The New York herald., 1866-08-29
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SPECIAL 11lEeaAn TO TINE NEW Yeax HERALD.

Trst Between Fearnasght and Dan Mace. for
$4,000, ON the Mystic Park Trotting Track,
Boston -Fcarnaught the Winner.
BosroS, August Is, 1886
Between six and seven O'Clock this afternoon thou.
sands Of tho and daughters Of the 'hub" congre
gated on the Mystic Park Trotting Track to witness
trotting match for 50 OOO mile heats best three in ve
under the saddle between the chestnut stallion Fear.
naught and the chestnut geldng Dan Mace The stallion
won the match in three straight heats but not in as
good time as was anticipated betting time
tba Dan Mace would beat aS7 The betnr ON
tho result very spirited after the crowd assembled
which at late hour in the afternoon, Fearnaught
opening favorte at hundred sixty: but after
Dan Mace the track and began scoring the bet
ting changed in favor OF the latter and up 10 the time
Of starng slight odds were offered ON his winning the
The Mystic Track is the best shaped race courses
in the country, being parileogah, with two very easy
and well propooned turns, and thore is more straight
work for horse in nile than on any other track
the United States The stands, however, not
properly arranged for large assembage but this
SO exciting that Inconvenience overlooked
in the general satisfaction afforded by the trotting.
The winner Of the trot is noble looking stallion Of
pretty chestnut color, fifteen hands inches hgh
and he of the longest srders at the turf
Every turtman knows Dan Mace like book, and il is
useless describe him. He looks at distance very like
the stallion; but on closer inspection he will not bear
comparison with him. The weather was pleasant
and very suitable for fast time and probably il would
been made had not Dan Mace cut his quarter badly
certain that the result would have been the had
not the accident occurred. This match was made
three months ago. and additions have been made from
time to time to the original So 900, and yesterday IL
asserted that $I5 600 pending the result
First Heat -Fearnaught won the pole. The horses
came up under good headway and had capital start,
and head and head into the first tnr but the stall
lion then broke and Dan Mace went on with the lead
and passed the quarter pole in thiry-sevcn seconds,
length and hall in front The stallion pressed his sut
down the backstrctch and ovortakng Dan about mid
way, carried him break, which caused the latter to
MT snnor ortary badl he
passed the half mile pole in IA u, two lengths in 'front.'
and opening the gap every stride up and passed
the judges stand winner by six lengths. Time 2:29,
Second HtOi Dan Mace up lame, but
warmed out Of IT, and coming up tho homesrctch With
rush got the best Of the send OH and led around 10
the quarter pole length In thirty and quar-
ter seconds. after passing the post Eoarnausht
broke up and lost tribe, but before Dan had reached
the half-me pole they were nose and tail the gcldns
leading Time IA Dan Mace continued TO lead around
the lower turn but lac swung into the homesrctch
the stallion pulled out for him. and beat him to the
judges stand above two lengths Time 2:29.
Third Heot-Thc betting had entirely ceased hun
dred 10 ten Fearnaught finding takers. The stall
Ion had little tho lead at the start, but Mace being
under fine hcadway and nothing square, he soon over
took tho stallion, and the latter breaking up the t,
the geding led TO the quarter pole length and half
the backsretch shutting mp the daylight gradually,
and at tho half mile Tapped on Mace Time, !l4t4
Mace again got clear of the stallion ON The lower
turn, and about half way around WIS nearly
TWO lengths In front bn. the long stride
OF the gallant son OF morrill, was brought into requ-
they entered the lomcstrctch. A most spirited strug
gle ensued The horses being head and head until
the score when Dan Mace broke up and the stallion won
the race by two lengths in 230
John Murphy rode The stallion and Ian Mace his
namesake
The following Is a summary
MysTC PAuR TRorTisG TRACK, Eosrov, Ags.ust IS
Match Tor ZOO, mile heats best three ia hvc under the
Mr. John Murphy entered G J. Fcarnaugh, ,l ] ]
Mr. Mace entered g. T. Dan Mace cc............3 .
Time 2o9i&--2:29-2 80.