Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-21
The National Course.
qRoT DETwrEN pExrER ANN eKoGas r.y


dRoT BETWEEN DExTKR AND GEORGE PAW
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The attendance at the National Course wa,
pretty large yesterday, and included quite a
Sumber of percentages OF note Gen. Grant
Was present with a fast double team. Sir
Frederic Bruce. the British Minister, atteHdes
by members OF his legation, made quite a cav
aicade on the road, and the Marquis de Mon
tholon, French Minister was also nrssent Ir m
SeytFai attaches. Postmaster General Ran
daiir Judge DIN, Sen. De'afieId, Hou sam
Randa!i and Hon. John Morrissey, OF New
1oTk, were on the ground The latter diy
bohOr- With the trotting horse Dexter. Wh,re-
ever De moved there was q sensation and a,
cry . There he goes; that's him - Morrissey
was dressed IN genieel suit OF black, with a
nice stoVe-piPe hat. neatly trim med black side
wbiskers. and looked quite respectable With
the exception of a slight depression on the
bridge OF The nose, the result OF an accident i'm
the course ofhis celebrated debate with Van
kee sullivan at Boston Four Corners. he has
hoIliHR 20 disang ulsh him IN appearance from
me average congressman.
The lace was aunounced to come Off at two
O'Clock, but an hours grace was accorded 20
the unfortunate crowd cut off from the course
ON their way by the raising OF the Navy Yard
bridge draw to let seine yesse.s through
The horses announced Were Dexter, George
Eawcett alias Silas Rich, and George NJ
PatchrD, Jr. The latter did not appear, his
owner having sent HIM TO Long Island 10
remain at the Fortune Course for the win
Fawertt was first brought upon the track but
Dexter, king OF trOtters- The contest was for a
purse Of $1,000 to the winning horse and S5O
70 the second. mile heats, best three in five 10
harness Dexter was driven by Bud Doblp
clad IN neat SNUFF. colOrsd suit, and Fawcett nv
u. DrmIck in his shirt sleeves.
The time was called for the first heat about 2
o'clock On the third trial for a start they
were given the word .sgs," Fawcett being a
little IN ad vance of Dexter in crossing the score
but Dexter passed Fawcett before he reached
the FIRST quarter pole, Fawcett having broken
Dexter kept the lead until the half.TniIs pole
was reached, where the two horses were 10.
gether tor some little distance, when Dexter
passed and maintained the lead to the end of
the heat, which was run in 2:39. The time for
the FIRST quarter was Y; half mile, I:ii
three quarter mile, I.53.
In the second heat Dexter immediately took
the lesd and shot around the course, without a
break, in 2:2l6 Time-frst quarter, 81 y. half
mile, l.C9, three quarter mile, 1:iI
The horses We're called for the third heat AT
40 In this heat Dexter again took the lead
which be kept throughout and won the heat in
227A. -
Ii was evident that Fawcett (who is the
property of the 1wner OF DexteT) was only
equal TO the task of keeping Dexter up to the
work, and he second heat made by Dexter in
22IH. WAS trOtted against time Dextsr's best
time 2iS at Buffalo, and is the fastest time
ever NOTED This was under saddle Rud
Dobie (his driver of yesterday being the rider
IL Is believed that he can beat even this time
and therefore much Interest Is felt in the race
OF Saturday, when he will be matched against
the Pii,sburg PAGER, Magoosler, and the north .
eTn PAGER, Polly Ann.