The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-03
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creas Troe ~ the Fashion Course for
$4,000 Parse, between DEXTER, General
Butler and Commodore Vanderbilt
Five Heats, and All An the Twsnties-
The Fourth and Fifth the Fastest Ever
Made.
trot for purse of 81 0oo g. the winner $500
TO the second and $500 to the third, mile heats best
three In Ave- In harness. on yesterday afternoon,
at tho Fashion Course between b. 6. Dexter, blk g.
General Butler and b. h. Commodore Vanderbilt The
other entry for the purse George NJ Patchen, Jr, did
not start parties having him in charge making some
frivolous about his being lame, something OF
the Sort which not true II well understood
that the owner and trainer OF Patchen intended TO
start him for the purse thinking they could mako more
money by beating Dexter with Butler. They were dis
appointed, however, in their calculations and paid
pretty dearly for trihng with the public. The attend
ance yesterday numbered nearly three thousand per-
sons, all Of whom, with the exception Of those who
lost money on Butler, left the track satisfied with
the result; for a more spirited and interesting trot
was mover witnessed any track and the time was un
equalled the last heats being he fastest fourth and
h heats that were ever made Five heats in the twen-
ties and the the quickest are circumstances
Dexter seemed sore when he came the track, and
~ he moved up and down he seemed 70 favor ms
bust and q shsrd as ns,ls yet when Hiram woodruff
undertook To open him down the stretch ne dd not ex
hibit that ooseness Of gait tina. - usual 70 nm ana
standing two had current on him against
the neld He acted meaniy during the nrst two heats
but afterwards Dexter became himself and beat Butter
easy The black geldng all that could be desired
His skin shone in the like satin and we never Jaw
His owner said before he started that he beaten
the would be less than and he was correct IN
his estimation Of the horse Commodore vanderbilt dd
unsteady than usual though at times he showed
great turn Of speed. Dexter the favorite in the
pools at hundred TO forty against the hed but after
the heat Butler had the cali at five To four and after
the second heat thousand TO hundred was wager
ed times the hackers Of Butler that
he would win. The Hambetnnian, however, by his
gameness and endurance, improved az the race pro-
crossed and ultimately won the best race ever roed on
the Fashion Course.
Fyrst Heak-Butler won the POLE Dexter the middle
and Commodore Vanderbilt the outside position As
the horses mp for the word at the eighth attempt
Vanderbilt leading LENGTH, Dexter next, and Butler
length behind; and inst the word came Vanderbilt
changed hts gait pace and then broke up badly Dex
tor going on with the lead around tho turn. he was two
lengths ahead Of Butler at the in thirty
seconds Vanderbilt eighty yards behind. Going down
the backsteich pace being increased Dexter broke
and the black instantly yoked him and hung there until
they the end Of the old stand when the latter
also broke Dexter led past the half mile poll
lengths, in 1:l2k. Vanderbilt tr0tng rapidly
and cIosn gradually on the nnt hs chances ior
should have been attempted. Gong along the Flushing
end Butler forced the and drew closer the Ham,
bletonian, and they the homestrctch they
and tail The black drew closer on the stretch
and he close that in the endeavor to shake him
or Dexter broke up and Butler took the lead but when
about eighty yards from home he broke up He was
too far ahead at the time for Dexter 10 make anything
by the mishap and he went over the score winner by
two lengths and hair making the heat in 2S, YAM
derbt about eight lengths behind having trotted the
| last half mile much faster than the Others,
Scr0nd Hedk-Bef0re starting Eon, the driver Of
General Butler offered to BIT $500 10 600 that he would
win the race but NO one accepted the oe as the back
TO bet any more. The horses had very ane sendof
and they went head and head to turn when Wander
S , The s sy h oy
half length in iron. Of Vanderbilt Time thlrty-egh
seconds Going down the backstretch they parallel
| for q time |; then Bitter showed his head In
front and in this interesting they passed the
Vanderbilt, who was half length ahead Of Dexter
The time was 1:13K, Going along the Flushing end
ssssr ,.n our Qua sns os%ers and one
put on more pressure, and was at Buffers wheel
az he came the homestrc'ch, vanderb II close up
The struggle up the homestreh for two hundr yards
was nne bit then Dexter broke up and fell on les Ing
Vanderbilt TO contest with Butler Cor the heat
finally carried on HE feet, and Butler came in a
winner bv three lengths, Dexter second, length
ahead Of Vanderbilt the latter bene pulled up when he
Third Heat Ten to Butt against tho
field one individual betting $500 10 $50 twice capital
start effected, and thew around the lap
ped but as they got the backsretch tier drew out
and passed the quarter role length ahead Of the
Commodore who was nearly length in front ri Dexter
The time thirty-oight seconds Soon afterwards
Vanderbilt broke up and fell OF half dozen lengths
h.. as nsssn c,c'ng ana a. ,e na me pole me
Fl hng end Dexter forced the pae and closed inch by
inch unit he head aud ad with Butler ut the foot
OF the homestrech and after pretty struggle he
RED the black to break and in winner by Two
lengths amid the J sty shorts Of the multitude Van
derbt was about eight lengths behind Time, 2:2TZ
r n,h Hea.Butler still the favorite, one hun
dred 70 sixty being wagered on him DcNier got away
debn close mp. About half way around thu Dexter
was ZENITH ahead Of Butler bn the black trottcd
HIM and they were head and head a. the arer pole in
modore On tho barkstretch Dexter showed his
white face in front, and he Kept IL there
pace was hot and Vanderbilt melted and went
all 10 pieces Dexter and Butler be anne yoked
on the Flushing end, and but one horse and one
driver could DO until thew began swing into the
homestr tch, which thcv approached bead and head
to the pole Better ew up and Dexter left
him, when Hiram took he Hamblcionan hand. and
steadyng him nicely, brought him in winner by Two
lengths making the heat In 2:Mhhe quickest fourth
heat ever known. Vanderbilt was distanced
Ffh HAT One hundred ~ sixty Dexter The
side, and continuing they went round the turn But
Ter making skip just before time 10 The quarter pole
thre quarter seconds On the hackstretc6 they were
yoked and they went down past the old stand With their
heads together is they passed the safm pol. Dex
ushnr end Butler AGAIN took Dexter by the bead aud
they troed step for step for hundred Yards and then
the head OF the black began 70 show In front This
but for q moment, however and then they head
and bead again, and continued until " thin few
lengths Of the threequsrter pole. when Buler left his
feet and Dexter came on the homesrech two lengths
clear Of him. A steady stroke up the homestrrtch
brought Dexter the winner by four lengths
having made the last half mile In llk and the heat In
a.24A-the beet hfth heat record butler broke M
twsce on TIE homcstrech A satisfactory ferrni-
li could not have happened. and the crowd checred
III SorSe ans driver until they left the track The fol-
lowing ~ sunmary = 49,
MosnAv .oy z.pursc sy"o, sigDo 70 me winner,
best three IN A. =. IN harness
n. woodrur en,e,, ~ 3. Dexter. ....... I ]
= ron sn,e,ed hr !. General Butler.... 2
In on s" a',~r PIN sn Vanderbilt. Q di.
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First heat ........ 81 112s.N ,,9n 90,
SS GSnq h esa'.... . iiss lax a2iy