New-York tribune., 1867-08-27
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TIE NATIONAL HORSE FAR AT HARTFORD
TIE LAST DAYS EACEs-THE FIYE-MILE
TEoT-FANCY -MATCnED AND GENTLEMEN 5
DRIVING HORSES
1T rELrehAPH
HETFORD, Conn, Aug. 26.-All the external
circumstances have been favorable for successful
closing exhibition The day las been clear and breezy
enough 60 be comfortably cool and the track, not~tn
standing the rains OF last week. dried during Sunday into
an cxcelIcnt condition THO number Of visitors was
larger OF the opening than any previous day, and the
classes down gave promise Of a fine days sport.
The dr.t class called was that Of matched and
fancy matched horses, owned and driven together
10 road wagons mile heats best two IN three Richard
HOlcomb Of blOoinncd entered Biiy ana InIo, u o.
!6rd Belle and Duke; G. ". Edwards Of Hartford, jim
and Charlie The teams took position In the order named
and efrr two false starts got on we together II soon
became evident that only HOlconbs and Colts teams
were IN the race as tnc olfr W. c pGlnIS S o te
heat IN 3:o73 Colts not being FAR IL tine the
took the lead at the outset but on the second quar-
tor Colts closed mp aud haf mile the race was very
the heat BY three lengths Time, 3:4 The nist premium
was awarded 10 IIolcomb, the second 10 Coi ana tne
third was uuawaided.
The FiucMio 7TOFor this trOt there were four entries
but only three appearances, follows W T. Ransom OF
Norwich named F. &. Mack; Geo p. Carpenter OF Hart
lord named c. g Honest Abe j. A. Winston OF BRISTOL
Conn., named br g. Bristol Bill. The horses took position
in the order named. At the start the odds at ne pools
ing second Mack got The start within the hst quarer
0weyer and kept throughout the race, without max
inc SINGLE break IN the five miles. AZ the cnd or the
first hatmc he was about two lengths ahead, I1slOi
Hi canning second and Honest Abe close behind In the
ucYt half Abe passed Bill but still three or -FOUR
.pr "a bchud Mack The halves OF the first mile were
escl made iu l22 on the third half BIZ again passtl
Abe and got within three lengths of Mack On the l9urt
half there was q very close pun between MACK
and Bill Mack barely holding the lead rom tnls une
Mack drew ahead OF the others handsomely, Whlle ADe
be09u 10 20 with "a VeT tired manner or htng MS lcEs
Duriug tho roing Of the sixth half pool sold Tor S2O
o Mack so ON Ale and a merely nominal sum on Bill
Al the close OF tho eighth half Abe was drawn no
having fallen more fhau eighth behind the others
Mack irOtted he last mile at his ease, having margin o
$50 to 200 yards Of The way, and OF l2O yarus ~ e
cCsc Tc frst premium OF $50 was awarded 10 Mack,
and the second of S1j 10 Bristol Bill Ibe lol9%ing
tne time announced for each half: ISL l2li oS,
1888 lth l3; 5th 1928 9th, lgi 1t lzo4i el A'-''
ON, 1880 10Th, I:l3,. Total, iye miles, li;JO
The Tiro,tory Cldss OF gentlemen's driving horses
that have not roued faster Than 2l0 there were four en-
tries OF the result the following is a summary e
re DoB,van Of Hartford n,mes D. Lady sheridan. .....i
to.ril of Onre Couty y. J.. names T. soicL L1uieIS
u nr s of Vermont C. q Helene.
Bi.,ey ol Boston b. bsudy '''''''''''''
Mile heats. beet three iu tive.
i,Bi1n.-ls 100 to LAZY Shehdani second $50 to sorei
In he first heat after several false starts far go was
- ~ ,,,.b tie first half hOrel Hunter had inc lehd'
n,cd elc,ly Iv Lady sheridan, the Othefr hlbhulhg
80 sdt Neqr te thrd quarter sheridan passeu anu nu u
,t ,o,, urctfv lull down the home suetcht Won lhS
be,i o me second heat there was Hefy us INV, ~
even ro etucen Sheridan ana HoiIeI' ~ 49,
coming m very little ahead ~ peloie anu VAC V'"'A w"