The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-05
THE TURF.

Greut 1sfot ut AIorristown, N. j., Betwecr
Dexter and Ethan Allen aud Mate. fol
S3,50O-TES Latter the Winners ia
2'2O l-3-2s9e 1-&-2s2O.
One Of the remarkable trotting events 81 the ast
came or yesterday afternoon on the Fair Grounds o. thu
Morris County Agricultural Society," about two miles sss
Of Morristown. NJ J. The trot was between Ethan Aer
and runhng mate Charlotte f. and Dexsr. In harness
for purse Of $4,000. and witnessed By between
four and Ave thousand respectable country peo
pie, . great portion being Of the fair sex.
New York sent but few representatives, the
patrons OF the turf OF this city having other sports
nearer homo to cali their attention. The track on
which the trot came OF is but half mile in circum-
ference and nearly OF circular form, the only straight
portion Of 1t being In front Of the stand and not
one hundred and afty yards In length. When these
facts are taken into consideration the time made may
be got down full good IL better than that made
the Fashion Course by tho same horses short time
since; in fact the bursts OF speed that made At
times yesterday BY the horses were extraordi-
nary, and sxcsed any that has heretofore been wit.
messed.
The betting the trot wss In favor Of the team 1t
about two TO previous to the but after first
heat ali speculation ceased as seemed impossible for
Dexter notwithstanding his wonderful turn speed to
beat the Others as they appeared capable OF gong Just
a. fast as their driver required them TO go.
FIRST Hedt.-Dexter won The pole. As the horses came
up for the word the team hat behind
ing the score with their hoads at shoulders they
were started and went away at such flight that Ethan
e MS eet ON the tun and before no recovered Dexter
nad opened gap OF four lengths This he carried 10 the
quarter poie 10 tnirty0ur and quarter seconds For
Tue next hundred yards the team did not close much
the iost ground Du as they rounded the turn,
they diminished the daylight vofy rapidly and came
around IN front OF the people at most extraordinary
rate AS they passed the stand a. the end OF tho
nrst half mile, which was performed in one minute
anu nine SECONDS, the team was ABOUT eignteen
THIS s% ar, VIII was "y,as ms o's ~
ns meonuous nKnt o. speea was msn.a'hed 70 .ne
mex. turn when Dexter being carried beyond ms limits,
cnvard ~ Iy w IN ~ s .a ov,oi S nS re-
the instant and nax.sr sc,,i,s ;,o r, r a ~,
closad ~ i'm cc"nIa ~ IanS,h ~ tns ,n ~s
noe Ths team ,ora nnco ,,ore MI " thar nraa,as,
sneod and thew sncreosed tho d.vish, cn ,h Ios.ar
tnrn. bnt I1sr,sr yss no, ~ shs .r,ead ,r;,h
and motino ono,har ard ,nonc y,narsr, Ill,
than hsSorss cIosaS ,' 80 -.dnat,v a"d On ~. ~,
last hnnarad and SSsy uprss ,rn,,aG sos,ar ,Hn ne
aver saw hin harora o yuI 49, -, ', ~ , W
the ,aar 90 ,hav nsn =, P ,,s o.n ~ luz, e "
was ,ada IN hy,v s, e no S a., o d - qa'
OF ;.%om, sona wv aa.op.s W se' lever sena-
ths,r haads roraoi soy vo ' W In 49,. so snu Win
nau ara s.,n~ ss.s s ~ H, w w ~ '' an sa
~ as; 'y. aAouuu s.e ~ o suiu'
az 10, 70 ,h;, ~ .onssn aau : ns W .i0 MAJ.
W. fU III. - ~ sL.oo au1 IA. soovuua usIo
n, ~ ~" ussalve snsu, on sne
800 ~ oonS ~ 'ao S',a5nt p'IoS ~ W .se
wnas NJ ,hs n hn Ill., nasa, ~ an od x;n
nraea 10 hrss Ong cot sad o
ia",,hs hss,s. ~ ~. w '. h ~ . " ~
ons'ns before h, ne recovered, whcn 'aoy carried
tn , x1, I Isa ' u's 70. ~
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