, 1866-09-06
r!!E TRnTTIaG WEEK,
Third Day-Trot between tsDextor y
aid ss Geo. n. Patclten, Jr.''

ti!e 1RVll1uH HEEhs
Third Day-Trot between tsDextor,,
ard " Geo. n. Patcl1en, Jr.''
Visit Of General mcade to tho Course.
The ereat even. Of the week, the len an.icipa-
ted "Dcxter" uot, postponed FROM Tuesday,
came of yps.e:daJ. The 1ragic deAih Of George
Tsussell, ons of the owncrs Of aDc1ter," created
an Impression dns1ug The forenoon that the tro:
would be again postponed. bnt By means Of sre-
ei1 posters about the streets nnd sha oGos.s Of
peapstet!e oand tae know!edee q postpone;
she ssee and e crowd began os as,ng ~ oas II
Fss; a1s sS E ,sss
stocL, aea,ceis private turnout was not put in
tcaulstiton, tie horse ears weze constantly over
ee nas " nDS SsnE
ssnds ,..Y Of spottssetsrs. Ihe trsek wat sill
dsss OK
than IL ordinarily good condition. This faet Wa,
he general Nanlls, and il seemed iii many ia
Gorat Win an cnf!se confidence In Dexter nak-
lns es:n fsssr un,s than ever before, althonsh 10
such etlo1t II ssas perfectly undeastood, would be
1es-a.shongh 4 was previously announced that
was held Is rese1re ior The grand trot
sn pe5 eosd sids ns, T. Snsl % T. ssns 81
belxeen tic Lssts Of ihe trot, ior liz ssaaea:ioa
ss e aosss ssssd e b r s saas, @
ahe score, there were fully twelvc thousand people
a. g. tie s.aad stand. bsfsie the tfacE fenees and
fa,l0n f3a1s f,oS, %1s on up,tee and whsa rs
va x!azehacea h9o champion OF tae turf .pcxtes,
.ound Of applause. The sallans horse seeussd 10
tcs5 ths M ::snsra apl.ohatien bestowed on mn,
scoring feoming in on tic hons iiIsR stTStsn
en,y % he seste, aad wel! lid = snes, ,6e ami.
and speaapy " ba i hs @ rs psE Vssy
model 81 e9nine beauty. Not 90 delicate sna 50
No taise starts were made. but on Tic tirst attempt
notG,,.,1 noth horses s esme a., down squnrs!y aud
perfectly even TO- to- shs M score for the
Il, ratchen ae having ths pole and Dexter out
sds TS M f.tup 1 thsy 'S1; have bssa coy
Dexter gained half ! leugth Pstchen cine aawn a
quickly and well, and By Inv effort At the middle,
spea s s a' e aas second asu ,o;sa
aud Dexter took his former lsad, thcp doubled Il,
and q. the Jsar,cr ngatn lost It. Twce III sueees.
and Dexter holding steadily to s gait, sot = lad
Of tive lengths, For sctns ais.ancS here the view
Mns cut oa " tae nnlld!ns5 which hare stupidity
ground; hut VIXEN the horses again cane III sislE
@ }hess was ~, n1i more thau Il 1eck between them.
'e' ss fsssa fssSsss' xas 's''ss vorS 2" s 'as
eas 4 ,ss iaek; nfa'ly e t. !a!n iHis Tue hsns
ter laid Out gap Of length, and from this point
down the hone,arctch kept widening it gradually
hus snrely. Neither herc nor on any portion Of
e ass M @ :S! 81 aa
winner bs half dozen lengths, rubbed lac ter.
,'e q f. ss s np ssas
yow Of disgnAt from tlie public and ,4sd rafhes a
2ia,nsnInE sGe:: on Ting bG:s, tAs knoslng enes
aad M re r. nl,.kao"ing quite at ioss to understand
.r.,cl.nu b.S sTe1S0 : ,1sS nEHT; or o,o,, bal, =,
bin, al tic isst turn Dcstsv % was a,ssads i hall II
ass sss ssa:9 Sn 's s s: sa sss
anyiae once broke. This rap he 'sapldty widensl
out aud from this point iafons.l tha rest Of lie
81 iac qusstcr the swa 1e..Eths lead had hsco.ne
six, md tic way, in whtel, "Nrxtef piled
nj, isss :; ;aItous tae baeS stretch msds l.
Tic late:, harl pushed IL keep wi!Lin haIa; dis
.sncc, and finding the track rather heavy. tried 10
fpi5 spf s. s'fsn nsP*y y W. wsy ts4s xss
~ nearly hnt.;lse,t ya:ds. Dexter nsver trol:e,
hcu, s:reseb. WIZ. 5 prpbabiy 's y y.ds @ doW,, ns
1lr stretch lc nadc ono skip. bit :ot b1cs 10 ILL
%oIa s qa,sh'y aud well. wo5s Ing .::adily down "a
distance POST. where le made another aud
lather uE1icr hrcak. Patchcn wus, hy these twa
h;cnlsa, snnbiel It. coac up within ensy saving
dittaNce, but not cIoae cnoligl, 10 Interfere With
dexter, whose iorg, swinging t.o! loo: him past
nc seoEe i'y thi!s yards sl,esd IN ths improved
siss Il na Ms' s III fsnsfs e s shs ~ ss9
c1esi 10 s:si.f .: .! n,ort :;s. a,o,s Ioaatii1i
u even stsrt lhAn that for the
could no, bc desired Or imagined, but Dexter
low eel warmed up to i's work. seemed disposed
stes., up % ,he arss sasn, obsasuea . lsaa of {
sns'h su ~ nandFea ey yar: ,a. more dons.
snar.cr whcre jatc,'en n,asarcd 10 yes % Within ~
single length Of The champion. Along THO hack
. stretch t'svs wfsc no breaks md De1trt's Eait
nuisance hc was only two lengths aud Ut the hal
mt;e only yiouF le.i.iGs ahend Thl< easy work wal
howe yer stopped at tlsc thisd turn, wlsrs h. sho
fuiIy llteen lengths between lin and til paIsae
before rcaehin; tic tnrn Into the ,hone.strcnth
as o temp. him !nto a lclsuzey brcaE when abdu
falr way down the stretch. Ills lead nt liz s.:,rt
| could not have bcen les thai forty yards. II int
Of lent. ::29. The
IL as follows: ..... .-..... .
Nntvlau 1'AHE, September 5th, 1GGf-T.ot ros I
pi.lFc Of T. 03o-M!le heats best ili:tc fu dve Il
| harness..
il. Do',,o cntcsa b. T. 'Doxtcr."
ID. Eoa enters br. b. ''Georse N. Patctcn. Jr.'
George NJ. ratchen, Jr.-...,....,,..........2 !:
Il GuurieE. Half. Mile
stsond Essa Hf1t: nts,::: e. e ':1S l5S ' En-,
/ lhi1d Ichf....... ..,..... Siil 1Iiia .:!3
VISIT or C.NEEAL MEADE.
nefore The rncc, a'aur General Meade y1slted
the truck, accompanied BY compile Of ladies AnfI
General Harry, Colonel Meade, Colonel Bldes
Colonel BGchc and Major Emory, members o. hll
Ela ali or whom were invilc up fnto the jn;lgca'
, AMI reporters stnna to witness thc race,
Frank Luu,hayd and htz companions. OF the
|. celebrated A,mlard Quattettc Club, were on the
Etonnd and sang In admirable style number o.
> Patriotic soE:s, among which %us "Shrralan'.
aIatct. to the Sea-" After The song was conc1ud
| cd. Mr.. Lumhar1 announced 10 the vast cfowt
that nnc Of the greatest heroes OF Tho nation, Ma
jor terai Meade, was on !hc judges stand, ant
cllicd for tLrcc checrs for him. Tbs cheers wer,
given, With grcat enthusiasm, and General Mead:
responded to tho unanimous calls Of speech" al
i tp|'nws:
My friends, I can simply shan1; you, which
do Tom tho tnccrmoet rfcesscs of my heart, fol
| your Kind aud generous welcome ] had no cX