, 1866-06-01
THE CINCINNATI RACES,
4 spirited 1xace for Two Vile I1cat4-
4Ap~et u ca1en by Delaware.

lffoni The ClIc1nnar Commercial, May 10.
Tie track was In very tluc condition yes
sport afforded decided Improvement over
the farce OF the first day.
Oniy i've h0rsts came 10 the start for the
''eo'' for the first heat Of the first race,
namely:
A. Kscne Richards. c!,. r., hy lmp, Ec,,pse. dam
oWr sisttE to Pr1ur. by ok ucoe.
.Johu y. Slsy, ca T. Jeppie r.. By Star Davis,
dam italy BY .1astee. Dress, blue and blue.
dam Ulne Eopne.. By iiedgciord, Dses-s olus
=: &: saa!.as;:. I: :, Is Lexington, dam Mssen,
I. q; Moore. 9. c. BY LIGHTNING, dam Edith, by
soyelctcn pits-. oine and blue.
In pnols and in all outside bets A1cxander's
Lancaster was the fayorlte, Mt largo odds,
against tue field, though Moorc's horse was
backed heavily as foriorn hope, and
largely in outside bets against Saunders in tue
racr: The tirst heat wus made il, good time,
1:a's4. At the lap Of the drum Alexandcr's
and Aoore's took II neck and neck position,
End shot halt q dozen lengths ahead of the
others. AleSander's had tue inside mud
MuuTc's fourth place at the "go,' but the
!at'cr soon became secoud, aud not only col
Jared the Alexander horse, but gave some
si.'s OF passing him fu The second quarter, as
they made huge leaps over the ground in
their more than rli'way speed. On, sill,
though the second and third quarters they
leaptd, strainlns every nerve. anu keeping the
three others quite distance 10 the rear.
until, at the last turn, the Alexander sectned
to shoot ahead easily By couple Of 1eny, us,
aud this was the relative position Under the
string. Richards, Saunders, and Claws came
iii in order, the last barely saving distance.
The second heat was decidedly an improve
ment upon the first. being run in las. As
before, 1t the !" co." Alcxnnder's and Moore's
took neck and neck position In advance Of
the Others, and soon The latter shot ahead BIZ
! Lnstll, and held his own through the first
I hall and along into The third quarter, the
others ranging slowly behind. But in the last
| quarter the tnblea were turned, as before,
and, although Sioore's held the fence, Ian.
caster crypt up steadily. and passed h,m with
| all the ease Imaginable, coming in nearly
three encths ahead, with MooSc's sec md,
| Richards third. ClAy's fourth, and saunders
dislanced. Heat and race 10 Lancaster.
| For the second ruce tic entries were as fol.
| lows:
3, G. D1nce. ]. 1!. Cl1y's h. c. Joe Darts: four
year: old. y star Dasie: dau., Rally, by imp.
Ale4aader % e'qe ena nai psf fonr ze,7z o,a nv
! Lexington; uam by imp. yorkshire, Dress, blue
| taeEeI. while ts.h aud cap.
oInnEe and bfack.
-A1exandcr's Ansel was, Of course, the FIRST
choice, at immense odds. the pools ranging
| $50; Joe Davis, $50.
The rarst hest WAS q gallant affair through
out. Through the first mile Anscl led grace
fully, followed BY Delaware and Davis in
Their order; they passed over the ground at
tremendous gait. holding the observers IN
energy, tor just rs they had cleared the string
and entered the second mile Delaware seemed
to increase the length Of his Immense leaps,
for be gathered up thegFound with marvellous
agility. and in the second round was seen to
be u length or two ahead, holding his own
sturdiiy: Ause1 then quickened his speed
very little, and made his most earnest efforts,
| coming up almost neck aud neck again but
he could not possibly do the necessary work,
anu WAS Obliged to be. contented with q
judges stand with Delaware winner Of the
heat in 33sai
Here was sudden aud unexpected turn In
| affairs. Aany thousands of dollars tremhlcd
| in the balance, where. but a few moments
before, they had rested with perfect security
| apparently, with prospect Of winning many
hundreds.
Pool betting being resumed, the odds on
Delaware AGAINST the field were as large as
they had been on Aueel. Backe1s of Ausel,
not be beaten by that field, looked very blue
| Indeed, but most OF them refused to make
any attempt at even slight hedge, being
convinced that II be could win the second
heat be could win the race. Joe Davis, al
though be had displayed good speed, was
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materially interfere in the affair.
! When The start IVES made for the second
heat, Delaware took the leading place. with
| Ansel second, and Joe Davis third. At the
SECOND quarter both Ansel aud Davis came
| IN very close, leaving him scarcely length
| to spafe, and at the halfway point, 1t seemed
! as though Anscl would head him oN. But
this was NOT 10 be the result; for although
they nll kept up their tremendous speed,
neither of the rear place animals could gain
an inch upon the Butord horse, which led
them thus all through the remaining mile
| and a hall, winning the heat and the race, In
3:a2A, and receiving an Immense round Of
| applause from the gTatlted winners Of thou
| did qualities in the race, both rs to speed and
endurance. for he improved upon the others
In the last mile
| a Nax.c JexseE Annafnfmsnt-CufIau