The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-13

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Race ut the Island Park Coursc, near Troy,
Retwccn Butler and Fcarless-The F0rsser
the Winner. In Thrcc Heats az Four-Tin,c,
ass Ia. 2:2s IA. $3.50 Ia aud $3.50.
= ISLAND PARK RAcE CouBsK,
4 NrsR TROY, N. Y. July ~, 1861,
The trot today between black geding General
Butler and bay Fearless for purse Of fifteen hun
dred dollars milo heats best hrce In Ave- drew to this
beautiful Island Course crowd Of interested
spectators Who disappointed 10 the
OF Patchen The acknowledged faas time OF cracks
of the trotng course added 10 the reputation Of their
several drivers for tho artistic in which they
uniformly handle ribbons ne lees than the fact that
the animals come from the metropolis all conspircd TO
cngender high degree OF excitement not only among
all tho sporting Of this section, but equally among
all classes Of o,lzcns without exception this region
Of the State Tho Island Park Course Is delightfully."-
situated upon en- island in the Hudson midway bctween
Albany and noy. II Comprises seventy Ave Of
iaud. which Is laid out male track with long straight
sides and easy turns IL reached by anoating bridge
naariy four hundred fest long
The island Is ciaborately equipped With largo hotel
which Is surrounded by iatticed balconies for ladies
The stables and other appprtenances training oi
horses are most complete, comprising sheltered walks
for horses 10 their walking exercise capacous bsx
stalls. fne wells oil Water aud all other possible
Il wa understood thai The pools would BE- sold last
evening al the Merchants HOTEL In Albany, where at
nsnt sports wero coecicd Tue salos took piace
u
aud Fearless Fearless the fsyorite, though the
rivalry not especially exciting, owing to the tacit
understand g thai Pachen, Jr, would not In al proba
b.y appear, beng detained in New York, Though he
wss named by o. W. Dimmick, was Butler by J. Ii.
Loycts, and Fearless by James Dongrey.
Al about two O'Clock the rush OF spectators TO the
island commenced, coming froma directions. namely
Albany, Hudson, Poughkeopsic. larryiown, New York
aud on the north, Troy Waterford, Ian sngburg Co.
hoes, Schenectady, Saratoga aud various points
at tho end west The steam and horse railroads.
rannng by OF centrng near the course brought taer
and heightened tho general animation sntii when the
time announced for the starring OF arrived
close estimate indicated the Attendance OF several thou
sand persons awaiting the exctcm6sts OF tho hour.
No more favorable weathar could DO asked Tor
visitors 70 the races eoyed this fact more than the
many hdies present. Imnod atey proxmale TO the
hour appointed for the the various sites tho
island whence good observation could DO had OF the
,snsn up BIZ the tnronss Il attendance and when
at last the Judges took thoir places she grand stand
and the horses hcSelves brought ~ view for the
frst time there oyidcn, oxGtomont Ia the vast
crowd The track itself was ~ magnificent condition
and the jockeys extremely hilarious. whe tho owners
Of the competiye equincs were severay IN the ioest
Of spirits, the best OF moods
THIS RAOs@
The horses were brought ON the track At half past
threo O'Clock. and after some unsuccessful scoring
started Butler leading By length, and opening gap OF
twenty lengths by the time no reached the quarter polo
The stallion hero BROKE and Fearless trot,ins viii
scarcely skip kept stealing Butlor gradually, and
nnaiIy won the heat BY length In 2:3sh.
Second Hsuf-The same difficulty In scoring was oh.
served In this heat AZ the start Butler passed the
stand two sne his ahead widening the gap BY the time
he reached the quarter pole to ton lengths Tho
here broke badly and could not be down until
the half mile POLE whom she dropped neatly 10 her
WORK and stole Handsomely the stallion Butler,
however kept busy, and won the heat by two lengths
2.27x.
Third Heof--Started promptly 1t the word Fearless
. neck ahead The horse Batter behaved ncrvously,
choppng and running nearly the whole hsat The
never made . skip aud trotted the heat IN 2:30k II
was declared however. IN Buffers favor BY Of
foul on The part Of Fearless driver.
fbswth Heat AFTER handsome uottins, Butler won
easily In $50
the tsos regarded ~ . success snd enlivened the
ancipations Of the forthcoming OF the 10TH be-
tween Dsxssr and Brown George with running mate.