The New York herald., 1868-06-26
TROTTIyG At TIE FASHION COURSE.

trottng match for 81 900, mile heats, best three
in five, in harness, of yesterday afternoon at
the Fashion Course between the black mare Black
Bess and Mr.. Chambers bay mare Atlanta. Black
Bess the race taking the rst second and fourth
heats, the third being by Atlanta in consequence
OF Black Bess cuflng her knee and breaking up
repeatedly boot, however, was put on which
covered the wounded place, and the black mare
the fourth heat cleverly. These mares are both
daughters Of Ethan Allen, and inherit the worst Of
his peculartes-the incapacity to carry weight or
60 a distance. Both of them have fair turn Of
speed; but the last quarter of mile is always too
much the longest for this breed Of horses, unless out
of high bred Mares as is exempned on nearly every
occasion where they brought on the rotting turf
Ethan Allen, himself remarkably speedy horse, is
very deficient in the requisite spoken OF above.
The winner Of the match, Black Bess, is a very
beautifully proporoned little creature, as "pretty
as a picture" with stylish way OF going. and her
movements are as perfect as those OF her sire and
although her action seems quite easy mile is rather
more than she is capable OF going at her best gait
Atlanta Is also small bay mare. deicafely con-
structed. OF very nervous temperament and needs
She has troed in several purses this season. but has
not yet scored victory
The attendance was very slim yesterday, although
the weather was more inviting than 1t had been for
some days past. The absence Of many turfmen was
probably, in great measure pSS,ds owing to to the
the fact that horses OF the calibre OF those
matched on this occasion seldom draw:
bring attendance to the course worth speaking OF
as people will not pay high rates OF admission for
second class sport. This high rate OF admission Is
mainly owing to the propretors OF our courses being
compelled by trainers ana drivers to give as much as
eighty and Of n a pss Of %
them to trot their horses In public The public nave
an adherence OF gate money trots and VIII never
patronize them when they are aware OF their true
character; hence the absence OF gentlemen except
on special OCCASIONS This system must be reformed
here and the the better. or other localities
will take precedence where different practice pre-
walls. Let there be no more gate money trots. II
proprietor Is unable to give es nun ae'o'e nS
FIRST Heat-Black Bess was the favorite at ten to
three previous to the start. Atlanta won the pole
increased from half length at the score to three at
the quarter pole, passing that point In thirty.nne
| Atlanta opened the gap and was half q dozen
lengths In front when she broke ali to pieces and be-
| fore she recovered the black mare was nlty yards
turn and trotted rapidly but she was too far behind
to overtake the black. who led home winner by
Second Heat-There were few, II any, offers to bet
on the result. Black Bess was on the lead when the
su
quarter pole eight lengths in front in 3sH seconds
ON the backsrech the black mare trotted very fast
and shut up considerable OF the daylight, Atlanta
passing the halfme pole four lengths In advance in
| i:l6 On the Flushing end the black kept up lively
/ Bdit, ~ tnc turee-QutIter poic tuC ooy.
| mares wheel and came into the homestretch head
and head with her. The black soon afterwards went
| In front and came In winner by four lengtns'
Time 1895.
Third Heot.-The odds on Black Bess were now one
hundred TO SIX The start was even. but before they
made the turn Black Bess broke up and lost three
lengths, Atlanta passing the quarter pole about that
distance ahead OF her In forty seconds on the back
stretch Bess broke up again, having cufled her Knee
and she was eight lengths behind when the bay mare mare
passed the half.mile pole In l:2o. The black mare
| winning the heat by four lengths In 244x.
fo,uvh Heat-Twenty to i've on Black Bess' not, sS.
withstandlng her accident in the previous heat sne
got away with the lead but broke up on the turn and
Atlanta led 10 the quarter pole two length In iory
| and half seconds. On the backstretch the bacb
mare broke again, but trotting rapidly aner
recovering, she was within a length OF the bay
| mare at the hafmile pole in 120. Going along tnt
Flushing end tley were head and head for half tns
| distance. Then the black mare began to show II
front, and she led on the homestretch one engtn
Trottng steadily mp the stretch she won the neat pl
| i've lengths in 2:s4 The following is a summary,
| FASHION CO'RsE, l.. J., Thursday, June 25-Maci
| $1,000 mile heats, best three in Eve In harness.
| John Murphy named blk ID. Black Bess ]
John Chambers named b. m. Auanta...