The New York herald., 1869-05-23
TEoTTING AT FASHION COURSE.

Yesterday afternoon a trot OF peculiar kind
came OF at the Fashion Course. Its result was
quite extraordinary. In the last heat the judges
declared an the horses distanced, and this
carried with II draw OF the stakes ana rem
dered void all pools and betting The trot was
q stake OF 500 each, between q. F. HIPS Drown
mare A. BOnnet's wv. Chamberlin'sl black Stallion
d. Bristols chestnut gelding and Il Whitson's gray
geding, Spot; best three In i've; Brstors entry 70
wagon, the others IN harness. The track was heaVy
from the rain or Friday, and good time was out OF
the question. The better ones OF the lot on good
track could trot in 245 or thereabouts. The whole
four were driven Dy their owners, and the lot were
nice set Of read horses The attendance was small
as the morning was threatening and 1t was known
tile track was heavy. In addition there was an ap'
prehension that the trot would not come on on
these accounts. The pools showed before the start
the odds 10 10 on Hills mare against the HELD.
In one pool Hill brought 10, ChanDernn =, bris-
tol and Wnits0n 8. The LATEST 6etung before
FtTy1 Heat.-Sp0t mad the pole, Cbamberin next,
Hill third and Bristol outside. At the second attempt
they got OF fairly, ana at once Chnberiln tOok tne
lead and was never headed. Bristol had second
place and Hill third until they reached the neao OF
the homestretch, when Hil went up 10 second psce
Spot bringing up the rear. There was no change
thence to the end. They made the quarter ia ~
half-mile in 1882 and mile In 3:0f1s. ChamDernn
won easily, but IL Was evident that Hill had ro"n
the heat away. ,.o
Second He0t.-The odds were unchanged-io 10 .,
Al the first scoring they got away evenly anu M IN
placed his the lead, and from emu 70 emu ieu
Chamberlm having secOAd place al tnrouei, ahu
except In the first quarter, Bristol thru anu opOt
fourth. The quarter was done IN do, nan In A:Z''
and the mile in 2:59 -
Third Heas-Ihe ODDS we're now 10 TO on
HIPS mare against the field. Spot was drawn
Again I'M took the lead and was never heaueu
But all three of the horses were constantly Dreakln@
and running ON the Flushing turn ChanDerlin
made bad break, and in trying 10 gel down 70 uot
lost dozen lengths. When the lot got on 10 the
homestretch Hill far ahead, and both Bristol anu
Chambern commenced 30 run They caugut hui
ut the distance stand, where Bristol prought ms
horse to a tr0t. But now nm broke into a rum anu
thence ran TO the score, passing the stand Ia gai
lop. ChaInberlin trotted home. The Judges uls.
tanced the whole Chamberlin and BRISTOL nad
no chance To reach Hill except ny running,
and Hill ran over the score at inc
finish. All bets Off and the stake
q draw. The hackers OF Hill growled and we're DIS
satisfied, claiming that the heat should nave pecn
declared dead one. The hackers OF the Held were
content as they saw that they had no chance. Was
ever race seen where all tine horses IN neat were
| declared dstancedY Had spot stayed IN the iasl
heat he would have as he had tro.ted the tw0
first honestly and without skip even. The quarter
was done In ~, half In l:3l, aud mile IN 3Ca Tue
| following Is .
FASHION COURSE May 22.--Stake OF tl0O each
best three In live, mile heats, In harness. .
q. +. Hills br. m. us
A BOnnet'5 Nv. ChamDerlin's) blk. s....... ois
ID. BristoPs ch. g., to wagon. ..........'-. his
X. WILSON'S gr. Z. spot. ................. "
Time, 3:041l-2:59-3:04.