The New York herald., 1866-07-10
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Great Trotting Match on th~ SofYos a
Park Course. Near ph,Iadripnss, Bo~
4 tween Dexter r"d George ~. Pafsnsn
| Jr., for Two Thousand roiisrs--p xse q
| shc winner In Three Straight Ileat@--
The Third Heat tho Rest Tv~r Mnac
iargs cvowd assembled the Sunos raTx courg-
near Philadelphia, yesterday aferneon, IL witnc~
troiting contest between tho usmhe.onGs gc,dlrx
Dexter and tho Bashaw stallion George " ra,sheu
Jr, for purse of tao thousand dollars mile hos bNa
three In 6ve, In hsBesA DEXTER In cap IA Mus
considering thai ITO track heavy spots occsossa
by tho rain Of the previous nrht mo slight ssriIs
ling Il recoiyed just previous 10 the start III wouM
have boon immense turnout ~ tho cit sens
Of Philadelphia but FOR tho thrcrenus sxpcarsnoe ~
the weather At tho time FIR Ieavi.v town Tho hsoss
In Hno condition Dexter In partirufsr booking boA
Ter than he has for time past aud he tbs
track entirely free from The that he eKhibxs
n hls last two races Tho Californian a.o hm
Der and thu showed speed seugh te fright~s
Tho hackers OF Dexter, who had been laying ssa ,o
rreviousiy, and thsy bosama cau' and da mo-
nLe a,y moro offers on tho rcdlng np~ sner tho nrS
heat Tine bct,ins ransed from 2tH 10 2TE rhs
suffolk fnrk track, although considered fss' one, hss
not straight quarter on w. tc hnmcs'rrtch not being
much above two hundrei and hfy vsnis ion tn and
DEXTER third heat in ~, may be coprerc the sa
ever made
fitE Hea Dexter won N. pole, and tho horssx
com'ng up under golh hcadwsy got or wth an o.ca
start b1t before tbey got around the ns bend raohaA
made double break which gave neros = lead q fos
ionrha, Which. however saa reduced 70 two al ,hs
Nat"r-poia, thftf and Alf seconds
irotted hney on the rack sdo ~ III" and eio~A
the gap up nicely rntii tho hAlf. mio patr when
laying head and head with Dcricr h" bnke and
lhe lator pn.scd ha pole three lengths In front, IN aS
leaving tho half.mle polo rsiohen again cioacd ano
whom thoy went 0nt of eigh b hind the old hons
stca1, shloh IL tho inslde OF the track, ha
wa about two lengths behlni. Whom ho rrap-
ncaiod neain ha va SIN closer htt then he hgn'n
broke mr. and by tho tine hr recovered no III lenB
~ the Dexter pa.frd tho three quarter pole is
81. aud came n ~nner ~ tho hrA, by hsfH-foy~
lengths. IN 2GX. the stallion having broken nftA
tiae on tho honerr,ir
Sc9nd Hert Tho rnanlt ~ preorins hea, hrongLs
ou tn bnrcrs ~ Dexter and they laid hundred 70
twenty freely hini TIE r,r the w0YN
~ tremendous r,ic md got with their elds 0geihor
The prcd great 10 last and tiln rta lions
wonderful that hc was length ahead of Dexter IN Rotog
ono hundred Yards ard tho iattar carried ~
his fcot The stallion led 70 the quarter pole foSs
cngtha 10 thirty aeconi but gaing tr back.
stretch Dexter krad ally 'educed tho dsnnce on,n ~
the haf nio pole clD4c ~ the Htniiln
they passrd ont % gght the California; about half
length In front; but when they rrappoarsd Dexter
~ 90 length and haW shead Young Dobls tho
put tho whip on Dexter freely, and be cano Ia win.
ncr ny three ienr hs IN 2 @5
Third Ha,--Dollars wer. nov offered 20 dimes thea
Deyter would win the purre. fhe horses up ~
very rapid rate tia word tho rrS attempt sal
went around the nrsf bend sde and side Then Der,se
began rying IN fran snd by tho time he had liao.<
ILL girth nj Paohens tho later broke and a~A
three lengths Dexisr went to the quarter pole t~s
lengths and half ahssd. IN thirty nve seoobds ara
oreninr the gap tho bark sds ~ tho coarse pasl
Lc haifmlio pole IN 10 four lengths of ths
stallion lie nye lengths nh nj at tho three quars
pole, IN al, and wt,h break The hoines,rotsh,
catne IN winner by haifa dozen ensths In 23S Th4
folioa ing " summary
sUrrorK PspK Corass PHLsprruIa MosnAY, JHy
ofur" o. ooo mile heats boat three la ngs, In bar.
ness
u Dobis entered b q. Dexter.
J Eon entered br. v Ce frea ~ nieb~n o
Time, 22gn-2 2G-2 .2g..