, 1866-10-13
October 5th, 1866.


coSAGaf"8 4ACe&4HE Mamie k3utfef
Wilma the Hlilc Heats Race, Wutson
the St. Lcser, Aldcbnron the Two
Nlt1e Keats Race md lady Dan Bry-
ant the Da@h-t1fcola Breaks Down
and IL l.aMcd.
The regular fall meeting Of the fourth year
Of the Passaic County Agricultural Society |
commenced at Paterson yesterday. The
meeting lasts, rs usual, three days, and there
are to be four races eac1 day. Yesterdays
racing ~as excited throughout, and it only |
required large attendance to make It
brilliant opening Of the annual meeting.
menced, the bugle sounded, the track was
cleared, and the horses were led on for the
The Underwood Gift OF 1000, for oil ages, mile |
Colonel McDanicls enters h. {. Luther, four years,
By Lexington, dam Gelle Lewis. Dlue and red |
~. Sanford en::1s b, N: Sannto Butler, asc
Nr. j. $. Watson cutters ch. c. onward, four |
years, oy kihG gold. Jam by imp. Glencoe. 0Eange
Cors1n s Weldon enter b. c. Knish.hood, fonr
yea:s, bt Knight ST. George Maroon and red
1lle betting outside Of The pools, was decidedly
IN favor VI onward, who had :ained much in favor
hs t s and fhe hs 10 the naa
Sannie sa,a !, and hnichthood were taken as ''the
onwafd sud SaSne butier RI Passing st uidcr h, the
etiins nose and nose, and Kn1shthood being only
hal q length behind Luther gradually dTcw
onxaIa issglh SsliSa sna SS Ssenis ha!is5 S.ins
wtnt Up IL Mc second Place, Luther stiil lcadins,
nnd Mamie passed Kn1gh,hood for ihI:d rlacs.
is TSss1s q; pSnt tay ID Js,sass js
friends md hackers. t.uhcr n!so beam to qnit ut
IT, .h,eclnnstet post eHa a. 'hs horses turned
boldly to The nrts place: Luther struggling very
ha'd 10 lcsep Ills position. Old Abe. who .ode
Mr. Saaiord's masc, used every cxcltion, and With
stand he i'tst ana:r,l 10 iii 1t, ho:fe'. cad On.
der the rfsinc, and landed her winner by a uo.c
waid a veiy bad fo.th. Time Of tar heat, ISL
The excit, mc,i on the i,ael! t.us.nF the final
struggle between 1.uhc, md Sann!c Butler was
ys.y great, no.s cspcetally because ,he result Of
aeeonnlahly ta'iIy, aud HI, bacl;cfs Indalsed in
nl " rees "'1 sscr . ssfa
cver, 10 was slill ahcau ~ thc lcitins. although
bo!.ts. Tic lace. however, WIS get TO a*tonish
sone ri tsie Knowing oncs.
,o ,s, g%s S; 9s.s .s nt'sar sq IT,, and ra 'i;" @
r: posi!Icn, having tho 'ir,ie track, aud Snl=h,
wns tl!c.- two Ic'.'lit. behind thc lt!la horse.
s.' I! IL ,sa aatSS; H.. s knsss lE!s e %si
tnwnid bc!.g ioartl,. Tl,ey swcp. rcuad' t!lo
buck n ecn ii II ustss lncn ~ ths same order,
II, II s H, II; r.xd ' l n!sh'i9d sl fs; f1H q 3
cstch Luther; wl,o carrie IN MI casy winner Of the
lea; Aanue iiu.lcr wae good lhi!tl, but On.
s;mc Irtct1esahiy TO-, his chn,aceT. M jn,hc1 was
not ttEcchcd much, being even pulled towards
lls hitter Aail Of thu home stretch. Tsnc OF lcat.
from t';is poiat in fa,or q K,'!:hthood, wh9
seemed to h. ha0kca tur the third beat by general
cbn:cna. Onward w:s now altogether oat Of 1le
'@ 7SiI Ma.-Knishthooa rot away from the
half l,allnd, Mamie Butler third, and onward
bal fourth. Al The aHa1ter p.ls their positions
his lead By alepsth. lutner struggled ga.neiy 10
catch tue little horse. but failed until they turned
into the home et.atch, when he co11arcd him for
n!"nlcnt only. knisnf!ood easily got awly-the
The heat by ~" lengths, Mamie Butler was
t e psi q &c s ses
ur." and ont nf the race. Time, 1:I.3.
hniclthood now lad tho netting all his own
way $lCv bcin: given sesctal tunes on him against
faaIh Ii<at-orward being out Of tho race,
each horse lad now won hcat. and this ,waa,
| Therefore. tht dccldiur struggle. kns:,hhood was
backen. They got away very evenly, Knight
and Mamie Duticr third. From tits point Luther
passed to the first nlacc, The others running neck
| and neCa length behind. kNirhthOOd gradually
i,aeIers o2 the dcld and blank looks froa, thc
layers Of the odds. and the struggle now lay be-
tween Luther and Nr. sanford's marc.
! They came down the homr stretch neck and
horee began to qnit. Mamie passed him. aud
anasd nds lax winner OF lo race in l' hnishthood
The excitement on the stand during this
heat was tremendous. The men shouted
and cheeretl with all their might, the ladies
I r,
ment, and the triumph OF Mamie Butler was
hailed with general round Of cheering. 4
more exciting and surprising race has rarely
been witnessed in America.
- The following is o summary:
Nanbjc Butler. .............-.........1
kn1sh.loOA.. .,..-..-.1 !
Onward. ...'.................'-.-a 4 1ts.
TIN JERSEY ST. LEGER.
The next race was the Jersey St. Legcr,
for which forty y-four entrees were Made. I'll.
starters were Watson, Bayswater, Local u
. RIGA, Tom Voolfolk, and the black ttlly BY
Eclipse: They all got away together afte
two talse starts, and came towards tn,
judges stand in a heap. Passing tic stant
. Watson was first, a length ahead of Bags
| wafer, who wns ahead Of tlrica halt IA length
Tom Voolfolk was fourth, Local tlflh aut
the Eclipse iilly some lcnStls behind. At
l, tri!le, Bayswntcr still being second, a lcnstl
was still third, Local bad 1fth, and th'
!, black tllly nearly distnnccd. Going round th
back stretch to the half mile post, Watson
: led Bayswater by three lengths, Ulrica btin:
!; ing crcrt past Tom Voolfolk for fourth place
! At this point the Eclipse FLY was clcarl,
= ont of the race-in fact, cclipscd. At th
|" thrce.quartcr pole Watson still led, although
Baysweter, MS stable eomnnion, lad J., les $
had come close up to the. third position
i Tom Voolfolk was already beaten, All
: i Eclipse no longer to be thought Of. As the
:. came ur to the stand, Ulrica pissed Bay:
r water with n rush, and took the sccou
= At the quarter pole ulrica had reduced tn
: distance between first and seconl to half
: length, and already shouts Of ''Ulrica wins
. was heard on the stand. Clrica didn't wir
!, cnoneh, but his jockey, seeing that Bayswa
u ter lad again passed Uirica for SECOND place
: | pulled his horsc, and allowed Bayswater
:. win BY short nose. The judges place
i theuf rs follows:
> EayeWater... ...-......-'--.....-.
Cllea ''''''''''''''
f@wj;ot....,.......'. Tom @ wooj;ot.
: A great deal Of dissatisfaction WIS c,
pressed at this decision, many stating tht
n Watson came in first. The Judges, howeyc
o refused to yield, and their decision,
e course, settled all bets.
n | THIRD RACE.
Is Premium Of $50, for all ages, two mile heats.
% !. .ir. r. G.. Bush cntcfs ch. {. Flcetwin
lc ninc years. " Ba,1ownie; blue and white stripe
N 9. Nr. John 1lun,er enters b. h. Ascola, d.
~ years, hy Lexington; orange and crimson sas
;. Nj. j. :. Watson enters CHI. 8. tAidchata
le sixycasR, By Commodore: orange md orange.
III The Outside betting in this race was in tavoF
t A;so5a :: :.:....,....:..*::SS! ss9e s
Ia A!Fcbaran. ran......--.-.........- yHS ~ +!
Is Fleeiwtng. ........-..- au0 It's
"a This was before the first heat, the result
i. which altered the complexion Of the bettit
le considerably.
and .Aldetaran Iii lbs. At starting Flee
IN wing t,ok the first place, Arcola beilg &c
ii ond, and Alleharan third, With very lit
" for half mile, when Aldcharan gradual
crcpt up TO the first place, Arcola being Sc
n eud, and Flectwins hopclcssly behind. Th
1e continued in this order until the first half
n tue second mile, when Arcola pushed ahes
Il, | and came in winner by three length
~ Fleetwing being distanccd. The second he
nd was won by Alacbarnn, and also the thir
h .ArcoIa breaking. down quite lame.
le ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
~ | 4 Police Officer Shot Through ii
m Hcurt-PnrticulafRo of the Tragedy
Hurcl Tar Supposed to be the Murdere
~ From the New York News, October l0.l
IS Niiliamsburgh would appear to have
he ccnle favoritc resort Of burglars and ass:
a. sins. So many murders have been commit