The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-29
The Great Tf0l Between Dexter and Lady
Thorn al The Fashion Course.
D ExTHR THE WIN N ER.
Ten Thousand Spectators on the
Ground.
A GREAT TURNOUT or CAY EQulPAGES.

Ecpsng any Of its predecessors In point OF attend
ance, the rot between the wordrenowned Dexter and
he almost equally famed Lady Thorn must no regarded
most prominent event that has place this
the trottng turf This the first OF series
Of four matches that have been made between these
celebrated horsssthe rst the trotted yesterday
being mile heats best three in five, in harness, tho
next will be mile heats, best thrce in 1--WE, to wagons
the third. two mile heats in harness; and the fourth
three mile heats, in harness These tros will follow
each other weekly in succession and all for $1,000
sido These matches had Their origin in the great
rivalry existing between the or what
supposed TO be the two fastest trotters
on the turf. IL will be remembered that
two years ago Lady Thorn defeated Dexter
the Union Course after very sharp contest Of four
heats. Ever since that event the Of Lady Thorn,
In spite OF great OF Dexter has confidently
believed that his moro than match for him
and he was ever ready to try conclusions when the
Of Dexter thought h to enter into negotiations
the subject Newspaper challenges length brought
Affairs to crisis and the present matches the
suit
At early hour in the forenoon and continuing until
after the hour announced for the race the various roads
and leading TO the Fashion Course crowded
with vehicles Of all kinds being Of tho most ee
giant description Of private carriages frsghtsd with es
gantly dressed ladies. barouches victoras, ooupes
bretts &C., which nterminged with omnibuses hotel
Carts oostermongers traps and every conceivable mode
OF wheel conveyance. The railroad companies n n
numerous trains ct specified hours throughout the day
and they brought up great crowds every trp which,
as they wendell their the enclosure looked
rs mot the "a
numbers and more orderly fashionable and well dis
posed congregation was never witnessed on public oc
cason. After the assembage had selected their re-
spectve locations for witnessing the spor-the grand
stand The high grounds the sheds, the trees and in
fact every available spoiianordng view OF the track
the strikngly impressive, and, coupled with
the brilliant array OF equpagss In the enclosure has
o r., Sssn Gua ..S on sg track in % part
ton that whenevar the public satsned that good
horses and honorable dealing the order Of the day.
there viii be no lack OF attendance on our tracka
THE BETTING.
Ever since the announcement Of these matches there
great deal Of money ssaked the result At rss the
betting was about even but after Dsxtsr beat the Cold
% aseidsd Ne fssosss sass long ODDS we're lad upon
h A the time approaches Tor he nrss txiai parties
PaEsiesIasiy INTERESTED IN bsssi.g = ssrIy
Sso0 cous g = skss - ns.s safs s. e:
else 70 ths Unoa 70 witass LADY Thorn under NJ
accurate ssina;s q shsir rsIvs condition ana spssd
Irsnc1, gro0ms and stable boys al had anxious
= scs some Sss soua Suas ss.m u s.
pursuit. Il knowledge under difcutsa This continued
sne very momss' INA. ne aCe oegsn fne vas
and mo odds varied from hundred 70 sixty TO
hundred 10 forty which was the lowest point The bet
ting fever prevalent that II assumed contagious
aspect every seemed inclined indulge a. lib.
orally q bis means and discretion would permit The
numbers than ever before on tTottins TRACK, symps
hssd with the general feeling Of speculation, and
sides and chose horses with all the fervor Of
turfmen, and dsooursed sioqusny about the poin Of
| each horse.
Dexter the winner Of the trot Is Of hamblstonsn
his dam being BY American STAR son Of Henry, The
Ss North ana
. we'll bred horse. He ID fifteen hands inch In
height, abay gelding, with four white stockings and
blaze face finely formed and his muscular development
10 conspicuous His trotting action beautiful
and very unlike the caricaures that exhibited in
the shop windows Of him His first appearance pub.
lie the track where he achieved victory
yesterday On that occasion he beat Stonowal Jackson
ncld Of several Others making hoat in lao In
his he cu1ed hs knee and WITHDRAWN,
retired for that From that day until now,
with the single exception OF mis- defeat BY Lady Thorn
In 1854 on the Union Course his career has been
Lady Thorn entirely different in appearance to Dex-
ter being taller, more lengthy, and her gait that or
extended and reaching stride She q we'll bred mare,
and shows IL all over This mare has had worry sue
csssfu the turf, although like all Of ser
she as been beaten when not herself IL was stated
by those best acquainted with her yesterday that
was net quite a. animated as she usually rs that she
little Of work, and thai her temper was fret
full and uneasy, which her after conduct seemed
nrm As general thing she 10 very reliable but yes
astonshment Of ali who her. She seemed 80 dea-
energy In the second heat after entering on the
proceed further, showing concusvey thas someinng
was wrong somewhere and that II sne had had tue
power Of spssch she could have explained the Of
three O'clock drew Nigh and the Judges Of the race
70 their appssrancs DEXTER the nrss to show
being Isd n tbs Nack BY his groom, end paraded up
not in harness. giving the ANXIOUS crowd chance of
seeing his nne proportions Lady Thorn soon after fol-
loved and va. nrss seen on me back q the track jog
times bsfors her driver, Pnier, put her speed and
when she passed the grand stand she seemed 10 be
style Of going previously having been very marked
Dexter on the other hand every desirable
Az .ssy started al The head Or the srs.s 70 come up
for the word he dashed nervouay, while mare
Jagged and ass mo % snort distance aa broke up
for third attempt for start she again broke up which
something very unusual indeed and her supporters
quite sstoundcd with her behavior. and did not
know 10 what cause 10 attribute IT. Tne next time
however, she came up steady, and then began
Dexter had III. pols e.. ana Si. oomia with ro.s 20,
the word with the mares head At his wheel With THIS
sdyansas hs ven. on the turn one length ahead aud
OF light visible between Lady Thorn's head and his
wheel The time to the quarter pole thirty aud
q half seconds Going down the backstreich the mare
seemed labor hard but she maintained her ground
and times little closer tho gcldug bu, a. they
arrived a. the half milo pole Dexter was sti leading
length and half. Time, I'LL On the Flushing end
the closed up the dayght, and had her head At
DexUrs wece ~ he pssscd the pole; but
getting the homestretch the vigorous bg-te horse
extended himself trne and after hard but
successful struggle on the part Of the overtake
him, crossed the two lengths ahead ner making
the heat In 2:M
- THE INTERVAL BErwExr BxArs.
AMER the horses had passed the stand the immense
crowds who had stationed themselves each of
the track, reaching almost TO the three quarter
pole, surging up toward the starting point,
anxious 10 learn the result and denser mass Of hu
mainly seldom seen track. They all knew
that Dexter the vicos but all DESTROYS 10 know
the time an great numbers had pending 10. The
horses then hastily blankeed and taken 70 their
stations 10 undergo the usual scrnpnG and cooling
cess, attended closely by the thousands OF eager
gaxers hardly for the TO
form duties Neither OF the horses appeared 10 BE-
affected by the heat, and both perspred freely and
cooled on nicely. Ali betlne had stopped the result
being foregone conclusion In tho minds Of al that
Dexber was 70 the The time. although very
fast was mot ~ low many expected In the rst heat