,erod, rpperary &c. Last year the
best that here probably Baltimore Maiden
abe next best, and julius hold have been better
colt than Richnond ~no nevertheless had the luck TO
Win the Derby 1bis year believed that the three
year ods are very superior lot and We inclined 10
thc opinion thai the best OF them In Lancaster, own
brother to Lightning, Thunder and Joadstone. II is
quc possible That MIR Alexander and his trainers doomed
one Of tho colts here his superior but looking al his
rornancas la the West ant considering the stoutDess
~ " u ~ ~ cd which have distinguished hs brothers,
schiokens Of the old blue hen,n much inclined
70 the onlon that he may be- u the best colt Of the
year, M good as any
The cola and hies that came TO the post yesterday
we're good ones nine eny Of tho forybve entries for
fhe Derby having the bdness " contend such dan
gerous track, the owners of the Others rm prudent al
motives keeping tkom n the ftabic OF those that
. arted Mr. Alexander had two, Mr. Hunter one, NJ.
Bush one Mr. Reed ono Mr. wsson. one DR. Weldon ono,
Mr. Sanford one, aud Bowie a Fan one and the racs
vas by eoh. henil, by Lexington, descendant
81 Diomcd the winner of the frst Eug sh Derby The
sinner OF the grcs favor before the start,
although ~ The opinion thss his stable
panion Watson who with hin, ntendcd TO be tho
winner of the race and very few doubted te disabilities
81 either 70 tase down the stake kerrn howsvef had
~ much ~ he could DO 10 beat M. WaAos br @ Re
morse, by imported Eclipse ard the eh Enchantrcss
oy rsingou, out ot Eden Batemsn, while Watson was
Desen badly, being sxsh the hnish II regnircd all
Gid aar Ahs AL Axin