The New York herald., 1871-08-03

First Heat.-Preakness was away first, Susan
Ann second. Conductor third, Judge Dure fourth,
Eclplic fifth. AS they passed around the upper
turn PreaSness continued 10 lead, Conductor sec.
ond, Susan Ann third, Judge Durell fourth aud
stretch Preakness and Conductor ran side aud side
Judge Durell three lengths behind, followed bY
around the lower turn, but as they approached the
three-quarter pole tney all clustered together and
entered the stretch Ike platoon OF cavalry As
they passed under the string ut the end OF the first
mile Preakness had his head in front OF Susan Ann,
Conductor and Judge Durell, who were para.
the upper turn susan Ann ran up and cOllared
Preakness. and they kept together to the quarter
pole. when Susan showed her head In front, Preak
ness second, two lengths ahead of Judge Durel:
Susan Ann kept In front, ana Conductor dropped
in IN the rear as r. something had happened to
ened his stride materially. Going down the
backstretch Susan Ann led Preakness by head,
Dure. cilptc fourth, two lengths iurther OF, with
Conductor bringing up the rear. susan Ann stu!
entered the homestretch hair length in advance OF
Preakness. Coming up the homestretch Ecliptic
MAD maze gallant dash passing n agst Judge Dure
Captured Susan Amp, winning the heat In gallant
style. Then the greatest excitement ensued The
dent that something had occurred to Conductor. as
ne pulled up very lame. He had been hit by some
Ecliptc had cut him on the Oh mind leg, aud Ge had
to be withdrawn. The rider OF Ecptic said he
could not help the accident, as when nc moved up
Conductor swerved In. and the mare then struck
him The judges believing that the injury done
was purely unlntentona eXonerated the rider OF
Ecllptlc and gave her the heat. Susan Ann was
second, Preakness third, Conductor fourth and
Judge Dure fth-his Jockey pulling HIM up when
ne found that he could not get to the front. Time
OF the heat, 3:47.
Second Heat Susan Ann dashed away at tho tap
and Ecliptic fourth. Susan Ann opened a wide gap
Oh the upper turn, being four lengths ahead OF
OF Preakness, who lay alongside OF Ecptlc. As they
ran down the backstretch Susan Ann opened the
gap to six lengths Judge Durell second, two1engths
IN front OF Ecliptic and Preakness, who were run.
ming side and side. susan Ann was evidently doing
her best to win the heat and she kept up a
their stumps to keep within hailing distance.
They, however, put on steam around the
light At the three pole susan Ann led I about
two lengths, Judge Durell second, one length ahead
OF Ecliptlc who was about the same distance in
degree OF speed up the home stretch. and passed
under under the string at the end OF the first mile SIX
getting an occasional touch OF the whip; Ecliptic
was close to Durell. Preakness fourth. Judge Durel
made dash around the upper turn and and gained
OF her at the quarter pole, Ecptlc ana Preakness
closing up. Going down the backstretch Ecptic
standing the efforts Of the Jockey OF Judge Durell,
who was using whip and spur all the way. The race
we donr In nsr Sa ane susan an e
nne flight Of speed opened gap Of six
lengths on Ecliptc, and she looked winner for
and the chances OF Preakness were also gone.
Susan Ann however, began to shorten her stride
nomestretch Susan Ann led two lengths and Ecnp.
ther on EcIptc seemed to give it up ana Susan Ann
again opened the gap, aud In this way they ran
n on unt 1a within none one mundred yards ud q
went In o winner by length Susan Ann second,
six lengths ahead of Judge Durell. who was ono
length In advance Of Preakness. Time OF the heat,
3:4lA.