The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-11
Sporting Intelligence.

The GREAT RACES ON TUESDAY NExT.-As the time
approaches for the consnmmation of this great piece
of sport, the interest increases The fine and i'm
proving condition of the two noble competitors,
during the past week, have made the affair of
greater interest, if that possible than it previ
ousy possessed and has caused considerable fuctua
ton in the betting within the last day or two. The
figures may now be said to be even-Fashion the ia
vore. In consequence Of the state of the track five
to four is offered against I'm. 35s.-but very little
business is doing in either respects. Fashion, now
years DID, will carry l23 lbs, the last year,
while Peytona, years old, will carry but ll8 lbs
before. 1t may be useful just to refer to what these
| fine animals have done similar events.
! Itmay be recollected that Fashion distanced Bos-
ton In the fall of lS4l, over the Camden Course:
The consequence was a challenge to the owner of
Fashion to match her against the same horse for
$4,000, which came off over the Union Course, L..
on the 10th Of May, 1912, where she beat Boston
sa the Eepse his
contest with Henry, by Ais On the 10th of May
1884, she beat the Colonel on the Baltimore Course
IN I'M sos On June 6, she beat () Blue Dick and
Young Dove, over the Union, In I'm. 46ts. On
October 10, over the Baltimore Course beating Col
onel and Alamode in 8m. 29s
OF Peytona's four mile performances, the principal
one during ,h the past year was her beating Norma
airy, in I'm. 45s. On December 24th, she beat Blue
Dick, with ease, in Sm. 9s.
The, following. frst-rate nags are also on the
ground From the South, in addition to Peytona,
under the care Of Mr.. Van Leer, there is Craco-
viennc, Liatuna, Jeannetteau and Sartn Mr.. Hare,
others. From New Jersey, Mr.. Laird has,
in :: addition to Fashion, Delaware, stanly
Mr. Lloyd has four others; Mr. Van Mater five
On the Island Mr.. Conner has three-Dunnegan, Lii
vngston, and three year old. These are certainly
sufficient toProduce as fine weeks sport as has
ever come off in this neghborhood, and will doubt
less command as great attendance as ever took
place on a like occasion.
1t will be satisfactory to know that every precau-
ton will be taken to keep the track clear, preserve
the peace, and give every fair chance Of seeing
and the animals OF winning. We have been waited
upon by the officers of the police who are engaged
tor the OCCASION who state that should the slightest
doing will be marked, and that if they are not inn
medately arrested, will not be allowed to es-
cape with impunity on the following day
In which matter the officers will be supported by the
Club
All other arrangements are equally satisfac-
tory; the directors Of the Long Island Railway are
bestirrng themselves to afford the public most ample
means of conveyance to and from the course Eve
ny day previous to the great race, the trains will stop
at the places where these celebrated horses are
training On the days Of the races the trains will
run from seven in the morning, up to within fifteen
i
IN ATLANTIC street, just completed, half mile in
length, will be lighted up for this occasion for the
rst tlme and will be used as station from which to
start alternate trains every fifteen minutes.
The most pleasant trains will be from 10 10
O'Clock; the cars are nearly all new and good, and
their locomotive power is of the most ample and
perfect character All will go comfortably and
promptly and return in good time.
The GREAT PEDESTRIAN March AT New Or.
LEANs.-Elworth is progressing with his great un.
dertaking Of walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours On
the first inst, during the day he made change in
the starting of each mile, commencing at twenty
minutes before the end Of every odd and at the be.
ginning Of every even hour. During the night he
suffered very much from pains in the legs caused by
walking his miles on the plank floor under the main
pavilion He, however, slept sound during the time
allotted tor rest. During the day he walked upon
the course which was very heavy in consequence Of
the repeated showers. He performed his % miles
in hours, IL minutes and n seconds The odds
are 8 TO against his completing the task.
Extensive arrangements are being made in ST.
LOUIS Lou tor the ensuing meeting, to commence the
10Th inst.
In an English paper there is an account of large
wager having been laid by the keeper of hotel to
rlde his horse, not more than fourteen hands one
men high, twenty-four miles in an hour and a
nall The riders weight was near fourteen stone
Zone hundred and ninety-sx pounds.) Time was
backed two and three to one against the horse
yet he won the match, with eight minutes to spare
ana without any symptoms OF distress, and there
was no doubt that with lighter weight he could
get over twentyslx miles "with the greatest ease -
TRoTrINe.-A very interesting trot came off on
Friday at the Red House, for purse of $50, best
in under the saddle, in which Unknown made her
self known as SHELLY Grey" of which the follow
ing is the result:
6. 8. 8artincs 4. m. Nelly Grey. -.
| yackson's x. 4. Stockton, ...... . .
y. BRIGGS CHI. x. Ephraim Smooth. :. 3
L. Rogers CHI. g. Little Falls. .......
/ c, Brooks br. m. Dutchess Maid. -, drawn
| Time. 7A9-31l-sSi