, 1866-07-13
THE TWO THOUSAND DOLLAR
MATCH.
Erent Tr0t on tho SufFnlk Park Course
near rpb11adclphIa3 for TWO Tiaouss
and Dot1ars-Dexter the Winner In
Three Straight KIeats-Tho Third
He0t 1hc Beat Ever Made.

Grent Tr0t on tho SuGn1k Park Course
near s'b1ladclphIa3 for TWO TllouH.
Anl Dotlars-Dexter the Winner Ia
Three Straight EIcats-Tho Third
Heat ahe Beat Ever Made.
From the New York Times, July f01
A large crowd assembled on the Suffolk
Park Course, near Philadelphia, yesterday at
ternoon, to witness trotting contest be-
tween the Hamhletouian gcldlng Dexter, and
for a purse OF two thousand dollnrs, mile
heats, best three In five, In harness. Dexter
won in capital time, considering that the
track was heavy In spots, accustomed by the
rain Of the previous night and the slight
sprlnkling It received just previous to The
start. There would have been an
phia but for the threasenlng appearance Of
the weather at the time for leaving town.
The horses were In tins condition, Dexter In
particular looking better than he has for some
time past, and be came On the truck entirely
Tree from the lameness that be exhibited In
his last two races. The Californian was also
very Timber, and IN the scoring showed speed
enough to hfshten the hackers Of Dexter,
who had been laying two to one previously,
and they became more cautious and did NOT
make any more offers on the geldlug until af.
ter the first heat. Time betting ranged ifon
2:22515 to.2!.719. The Suffolk Park track, al
tn0OEQ cUnssGeFeQ 1851 one, has not q
strnight quarter on 1t, the homestrctcl not
being much above two hundred and fifty
yards in length, and Dexter,s third heat, In
e.e33119. may be considered the best ever made.
First Htdf-Dexter won the pole, and the horses
coming up In1er good headway. got OH with an
even START but before they got around the drs bend
Paichen made double break, which gave Dexter
lead OF four lengths, which, ho@eyer. wns reduced
10 Two at the quarter pole. in thirty.eeyen anu 4
half seconds. Fatchen trotted trtly On the back
aide OF The eoutse and co1ed the gap up nicely un-
I'll nesr the halfmlle pole, when, laying h.ad and
head with Dexter, be again broke, and the latter
passed the pole three lengths IN front, Ia 1:1415.
Leaving The hIE mfle pole, Pntchen again closed.
aud when they went out Of sight behind the old
homestead, which Ii On The inside OF the track be
MAS about two lengths behIrd. When be resppesz-
agaln he still closer butih he a1ain broke
up and by the time be recovered he was aix lengths
IN The rear. Dexter passed the thEee-quaE,cf pole
In ISL, aud came tn winner OF the heat by hall 4
oozen Ie1Rtns in 2:s3, the etalliop having broken
a fltb lime on the hoMet tretch.
Second Ukok-The tesple OF the preceding heat
brought ont the backers OF Dexter. and tneY la1d
one hutdrcd 10 twenty freely On hun. The hoeees
c1me up for the word a. Tremendous rate. and gos
II with their heads together The speed was loo
great 10 last, ard The s:alioD'a was so wonderful
that be Nas length ahead Of Dextcs in going one
hundred yards, and tue latter WAS soon carried or
his leet. The stallion led 10 the quanes poe tour
lengths. in thirty even seconds but gong down
The back stretch Dexter gsad1alIy reduced the ulA
tance. until at the halt mile pole be was cloee 10
the wheel OF the t.a!lton- Time, 1:1an' The da7-