The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-14
MOUNTAIN MAID THE WINNER


,1us were present at the National ConHe
..,o. 'ay to witness the great race for a
- 600, Early yesterday morning n |
'urso u 80 10 hoa a.. os,.o, 81, ,.,...s,o
lcavy fall OF rut" VI
he spirits OF the sponing fraternity, but
,ort eIeyen o'clock the clouds broke away,
=, .,,u shono forth. and everything gayo
n' ,-,,- a. a.. ,,,,nainas,
romlse OF clear weather TOT 'pe reinauo'
4 the day. BY two o'clock the road leading
= ,ho traok was tbronged with vehicles con-
'.O "" -, r,o,n,no,t br.inos.
aiming mnuy VI o.' ",O -" =, -
men OF the city ana other citihens'a III ankoos
O witness the expected exhibition OF speed.
~. ,,a,o. obo.a, IN dooide tho coptest
rhc Judges 'Io'S" s u'O c".,. ~, C,.'Ss
we're; captain o. 'o"ois, S"p'A" oNo,
md Mr.. Plownau, the well known architect \
r. ,bis citv.
irnon taxing tho stand tho iudpes an
,onnced that the owner of Bashaw had
decided 10 withdraw his horse on account OF
I.,ncness from cut on his leit fore leg, no
ccIycd at the Herring Run course, In Balti-
more. Bashaw was paraded on the course
10 show the compauy present that he was
", w, In AZ Condition FOR a race. The horse
RocLey not having arrived In the city, Il
10, ~, ,wo trotters IN contcpd, these were
re hcartisri uttle black stallion. Star Of the
W., Ssivan NV Georoc w. Nelson. and the
vs. VS., us r,s,e NoSnt.in Maid' driven by
IohrDS Ty,ner' Of Philadciphia. shortly
oSnnts ,,a,snr the horses were called mn for
after o'e'ocS 'ue no, So ~eio S''u "P '''
rso wss oiia hsats hest tbreo In Ave.
- h ne nos, and ON drawing Star Of Inc
w nAr.9ns ~ insiSo ,raol Ana soy.
VS. go s,ar,. Tho horses got Tho word FIR
e .a '"''o Wv
'n1 H., rhor no, owav ada and aide
shor,ix oSssr leaving the stand the Maid
sno,,o haSiv I'm, iosi no ground. Al The
S, -, ua s,ss,, If ,ha West s6ot ahead nass.
.hs .ar.,na liz n,aintainad thIa lead until
a ehe haIS nav ~ tbo iast ona,ter whom
T,'.no. n nrood his Vac ord shn sr,aanaIiy
a,asaS vit6 Tho staIIion ana AZ The Iasi
cioseu w. ~. ~ 49, ..sehaS Ne,
H Thar ,rrn p' ,0to tha homs stretcS ciosc
n.y., WI ona do,vn thns nar showinN ' =
,,, auu un,,, 1i;stn M, or. hSr
si5 P.s.y 20 ~ "T 49,, .,anS 10 ho,I
pIou S..S,a 'n Sga, ~, 1,,anSonsIn a.
n , V ~ ,.s.nro ala wi ~. as,,,5 ~ ~
sns ~, ~. 81 81 ,'nsy,,o HoS
Drng mem W w" ~ my We" $1,000 So,h ~,
anu my S'o''su 'ne 'oo'' ''s''H''' wv" y"
DEAD run. A.. ,., ,..,,., =.
n NJ ool s, . auo SSSiSt ue. .oe' y
can .nis oeap nya, son Ths,Iu,o oV r.nSs
W soS M mh,cb In view a, tbc saet thai !
hen,. III ,rns nro,aJIIre vas considsncJ
nea,y wiz Tho tn,i,owIns Il the lima an
~ Sou narte,s tirst onarter 3siI. sccond
LA. third / .,oiI NV
S,.o,,J H., -iTbe bor.es m, tho wora
,-i,I ~ MIA oIishtI, In So aSyanne ST.
~. an,,ina ofr 6role haaIy and ,vas No,
n,.., anSr mill The mar. had ottaIned
or Ioas ,.SSob .hs Vent pntii of,er the hai,
nile mole had been passed. Nelson then
lIe ~ @ Ps'aS.sia.a. -. ~ =.
urgea ms morse 70 "ag WEI Durst o.
speea, anu ILL., .,ro,oh T,a,. 80 49, ~
INTO 1he hom s sa sam am, uomn w
s.re'Sh .Ioeo 'osy.n.i s. 1 oPpoote
the IisIe PoLe 'ne ga. pn,one, pat W.
SOON Urousns uowu anu DV a. nos.s u %s,
ug i, W. 49, t"V 10 ~, 81. h.ag Th'
M MN, s sn. nes III ~ a ,Sa soro as il, ny
ns,,nns No., o.aS,I Tima ~ ~ ,na ~.
Ps,'I,e ~ IA Thj. y" M,
oo3i 80 ;rO;,od 40 q. oinan,v n eon, W." "
eney .U s,.,, aus III Son'S ~ =
any e.eI mlthesseu on 'nis sou .n % elos
mere .ne hotse' Nv 'nS 80 mn mn. a,N.5
sne spoS I I WI ~ 'h n op a,ns ,na' ..
S'ngr ueau-n nS wouIu Uo aeoia S,a ~
pctting W. aOGu' vi 70 h seven oh osa
n.n -, ,hn an; s"''u N"''"s o'eh 'o
tn TlirJ Nat The borsas M, os x,o,, ~
..,h"n " Nnnn,ain Nh s oS 81 Hm "'', ~
sIiaL IN ta.atn.I ,i'1oss'. ~
winch suS aI.hnaL 1I ou' tuo Guilt
nea', a -, 80, ~ ,Hho ho ~, Wv ~. ~ ~,
pow owl " ~ W W n1i, ~ wac unfueees'.ul
i aIe n,Sa Ia" t.ot, Sno w aoou. W.
teaSsnS aueo" ~, uoS, sJuaey snIoush w
onI, noa.' o,.draS ,tS TS Wy oaa,
49, % 1nIt ,,a ,i, s1 W VI
neat vas, was L-'7t, A., .he maui winning ~ aoou
SSH/ 5a1 "a s1i y" Ths s,is We
oot, ~, anu o,S d. 10 ~. J..s NO. N,'
haa, "a I, 80 ~ ,nan onost,o,, ,sho ,rori
ho tSo rtctor "O''
En,sr,t U,,,-Tbe horsoa NO, Oft v.
toeether bnt On Ieavjng the sco,a ho,
hrotn The stor uos broucht ~ hs 20, ~.
t,rst and tool, the lad mi was aoon coi
Jared by the Maid, who took the adyanc
before reaching the drst quarter. She Kan
I 1 rcau, Io'.nS s'oay aIops, WIN reiso
9oing MS oest 10 Keep Tue star 10 ms work
but for some reason as last as he closed OF
the mare the black would break, and befor
he could strike his trot apain the Maid vn
three lengths In The ADVANCE. between m
half and last quarter pole the little 6lac
shrugged nooly IoI INC leau' put Wilhou
avaii. Ihey turned into the nome stretc
the mare three lengths ahead, which lea
she KEPT uhti sue crossed the score, Winnln
the neat IN Sot'5. Inc time on the quarter
was US l0ii9ws' frs' quarter, oo'si second
AiSi tniId, l;ot'
When the black came In u was notice.
who had backed him heavily were anxiou
to hedge out. As the Maid was the fayorite a
long odds 1t was difficult matter.
FVh HeGt-The horses got beautiful
start head and head and trotted very pref
tily to the first turn, where Star Of the Yves
broke, thus enabling the mare to take tn
lead, which she maintained throughout tn
entlrah heat. The driver OF the black did hi
best 10 make Ills horse win, but II was evil
dent that he was sore from the injuries re
ceiyed In the last heat and although he KEEP
closely behind his competitor he was una