The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-31
TRorTIHG At THE FASHION COURSE.

The Fashion Course presented . drsary appear.
ance yesterday afternoon tho weather being 30 raw
and unpleasant that few ventured out to witness the
trotting match announced to come or The match was
for $1,000, mile heats, best three in fve In harness.
between Mr. Chambers chestnut stallion Hickory, by
Ethan Allen dam Lady Litchneld, and Mr. Doty's BAT
mare fopsy, by George N. Patchen, DAMS pedigree
unknown. Hickory Jack won the race, taking the
second, third and fourth heats. He lay up the first
heat, probably to make the mare the favorite; but
the heat was SO slow, s:4a that every one saw the
bait but would not bite. Those who had previously
bet on the mare endeavored to hedge, and offered
to on Hickory JACK. Some few were successful.
The track was in good order.
greater contrast between two trotting horses
was never witnessed than that between Topsy and
Hickory Jack. The mare Is about seventeen hands
high, and heavily made up while the stallion 10 less
than fourteen hands In height, and weighs little
600 pounds. In the race they looked like mare
and foal trotting side and side.
The betting previous to the start was In favor OF
Hickory Jack, at 100 to co. and he continued the
favorite to the end Notwithstanding that the mare
won the first heat. The following are the details Of
THE TROT.
FIRST Hedt-Topsy won the pole. At the stars
Hickory Jack had slight advantage, but breaking
up soon afterwards the mare took the lead and was
TWO lengths In front on the turn. The stallion
closed he approached the quarter POLE and the
| big mare had her head and shoulders In front a.
they passed that point In forty seconds She drew
| away again from Hickory Jack down the back.
stretch, but 1t was evident that he was not doing
anything like his best. The mare was one length In
front at the hafmile pole In 1:l9h. On the Flush.
ing end the stallion closed up to the mares head but
then fell back again, and Topsey led into the home
stretch one length in 'front.' She came leisurely up
| the homeslretch and won the heat by length in
24a. The result very unsatisfactory to all par
| ties as ii was conclusive that Hickory Jack had
made no effort for the heat, as the time made was
eight or ten seconds slower than was expected by the
Second Heat.-when the pool seller began opera
lions again Topsy sold favorte for two or three
pools but then Hickory Jack became the 1avorite at
100 so. The start was an even one and the
| horses went to the turn head ana head TOpsey
then broke ND, ana the stallion took the lead. AZ
seconds. ropsy broke up again ana Hickory Jack
opened gap Of two lengths along the backstretch.
in iiTi5 He Kept the gap open around the Flushing
end and INTO the the og mare S9 9
A' ,a II hs@t ns hundred to twenty could not
* the sA s end Topsy
best OF the start but she soon broke up and Hickory
Jack took lead OF four lengths around the turn turn.
eighth seconds. Going down the backstretch the
mare trotted fast and had closed nearly all the day
] light when she broke up again and the stanton
in llsjs. Topsy again trotted fast on the Flushing
end but before she reached the stallion she again
broke up and he led into the h9mestreteh four OF ve
that he had no chance of winning the heat, pulled nis
| mare up and Hickory Jack logged homo winner ~
| a dozen lengths In 2:3Sh.
Fouf1h Heat.-Ine horses had an even start, but
almost as they left the score JACK broke up
Doty then made desperate effort to take the pole,
but the big left her feet giving the stallion the
head by several lengths. He was two lengths ahead
at quarter pole In forty seconds, one and hall
lengths in front at the half mile pole in 1:lS, ana
won the heat In the easiest manner possible by ak
| lengths, in 1881 u. The following Is q
/ SUMMARY.
FASHION COURSE, L. l., October so. trottng match,
ST. O0O mile heats, best three in five. in harness.
| j. Cudney named b. i. Hickory Jack.
| j. Doty named b. II. TOpSy.