Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-26
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Union Cotrse.-The Races The spring
me etlng on the Unisn Course conducted
Yesterday, with the following races
1T ii O'Clock mach race, one nile and
repeat, fer Purse Of 200 dollars This
was a very interesting little race, the ami
mails running neck and neck nearly the
whole way; but being finally won by foul
play, the horse that actually came IN first
was on that account, adjudged distdneed,
and the purse was awarded to the other.
-Four mile beats al o'clock Mr.Stevens'
Black Maria 5 years old, by Eclipse; Mr..
Johnson's Bonnet of Blue, a years cid, by
Sir Charles; John X. Sneakers Sir George,
by Eclipse - for COO dollars and was won in
NO heats by Roanets of Blue First heat,
7m 67s. second heat I'm. 66s. Sir George
was dintanced the first heat This race ex-
cited for while some hopes that the North
might yet share IN some Of the honeurs Of
this meeting; but they proved falIacious
| 'Bonnets Of Blue" showed herself of super
| Tor speed and bottom, aud bore off, amidst
the admiration of even the losers, a second
purse. She is noble animal indeed, and
| destined to high iame-si qua fata asperal
In the annals oil the turf The time OF this
race, though shorter considerably than that
| on Tuesday, is still net remarkable con
I
New Orleans recently, Mr. Duplantier's
Kitty Clover, also colt of Sir Charles, beat
Major Bibbs Napoleon-tw two four mile heats
in seven minutes fifty seven seconds, aud
seven minutes fifty seconds
| AT ) O'Clock mach race been Metamera
] by Rather, years old, and sorrcl Mare,
by Henry, years cid, miles and repeat
| Tor $3.50 The first heat taken by Metanlsra
time, minutes a seconds; two last by the
Mare, beating Metamora with appareat
ease.
The attendance at the course this spring
was better than usual; the regulations and
police Of the ground very good, and, save
that the result was altogether enesided and
therefore calculated to discourage efforts
here, satisfaction was generally felt.
Next week the Spring Races over the
duchess course commence-ylnlsrica
THE ARABIANS.-The four Arab Her
ses were publicly disposed Of in New York
on Saturday the i4th inst. at 10 O'Clock. in
the Great Area, No 44G Broadway. agreea.
bly, to the notice OF TattersalIs.
II is estimated that from two to three thou.
sand gentlemen attended to witness the sale.
many OF whom expressed their surprise NJ tba
very low prices at which the animals were
sold
No J. Steamboat, (sorreD s575
Lochiani, (chesnuD 40
. Aifcadi, (sorrtD 40
q iehen, (grcV 535
NO l was purchased by az order, and will
proceed 70 Kentucky. No 9 and /. viii 70.
main IN New jersey. The destination of No.
? IS not known. The purchaser of the grey
iemen) in less than twenty minutes after
/ the sale, refused one thousand dollars for him
"hich was offered by a gentleman whocould
] not arrive IN time to attend the sale-and or
GERS were IN the city, advising the agent not
10 lose chance TOR the selection from the A
Fabians at from 5000 to 5000
/ The horses were all in line condition ,rerA
exhibited TO the best advantage, & their gen
! eral appearance was creditabIe TO the estab-
iishment OF Tatiersal!s where thew have bee,
kept since their arrival in November last
New YoRK, May -.
Jf7m Of Saat!h-fhe trial CT Edward
Smith, alias Jones. charged with the robbie
ry OF the City Bank, came on in the Court
Of SESSIONS yesterday-His hon the Recor-
der, AID Meigs and Jeremiah presiding: O.
Hoffman, District Attorney and WIN. NJ
Price, Esqrs Counsel Tor he people. Huph
Maxwell and NJ. G. Patterson, Esars for the
prisoner.
At II O'Clock the prisoner was placed At
the bar. After much challenging. which oc-
cupied The Court til quarter past O'Clock
a jury was obtained.
The jury heing empannelled, the Courtad
journed for one hour; ii met again at the an
pointed time, aud the trial proceeded. Many
witnesses were called, whose examination
and the summing up Of counsel, occupied
the court till about 10 minutes past 10
o'clock, when the case was submitted Ia the
jury, who, without leaving their seats, found
verdict 81 GUILTY.
On Sunday morning last. iaboriDg man
named John Harrington, who resides in O
range street Fiee Points, New York, was ar
rested for brutaty assaultin. and heating his
wife Bridges Harrington. Since the com.
initial of Harrington, bis wife has died and
the Coroner's jury has brought IN verdict
oil NLLFUL MURDER. Among the evil
dences adduccd on the committal was that
OF Julia Slmedias csloufed woman. who
testified that the husband and wife were in
temperate; heard the deceased cry cut muir
der about twelve O'Clock on Saturday night
ana AGAIN at about three O'Clock on sun
Day morning, but took no notice of il as she
hr@Fs ne Sasse cry 50 frequently day and night
mat she thought there was nothing serious
IN II; on the morning of Saturday about 10
O'CLOCK witness SAN the deceased and her
face was then full Of scraches and marked
learned before day break that the deceased
was dead
One Harriet Meehan also tast;Goa 20 A.