New-York tribune., 1867-05-17
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
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Sors IgObtls Dceh coubts.efa"S
sca spd no email excitement has been the result oi
~. tho, a certain bay mare out somewhere in Orange
isSunty had shown such turn Of speed as to warrant
Asnors and admirers In placing bcf nearly ~ VI. t This
me t Of fast trottng holsSs nov W. named
Rsldsnaitb who had seeh fancy tor ms nT not This
Sss mare having bred, and ta'@ y, >" che Veil
VOaDty, N. Y, and being Ing hlS" nCOHed rot only fOr
1s nm. espeeisiiy for sloyg quail hHo @ na ON
OF hOin were dispose M 80 , Inc irf fine she has
s., ,ahc nublic exhibition, IOr MONEY m :" ja Eorses
AZ always = 'nS ~ a. ;e@n tod about the Godsmlih
s,.srS Tle ideas Of sihe OF ose S lTIn5 M With ne.
49, @ fo Ier speed that had her owner sttleu S1IonH
NV" engine esn n he would nave lounu PeiS VI
nGquestloBiUe bcicNtr~ ..a - n o,,,.,,suoes this
s.aous perhaps Iulure tsle 4" "' mare
was one day brought go New-Io'S the owner hoIS 70
sj,f was btched lp beside the fastest Of Nj Nandolmm
hOrsos The purpose Of testing hei speed 20 lSSI NV
shc co az j. stated that the Nanderbk hoise VIZ Von
retey outfooted and could mi keep up wan the unoMu
female stranger Mr. Vindeilli "hera aoL s n' eFctc
few weeks ago, race was madt pG, Wtch % ~ ~ tt
sh.th mare anu Lae feeStaSS @ o tbe Nddefowu Track
ar 5000 side, the irot 10 come on Nay ~, S", M ~
TLore such o. Ned belief m The ',nl! o ne mar
:, SS ~ az; on sn, sf L. G y @ hddfrs N GqS
xealged The track ~ NiddctOwnis comparatively new
one and half milc in length II IS hoTeVsri % Eef
stom heavy GRADES and tie turns are 80 Glddaur l
4he speed of the hOTses j. not natefalN nheueu anu
yesterday u was N most eM'cn ]SGOion ] oee @1" 6aG
1lay both becn put TO it, 4 handsome stand
aad been erected ior the accommodation OF those
Who chose TO nav Tie extra dollar. The inner ring was
escnped In parts Y private carriages wneeilom scores
Of handsomely dressed and beautiful ladies WIN ther
att1ndant cavaliers watched every part of me proceed
tngs Though 30 evident that the sNmldtmes oi e
greater part of the ar ones were Oh me sue ti .lo ma
3eir oN u innate of justice impcod them To ap
ylaud the success OF tho winning morse, m.OuSn th
female faNore Was the loser ~ VIC tslnnS'e % M
at least 3.U00 persons were within the hcOSut WnN
srom eurrounding hills and srtlanks probably loo
tbeTs Of The more impecuions ones viewed me IeSuN5
seeRe nothing orange County ahd It's htehbolhoou
tun out many handsome spans oI hriSS ana
-.arriages as any other section Of country Of the same
s1e and il certainly did itself abundant cct
srhe scene was truly brilliant, ana the enthusiasm oi te
xir lades who occupied tho many Gillages CeltaInS
matched, i t did not exceed lhj @i Inf sSt9F +, ~
sssnlt of the davs sport The delegation OF gentlemen
nom New-York City was unusually laree-So Euse, IN
ton and many NewI Workers dollars were invested TO
nS,t eassGpt S 2dHi15@Se l S ,. %0 Iye e ''e 'S
The antecedcnts Of Dexter are 80 Wen Known ihat no
fnrfler description is here required SdHce " Ia say
chat Dexter is horse that can hoL ~ aF"0dl I"nS
81, JET mat ANYBODY he' 'n'ir llA'H w I ,I n' E
Orange County mare. Dexter haS hlaoc t'e F4l'ASs' @
Ilefting time record, the celebrated 2AS. 0 me re-
Bowned Flora Temple on the kalanazo" track Michl-
Law G6idl,nith has also fsir Iccord for Young
was by means disgaced; for She made her mile lln
h4 OF eonrse The Wen known I@9aon n 81 me- pesI6s i6
great as on to before the hrSt neat had ~en
flOtted.
AZ preliminary excitement, known horse called
sHamning Bird" sold at auction on the itStk VINE
las tOGIably fair record, having done very good
Iyottng his dsy his age against him and he sold
There was as usual am attempt to do business in
pool selling, but The entePsng Sc came D4t POOR y
OF The hrst and second pools Sold as follows SNttr
$50; Lady Goldsmith" SIS; showing concluSivcly that
heavily at that time Of day rAs speculative movement
was speedily dropped, and aiier mueh l"'uIe me
stables were, always the ease mFounly towns 100
snnch afraid Of their fe0wclizeus 10 do their duty
properly that the track not al any 'ime properly
clear, the policemen being by f"r more AFRAID o me ~
liens than the citizens VI the officers. Al little
affp QySl :
Of their respective grOOms and were Ted up ana down
an their blankets, awaiting The order to start Al 81
1ninues past ocock tbe Judges Of the took teir
places IN the judges stand These gentlemen We're MI
NJ Madden the President OF the Orange County Assoca-
tion, Middlet0wu, MI isaiah Iynders Of NewNork City,
and Mr., Hoyt Of the village of Goshen ,
After scoring times the hith time the drivers gOt
lhe word, Dexter being driven by B0dd l0bie and Lady
~ MAS yaet % from fhs scTs a1 The mare lad little
ehancs she breaking up on the slghle anu
passed the wheel snd Tams near eSI heSd @ Mer m S i
.osd ho' o. M.% n"I sefb es op fT the st heat
the had no chance that most WhO ad lhNeste'
their money her were most eagerly enueaEOflhg Y
hedge their bets and save their money lh hOWeVei
Was very diihcut matter as those VINO h9d iad lhtl
ssOney on Dexter saw that they had too good tuhg Il
Iirsi Heotklter scoring four times they got the worc
s.go ON the dfb coming up. and OF they went al
speed, the Lady having the pole but Dexter beng about
about turning into The nome stretch the Lady having
biOken up tWice. bat on being brought down showing
sremend6s Of speed. As they swung INTO The home
stretch the Lady for few seconds showed IN adh ance
in hand let loose him for half minute when he
JHshed ahead OF The mare Ike shot aud came IN an
winner o the first heat by four lengths in 2lst be
time being 22. The time of Dexter o the half
mile pole (tbe tist time round the track wss l:lOt
NecOHd HfGfIhe start very nearly even tins lime.
Dexter baN ing the pole. Ia the Of this heat The
show ed splendid burst of speed which encouraged
friends Ia believe that she might win the Ou
AT the five soon however her great fault OF nervous
showed itself and she heard the horse al
her side about challenge her for the lead she became
and broke mp aud before she could be hrOugh
al0Wn the hOIS chad gone n easy winner, n 2l the
coming in second behind thus making her second
1leat i'm 2:33
Ihird Hs0f-There was non no one who had a solitary
dime 10 risk the 81 being evident that the horse
could ont O her. and that her only chance OF winning
lay in the remote possibility U accident, sUch
most unlikely 70 occur
Dexter, of course, had the pole and the got
good e this being the most starr OF the
three.
In this heat Dexter trUtted beautifully. not
making a skip IN the of the entire route. aud
coming the winner OF the heat and the 2s his
competitor being four seconds behind coming in
She following j. the
SUsHSRr.-NddhfOuu Coufte. l-Il.ti0g-
tsSis best tlTre 5000 sfe:
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