New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-21

The former won easily.

yesuvius started. The former won easily.
Time-7:50.,
The great four mile race to-day, in which
Littell's Fellowcraft beat LexingtOn's time,
and made the fastest four mile race on rec
ord, has been the event of the Saratoga
racing season, and is naturally looked upon
as remarkable achievement in the annals
great race to-day were Cages Katie
Pease and Rice's Wanderer, neither of
which had run in four mile race,
while Fellowcratt had once, and then came
off victor; but Wanderer was known to be
both fast and enduring, while Katie Pease
had made splendid time at Jerome Park
this year; and although she had of late lost
somewhat in prestige, and was regarded as
byne means contemtible competitor. Eel.
lOwcraft, from his former victory in four
mile race, was a favorite to-day by an
average Of three to two over Wanderer. and
three to one over Katie Pease.
AN excellent start was effected, but be-
fore two hundred yards had beeh run Eel
lowcraft showed slightly in front, and
before the quarter mile pole had been
reached was length ahead. He gradually
increased this distance until at the three.
quarter pole he was two lengths in front,
and on passing the stand at the end of the
first mile was nearly three lengths in
advance of his competitors, who had
kept up neck and neck. The race through.
out the second mile was finished in the same
relative order, Katie Pease and Wanderer
still running abreast Of each other. Fellow
craft showed as fresh as at the beginning of
the race, and Wanderer showed no signs OF
fatigue. When about two and quarter
miles had been run Katie Pease began to
rear, responding to the efforts of the Jockey
by tossing her head and tail impatiently in
the next half mile. Fell0wcraft increased
his lead to five or six lengths, and Katie
Pease was four lengths behind Wanderer,
and so the struggle continued, Fellowcraft
forcing his pace with giant strides that
seemed to defy competition. Turning into
the home stretch on the third mile, Wan
derer made a gallant effort, and lessened
the distance between himself and Fellow
craft to three lengths, but it was only
spurt, for in short time Fellowcraft again
increased his lead, and passed the stand,
after the third mile, four lengths and a half
ahead, amid vOciferous cheering. Katie
Pease was six lengths behind Wanderer.
Though Fellowcraft clearly had the lau-
rels within his grasp, the last mile of the
great contest was watched with intense in
terest and irrepresslble enthusiasm. Wan
derer continued unfaggingly to close the
gap, between himself and FellOwcraft,
but it was in vain; the latter maintained his
lead with the same ease and freshness that
he showed at the outset of the race, and
Wanderer. whose powers seemed to have
been held in check during the first and Sec
ond miles, was powerless to overtake his
feetfoOted adversary. Katie Pease was
eight lengths behind Wanderer, and was
still less able to prove q dangerous Op-
pOnent for the laurels Of the contest.
Fellowcraft was more heavily weighted
than the celebrated horse whose time he
has beaten. Time-7:l9k, the announce
ment of which was received with tre-
mendous cheers as the intelligence fed with
electric rapidity through the crowd that
this was the fastest four miles in the an
nails of The American turf, being one
quarter Of second faster than Lexing-
TOMS. The cheers were again and again
renewed.
The Springfield Races.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Augsut 2O.-The un-
finished 2:29 race of yesterday was won by
Stewart Maloney. Neither of the trotting
races of to-day were finished on account Of
darkness.
In the first race for 2:38 horses five heats
were trotted, Nashville Girl taking the first
and third, and Bella the fourth and fifth.
The second was dead heat between Nash
vile and James Howell, Jr. Time-2:2624;
2::224;; 2::2S; 2:3O; 2:3l.
F. L. Young taking the second and third,
Fred Hooper the first, and Mambrino Gift
the fourth. Time-2:24, 2:2414, 2:25, 2:27. /
The running race, two mile dash, was
won by Ginger. Time-3:59.