, 1869-07-15
Tho Great Turf Contest - I.ndY
Thorn I3cntrn by the American
Gillian Immense multttndo ON t1ae
Courses ...:

~VAAN1S
Frpn the k<.s Fork Sun, Jx!y1a.
Yesterday The greatest hnd most tnteresttn9
trottn1 contest Of the season cams OF on the Fash.
ion cpurtet /. l., betHeen the tNp fasteas horses
alti @ ana M. 1caanns bsy NJ MRS T Lazy Thora.
The race Was mlIe heals teet three IN 1ve. In har-
ness and Na. TT ths p!optteiots' purse ot e2s9o.
The Gat WIS NAfut fright and pleHaant, indeed Ill
thst coult ite desired Toe the eg}oJrnsna of gd,1
t's hS s,sss u ans I'D
hes.e! since .he Memorable faee l+tmeen Dexter
ns,s s sss hon.as A' ,r:, ri. s 'na e., ,s; % .e., tS,
as 1s;e 1s p"g,stSr Of ,he te
thtAty rks 4ultktt sthantte.f. A1 tirlsiina n,nte
wsa % be fttalA"t IL the ontnutous erswd Ut
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thtHlY tnhtseH, lI,e Hirtlnt'eef, tius! fata hH'i
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Iacea and 'hs'lhca aeiopg ths attsi, hsaliD4 Gu
nilc aolllarJ occ sBl0n tho RuEh3TthnNhei.#xte xtef,
on hls ffnlfr sIetea fur tIo ssxt hof In tro sut.
cea.;o 1,4 lnntchea ~ hsrntss % sni t. r1aoo: Ls.s
Wee o FL ia%eph ~ @ III rsssssn T. Il M
q th,s ctty tMho 1or1dsry uEass glor. Tttnrt.b
llan raiyr, tn vorh, saettasor q tic nisnle
1f e. .he 1anlea;sa Hiram NeylSc ena ye.tcra.1
Ame,,ssi. jill il NJ ts,s'.oit.e lay marc, n,,ous
nsen :,,s sh,ec se.ss n ~; he'Sat r /. sS ',,, T.
Travis. 1f WcsteheatcF County Now York: !cr
Sv,s GIL n i FIX H. ~ .se ~ st .s &. 't,ss IT, S e"5;
i.inini. Krstucty CiAy. and atheTr. Arsct!cst,
tHfta aisn VIA lhcn nmt,*s1 ~ MI An,os, of luck.
: IT, 1ess s" isss s j x'ia ssps sa 4 h' ii '!ss s Il
Itoa,l ii q was y c'a t'n.rns u; clay wta w
s"l ss".ias 'sisS a8s ~ a % ~
s..sxsi s9.s Sns s:% y VIZ iss ssa1y a.s
!3rand taahaw; tsupo5ts' into ti!Ia country BY ~;
sa,n 2 lsis IT, tug Of .ttas ~
nus OF the whr, II Ic6', sho wa4 purchaaesl ~
,y;:s!a,a tSr y ". Ms!'' nj dr1sM nn,h,ss q
WebtCnt4ttF Coa6fT1 NEW 1oteI hAu HouI1AH
whatever ID known OF her podIgree. This mars waa
put 10 Casaua ~ Clay, Jr, the gaue year, amt ehn
Threw American llEi, who WaA given 70 tha Two
f. NJ s ner 'o 81 ss as T.
afterwnrd disposed OF her 70 Aessn. Travis and
hason I nne9.matcrs , o. tsInsanc1n po!nt. I neas
tn the f.il 81 1se1. being then pre- years od, and
matched hsE two races a9ntnst y. norstS bay
irosted on the F.shion ConIsc ii 1851, ano went 70
llp h. Wagon, Nnie Brat1laJ went In harness. Il
of inen dcaA heat, being required ses..a'e oue
IN n1ealsys sssEf; the han,s ins senS nsyei7 y
green MARI, with green s!rseE, bradley had such
har,i work 10 bent her, that on the second match
tne ieoTng mssk Tnea so Tss 70 g. r.
to her. Afler this, tho eaflc fal, Vt. William
Laye OF this city who the great future prom
foioWtnS M VI s sr1,ns @ seus he1 TO John Iovei 70 te
trained at the Fashion Course. Nut being saiis.
ntd With bis hanIling Of heE, u. Losel removed
Course, who trained and drore her during The
o. s M she w. pasea T. rfser TT
ssai1st lney fof tne Fssulon Coarse purse q
dent Int stI. LoTeiI, after losing many tnodsans
On her In these three races, at larst followed hs
1G1!s haG. a9nse mi seS r9sr
IL quickly effected wondeHu! change n hsE .or
the Better b. adopting widely different aJstem IN
a rs os rsfss y o s5sF sf :.
pect PARK, Long Island, e9inpf1slnx leo!2e
Wilkes, Dashaw, lE;. Lnc5, Rhode la!and md ND
ease IN three heats the LIS: of which Ahe :yu'ted
IN e:aQ. Since that time, IN Rodena nanhA sae
has pursued her v!stoI:ous easeesr timing ae es
couFses, l.oston and Sa17agansetr Park. K T.; q:
heIaSt-named place making her wonderful recort
Of f:la n a second hca8-a Performance wnish
bca1s all the time tnst has eser been made except
First Htot-Amet1cau Gtl had the pole, sna
IH,1C fhn ft6t ErtG Of Ask
ias to IN excellent starr, both MARES going under
! the string head and heaa. They trusted together
10 The !oKer turn, On going around which AmsS-
| ter-pole, parsed IN caf seconds, she Tas clear
l-pgth ahead Of Lady Thorn. Roden kent the zap
open along the back stretch. and theru WIS day
| American G!rl passed In 1:13. Going alonH the
F7asntng stretch, Laa! Thorn closed steadily on
| han1, and 1t y 81 only on suferance that he al
lowed The Lady TO Kei 50 close as 70 be on even
hone. stretch the hopes oi Lady Tno{ns hackers
Merr moment1Ity rntsed by eeetn2 her SHOW Z
4ste IN iront o1s tns moment A9dsn gaxe ne
and beat her e. The seoIa hy haN lenssh.
Time. e:7sH. Neither Of the Easea nade break
" sseoad Heat-Betung s1ao 70 80 on American
| score. they got the word to level fend-o1.
| ahead. I'D opened ! clear length to tbc quarter
| pole il ta3 seconds Gradually increasing her
I lead R1o1C the back stretch, ahe Dad placed
nslf between her aud haI arrlya1 {. the hali-n!le
| pole IN fix. md still further Htdenet the gap
on the Flushing eud. Fuzzy three len4tna scpAsa;
ted them Mt ne thlee.quaHet polls. ana i seemed reg
faptdly, ri I'D shea n 1t Tho dls:aaee American Gil
| tInke, and the L2dy ooltHred and passed her; a
| trrmenIaas zhoar Of e1rl,Ation burst from ,ha
psrassns q ne lss,sI: splendid e1nln!,,o1 ,ka;
almost instantaDeoasly, anl after one Of the
mott naRpifceat finishes ever witnessed, Ancg1-
can CIR. beat Lady Thorn 70 the ecose BY neck
| ThfrJ Htat-Dettinz $500 to ~ On American
Gt1,, and although Iady Thorn had a.iehti{ The
beat Of the send-oG tho former wAs length ahead
sSs ies .aTorte &c ia @
diminished. toE 1dy Thorn ~ oriJ neSk < ~ hnd
clpSa pcslt1Dn along 1ne t4eksttetch, and fell bacf
passed IN Is there was : good open length be-
Iady Thorn steadily Rslned On tho 5oun9 mare,
got 10 htr head. and The pair passed the three.
!, p9s ost sas H. IL
o1ef @ he h's otaer. II me dsisnse + iooked -
driven IN Dan Pnle1s mcss magnificent style, bea,
American Gil 10 the seore b. neck. amid Eq'
raious expressions Of delight Time 2:stk.
Won the last hest, The confidence of the hacker.
sod for &, 100 aEsinst Lady Thorn = tsx. ~ sas
md, Us hitherto, American Grt led around tnt
turn and to the qaatte1-poe IN s. seconds, q
nhich point sne was fully three lengths ahead
4!1tK tie beck.snrtch she Nidened the gap y
much that she WIS quite atx lengths before ~
Lady At the hat. mile pole, passed. in S1io ~ e, ~
! eooI1Eeu leaT.ps 1tr opponent - rapsd1J On III
FIplntnr cad, Eat L,dJ Thorn tel tullJ tTeue,
lepg.hs behind, md II locked n y she was Eotni
to fe 41ut OUT Hall way up the stretch stood III
ha.i The rsce t.fe. Aenailed 10 Rodkn 10 ease hel
. which he DID Pnle1i betlng Till, seut LAZY Thor
slopg with me butst oi speed, wa only fou
! lengths behind n the distance, and Roden had I