Year: 1867

Grent Tr0tsiaG ON the Fashion Course bruno
and brunette Beat the Best Time ON Record
| IN Double Harness.


me FASHION Course yesterday the theatre of
Oh 'he nnest performances ever took place IN
Houng track Il being successful attempt to beat Tue
ume made by Mr. Bonner's celebrated team, Lad v
faimer and the Flatbush Mare by Mr. Harkers Bruno
ana Brunette. On the 10th Of May 1862 Mr. Bonner,s
tca without having received any preparatory train
ing, trotted one mile over the Union Course IN road
wagon In 2.26 and on the 18th Of the same MONTH two
miles IN Olone OF the quarters in the second trial
peing trotted In thirtythree seconds Since then no
team In the country deemed able to CON-
pete with these renowned mares and no ono
ventured to dispute their supremacy until re-
Gently, when Mr.. Harker entertaining the opinion that
his team equally swift resolved to test their ability
by giving them public trial against tme Yesterday
afternoon was the time selected for that purpose, and


the trial took place Immediately after the match between
Toronto Chief and Rapid was decided Mr. Harker,s
horses are bays brother and sister, the horse six years
old and tho mare eight. They extremely blood ke
In appearance, and well brod in reality their bril-.
liant performance yesterday goes far to now
prevalent and still growing opinion that the the
uo.ung morse approaches the thoroughbred the
valuable he becomes. When Bruno aud Brunette made
their appearance on the track they caused a great
deal OF speculation among those present Visitors
wore oy no means 80 numerous they would
have been had II been generally known that The
ui was 10 nave taken place. but as 1t the affair
was witnessed by goodly number who appeared highly
eiated at tho result particularly the previous general
Impression was that the attempt would prove abortive
Ihcy were exercised on the track for time before
the final trial and ,rotled finely together but not quite
80 steadily as was desirable in horses had SO great
undertaking as TO beat 1926 before them The wind
also was against them the opinion OF the most compe


tent judges on these matt being that was fully a
much as two seconds to their disadvantage. However
when all was In readiness and they had struck telling
ana steady pace, they up TO the stand for the
S WORD and 'rotted around the entire mile with
OF 2:25I, as ascer,ained from several persons
VINO timed them, and also from Messrs. Harker
carpenter and Mcloughlln who in the stand The
nrst Quarter was troited in S6 seconds and the half
mile IN lily They were handled by Mr John Loyett
ana driven most skill uly throughout the race.


Match Between Toronto Chief and Rapid.


The match race between Toronto Chief Jr, and Rapid
was poor affair throughout from the unseadiness OF
the horses Toronto the favorto awhile before the
race but as no scored badly Rapid became choice
The latter two heats but the third acted 50 un
steadily that he was dstanced The following are the
principal details Of the match - ...s -...M


First Heat-A very equal send of, and both horses
apparently on pretty good gait AS they approached
the turn however, Toronto broke up and fell length
behind Rapid VINO led TO the quarter about lengths
in front. Toronto held his position along the back
stretch and until they had passed the half mile POLE
After entering upon the Flushing end Rapid broke and
lost much that Toronto passed him directly and in
creasing the gap from two lengths the end, bv
the three quarter pole another length in advance and
led into the homestretch. Rapid here made a spirited
effort for the heat, and had got within length OF
Toronto who now broke again, and passing him before
hc could recover reached the about three lengths
in advance, in 2:43h.


Second Heatfhey went away at the word with Rapid
leading slightly and both going steadily Rapid reached
the turn first, and leading about lengths reached
the quarter about that distance, little more in
front Down the backstretch and toward the half mile
pole they seemed TO maintain the relative posi-
ton, but after they had passed that point Toronto
slowly gained Rapid and decreased the distance be-
tween thcm to single length along the Flushing end
just as they reached the three-quarer poe with To.
ronto at his tanks, Rapid broke up, and in a moment
was length In the with Toronto leading at what
appeared to be steady gait They turned into the
homestretch In the same position, respects relative
distance apart bat Toronto could maintain his gait no
longer. he and broke up Rapid, who now going
steadily, here made successful brush for the heat
advance In 2:44


THIRD HaT-Under good headway and very nearly
abreast both horses got the word They far as
the first turn together but there Rapid became unsteady
and broke so badly that at the quarter pole Toronto led
about three lengths. Rapid continued q break along
the backstretch with Toronto continually gaining
him. so that when they arrived at the haf-me pole he
was fully distance in advance Here Rapid was got
down TO his trot for few minutes but they went
along the Flushing end he again broke badly aud lost
even the hope Of saving hts distance Toronto trotted
steadily homewards, and reached the stand wianer OF
the heat and OF the race also, Rapid unable to
get TO the distance stand In season to either.
lime 2.zG


Tho following 10 the summary


FASHION C0URE-TRorrNG-Tuesd May 11-Match
for $780, mile heats best three In five, 10 harness


b. Doble entered br 9. Toronto Chief Jr.... 2 2 I
w. Borst entered bk g. Rapid. d........... l dis.


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