Year: 1865




Shptmber having the pole and Ratlesnake the outside
place. Clay showed In front immediately, and 1t the
turn was length ahead shptmber being second, pass
ing the quarter pole In 81 y seconds Clay still led the
other two being wheel and wheel. Down the back
stretch Shiptimber led Rattlesnake half length, but
passed by the latter soon, and at the half mile in
LIS, he close second to Clay, Shiptimber making


bad break and falling In the Rattlesnakc here
made brush for Clay and the latter broke and fell
back but got down quickly, and those two made tho
homestretch turn In company Hallway up Rattle
snake took the lead. and nnely contested race ensued
Rattlesnake in brilliant finish. winning the heat BY
q head, in 232.


Second Reat-Betting three to two on Rattlosnaks
versus Clay even betting between the latter and Ship
timber. good start effected Clay in few
yards took the lead, followed by Rattesnake. At the
turn Clay two lengths ahead which he kept past the
stretch where shiptimber tined to close his gap with
Rattlesnake Clay second Clay broke at the half mile
In rs, but lost nothing His example was followed by
Shptimber, who repeated it at the threequarter and
fell hopelessly In the rear; Clay still held . strong
lead keeping into the homesrech where Rattlssnake
under the string the easiest Of winners by length Rat
tlesnake breaking at the distance and coming In on
run, Shiptimber breaking up badly at the drswgate.


T1i,d Heat Betting oven on Clay, nty % thirty on
Shptimber against Rattesnake Clay took the lead,
s as no ms III
snake having fallen In the Clay led length at the
quarter. but Shiptimber closing on him down the
Hiram dspossessed Clay Of his lead and the half mile
in lis led two lengths, which he kept up at . strong
ana square tr0t In short distance Clay made one or
his customary breaks and runs, gaining, usual with
his happy knack n doing which enabled him 70 make
the homestfech turn in close company With shptimber
and Clay making another break within hundred
yards OF the score Shptimber passed the easiest Of
winners BY length, IN 2:S3h.


Fourth Hedt-Betting three 70 Shiptimber, the
same odds on Clay against Rattlesnake. Shiptmber
went or with the lead and at the length
q half In front, followed by Clay and Rattesnake, in
which they passed the quarter pole In thirty
seconds where Clay made OF his breaking and
ming exhibitions; Rattlesnake being six lengths and
hopelessly the They travelled in this order down
the backsretch At the half mile Shiptmber led two
lengths in ;16, Clay up and running while Rattesnake
ten lengths behind him. and out Of the Hiram,
three quarters and the lower into tho home.
stretch up which 1t easy jog the winner without
effort, Of the heat by ten lengths in 1854. Clay .
bad break running half way up same distance between
second and third.


Ffh Heo, No betting. the result being regarded
0regone conclusion Pool tickets Of hundred dollars
Clay selling for two dollars and purchasers for
Rattlesnake at any price. good start At the turn
Shiptmber led length and half Clay second on GUS
tomary rum change ut the quarter In thirty mine
ends Down the backsretch Clay went OF his feet again.
quilted him, and al the half mile led him two lengths In
1I5Hmakng the gap wider passing the three quarters
and up the homestretch and passing the score the
easiest OF winners by ten lengths In 235Rattesnaks
hspelessy beaten of


All the arrangements 0f the meeting were OF the most
complete kind in the executive department, rejecting
great credit the association Everybody Is now the
qs for the great racing carnival commencing the
1th OF August Several stables have already arrived