The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-04

Lacy Beats Butler-A Black StaIIiOu Beats
hen Weed and Rapid Beats Time.
The 81, 500 match between the bay mare Lucy and
the black gelding General Butler, mile heats, best
three in i've, under the saddle took place yesterday
afternoon at the Fashion Course and was won by
LUCY In three straight and comparatively easy heats.
In addition to this which the attractive feature
OF the day. two more matches came on, no notice OF
which had been given to the public.
The first match, and the one with which the trot.
ting commenced. was between two stations, one
large. black Canadian ana the other the bay stallion
Ben Wood. the stakes being $500 and the race mile
heats best three In fye in harness. They trotted
five heats before the race terminated, the result
being victory FOR the black stallion. The
Canadian was driven in the two first heats by q
Kanuck, who drove him badly that change
OF driver was nccessitated in the remaining heats.
The third match a tr0t against time
for $500, mile, under the saddle, the
black geding Rapid having to beat $50,
three trials being allowed him IL required. He
was ridden by John Murphy, and . running horse
was chosen Tor q companion to keep him up to his
best rate Of speed. The hrst attempt failure,
the mile being trotted in 232H. In the second at
tempt, however. Rapid was successful, performing
the distancs In $2:21k.
the great desire to see Lucy perform under the
erai Butler was known to be in that speciaty-hav-
ing trotted once In 2:2l-c0mbned with the very
hne weather, led great number OF persons to at
tend the sport at the Fashion Course. They had
more sport than they expected to see, and must
have retired highly gratded with the days proceed
ings. The trOt between Lucy and Iuter was the
second to come or, and alternated the heats with
the two stations The stallion seemed to excite
greaL aeal Oh at.entlon among the spectators and
Of the result from beginning to end; while in that OF
Lucy and Butler the interest was diminished
after the first heat 1t being then evident that Butler
was unable to cope with her. The trot against time
was also an interesting affair."
THE HORSES.
The black stallion. the winner of the first trot il
large and powerfully built specimen OF the Canadian
horse. lie came direct from Canada. where he had
shown considerable speed, and is said to have been
purchased ut nigh figure This was his second APP
pearancc on the turf in this vicinity. lie is good
trOtter and appears to possess uncommon en- urance
for a horse of his breed and fair share Of speed.
His rival Ben Wood, we have previously described
peror, by Napoleon. out of Fanny Pullen lie has
trOted number OF times this season ana won
several races, but IN the race yesterday the black was
Lucy, the winner OF the saddle race, is a Baslaw
mare, being got by George M. Patchen Out of May
Day mare. She is II fine sized bay mare with stripe
in her face Lucy has trotted number of times in
harness, but yesterday was her first appearance
under the saddle. in which specially she acquitted
herself admirably and gained reputation rs a first
class Saddle horse. She ridden 10y Hudd DOble
in mastery manner, and General Butler equally as
General Butler has been so frequently 6escrbed
and his appearance is so well known that we refrain
from further notice of him at present. We may
state here in this connection that all the horses that
trOtted seemed to be in as good condition the
changeable and unpropiiious weather of the season
would admit of.
AS regards Rapid, we may observe that he is a
large black gedng, OF fine appearance, square
stopper, aud proved himself faster horse than he
has previously received credit for being. We stated
last summer that he improving horse and
then predicted that he would make good one.
On making orr accustomed research among the
training stables we found the famous Dexter in
charge Of fudd DObc. ON inquiry we ascerained that
Mr.. Bonner had placed him there to be put in tram
ing--not with the view of match making for money,
but in the confident expectation that with proper
care and attention his speed would so far increase
that he Will be able TO excel, some time during the
summer, his own uncquallcd public performance Of
2:l7, ana that he viii he the first horse do So
While on the subject of iast time. may here
state that Flora Temples best time was 2l9t., and
is next ~ that Of DeXer's in harness. Lady Thorn
has made apparently as good wagon time
Dextcr-2:24-but she made IL in first heat aud he
in a second--n heal in which lie was not forced TO
his utmost speed at any point
But now for the details of the trotiing yesterday.
FIRST TRUr.
SANE DAY-Match Tor $780, nile heats, best three
i'm i've In harness.