Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-11

sprnking of very pretty women in the ladies' stand.
They added "a glory and a charm" TO the race and
race course, that could be obtained from other
source
Where beauty ISL pleasure!
Where beauty is, isjoy
where woman Is, Is treasure
And bliss without alloy
But the race -the race lay, there the rub. Lady
Cfden Picton, and ATLANTA all stripped well, and
s,oed souty strainingfor the start There was very
little betting. Many muck wished the colt Picton to
win-he was the favone with the mere spectators
the Clitden was the favorite agans. the field
80 to 100 she wins-taken. 200 even she wins-no
takers.
Tap-of goes the horses-a very beautiful start
-Atalanta has the track-they brushed beautifully
down the back stretch-Atalanta leadng-Lady Cliff
den strong in hand keeping decent distance-the
powerful Picon colt under powerful pull-hey came
round the LIST mile in Pm. 49, all in hand-Atalanta
leadng round the quarter turn Clfden dashed deli
caey up to her-and they ran down the back stretch
sweey, the colt close, bu, under a heavy pull they
came out the second mile in the same order as in the
first, in am. l5s in rounding the back stretch the
third mile, Lady Clifden was let out for the heat,
passed ATLANTA like flash on the thrce-quarter turn,
and came out ahead the third mile in 6m l5s.-ihe
colt smart piece behind, but held back. In the fourth
mile, round the first quarter turn Lady Clifden laid
her legs out largely, ard made great gap between
herself and Pcton, who, However, played up to and
passed ATLANTA on the back stretch without sau..g
her. and then dashed at Clifden in the most deter
mined style. AT the three quarter turn It was evident
he was running for the heat-both mare and colt
literally flew up the RISE preter piece of running
for one-six,h of mile never was seen-and the Cliff
den mare came out half length winner Time Sm.
9s. Atalanta was shut out by the crowd and dis
tanced.
Both cooled off fine-the colt seemed first best
at the second trial they started for the second heat
Picton hung up to and Rugged the mare from he first
jump-it neck and neck race for two miles, and
done in min. SO sec. In the third mile, the mare
made severe running-a the third quarter she tried
shake the colt off-she increased the gap down the
back stretch but he crept up TO her round The three
quarter turn, hung on her ha:nches up the rise, and
dashing furiously at her the distance stand pass
ed her by half head at the end of the third mile
the mare seemed to be faing-it any body's
heat-bets even the heat. "Nothing but having
the track saves the mare" says John r. Round the
east bend she struggled hard to shake him eff-he
stuck to her side like bird lime they ratified down the
back stretch at murderous pace-then il was seen
that age ian unusual thing,) was of advantage to a
lady-thai is lady horse. She lamps too high for
him." says John r.. "He can't reach her tail she
shakes IN his teeth ~ And she dd-and he did his
the last turn he Rugged her for a single
ii was too hot an embrace to last-she
shook him Off and flew up the hill he close at her
heels, both under the whip TO the distance stand when
he slackened and the mare came out cleverly ahead
Time min. a sec.