The New York herald., 1867-04-23
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A Tr0t In q Storm at the Fashion Course, and
Other "Doings'' Not In the Pr ogrammc. a
Atrotting match for $500, mile heats, bost three
1--WE, harness, between the sorei geiding Boy fro
Home. and variousy colored gelding, named Sncc
Drop, came or yesterday afternoon at the FashtdG
Course. The weather being delghtfuy pleasant durn
the morning. induced many take to the road in ops
wagons to enjoy, they supposed, the bamy country
ar but by the time they reached the course, and Ii
preminaries had been arranged for the start II
heavens became overcast, and storm suddenly bur
Long Island, making tho track anything b.
the stand the horses the track and coming up in IL
facc Of the peng rain they got the word for the Or
manv coors. did no. seem to understand what e.
" dunder and blxen" meant, and instead OF trottinGs]
INDUCED in variety OF movements 70 the great dsgus
OF his backers He beaten badly In very moderat0
time, the Boy from Home keeping his feet and trotinG
at his leisure making the heat in 0S. During the
between the heats when all parties were huddle4
together In the saloons and where considerable bourbon
by the way, destroyed betting was brisk, the Boy
from Home being offered at four TO one The time being
up the bell rang bring up the horses, and
start for tho second heat had. but the spanged
geIding was soon all aboard again. and the Boy from
Home led six lengths around the turn, slipping ana
sliding at every STEP Snowdrop then settled for
moment and closed the gap aud within four lengths
OF the Boy when he passed the quarter pole The latter
slipped up the backstrech and the calico gelding
and his adversary side and sido AZ the hafnii
pole They both broke the backstretch, and the.
spotted beast length and half ahead at the half
mile. They up and down for the remainder OF the
mie the Boy from Home winning the heat by neck In
500. little alteration .then cnsucd between 1.-TWO
gentlemen" as 70 who won the heat, when ono called
the other liar Then the lie was given in stronger
terms by the other party, and then the gentleman
who gave the lie first threw out his dexter mawley,
which aghted the right eye OF the other gentlemen
tue blow Immediately producing slight 'mouse." Tho
gentleman as vas H. having small penknife IN his
hand. made q plunge at the other and punctured him
under left ear drawing sthe cochinea copiousy.
This caused considerable excitement for moment but
the proprietor OF tho soon got among the be
gerents, and informed them that he would have tho
frat fh.fau atn lnA nd his fgfn
arrested and sent 10 prison, which summons had its
effect, and quieness soon took the place of turmoil
among the people. The storm OF the elements how
did not cease, and in another petng shower the
horses called up for the third heat The betting
about even, the spangled horse having rather
the call With start they left the stand but in
q moment afterwards the vanegated beast playing
''hop scotch" and dropped six lengths behind. He
afterwards had chance and the Boy from Homo
won the heat and Time, 3:04. The following is .
summary
MONDAY, April e. match $780, mile heats best three in
nve In harness
James McCann named a g. Boy from Home....1
John oNeil named g. Snow Drop.
Time, 3:06-3 09-3:0&