New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-13
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.

GREAT TROT on THE FASHION COURSE, /" l., DE-
TWEEN AMERICAN GIRL AND LADY IhohN
FOR A PURSE OF S2JOO-AN IMMENSE Al
TENDANCE AND BRILLIANT CONTEST
AMERICAN GIRL WINS IN FOUR hEAls-
TINE 2:2S1, 2:242, 2:27f, 2:24t.
The most exciting trOtting contest OF the sea |
son came of Yesterday afternoon at tho Fashion Course
in the presence Of the largest cOncourse OF people
that has been that track since the great rot De
tween Ethan Allen aud his running mate and the luN
tai King Of the Trottiug Turf" Dexter The contest
ants yesterday Mr. LOvels young ana FauSn,s
bag mare American Girl, and hir McNauh ,,,rin ~
oueeyed mare, Lady Thon-the prize ,ho corrse'
f25OO, given by the proprietor 90 mile heats
Mr.. John Chambers, and the race NM. NM 1Ibtcb
best three in five, In harness Inc G famous fast
Drought about a meeting between lleSV ~ sr Mr.
mares were as follows: In the Spring OF the yeS t
Lowell, the owner OF American tIIl d oDT endurance
he possessed mare OF wonderful slevu az" o heats i'm
Issued challenge 20 trOt her two ictS lnlu w. ~
World foT 81 600 side each both TO come on on the
Fashion Course within week OF Gach O,her ms ~
Thorn and the came of at the uine ana i. ~.
arranged Lady Thorn was victorious IN poIn, Do' ,
great specd of her opponent, American GIRL was SO Co
r ~ hoti races mad She been in the hands Of
competent driver The iucapaciy and lnaohity OF H5I
1r5iucr and driver these occasions were so llpaIo
tb"t Mr. ToyeU who had lost heavily by freely backing
lis mare il, the two races was induced 70 remove heT
and place her m the ndhds OF 'F w. "a
TaDtage of this course was at once apparent; Tor
TWO weeks afterward, her course OF training having 1
OF good horses at Prospect Park with such
ease That She was 40 once regarded ri W. NO. M 996
horse" on this occasion, size troted thId neat an ~
lie fastest mile time recorded on Long lslann. buJ he
fae had not yet attained its climax I0r dlIer dcneNg
a double victory at Boston, she pursued et H!uup'anV
career bv beating among several others her con
GUeTur Lady Thorn al N%IIagauSSI saH -, second
there making Der meho.'Do va 1 he s,neri.
heat the fastest made ma puOc race OF Iie IN H.
eau turf except by Dexter who mad Squale1 u n MS
contest with Brown George and running MAZE AT boStOi
II is true Dexter had placed me mperhaoS ieGo
of 9-3 IN his credit at Buffalo. but that was made ~
race versus u I , PARK race Lady Thorn
,oT,,.a .,rllf IL "A
H. nor c9Used her 10 break her stride at the head
of the home-stretch by crowdug, her 10 tne
extreme outside of the track she would nave won e
Hea Bcsdcs She was laborng under the dsadvantageo Of
moi having her old driver Dan Pffer behind her. he being
laid up with the rheumatism aud ms place occupied ~
Dan Mace, who had never pulled line over the mar
before The diversity Of opinion in sporting circles on
tins point great and widespread that lhe PioIl
Of the Fashion Course win view OF DIlnEuS e
matter 90 practical test, volunteered 10 give purse OF
$500 for race Of mile heats, IN harness. iof the TWO
posal ana agreed trot for the liberal prize offered
speed The weather was highly auSpicous
for the race. beng warm ana pLsnt' T Ta,1
track was in capital order aud fully 1900 persons were
ground % witness the race mus showing Ine eN
uity Both looked well, but the time showed thaI
neither OF them were screwed up 10 we nGn[St p.U Of
American Girl for her trainer has been absent tor nearly
two weeks aud She has been let up" in her work, and
She Is n mare whose peculiar constitution requires her
being kept at il without interruption Lady Thorn has
often made better race IMAM she ana ISserdy' ana we
DO NOT know how account for the falling on she eX
hiblted, far a. fast time Is concerned Dan Iler
drove her. and Rodem handled ihe leIis Over AnsIcln
Girl had the call in the betting at 500 TO 80 before
F.ri Heqk-A capital send-oG was had the first
scoring. both passing under the string head ana
head Coin: around the lower turn, American Girl drew
hefa length ahead and as She passed by the quarter
pole IA $50 seconds, she was length before her autag-
onst Along the back stretch and TO the hafme pole
she kept daylight open between them, that mark being
passed in 1913 On the Flushing end Lady Thorn gradu-
av closed the gap, rot terms with her fast rOt
ting zoe, and both going steady as cock-W0Ik they
passed the jhreeQuarter pole ana turned INTO the nome
r.rfH tr SD 4 Ta ~,
and the excitement eliminated 10 the highest point At
the drawgae Lady Thorn seemed to have the best OF H.
C for ms soon as me lOOsed the res she shot trout
@ M tc ana Sr Eo On f aaf raS Te | not IN last
Second Hc1L-The odds offered ON American Girl win
ming raised TO 500 TO SO, ana the friends OF
Lady Thorn we're still sangune Trey got away to
gether. but. as before American NLl uutltu'tu lazy
cruoe iu o2 seconds aud added another half length TO
the zap thr hafulle pole, which she reached IN III J.
Alou- the thid quarter sittlcn lauy InuIn zen s'l'l
further behind, and she was three lengths IN the rear ~,
IN coming up for ROden easing his mare, when sud
denly. opposite the distance stand. the American Gil left
matchiess skin ROdcn had his mare down and steady in
amomeut, aud short but magnificent struggle ensued,
for they close 40 hCmc and American Girl won
fEiT& HeaL-Betting 500 to $50 on American Girl,
who led to the QuarterpOle IN 30 seconds with Lady
Thorn her shuuders but the latter falling of on the
back stretch fun length separated them At the half
male pole 1913. On The Flashing end Lady Thorn closed
fast and eoariug the young they rotted magnh.
Gently tnree-quarter pole and halfway up the
stretch head aud head amid the admiration Of the
si in yoT OF fay splendid struggle at TIE h9isn re-
Fourth Hea-Bettng; 81 600 10 1900 ON American Girl
as she going 10 shut out Lady Thorn, so great was
the gap she opened. The quarter was trOtted in 8,
seconds and the half IN 1910, and when coming up tho
lOme-Strptch ROdeu American Girl almost
speed that he carried American Girl to break Wifhn
dozen yards Of the judges stand. and 1t all ROder
winner Of the heat and race by half a length
Fsbo5 Course l. T. July H. Purse $780, mile heats three
'I'-'g p 81, ,rcr,,,