The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-16

THE HORSE FAIR AT BUFFALO.
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| Another Large AssembIage OF Beauty and
Fasnien-Doabic Team Race and n Trot in
BurpAIo, August Is, 1856.
Tho attendance at the Cold Spring mile track to-day
was the largest thai at rot and waa
posed Of the weal,hiest and moot influential families OF
Bunao and adjacent country To estimate tho num-
Der would impossible but there were surely twice as
many rs on the opening day Of the fair All the stands
we're denseiy packed and the track on each side for
nearly half It's circumference lined with vehicles OF
all kinds from four 10 Deep An old TURTLE who has
attended all the races this country for the past forty
wears asserted that there such assembage
on race course except the day Of the between
Gray Eagle and Wagner, in Kentucky.
There wore two trots the first being for double tcas
which had five entries, VIII B. 6.eyensons chestnut
| gedings Blosmer and Byron, L. Bcnhan's chestnut
gsding Colonel ard gray gclding Gray Eage, +. W. En-
signs gray and mares, O. w. Dimmicks bay mares
Jebonde and Maud, and N. b. Davdson's gray geld
ing captain Tillman and bay geding Tartar The latter
was ruled out and Mr. Dmmick's entries withdrawn
before the start Therc very little betting the
re- the team driven by Stevenson being fayorites
sns he Geld after the Davidson team chib.ei
fs,,n r,artng The second tros in harness, pest
three ~ ave in which eight horses started.
M J. Wells, the Mayor Of Buffalo, acted as starting
judge
Al halfpas. two the horses were called for, and
! promptly came TO tho POST
T;rst ispstevensons chestnut team took The lear
BenhGins eecond, Ensgn's close up, but breaking on
the turn 1t fell on several lengths slevcnson's
seconds; Ensgns team second three sushs AHEAD cf
Bonnams, the latter having broken up Oh tho turn The
chestnut continue to lead 20 the end passing the
halfmle pole in l:3l; Bcnhams second having passed
Euslgns the bacLstetch The heat was very closely
contested up the homescetch between stevenson's and
Bcnham's teams, the former winning by meek. MI
| signs about four lengths behind. Time, 3:ol. .
Sernd Hsa.--The chestnu. team again got away with
tho lead and length and halls front OF Renhams
at tho quarter pole, Epsgns bali dozen lengths in
the rear, having broken up badly on The turn Tine
4 az seconds The very close between tho
chestnuts and Benlam's chestnut and gray but the
former succeeded in reaching tho score length and
half in front having made tho half mile in :ss, and
| the heat in 252a.
Ths sat--sieyepson's horses again got away bss,
and kept In front all the way round, winning tho race By
Ensign's Time artcr pole, - to Inc half milo
| pole, l 90, and the heat, 2.is
| The following is a summary
WEpNEspkY, August l6Prcta um q, $50, $500 70 the
winning horse, $500 10 the second aud $3.50 - The third
mile hea,s best three Ia five; free Tor all double teams
| owned and driven together
!. J. d. Stevenson entered CHI. g. Boorer and
L. feaham cptosca Oh. 8. Colonel and Gray
L. We Ensign entered my ana black mares
eosr. HeH Nile;
Second heat. ........... AN lS 1:oxA
Third heat. ...,...........42 l23 24s
sEcoSD RACE
tor the second raco there nine entries,
viz Simeon James gray gtidlng Melton, Robbins
gray sta!hn Gray Eagic, Frank Cams black
stiatLnlcre, John walson's bay Mary anne,
ALDER. Humans bay seidng Niagara Budd Dohio's bay
marc Lady Paichcn, ;. X. Mcfrny's cream geldns
Aiazeppa and James Couss' gray Jeannutts. The
litter ruled out before the race, having trc',ed
better than "a on previous sason OF the others
,
siderable money wsa laid upon him by those who Knew
lin. A protest mado against ms trotting, the
judges be ~ told that he also had beaten 2s4 bat ho
was allowed 10 start Under m protest
away bes and led around he turn POI. ssy
,cliowed BY ssrathmore, cray Esgle tsnd,
asy fSs s.p seventh saa Mssoa esSs a hs
quarter poc Heart OF Oak led tlrce lengths, Niagara
second Maaeppa third Gray Easis fourth s:ssthmoro
las, rnis thirty. nine seconds At the half mile pole
Heart Of Oak four lesgths ahead Of Niagaa, Gray
Mary Anne sxth, Mazcppa seventh aud Melton eighth
Ia going around The lover turn there few changes
AZ aaQps ard as they came on the bomestrctch thu
fourth plsce, s,rashmore afth, Lady Pathon SIKH,
Msxepps entb and Motion eighth Avery ane strug
s 20 the score cnded in Gray Eagle winning the heal
By nall eEgth, Niagara second, one length In
iiesrt q OAK two lensths separating him from ,rath
more Mary Anne good tfh, Lady rs,chsn sixth
was made n II, and tho beat in 2:3s.
seoa,a Hat fray Eagle was lrs away this time,
Ma1cppa sfs Notion llsh lady palcbsn seventh, ard
| Nary Anne eighth At the three.quar, pole, In
IN advance Of strath,norc, Who va. SIX jens.Ls
ahead OF Tiassra;. Bsnr. Of Oak iourth, Melton
seppa eighth Going down The backa,rcich s,ra,hlnore
took The lead and wa four Lengths IN fsont Of Gray
.d Melton r,srn, Sssaa fh Mar ssne .. ss uis
Lazy Pacb.n tes en,h, aazeppa last onthe lower uru
a Esss sy fs s Is Aea e OAK and
tho struggle between the Two was very huc, Melton
Winning nc hssi y hall length N 40 Nlasass third,
Ieng.s ~ mont OF nary Anne, Heart OF oak seventh,
rGiri Hsai- s,rathmoro was nrs away. closely pur.
sued BY Niagara, Mary Anne third, Cray Eago fourth,
Lady fachsn nfth, Melton sixth Heart Of Oa seventh
seona ens a sSss T S gn EBAY aas k ss
fourth, Melton hfsh, Hear, q Oak SIKH, aud Iady
lei iens:h AZ tho hair poc 10 Wary Anne and
Melton next head and head NIsgarA fourth, Gray Eagle
On io Over Turn ason a DD' s i, ' sas
anil cha'eussd s,fathmcrs The latter running
,@ss e sssr !. Sat AMI es'o on ne
him. and crossed ihc score winner b, two lengths;
cray rasc ,srd eso lengths behind and ono length "a
front Of Wary Anne, Niagara G four lengths ahead OF
! Heat Of Oak, Lady ratchen dztsIced. Time 2:a.i
i,s1tA Hfas--Hears Of oL TOOK the lead the lime
s Yes es ' rs s scc s fa' r, pps q 10
third s'ry anne fourth, siassra am, melton sixia
he bai pS pss lear q Gay oak ss'' and ID
Sshs l, viii, s'a So s n%s y, On tho
spite or tie Efforts % ay Eagle and Sirathnorc who
both ran TO prevent him. aud the little gray IN an
winner OF the heat and -four lengths front
~ Gray Eagle Who Two lengths la lrnt Of strst
more Heart cf oak four b, Mary Anne nth and Niagara
aixib TIC judses gave The third premium Heart OF
oak ia consequence OF sffsih running Ine IA
The following Is = suntlsry:-
SAM Do--rr.m mum Il, 600, 800 10 20 10 the nrst
horse, 500 10 the second aud 400 Tho third mile
heats best three ~ i've harness free Tor all horses
that never i,eat23 "a
Simeon james entered 4 A. Melton. .......s
- Robbins entered <. s. Gray Eagle. ....... =
| Nhet, Human entered H. x. Magyar. ..... q . q
| Frank Can entered b. . Heart Of Oak. 49,. q
! y ~ Marsh entered b H. stm.amore....... .
John Watson entered b. al. Mary Anne. 800. u
| budd Dolte entered i. ~. LADY fsehen. dis.
| :. X HcElToy entered -. 4. haEeplp....... dis
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