The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-09-20
DEXTER.
Abdicasion OF tia King Of the Tart
His Last Appearance in4PubIic-A
Shorl Sketch of tie Horse and his
Trainkrs.
From tho feAeo Republican, 11th

~. 1nS sSlAs ~ 49, ~AASo anu MS
From tho Chicago Republican, 18th.
Yesterday afternoon the celebrated trot-
ting horse Dexter made Bis last appearance
i public ,.!' q the 1szts Diving Psrk; near
S S5aI sss s tss ceiling O sa'aT
trial Of his powers, but Il the solicitation
Of the committee appointed BY the organi-
cation intended to raise funds for the bene-
| Et of the widows and orphans of soldiers,
| Mr.. Fawcett Kenefousl5~ conseutedto allow
ftbe exhibition Of his horse TO day. The
day was very ine one, and had the occa-
sion been anything like properly advertised,
| a large assRmblage would certainly have
been present. As it was,there were prob
ably about Thousand people on the ground
The crowd presented a very different view
to the ones that generally figure at horse
racing exhibitions. Little or no betting
! was transacted, for the simple reason that
there was little or nothing to bet about
The sporting fraternity was not very well
represented. but as change from the ordi-
nary run of things, the familiar faces of
!. many Of our prominent citizens, accompan-
led BY their wives and daughters, were Wis
| ible in the large enclosure that hes within
the track There were not many people in
the grand stand, most of the ladies and gen.
| tlemen present prefering foreman in their
own, carriages. La certain badly informed
circles Of misguided individuals it had been
supposed that Dexter was to trot against
| his own time; and upon the strength of
this supposition several time bets were
made. These, however, were necessarily
II han n ~ Al I,
was only going to trot, lelsprey round the
track with perhaps the occasional indulg-
/ of burst Of characteristic speed. ~ =
,-5,a...l.t. ~ IA DEXTER,
the King of the Turf, accompanied by
Budd Doble, his gentlemanly and remark
ably able trainer, appeared upon the quar-
terstreteh about o. clock, sheltered from
the external influences of the weather by a
blanket. Those of the spectators that
knew the horse, welcomed him very heart
ily, The majority, however, probably ex-
pectlng to see in the famed gelding some
| thing not seen in the ordinary every day
horses, failed to establish his identity with
anything like certainty, and probably would
never have known who he was unless some
one had told them, or they had recognized
his name upon his blanket. After walking
the horse up and down for short period,
! he was hitched to snlky and exhibited il,
| all his glory to the admiring assemblage. -
First, he went lazily around the course at
the rate Of about three minutes or three
minutes and half time, Then, alter 60
| ing backward and forward upon the home
stretch, he was started on a square trot
round the track for the last time The
quarter was passed in good style. but in
, getting we'll into the back Stretch Doble
pulled in, and quietly went over to the last
turn. Here the noble animal struck a
splendid trot, and came sweeping by the
three-quarter pole, down the home stretch,
and under the wire at a wonderfully rapid
gait 1t was one Of those grand bursts OF
speed for which Dexter has been SO cele-
brated-a burst in which the horse certain
| " trotted faster than he has ever before in
this city Amid the cheers Of the con
course he dashed under the wire and went
! to the first turn with meteor-iike rapidly
! He was then Withdrawn to his stables -
The ons little exhibition of speed thus made
| by the geding ensured the perfect success
Of the occasion. Budd Doble heldthe rib
bons over him with grace and power; and
the horse acquitted himself in manner
fully worthy Of his reputation of being the
fastest trotter the world ever saw. No
time was taken, but considering the fact
that the track is BY no means fast one,
we are Inclined to the belief expressed by
several experienced horsemen on the track,
| that Dexter Travelled yesterday at his swift
est gait. ..,i. mi, ba-.... t.r.
lr4 10 seas THE HISTORY IL o.rf
Of this famous horse is not without touch
Of romance, and at time ike the present,
when he is disappearing from the turf. this
history is the more interesting. He retireS
to the private stables of the aristocratic
Bonner, with record unesualed-7the King
Of the Turf Dexter s. dam was a small
| mare ] A hands high, with three white feet,
star and snip, and hip shotten She was
| muscular, with an uncommonly fine shout
| Ter and barrel She was 8 good roadster,
| But had nothing particularly noticeable
about her In 1857, this little mare was
taken to Rysdyk's Hambletoniam, and the
result was the paragon Dexter, whose maine
viii endure as long as speed is valued or
| the sports ct the turf INDUCED in.
| APPEARANCE OF. THE KING. -
| Dexter is fifteen hands one inch and a
| half high, and was nine years old last
! spring. In color he is rich glossy brown;
bfazed faced, with four White feet, the white
running wcllup the legs. His head, though
somewhat large, is clean and bony lower
Jaw well open at the base, leaving plenty
| of room for the, windpipc; ears tapering
| md lively; eyes bright and prominent !;
head well set on to rather light neck,
| which is. well fitted to fine sloping shout
| lers; withers high, with great derth Of
0risket and good barrel; back slightly
| arched, with broad loins, and hips, and
dropping rump; uncommonly long from
point of the hip to hook short cannon
bone, maine and tain sufficiently full to de-
vel0p his Hambletonian origin. 49,, . s'r
| After the purchase of Dexter by Dir. Geo.
Alley, in 1864, the horse was placed in the
stables of the late Hiram Woodruff aud re-
mainea in the hands of the veteran until
| he season of 1865, when he was taken
charge of by Budd Doble. Budd has re-
famed the guardianship Of The, geiding ever
since, and is a living monument of that
gentlemau's success and ability as a trainer
Mr.. Doble is one of the very best horsemen
the country, and bears the reputation of
being an honest, square, and most gentle
manly turtle.
Fight Re- rreen a yNnocnI ord /, d.