The New York herald., 1870-06-04
TROTTNG AT TIE rAsHiOy COURSE.

TWO trotting contests were announced to come on
at the Fashion Course yesterday afternoon-the rst
sweepstakes for $3.50, mite heats, best three In ve
| In harness, between John Murpny's bay marc Lady
Murphy, Mr.. Mobiles bay gelding James O'Bren and
Mr. McMahon's gray gelding Pleasure Boy and the
second race match for $500, mile heats best three
IN AVE. In harness, between Mr.. Mobiles black gedng
Black Dan and Mr. Lovel.'s bay gedlng Young
Commodore. The sweepstakes did not take place.
Pleasure Boy and James 0'Brien paying forfeit to
Lady Murphy.
Tne match race came or and II took five heats
TO decide It, Black Dan winning the first.
fourth and fifth heats. The race was very exciting
throughout and the fluctuations In the betting were
remarkable. Black Dan was the favorite before the
start at slight odds After winning the first neat he
was lhe layorlle at over Two TO one. Then Young
Commodore won the second heat, aud he became the
lavorlte at ODDS. lie also won the third heat, and
one Instance one hundred TO i've were laid on his
winning. The fourth heat being won by Black Dan
until The race was over The following are the de-
tatis Of the contest, which was over very heavy
track
THE RAcR.
FIRST Redt.-The horses had q very even start.
Going around the turn Young Commodore went 10
the front anu led aleDgth and hall to the quarter
pole Ia forty seconds and half. Passing down the
backstietch Commodore continued to lead TIL near
the naifnile pole when he broke up and Black Dan
took sides with him. They passed the pole head
and head, In l:2la but soon afterwards Commodore
commenced hobblng III the mud aud Dan weat to
the from, opening gap or lour lengths on the
Flushing end, which he brought into the home-
stretch. Commodore broke up on the stretcn twice,
ana Dan came nome q very easy winner Of the heat
by Sax lengths in 2:49
Second Hedt.-There was no betting on this race
between meats. Commodore took the lead and kept
it to the end passing the quarter pole IN forty
seconds the mile pole IN l:23, aud came IN q
winner by four lengths IN 2:45.
TnHd Htdt-CommodOre took the lead after an
even starr, and Kept II TO the end passing the quar-
length ana half in front. He was four lengths
ahead at the hall-me pole, In l:2l, and came home
winner by two lengths III 2:4d
f0uth Hedt.-fVe to one was current on Young
Commodore. He took the lead at the start but the
BLACK took sides with him near the quarter pole,
Wien he broke up and fell oil four lengths. Time TO
the quarter, forty seconds and hair Commodore
was the same distance ahead at tho nalf.nile pole,
IN l:2lH From there the black gradually gained.
Commodore was two lengths ahead as he came into
the homestetcl but the back Kept Creeping him,
and finally Won che heat by Il head, In 2.47.
run Hedt-rne horses sold for about even money
now. Commodore had slight advantage III the
start, Dut going around the upper turn
and they were head anu head until
near the quarter pole, wnen Commodore showed IN
'front.' ana passed that po!nt half length ahead, in
Fort lone Seconds he opened the gap down the
backstretch TO length and hall anu then broke up,
Dan passing tne hali-mie pole TWO lengths ahead III
l:22. Dan soon afterwards broke up but Murphy,
his driver, caught him nicely after u couple OF
jumps and Kept The lead. Dan then trotted steadily
on to The end, winning the heat and race in 249.
The following isa
FASHION COURSE. June Snatch $500, best three
IN 1--we, III harness.
NJ. Koden entered blk. g. Black Dan... 1 2 1 /
b. Daniels entered b. e. Young Commo-