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Dexter, Gta. Butl jr, and Toronto Chief under Saddle. — Dexter and Geo. M. 

 Patchen, Jun., at Avon Springs. — The Track Short. — Short Track uo 

 Record. — Dexter, Patchen, Jun., and RoUa Golddust at Buffalo. — Dexter 

 and Butler under Saddle. — Dexter trots in 2m. 18s. — Dexter, Patchen, 

 Jun., and Butler at Cleveland. — Dexter and Patchen, Jun., at Detroit. — 

 Dexter and Patchen, Jun., at Chicago. — Dexter and Butler under Saddle. 

 — Dexter and Patchen at Milwaukee. — Same at Adrian, Toledo, Kal- 

 amazoo, and Wheeling. — Dexter and Magoozler the Pacer at Pittsburg. 



THE sweepstakes of $1,000 each, in which Dexter, Gen. 

 Butler, and Toronto Chief were engaged, was trotted 

 on Fashion Course, on the 19th of July. After his race 

 at Philadelphia, on the 9th, Doble brought Dexter back to 

 the Island, and gave him a little saddle-work, to fit him for 

 this race, which was mile heats, three in five, under saddle. 

 He went so fast, and appeared to be so well, that he was the 

 favorite over both the others. He was ridden by Doble, 

 while Eofif rode Butler, and Johnny Murphy was upon 

 Toronto Chief. In the first heat, Dexter broke, and was ten 

 lengths behind at the quarter ; but he made up the gap, and 

 won in 2m. 24is. This heat warmed him to his work. He 

 soon took the lead in the second heat, was never headed, 

 and won easily by five or six lengths in 2m. 19s. Butler 

 was second. The third heat was won very easily in 2m. 

 22s., although he broke near the quarter-pole, and lost a 

 deal of ground. At the half-mile pole, he was fifteen lengths 

 behind Toronto Chief, who was leading ; but, on the Mush- 

 ing end, Dexter cut loose in earnest, and trotted the third 

 quarter in 33s., which brought him up to Toronto Chief at 

 the head of the stretch. He then came away, and won with 



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