The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-08


The horses started at slow canter, Tam
many leading, King John second, Jim TIsdae third.
the Blackblrd colt fourth, Duffy fifth, surprise
which was placed across the fractional track, be.
hind the Judges stand; Tns next Jump was AZ the
I 3Gs fh n s me al Ss,,ai
around the held Daily Went "I to the 0n front
and led over the next next impediment when was a
brush fence jim I1sdale was second King John
third, Blackbiru fourth. Tammany fifth, Surprise
sixth. They then jumped another brush fence IN
the same order, and went out Of the south field and
leaped over hurdle at me foot OF the bun, Duiry
leading King John Sc ond, Jim Ilsdale third, Black
bird fourth. Tammany fifth. Surprise long distance
behind. The horses after getting into north field
had brush fence TO ge' over ana then they wheeled
to the right ard coursed away over towards the
lower turn OF the track, where they Jumped over q
fence and ditch. Taers had zee. no change of The
positions OF the horses since the entered the north
heid, Duffy showing the others the way. The
horses then came over TO the westward, and
close TO tile homesretch Of the regular track
they mad brush fence to JUMP, Rydy was first
bird fourth, Tammany fifth, but Surprise when ne
came 10 IL stopped and would not bulge another
incn y re race fne other horses dasned on up IN
llont OF tie Cab Hoase and grand stand, where
the prettiest Jump or the Whole Face was to be
made. II rises over hedge and a pond Of water
second, closely followed by King John, but when
the latter landed his Jockey lell the horse's
head, ana by the time he nad remounted all the
horses were 159 yards ahead Of him. From this
point the horses dashed along between the fractional
and regular tracks Jumping hedge, and then
crossed the regular track and ran up The hill to the
picnic grounds. Duffy was leading when lie went up
the NIL. but was last to come down. There IL
stone wall on the crown OF the hill, which was
jumped first by Duty, next by Tammany, then by
Blackbird, Jim Ts1ac fourth, and, after some time
had elapsed by King Jonn. Duny stayed on the hlll
until Inn TIstale had taken The lead, and then they
came down the rocks crossed the track and entered
the south field, In the centre CT which was stone
wall. jim 11sdale led several lengths BLACKBOARD
second, Tammany third, Duty fourth, King John
out OF the hunt. They out OF the field IN the
above order and jumped the hurdle at the foot OF
the blum IN the same order. they now had hut two
Jumps 10 take and run Of fvc-eignths OF mile.
Jim Iisdale had a line lead when he turned around
the bun and was -four lengths in front as he came
TO the hurdle IN the lower turn, Tammany second,
Blackblrd third, Duffy fourth. From there to the
last hurdle which was on the nome5tretch one
hundred yards from the finish, Iammany
ran very last, closing on Jim Tisdale
az every bound When the two jumped
the hurdle tney were in the air together and they
alighted at the same instant: but as jim Tlsdale
landed he slipped and fell on his belly. his rider
sucking in the saddle and getting the horse on his
feet as soon AZ possible His accident however
had lost him all chance OF winning. as Duny ana
Blackblrd came on and passed him. Tammany won
the race, DUFFY second Blacabird third jim risdale
fourth, King John fifth. long way or. fine, 600.