Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-05-22
THE TURF.
From ne .l;1r-Isrk Co1ler g D. - D..
SECOND DAY.

The contest over the Uaion Co.,r~, ,,.,..
for thu pruIH,civrs purse a t'.uSs,, to-
heats, ~ill ioty b. rSule is,h. .,i ia ~, 81,
annals Of our State, >. sSeood crly a. ,-.,9l
iutcrVst u the justly iaInod ssts e. =, ii,,-
and Eelipsc, aud Invested &c ulc c.A.. ,t,,.
~as ,vn excited by IA uiai cf sil.,.. o. 80, RI,
north and south. &C do Mt Lcsit.t- e. s,,.,t. ..
. contest siiOriinS more rsal sIot' -o tl.. iI....
&C the tmf. than has ever es.utty,I DOL, i.... ed.
to-. With the solitary exception "a a. Ia.
sous Trilc, all the Racers OF an, rcp..s Il. ...
United St.tcs, were cistec,sl - - 800.
Captain stoektoa's b. d. 5hark. Jrl,n s-.,,-..
d. ia. Bisek Maria, wait-r Livingston, s
AiecGrsy, VI. Scidrn's b. l.. Chad, > .....
john VI. Bo,t's b. Ia. Rolis, and ;. land s.. .
Henry Archer.
Alice Gray Was the fasori;e, srd baked sc-.--
the beld NJ snssll o.ids, although the fri,t.t. ,
SHARK fclt confidence 10 his I,o~crs .h,,h 49,.
never bSfOtr bestowed upon an untricl h1r,r q
up 60 this hi@l lac had ts,cr be,1l tested &c. az
thing cxeeI,, t~o mile hcats.
We have not ti'oe nor space for the rsr-e l.-,
Of this interesting rnee, TO-DAY. add stall thor.
iorr eoDtcnt ours-lvcs " ith Announcing 10, f..t
t,s, the iS heat was VOC bs Chart h,t..i.i,
and the following ones bS SHARK. liur { 1T
heat I'm S5A-sceond hest 7m. 57a -t't.i L,.,
Nm. 3s.-Tothi time q the twelve n,i-s s,u
SIS! ihr with the exception OF ill., fei,,-,
and Henry race, is the best time ever iaa,is in d.
United States. and has established the i-lur ..
shark, only four years old, as the best Lor.c DO.
the United States
We believe tie horses .src plseci =, GO..sEl
SHARK 8
Rolls. drawn, from Infirv
Charlie. kemSle.
iicnry Archer.
LONG ISLAND RACES-THrpp D.r
Yesterday VAS day OF rare sport on tl,e Cn,on
LAR fssgf - Ill. ~.
day. tie race for the ProIrietor's Purse that J.y
vas postPoned until yesterday. when came off ~
Purs. Of $500, t~o-miic heats, seven eu,rie. atI
Tor the $500 purse, threc-miie heats, eight e.
tries.
for the tvo-mile heats, five horse, STAFF,
via; Captain Siockton's b. d. Aionmou,h, Nj
Snedeker's Z. m. Dsmscl, Mr.. SeldenI b. IA
Duke 81 Orleans, Mr. Van Matters z. h. Sham
rosk. and Mr.. Crsig's eh. h. Ripley III. d.
OF Orleans was the favorite, heavy bet, ~.r.
made even that he would win the ir,t heal. az
5 10 freely offered aud taken that be ~ouId - h,
The purse. The Duke and Monmouth, and IN.
DUKE and Shamrock, we're freely Offered a,L
ken against the field At the start, Monro,r.,
took the lead hard pressed by Ripley, ~hiIc IA
Duke was seen TO lag lar behisd The .kno-
ing ones uho had ventured largely upon h., VIM
ming the first heat, looked blank, aud the fr,,nl,
OF Monmouth eheered the galiani bearing OF th,.r
i.vorite. Ripley pressed hard upo, Monrno,,,
Until the lss' half of the second mile, when A..
Duke TOOK hIm In hand; bot his royal highness
vas TOO late Tor the Wing OF Monmouth. and a..
noble horse Who bears the na,ne OF hi, INC -
revolutionary triumph over Toryian. gallant,
bets were now two TO one on Monnoub L.
ga'n't the held, bot no takers. At the start 70
uie second heat, Ripley took the fasor,te IN hand
IN Inc style. and With an esrne.ness tia; dad Inn
ercdi'' bot u wouidn't do. and Monmou,h NO.
the second heat anil the purs-, without Icing lst
70 Its work. excepting the last quarter. lay