The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-23
TR0TTiNG AT THE FASHION COURSE.

TWO trottlng matches came OF at the Fashion
course yesterday afternoon the first between the
pay geiding, Captain Gill, In harness. aud the bay
slanion Commodore Vanderbilt to wagon, mile
meats oest three in five. The tro was stated TO be
LOT sooo size, and was by Captain Gill in three
stra'gn. meats In rather poor time for horses with
such nigh regulations. The track however WAS
rather rough, and in some places unite heavy.
The second trot between the brown mare
Nancy Fat and the chestnut mare Louise mile heats.
best three in five, in harness. This race was won by
the brown mare in four heats, Louise having won
the two first in such apparent ease that
one hundred TO ten was offered NJ, her
without takers On the third heat how
ever, she broke and came to standstill on Tho
turn and beaten fifty or sixty yards, ana even
then three to one went begging her winning the
match In the fourth heat she broke up several times
and her driver ran her up to the brown mare and
collided with her. carrying away part OF her Wheel
for which conduct the judges dstanced her and the
layers Of the long odds were considerably out Of
pocket The conduct Of the driver Of Louise
severely criticised, and some outspOken people de-
cared that the race was thrown. Be that il may,
the driver Of the brown mare can have no blame
attached to him, for he drove as fairly as any
did, and acquitted himself very creiitably for
an amateur
The betting on the match between Commodore
of the former when the pool auctoneer began his
business, and nearly two to one were the rates OF
odds until the horses were brought on the track,
when Captain Gill rose to nearly even with the stall
on and just at the start about hundred to eighty
was current on the Commodore. He has not trotted
for long time and has been lame and out of cOndi-
ton and nothing was known about his lasting quail,
ties; still his old friends supported him stily IN the
face Of the fine performances Of Captain GIN, who
only last week trOtted fourth heat at Island Park
in 2:301. The stallion s over his lameness. but he
has not that dash of speed that he has exhibited in
nhA
do him good, and his admirers will no doubt witt
ness better horse future occasion. J
First Hedt-Captan Gill had over two lengths the
best of the send OF, but soon afterwards broke up
and lost Of them. AS they were getting near the
sx the ou pOe IN v
six and half seconds. On the backstretch the staH
lion made two more breaks and fell far behind Gill
then made q double break, but passed the half mile
eight ten lengths ahead In 1:l3. Gong around the
Flushing end Vanderbilt trOtted steadily and closed
the gap rapidly, being not over four lengths behind
| when Gill entered the homestretch. Both Of the
horses broke twice the stretch, but Vanderbilts
were so very bad that he was beaten half dozen
Second Heat-Captan Gill was now the favorite
| at one hundred to seventy. He had the advantages
again In the send of, and Notwithstanding that he
broke up soon after leaving the score, he managed
to keep the lead and went to the quarter pole two
about that distance in front down the backstretcJ
with break and reached the halfmile pole in 1l61sY
| when he came on the homestretch was two lengths
or more behind. Mace then took the inside positou
and called on the stallion fOr nnSnlng tOuCn TOE
the heat; but instead of brilliant dash the stallion
continued on at the same rate as before ana was
| beaten home three lengths In 2:33a. 4
| Third Heot.-Fifty to ten was then offered ON
at the start and was two lengths ahead on
| the turn, but as he reached the quarter pole
| the stallion began closing with him. Time,
| thirty.eight seconds. Going down the back
| stretch they were head and head for considerable
| distance then the stallion showed in front, and
then Captain Gill broke up and fell or two lengths.
which advantage Vanderbilt carried past the half
mile pole in 1:l6. On the Flushing end the geding
closed rapidly and was soon even terms with the
stallion and then the latter broke up and the geld
| lug came on the homestretch two lengths ahead.
Vanderbilt broke up again and Captain Gill won the
heat and race by three lengths making the mile in
| 1925. The following is o
SUMMARY.
| FASHION COURSE Wednesday, July a. match
g., 900, mile heats, best three In five.
NJ. Rodin named b. g. Captain Gill, in har-
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| D. Mace named b. s. Commodore Wander sf5
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