The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-24

Greas Tfos Between General Butlcrs ellas
Rich and Stonewall Jackson-ButIer the
Wiuner-A Sweepstakes Between Ned Bes=
rest, Jack Lewis and Gray Geldihg-Ned
Forrest the Winuer-Fins Sport az the
Fashion Course.
Two capital trotting contests came OF yesterday A.
ternoon at the Fashion Course the FIRST being for purse
and stake Of 1900 two mile heats, in harness. be-
tween the black gelding General Butler chestnut geld
Ing silas Rich and bay gelding stonswan jackson. OF
Hartford, which General Butler won after three very
severe and exciting heats the struggle being between
Butler and Rich throughout Stonewal being Withdrawn
after the rst heat Butler was the favorits before tho
start ~ two to one against the field, and very large
amounts wore wagered the result BE won the nrst
heat by short length only in 4:59. and, appearing
more distressed than he usually does In
his races, the hackers Of Rich were anxious 10
take the odds offered him. On the second beat after
going mile, Butler somehow became very fractious
and, making succession Of breaks Rich beat him the
heat by nearly one hundred yards and he seemed so
tired at the finish that it appeared his chances Of win
ning were entirely gone. So much, indeed, were his
hackers impressed with that belief that they commenced
hedging and offered as much hundred to twenty
on Silas Butler however cooled out nicely during the
half hour between heats, and the track as
fresh appareny as he we5 before The He trotted
more steadily than before and the deciding heat.
cIossou the ecOro tnree lengths ahead OF nlm;
but the latter nearly tho whole of the last quarter
Of mile, and the judges gave Butler the race,
which ho was fairly entitled 10. Butler is very
hard horse to beat at any distance He is possessed
OF great lasting qualities being bred from descendants
OF OLD messenger by both sire and DAM Silas Rich is
also finely bred geldng being sired by an imported
son Of Priam, out Of a racing mare whose pedigree,
however, was not known. His driver and owner claim
him as son Of imported Sovereign. out OF q Glencoe
marc; but that is not correct. Rich it is said was
altered and broken to harness he is fine rotter now
and ia improving rapidly, and when he becomes little
more steady in his gait will be a great favorite with
TURTLES. stonewall Jackson had not recovered from
his lameness and although he struggled hard to keep
up with the others, he was too much ted up" 10
The second trot was for sweepstakes of $780, mile
heats best three in FIVE in harness between Mr.. Sim
bay gelding Jack Lewis and Mr. Hynard's gray geldn1
10 ms trot there was hardly dollar wagered, the
on tho Two mile trot and very little attention paid
TO the latter irot Ned Forrest, the winner of the rot
10 magnificent s'alion very like his SIRE and he
roted The race from beginning end in splendid style
and in e1cellens time, the second heat being 1888
First Heat General Butler won the pole. sIas the |
centre position Stonewall outside Soon after getting
away all OF them broke up and when they settled TO their
second, one length ahead OF stonewalL sas |
s naa one Length to the quarter pole in thirty
front of stonewall The black then squared away on
the backstretch, and quickly went up and passed
me NUT the latter making of his capital breaks
soon afterwards Butter two lengths ahead at the
half mile pole, in lis, Rich second four lengths in
front OF stonewa, the latter being unable to keep up
with his more eefooted competitors and was virtually
out OF tho race al this early stage OF It, Going around
the Flushing Butler opened the gap and was nearly
three lengths ahead Of Silas the pole
Coming up the omesretch Siias skip or two and
closed of The daylight Butter also broke nm as he
neaed the judges stand bat soon recovered and
shere two lengths in advance Of Rich, making the first
me 10 2;3o Gong ON TO the turn Butler again broke up
auu Si'as was head and head with him by the time
covered He made third break ana this time be landed
On recovering two lengths In front OF the other The
Butler passing that point two lengths in front. The
race was very exciting at this time On ths backstretch
the half mile trife two lengths ahead OF
Rich Getting INTO tho Flushing end Euilcr made ]
'eemcd to relieve him, however and lie trotted away
rom Rich as soon as he recovered and quickly had
preached the three quarter polo siIns took run and
osed up to Butler again. and the stretch the contes,
vas .a exciting 10 the extreme. When within fifty yards
ln tho latter broke up The black lost nothing by the
.csdent but went over the scorea winner by length
making the last mile in 2:19, and the hea. IN So
tonewal jackson was about ono hundred yards behnd
Secad Heat-0ne hundred 10 thiry-ive on Butler
md taken freely The horses eight times before
hey were started. When the word was gwen they |
on at rapid rate and both broke up before thoy
reached the turn, Rich recovering FIRST leading three
engths Butler then mado Of his famous bursts and
'osed rapidly, sa, passing the quarter pole one length
Ind half in front in thirty seconds In few mo-
nents afterwards they were side and sde and then both
roKe and when they resumed their trot Slas was two
engths in from, which carried TO the half mile pole
n ~ On the Flushing end Butler broke again and
ost more ground but Rich left his feet three
Up twice coming up the homestretcb and Butler three
lines, the last time wildly that be nearly wen, off
he track. He now seemed Wild, and II was with
laicuity that Mr. Lovet colld keep him on q troL
as led past tie stand three eng.hs in 2:2sH. On tho
iext mile General Butler broke up eight times and was
,oaen nearly one hundred yards. Silas Rich tro,cd
he last mile very steadily and came slowly home max
n2 the last mile 10 2:37s. and the heat In 05 The
hackers OF Butler looked very blank as they generally
believed thai tho horse had acted be did from fatigue
md that his chances Of beating Sas Rich entirely
,onc.
Tard Heat-when the horses appeared On the track
or the deciding heat five TO ono current on the
hestnut They soon got away. and both broke up be-
ore they had gone one hundred yards slas made two
more breaks before he reached the quarter pole Butler
assng that point neck In from, in thiry-eight sec
nds They roed side and side along the backstretch
or some distance, when Rich broke again and landed
ne length ahead OF Butler. The black caught him |
efore he reached tho half-me pole, and PASSED |
nat point naf length ahead in l6. On the Flushing
nd Butler trotted from Slas and was two lenyths
nd half ahead at the thrcc.q quarter pole The black
anne steadily up the homesretch and passed tho stan
our lengths ahead Of the other making The mile io
uarter OF mile and sss one; still the black was two
spgths ahead when be passed the poc aud little more
ban that distance az the half Slas broke on tho |
ushing end and this time fell OF and appeared tired
'uter passing the three uarter pole three engths in
ront Sias then went into run, which he never reu.
aished unit, no was within hundred yards OF the |
land and bad carried Butler TO break, when he caught
is rot and came the three lengths In front
Butler. The judges, however at once decided that
utler was entitled 10 the heat race The last mile
as rotted In use and the heat In :0sk The follow.
lg Is summary
TUESDAY, July 23-Pcrse and stake Al 200 two milo
cats, best two in three, in harness
ohr Loset entered blk. &. General Bother 80 |
lie Dmmek entered ch. q. Sins Rich 80. 2 q
carpenter entered o. slonewal Jackson. Dr.
F,rs, Htd, Second Heat Third g,o, |