The New York herald., 1874-08-20

Half an hour was wasted by Chesapeake breaking
away and Jumping all around and over the course
His owner asked permission to start the horse on
the outside thi5 position being the pOlc, but this
was not allowed in time, and the dag fell
the outside. Vassai TOOK the lead, Rhadamanthus
second around the turn, but before they had
chesapeake had passed the black colt and was at
Vassals saddle skirts. At the quarter pole Vassal
led neck, Chesapeake second, half length in
front OF Ehadamanthus. Going down the back
stretch Chesapeake showed his nose IN 'front.'
Vassal second, a length ahead OF Rhadamanthus
AT the haif-miie pole the positions OF the horses
Vassal showed in iront and he gradually increased
his advantage until he was half o length away
chesapeake seemed then to be quitting, and be.
fore the three-quarter pole was reached Vassal
was clear OF him. Rhadamanthus lay quietly two
lengths behind. and never made movement
colts got into straight work Chesapeake
was seen en-. to swerve wrve, and his Jockey had
tnan na oa ne osa osno aS eSp him
Al this time Rhadamantnus was coming with q
rush, and IN lew moments he had passed Chesa-
spirited head and head run here ensued between
these two tor another hundred yards, when Mr..
Belmont's colt gave Mr.. Lorllard's the go-by, and
six lengths ahead OF Chesapeake. The winner ran
a capital race and showed gameness as well as
speed at the finish. He Is a good colt and few Will
be found to beat him. He was bought of John
Hunter for $1,000, and his winnings to-day
peake Is attributed by his hackers to MS
righteousness before the start. he having worn
himself out Win eXCltement before the naU fell,
and some insisted that he suked on the lower turn
when running with vassai. We think the first
excuse IL quite enough when the time made s
taken into consideration. Vassa ran "a good race
with such curby legs, and when he gets well must
be dangerous racehOrse. This colt is q brown,
with little white over each coronet He Is six
teen hands high. was bred by p. F. Cockeriii, of
chased by Abner Turner, OF Nashville, who sold
him to Mr. Lorlard for $4,000 q lew months since,
after winning hall mile at Nashville in 80 ~
The Third Race.
MATCH $3.50 side One mile.
II. Carney named ch. c. Botany Bay, by Austria.
iian, dam Bonnet, years old tEvans) . 1
d. Desmond named b. I. Moilie Darling, by Re.
volver, dam skipper, years old (Sparlingl :.
Time, 1:46h.
THE BETTING.
Botany Bay. y...............$loo 100 100 100
Mollie Daring ............. 90 40 SIS ~
THE RACE
The horses had q capital start MOllie Darling
soon showing in front and running around the
upper turn half length ahead OF Botany Bay. At
going down the bacKstretch Botany Bay passed
her and was half length IN front at the hal-mie
pole. From there around the lower turn he drew
away gradually until he was tour lengths in front
at the three-quarter pole. Coming up the home
stretch Molie Darling closed up great deal OF the
victory by beating the flly two lengths, IN 1461,
the same time that was made by the two-year- -Ods.
The Fourth Race.
the second morse entrance free one mile and an
eighth. The following were the
srARTERs:-
T. b. h w. r. Davis ch. n. Fadadeen, by War
Dance, Dam Nora Crelna, aged, III lbs. tHen-
nessey) )........................ ........,......,.,