, 1866-10-14

An E1eftinc Stceplc Chase-ZEczzs the
| Winner.

%@~" -4A~A%AA& N'eS0FA1 NHA1S-AkEZEE The
Winner.
lFsom the New Yoris News, October Ill
1he second dag 1t the Patterson meeting
Eas not 3 whit more promising than the
met. bleak easterly wind blew ali day,
ana me clouds threatened rain every ten
mana'es: thara SotwnhstandinE this. however,
eteepie chase, as usual, bringing ont the H.
dies In full feather However much the
presence of ladies on y race track nav be
tefEasaed 10 an anomaly,it Is certain that
that "brilliancy" Of aspect which. from time
mnelnortal, newspaper Eeporte4a have been
accustomed to ascribe to feminine yftcher-
es anu me clothes. Three long trains took
a5Ee nambess UNI Of eity sports down to the
ull of muslin and pretty faces wended their
dusty way to the course.
The hEst race Oh the day's programme was.
,sIIIF1E cHAsE-A hapdteap TOR IT AGES, Of x:01:
over ~fatr hunting country" with t1s+n.v.axcr ~
Jumps entranee money to 60 to SECOND horse.
L. NJ: w., PepRsF z ensess eh. N: Sanaie Cfaddock,
2 Af. B. Resdy entess % sr. ~ +. csi 9iszse = ,e,,,
1cs h. Blaek and red cap.
ys.Is is IL. | eresn e ana Il Sc 6fsek "n'as'
IN thls race the betting. outside the pools
Tas slightly In favor of ziszag, with Mamie
Graddock very close up in tie odds. Gen.
Mnlams vas Inevitably last. as he has been
poor ns to do him reverence, or Inv tlei!
money on him. Zigzag WIS known 10 be in
good condition, aud it wns announced tha !.
Ar. Elves, we'll known gentleman rider.
@ wouio rae him. Nr. Pepper was to ride his
Az tofee horses got away. together, PASS
ing under the string neck and neck Mamie
Sraadock then jumped into The first place,
GsnargEi GfseoapE 4s;1E M;;Ey 6y length and half and
Ihey al cleared the 1rst hurdle in capjtal
sayle,. and continued toward tie second
jump In the same order.
lhen was rail about four feet In height.
nm Mhseh they al cleared beautifully, zl.zagg
necessary, and General Williams slichtjy
st!ainilg at the leap. On the richt hand
e1ue Of the back stretch was placed q stone
iense ofthe same height ,as the hurdles, 1t
Tnicn they I'll Hent with viii. After
pressed Mamie craddock little, amid the
utmost excitement On the grand stand, tho
occupants Of which stood up and chee.ed
!esln5 At eTery Jump. After The stone fence
ts cane What Is technically called "a drop
.sHa jump. ~hlcn hl9nahknsas' assa.a or to d'Tn; ~
the ho1re more than lean Tbe Tb
rider Of General Williams was almost thrown
oxef hls hotse's neck By the drop, and took
7;s 7;s1p pace en- 3hh.ro. half dozen lengths behind
es Of Mamie Craddock. After the embank-
ment came another Tafl, which. Was cleared
" 1f1aE and Mamie In beautiful style, but
at Fhleh the "ruck'' seemed to Labor very
aaEa. Again came stone fence, which was
taken amid the enthusiastic plaudI,s Of
thousands, and then the horses disappeared !,
rom view, for few moments, behind an
e1nbankment. When they reappeared it was
iound that the rider Of General Williams had
peen tnFoWn, and his horse was caperiug
ABOUT By himself backward and forward.
without any definite idea Of wha= he was ex-
pected to do. Zigzag and Mamie Eraddock
came up to the home-stretch ION the turf in
beautiful style, the latter still q trife ahead,
Clearing hurdle at the end Of the houe-
stretch, they advanced neck and necE E,r The
Jump near the judges stand This was furtiIe
placed Immediately before Ehnt hy
courtesy waa termed q ditch. hut n
reality shallow pool Of wafer. The tTo
horses took this leap beautIflulJ-colnc oy.r
at the same moment, but neither cfGarinv
the water. A shout Of applause greeteti thu
fine display, and Immediately The rider Of
ZiEzaK went to the fore. Away they vent
Tor the rail and the stone fence, the exciie-
uent on the stand and the course grow;n-
greater at every stride. Cheer fo11oErd
cheer as the fence was cleared In heautifni
style, and then the horses settled doTn toa
tremendous effort, Down the .4drun" thcT
came, the jockeys shaking and tnrnbiIny
about In their saddles, liEe Baruum's Faf
Asn running down = hill. Again they
renshed INC level and we're almost neck and
neck On nearing the judges stand agaia