The New York herald., 1869-11-04
rRoTrmG AT THE FASHION couRss.


Ion Course yesterday afternoon between 1ve very
superior horses. The race was . sweepstakes fos
81. 200. mile heats, best three in fve In harness,
which closed with SIX entries i've OF them coming to
the post These were L. Hornbeck's chestnut geld
ingW. w. II. Taylor Dan Mace's bay gelding Dres-
den Saunders bay geldng Western New York. P. Ma
nees gray gelding Mercer and W. Brownies gray
mare Lady Hamilton 7. O'.Connors black marc Lady
Wheeler was withdrawn The horses had four heats,
Dresden winning the first and w. b. Taylor the
three subsequent ones. The race ran into night the
last heat beng trotted in the dark, and the
time was not taken. The winner OF the race w. a..
Taylor was the favorte over any Of the others pre-
vtous to the start and continued 80 alter being
beaten the first heat After shc esaaad heat he was
the favorite against the deld at money and he
the start for the fourth neat he sold at hundred
to twenty.
The race was . very interesting one from begin-
ming to end, and was much enjoyed by those in
attendance. The weather was 1ne and the track
In capital condition After the third heat Mr.
Saunders. the owner or Western New York. chah
lenged any horse In the to trot him on Monday
next for $1,000 side. This banter was not TAKEN
The following are the details Of the race:-
Frst Heat-W. H. Taylor was the favorite, Wes-
the next one wanted, Dresden the fourth choice,
Mercer being the least thought OF OF the field. Lady
Wss
and Taylor outside. The horses had struggling
prsssso osVS Western NsS sS 3Ush
Mercer fourth and Taylor last. There was
six lengths difference between the first and last
commanding lead around the turn. and went to the
quarter pole several lengths ahead Of Lady Hamil-
bringing ~ up the rear Time to the quarter pole,
thirty y-seven seconds and half. There was no
change OF positions down the backstretch and when
they passed the halfmile pole, IN 1:131 Dresden was
leading three lengths, Lady Hamilton second, Mer
Ger third two lengths In front OF Western New York,
the Flushing end Mercer passed Lady Hamilton,
and Taylor began to move up TO western New York,
ton. tom ~ AS T they swung % into Inc O. ie nomestretcn
Dresden was leading three lengths Mercer
second TAYLOR third, Lady Hamilton fourth and
the horses were called on to do their best. Taylor
soon took second place, but the gap between him
New York passed Lady Hamilton ana Mercer fell
back and as the horses passed in front OF the stand
at the SCORE Dresden led two lengths and hall, W.
II. Taylor second, two lengths ahead OF western
New York, who was length ahead Of Lady Hamil-
ton, the latter leading Mercer two lengths. Time Of
Second Heot.-w. H. Taylor was still the favorite,
Dresden the second choice, western New York the
SOLD as ed Al low gure Tne udse u was com
peed to put the horses on line, as 1t was lmpos.
sibe to get the drivers to come up together. Wnen
the distance stand, Taylor was leading on break,
Dresden second, Western New York third, Mercer
fourth and Lady Hamilton far behind, not being able
to get away from stand with the others. Dresden
broke on the turp, and Taylor. who had recovered
from bis break. took the lead, Western New York
second Dresden third, Mercer fourth ana Lady Ham,
iton out OF the Taylor led four lengths to the
quarter pole In tnirty-seven seconds, Western New
Hamilton long way behind. Going down the back
stretch Western New York gained q trine on Taylor,
a e. the ssw Pole ssS5 SaSn led nsrs sss p
Dresden fourth, having broken up again.
Lady c Hsmilton far IN r,r. the @ rear. time
New York closed gamely, and the driver of Taylor
was seen plying the whip vigorously. Before reach
n
the homestretch two lengths In front. Western New
York closed again. but as ne came up the stretch ne
and Taylor won the heat by two lengths in 2:30.
Mercer was about three lengths behind Western New
York, who was four lengths ahead OF Dresden Lady
Hamilton several lengths behind.
ni,d Heat:-Taylor was now the favorte over
the neld At hfty 20 thirty; me horses @ Were again
the stand two lengths ahead OF Mercer, Lady Ham,
lton third Dresden fourth and Western New York
ana at the quarter pole he led six lengths Lady
Hamilton second, two lengths in front OF Mercer who
the latter being one length ahead OF Dresden, no
having broken up on the turn. Time, thirty eight
asn & wu Vs OF SIX "a
Mercer and Lady Hamilton at the halfmtle pole the
two gys being ns and wn mead os ns Length
ahead OF Dresden. Time, 1:l6: on the Flushing
END Mercer trotted very fast and closed rapidly on
Taylor and was within two lengths OF him At the
three-quarer pole. AS they got into straight work
Mercer broke up. which gave Taylor ON Increased
advantage; but Mercer came again with rush
and the race was very close all the way to the
stand. Taylor won the heat by q short length,
Mercer second two lengths ahead OF Western New
York, who had made some fine trotting up the
stretch. Lady Hamilton was good fourth, and
Dresden was close up The heat was very exciting,
particularly on the last half mile. lime, 2:33A.
Fourth Hedt.-Taylor was great favorlte against
the ed selling for $50, while all the others brought
but SIP, There was q great waste of time between
heats, and when the horses got the word 1t was so
dark that 1t was almost impossible to distinguish
them az they left the score They were soon
entirely out OF sight and not until they were well
up the homestretch could they be seen. AS they
passed the stand Taylor led by length, Dresden
second, Lady Hamilton third, Western New York
fourth and Mercer NTH, all close together. The
judges for some reason decided that Western New
York was third The time OF the heat was not taken,
the Judge being unable to see his watch. The fol-
lowingls
FASHION COURSE, Nov 3.--Sweepstakes, 81, 200;
mile heats. best three In nve, In harness.
/. J. HOrnbeck entered 8. 3. w. II. Taylor. !
NJ Rodn entered b. Q. Dresden. ........... 4
w. Saunders entered b. g. Western New
f0rK.... .......; ;...... ........:......
W. Brown entered 2. m. Lady Hamilton.
p. Nance entered 2. g. Mercer. r............
4. OConnor entered blk. IN Lady Wheeler DIR.
TIME.
quarter. Hdtc Nile.
FlrsJ ueat... ...,........ olts l.l5ts Z'ou'4
second neat. 81 l:A 900
Tnlrd neat .............. 35 l:ld I,J3a
Fourth heat. Time not taken.