The New York herald., 1869-05-29
TROTTNG AT THE FAsHIOy COURSE.

IROTTNG AT THE FASHION COURSE.
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trottlng match for $1,000, mile heats. best
three in i've, between Dan Mace's black gelding
Black Knight and Mr.. Rodents sorrel gelding Billy
Bird, came of yesterday afternoon at the Fashioh
Course, which required i've heats TO be trotted De-
fore 1t was decided which was the winner Inc
Black Knight won the match. He was great favor
ite throughout the race the betting being three to
his favor before the horses came ON the track.
After the first heat, which was won by Billy Bro,
the odds were fully Us great in favor Of the black as
they were before the start. The second heat was
dead one and four to one on the black was oiiered
by his hackers, but there was little business done
at that rate as the hackers OF the sorrel were
not to be caught for any more money
than they had already posted on the result.
The black horse Ia very snowy animal 1uiiy SIX
teen hands high. He has lofty way or going ana can
trot fast probably much better than he had TO snow
yesterday. The sorrel gelding, Billy Bird. Is quite
plain looking geding, about fifteen and half hands
high with good deal OF white about his legs and
face. He trots very prettiiy, and Will make very
fine road horse. He was rather over-matcned on tnls
occasion, although the person who matched MN,
NJ Roden. his trainer and driver th9ugat he
OF the race. The match was rather an impromptu
affair. Mace and Roden met on the ,1o.;i track
with these horses In their exercising WORK,
and, having protracted brush, III whch
Roden thought he had the best OF ft,
he proposed race between them for $500 side,
winch was accepted by Mace and yesterday was the
day appointed for the settlement or the question: o.
speed. The track was In capital orcer lor u race
but there were very few people there 10 Witness IL,
those VINO were in attendance being the immediate
friends OF the parties interested with lew ol tne
old hdbtt,tes who are never absent themselves wnen
a trot comes OFF. More discussion was had on the
merits OF the horses that are 10 contend tO-uay at
Prospect Park Fair Grounds than was gwen 10 Tue
race in progress and the names OF George Wilkes,
Goldsmith Maid American Girl ana Lucy were
mentioned more frequently than were those OF lack
Knight and Billy Bird. The following are the de-
tails OF
First Hedt-The horses had very even start az
the first attempt and they went around the turn
with their heads parallel but approaching lhe
quarter pole the s0Irel began 10 draw away gradu-
ally and as he passed the pole he was one length
ahead. Time. forty-iour seconds. Going down the
backstretch Billy Bird gradually opened gap anu az
the hame pole was three lengths away rom 9n,nS tae
very steadily, but 1t was rather slow work. On the
Flushing end Billy Bird wldened the gap and was
SIX lengths IN advance at the three,quarers IN IVA
The black horse gained very little up the home
stretch and Billy Bird came In winner OF the neat
~ S,aond jIedL-Black Knight was still the favorlte
but for what reason did not appear TO the uninl-
tated. Those who offered the ODDS probably saw
something thai was visible to ordinary observa-
ton. Two to one and more was current on Black
Knight The horses after few attempts got away
about half way around the turn. when Billy Bird
began to draw away, and at the quarier s,in
Sns s%g ,Ss Seaq bacKs,reen n Bs
BIRD broke up and Black Knight took q lead or
nearly three lengths, which he maintained to the
half mile pole in i:25 Going along the Flushing
end Billy Bird gained gradually on the black, and as
tney passed the threequarer pole, In 2:Oz, there
was very litte difference between them Iaey came
tiful and apparently mastery struggle between the
drivers Of the horses they landed on the score SO
parallel that the Judges declared IL dead heat The
| time WAS 2:47.
Third Heai-BlacK Knight was still the favor1te,
| r.la l.nfnf n
twenty TO i've being offered his ultimately win
| ming the race. At the second time they got away
eas Sey and 80 Continued to the quarter pole in forty
| two seconds. The race was very close down the
| backstretch for about half the distance. when
black Knight broke up and fell or five lengths. lie
rallied finely, however, after the accident ana be-
! gan closing. Al the nall mile pole Billy Bird was
| three lengths ahead IN 1:221a. GONG along the
Flushing end the black closed at every stride, shut
ting up the daylight steadily and at the three-quar
ter pole in 2o2is, Billy was but half length ahead
The struggle up the homestrctch was very close and
exciting until the horses were inside the distance
stand, they being head and head. Here blly Bro
| blacks suky, but lie did not touch u, and BACK
| Knight came in winner by four lengths. Mace ap-
pcaled TO the judges, and asked them to punish
Roden II he had vioiated any OF the rules when his
horse broke, but as the judges saw nothing that was
out OF e wa Nay Ss gave e r tSe ~ horses "r
another heat Time given by the Judges, 2:lSk, but
| IL was really five seconds faster The Judges made
| mistake
| Fourth Hedt.-The betting was now five TO one on
Black Knight. Tney again had very even start,
| and went around the turn head and head and con-
finued SO 10 the quarter pole IN forty Lone seconds.
After passing that point Billy Bird broke up and iel
Off five lengths; but by the time he caught his trot
| Black Knight also broke, and when he recovered
| they were head and head. AT the hafmle pole
Black Knight was neck In front In l:224, and they
went along In this way into the Flushing end. when
the black gradually drew away from the sorrel until,
nj the three-quarter pole, he u length IN front.
| Time, 2:Ol Swinging into the homestretch Billy
Bird broke up again and lost couple OF lengths, but
when he recovered he trotcd very fast and shut up
inc daylight nicely, and was at Black Knights wheel
| AZ the distance stand lie broke up again. however,
| and Black Knight won the heat by two lengths.
1 Time OF the heat, 2:t3.
| rim Hedt-There was no one now willing to IN
vest dollar Billy Bird, and offers OF long odds
met with no RESPONSE: not even the offer OF ffty 10
| two could draw the wallets OF the hacKers OF tho
sorrel. As IN all the previous heats the start was
| good one, but before they got into the turn Billy
| broke up and lost four or five lengths. Black Knight
LED 10 the quarter pole four lengths In forty-three
| aud half seconds. Billy closed upa length or
more on the backstretch the black passing the half
| mile pole two lengths m front In 1:254. on the
Flushing end the sorrel broke up again ana fell OF
two or three lengths, and the black four lengths
ahead at the tbree-quarer pole ~ 2;0t. The s0Tre
closed up well on the homestrctch, but broke when
near the stand aud he kept on a run un he crossed
| the score. Black Knight won the heat by over a
length. Time. 2ae1s. The following isa
FASHION COURSE, May 2o.-Natch $1,000, mile
| heats, best three IN i've IN harness catch weights
| u. Mace entered blk. g. Black Knight. l
| NJ. R0den entered 3. Y. Billy Bird..... 4
Quarter. Han T1reequarie,s Me.
| First heat..... "a l:2is 2:Ot 2:sy
| second heat. ~ l:l0 2:OZ 2:fi
| Thru hcat.... ~ l:l2ls 2;O2's 2:@o a
| Fourth heat. al l:22A 2:Ol 2:+3
| fifth heat. ... 43As l:25A 2:0t 2a9h