The New York herald., 1869-05-15

Hickory Jack. Is Is IL IL 10 10 II II a il
r,st geot whit. TnE TayR RxoE; NOE N. oo,o ,,..,
without name second, Hickory Jack thS ;hhc
place, and Mercer the outside. They ha6 a very
good sendo6, but almost az soon IA they lsit loe
score Mercer broke up and lost several Lengths.
White Fawn and the bay gedIng went head ara
head around the turn, but when they passed .ne
quarter pole IN thirty nine seconds, the geldiug
leading length, Mercer third, half a dozen lengths
behind and Hickory Jack still further OF Going
down the backstretch White Fawn broke 10. sod
half-mLe pole In l:l7, Mercer two lengths Den:ni
White FawD, Hickory Jack eight or ten length 10
made no effort to overlaKe the Others. MeFce,
trotted steadily along the Flushing end, and ogel.
gelding being in the lead, having nearly two leagos
the best OF 1t. Mercer kept gaining all the Nag a.
about midway dlsposing Of White Fawn anc slter
came on together side and side aud Maecer
won by head on the score Waite Fawn three
lengths behind, while Hickory Jack was az .ae Ills
tance stand. Time OF heat, 1884.
second Hedt.--Mercer now became the isforfie
and sold for SIS, the bay geldina fetching s3l and
White Fawn aud Hickory Jack together bi10.ins
but SIS. Hickory Jack was first away this time. tx
bay gedmg second, Mercer third and whI.e fsYu
close up. Going around the turn Mercer vell 40
the front, closely followed by the gedng, HicKoiy
Jack having broken up and ialien in the rear Al
seconds. Mercer and the bay geldng were head anc
head, three lengths in front Of White fawn, |no
Going down the bacKstretch the struggle was cio4e
between the gelding aud Mercer until near the nal
mile pole, when the latter broke up and the gelins
led past that point two lengths, ia 1l915, hcSors
Jack second one length ahead OF Mercer who WIS
little ahead OF White rawn. ON the Flushing cnd
the gelding opened the gap for short time bat IS ne
passed the three-quarier pole there was ves ,tiie
daylight between his wheel and Hickory Jacks ne. a.
the latter being three lengths ahead OF White Fswo.
Mercer one length behind The struggle IN fne
homestietch was Mighty exciting between Hic.of'
Jack aud the bay gedlng; but before they rsQhsc
won the heat by short length ip 2:32,.. ~btie
Fawn was third, ha!f a dozen lengths betiUa ire
stallion, aud about four eulths ahead of Meoet.
Third Hpdf.--Ile bay geding was now the igolii,
at two 10 one against the field. Hickory J:G. u,o
the best OF the send on white Fawn second, IT, css
gelding thrsan losing the pole, which was iatsn
by White Fawn, Mercer fourth, having Uioeen uc
soon after starting. Hickory Jack broke " so"a
afterwards. Al the quarter pole White FrNn ien
two lengths, the bay geding second, two itngfas
ahead OF Hickory Jack. who was fonr lengths siaan
Sacxsireich White Fawn broke twice. s Snr ngn s 90
1t so nicely that at the haif-milc poie he wss
geldinq second. two lengths In fyont i Of m,cgms
Jack. who was four lengths ahead OF Nercer
Going INTO the Flushing end The ee'9iae
took sides with White Fawn and they ca,do sion,
head and head into the nomestreicb, the gsldiae
desperate effort to overtake the bay geldl0y. bu'
he broke up just as he reached his wheel. a.l VT
homesiretch. breaking twice before getting 10 tis
stand and was beaten by the stallion on'y rsl =
length. Mercer was eight lengths behind JNs rl
Fourth Beaf.-rhe gelding was the fav9rss aus
not ut any advance on the preceding heat, operso,
being rather fearful OF Hickory Jacks sa,ip7 osa.
ties. The stallion wos first away again, rra d,e
fight began between him and The gelllIng no.a .iis
word ''gOr' The geldiuR being ON the i1,ide.
gained half length In making the guIn. nj isca
was soon vi his head again, and they wen "a roe
quarter pole yoked together In forty.one se.cnds
TWO lengths ahead OF White Fawn. VINO v1s rge
length 10 front OF Mercer. The horses trOt.G duct
the backstrotch like two teams, the gcidniI +0u
Hickory Jack side and side and White Faw aic ssr
Ger head aud head three lengths behind. Fre Ia Z
mile pole was passed IN 1:lp. Mercer Then tTra st
to pieces, and that was the last of hiD. uu tir
Flushing end the struggle for the lead ses' 40
fercey between the geidng ana Hickory Isr, J,-
til the little fellow was carried 10 a brea. tlc
three-quarter pole lie rallied again. howe fcr, ana
made another effort for the heat. bgt hea
near home he broke again, aud the bay geld,ls ~Ou
the heat by a length. Hickory Jack seconC, rail- e.
dozen lengths IN 'front.' OF White Fawn who rs 81,
many lengths aheai OF Mercer lime OF tte hrst.
2:54J h. The following Isa
SUMMARY.
FASHION CorEsr, May J4.-rurse $500: $500 ta i,e
first 500 To- the second and go 70 the tuiil ',-:
mile heats, best three IN five, In harness.
r. Canary entered H. e.. ............ -
i. Nance entered T. H. Mercer. ...........
a. CudDey entered ch. .. Hickory Jack.