New-York tribune., 1867-08-05
THE TURF.
TRoTTING AT NARRAGANsETT PARK AGAIN
PosTPONED-SoME ACCOUNT OF THE HORSES
THE LAST HEAT BETWEEN LEXINGTON
AND LEW PETTEE.


PosTPONED-SoME ACCOUNT OF THE HORSES
THE LAST HEAT BETWEEN LEXINGTON
AND LEW PETTEE.
From Our Special Correspondent
PROVIDENCE, Saturday, Aug g. 1867.
The trOt that was to have come off yester-
day at the Park and postponed until to-day was
again deferred in consequence of the rain, which fell
constantly till sundOwn Friday night was bright
and cloudless with sky studded with stars, and the
morrow looked forward TO as the iyelest OF She
racing week But 1t not among the ways OF PTov-
denee 10 ordan fine weather, and the many heads that
were thrust forth from the hotel and other windows to-
ward morning, to consult the clerk who mas charSe OF
the weathervanes in and about the capital OF inc tte
OF Rhode Island, were Withdrawn III disgust NJ nhd-
ing tae ram IanS ~ s u ~ was beiievod thst the
would come OF; and change In the appearance OF
to at Several OF the fyorte horses had been re-
moved by their owners but those In which the principal
interest centered-Lucy Butler, ana Dan kloe-su
remained and were try their relative speed together
with the brown gedng Bruno who defeated by both
Lucy and Colonel Maynard IN the race OF thursday ior
Lucy was the favorte by long odds against the field
two and three hundred to hundred being offered
on her Had the weather been fair, the trot doubtless
would have been very exciting one, and a larger at
tendance than on either OF the INST Two DAYS was SA
peced, it being saturday and more people c,rnsd 6e
ing able to leave thc;r rfJ PnshG ord Gy scFmed
highly among turfmen, being a very tast go91r,
and more reliable than Butler who is, however, the
swier of the two horses Butler Is very zane h9se,
and seldom gets beaten i'm where he WINS the hst
and was the horse that NeKeeyer was driving when
killed last Fall nj Chicago Dan Rice is owned Dy Vol.
beaten before Wednesday except by Lady Thorne over
half mile track at Hartford last Fall Bruno rs 10 hands
high and has trOtted in 2O over the lashioh CouIse
when four years old since winch time he has been WIKI
drawn from the tlrf. ,,..... -,
Friday was Of the most spirited ana hOycOhtestcu
that has taken place any track since te lhasu
by the horse OF the same name Owned
by Mr. Alexander Of keniucky Is the PToperty & o. PIT
ing en-mile with McGowan, which latter horse lie
defeated. He is noble-l99Eng animal, in every way
brown gedine 10 hands high, with ige RcHon,
and long reach He is owned by Mr.. TurnbLl OF
New.York Hiram Woodruff drove him last Fall in two
mile race in tO7 Were Lexington easier 10 hold, and
for Almost any hoisc The NcwYorKers lost heavily
him in tho race Of Thursday, alp9uSp Sreat desi OF
ing been withdrawn dehaHed, the trot resolved Itself
into single contest between Lexington and Pcttee The
first heat was won by the Kentucuan IN 2:29l Tho sec
ond by Petee Ia 2s2ii and tine third boy the same
horse In 2:45l. In this heat Lexington owes
his defeat ina measure to the unslul way IN which ho
was ridden On being beaten in the second neat, and
after number of Intellectual attempts at scoring, tho
horse coming to the judges stand nearly every time
lope or TOO IN the of his adversary Warren Pea
body peremptory refused riding without maIflngaes.
youth named George Carpecr placed in the saddle
who after hauling and yanklpgo the horse III
the animal, though both Wiling and able,
entirely in Ignorance as TO what was required OF him.
was superseded 10y BROCK Of Boston who dld' II ahynhg
worse, ana VIM Noodiuh belhR cacn on aiu uc,4l--
Mr.. Carroll at length cHsCnted 60 the OF both martin
gale ana Dlndcfh, ana PEABODY again unucftooh 10 Haho
the Kentucky horse win the heat Both horses came 10
the well together Lexington having the inside ana
trOttng magnifccuy; but Tor the word wns
not given although excellent start might have been
obtained ON scoring second time, Murphy puhcd up,
owing 10 the advantage being with the bay The Judges
Teprmanded HIN for ths aud requested lin sharply TO
get away next time AT the third attempt The
word go" given. The start was hardly
fair one Pcttce leading considerably. After rounding
the first turn Lexington broke, bat rInng work almost
Immediately tTottcd steadily 10 the half me. rapidly
closing the gap between himself aud adversary. once
again passing the half Lexington broke, butbny for
a moment Hero the uOt became very eN
citing. With only half lengths difference between
them the two horses nearcd the last turn Swinging
round into the hOmesicfch Pctcc sU IN advnncc, the
two came down the track, hammcr!ng away like mad,
cloud OF dust rising from their heels ana Lexington gaining
every moment. 40 Was tremendous effort Many Thought
for u time that hc would pass tho brown gedlng
and win tho heat, but alas for the glory Of his sire
was too late; too much time had been alyeady lost Pet
stuck his trOt, bt trOt tho LeXngtOn
but good square one nevertheless and came TO the
stand Just q neck IN advance OF his adversary I'm
minutes seconds The time OF the quarter - sec
onds aud the half minute and II seconds. Thus ended
OF the hardest contested heats in tho annals OF the
turf.
Should the weather prove favorable on Monday there
will probably be some fine tTotBg, but the attendance
must necessarily bc considerably cssened, very many
persons have left Providence for thcirhomes