Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-25
.THE. TURF.

7s The TURF. !,
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Eface Between Ne x terto Harness and
Ethan Allen and Running Mate
SAIieI the yies0FTin Three Straight
Heats-Time, the Best ON Record
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Especial Dispatch to the Times 81 q
sise5s,s4 Is 8 New YORK, June 21.
e.yreat trotting race between Dexter
Ethan Allen and running mate took
;eto-day on the Fashion course.
Probably no event in sporting circles
yer excited so much interest as this trot
which has been pending for some time.
Many circumstances conspired to enhance
this interest, the principal of which were
the updisprted supremacy @ Of Of the contest. est.
time made by each horse previous to their
coming together to-day-which inspired
the opinion that when the match did take
place unprecedented time would be made.
- EAnd the result justified the, e,opinion, Tor in
the race Ethan Allen and mate made the
s7t9 unprecedented time of 2;l5, 2,l6 and 2:l9r
beating the brown geldiug in three straight
7ssg- heats.sdu.oM .ssaeb,,,. ri ;. ggs7
'G--EiGDt THE MATCH. .r-.ffrr ~; = a&s
Since the unequaled time of z:19, with
ironing mate made BY Ethan Allen, and
the ease and dash with which he crossed
the score without a skip, there has existed
=. desire among sporting men to see the
NJ s horses, matched. This was effected some
- time ago but owing to Ethan's mate going
lame. his owner paid forfeit He supse-
Nqnehtly procured another mate, the mare
Sharlotte, and by private trials and exer-
Using, satisfied himself that the pair Gould
turn mile in the teens. In consequence
81 Of this, the matchs was revived and its DE-
harness, therace should be mile heats,
three in five, and the consideration was to
: -loggbe 81 .9Ooa The consummationo Of terms was
Immediately Photographed to all parts OF Tn. the
country, and it has since been a fruitful
topic of discussion and source of excite
II fment.F REFog ~ .E.U,EEREE
.euea THE ATTENDANCE. o-.
THE Fashion is one of the best courses in
the country, but never since its inaugura-
tion was such crowd present as that on
this afternoonR The ferry-boats to and
from New York during the early part of
zFE the afternoon weresladen with persons en-
route to the course, while on the roads lead
- ing TO tge scene every conceivable design
AIS OF vehicle and equipage. heavily laden
12ssia with devotees of the furt, drove pel NELL
eager to arrive in order to secure an ad-
vantageeus position for sightseeing. On
the grounds the scene was decidedly AMI
mated. The amphitheatres were file d at
an early hour with ladies and gentlemen,
o while in, around and about the course were
p, lines of vehicles filled with mortals breath
,7--1 ing heavily and perspiring under the heat
- ,sof the descending sun. The sporting men
were present in large numbers, and, by
~, . their presence and the animation pervading
-olir their circle, contributed greatly to excite
Tr an increase of interest in the probabilities
81 of the contest! Philadelphia sent large
80 delegation, Baltimore was represented,
mo Boston had its quota, while from the West,
Chicago, Cincinnati and ST. Louis, came
many of the turf cognoscenti. No less
,,,., than 10000 persons could have been present
- .. THE BETTING. az san
81 'sss This feature of race was suitably exem-
plified. In New York city last night, and
.s-ff preceding evenings, at the several hotels
.tu1 where turf men congregate, and on the
-st track to-day, pool-selling was very ami
mated, and outside betting very lively
z has DR.. Underwood since his connection with
O. the Fashion course, never opened his mouth
IS so oft selling first and second choices, as
5-sii- on this afternoon. Dexter was the favor
s7jlsa ite at about 2 to 11.sIn several pools the
disparity was even greater. In one sale he
brought $500 to Ethan Aliens $3.50, and IN
- continued until after the first heat, when a
=, - marked transition was visible in the bet
!. ~ ting, and the back ,rs of the gelding began
to change their tone from high tenor to
low bass and.to hedge where the vocation
was in demend. The amount of money
invested was immense; consequently the
winnings and losses must be very great
~. The decision of the judges declaring all
.eaa bets off must have proven as soothing as
the balm of Gilead to the many confident
7gi,S ones who had gone their bottom dollar on
Z Il 77yH At 8 o'clock the entries appeared on the
so6 quarter stretch and showed their gait to the
multitude. Here an unlocked for circum-
,,l 81 stance occurred. 1t began to be whispered
about that running mate had been substi-
tuted for Charlottesville mate with which
Ethan was to trot according to the agree
tui l5ment. Mr.. Eawcett, the owner of Dexter,
a9oIr being informed OF the fact, protested against
'ias- the substitution as violation of the terms
M <, of the match ana subversive of the requla-
4 0f fl,a He IN
f7'ft his willingness that the race should proceed
), The owner of Ethan stated that Charlotte
had gone lame, and could not fulfil the en-
~ gagement. The judges took the matter into
Consideration, bnt in the meantime the
sd - horses were called up for the sSs'9is u
.,b sgs. FIRST HEAT-In the toss for place Dexter
a5Is secured the poll. At the second attempt
lis % they got the word, Ethan a little In adj
,rf vim vance. Around the turn they tapped. and
zoe passing the quarter pole in 50 seconds, set
e ~ tied to business ON the back stretch. Hers
q, a a, close. struggle took place for the lead
80 Ioi without either gaining perceptible ad-
vantage until they passed the halt mile In
1:04,- when the stallion went up, which
gave Dexter the lead three lengths Ethar
soon caught himself and tripped along
with his mate at a terrific gait. AS Dexter
S7s passed the last turn and swung into the
home-stretch, the pair cOllared and chal
4 ~ slenged him for the Lead Here both opened
Z sAi and then the struggle tor the heat occurred
'1go1f Dexter was putting in his quick-stepplns
,ler strides, and Doble was urging him to hi
a. utmost; but the stallion slowly .crawled b.
.fse4 him, amid the widest excitement, and a
.snsai the distance was nearly four lengths ahead
and, being pushed by his mate, went across
.s.sfno the score five lengths in advance of thu
s,7s gelding, who was on the skip, in the un
is -sH precedented time OF 2:l5.r -'aooaA %
- to' ]. SECOND JHEAr-The unexpected result o
= 4 > the first heat created the utmost consterna
-7 i-aert tion among the heavy betters. Hedgin:
was now the order of the day. and the bet
ting assumed an evenness entirely unex
- pected. At the irstscore they received tn
20 both together, but Ethan, being presse
too much, went off his feet at the turn
which gave Dexter a length lead. At th
quarter, which was made in 81 seconds
,z-,, Dexter had still the right of way, with tn
stallion after him red hot. To the hall mil
pole i'll l:O6 it was nip and tuck, the stallio
doing his best to overhaul his f1eet-foote
z predecessor; but being again pushed to
- much, lie few asunder, which gave Dexte
~ a six-length lead to the home stretch. H
was soon followed by Ethan, now trottin
spenddly and working well. Now Tn
=, sued another strife similar to that in tn
first heat. Notwithstanding the matches