The New York herald., 1845-07-29

SpOIuuS AutcAAlScuccs
SPORTING ON THE BEACON COURSE, HopokEN.
YgsrERpAy-For several days past it was announ-
ed that match for $500 would come off over this
.ourse, between the Canada horse, Hops, and the
veil known racing horse Livingston, to 60 II mile
ieats, and leap hurdles feet 6,nches high to the
leat The race to come of at o'clock This at
racted pretty fair muster OF some of the most
choice spirits and great supporters of the turf IN this
ieiebhorhood About five minutes before the hour
.ppolnt-d the proprietor OF the track received an
animation from the owner OF Livingston, that his
horse could not go in consequence OF lameness (;
his took most on the grand stand by surprise, ana
they were quite indignant, as was Mr., Browning;
ii their having been thus deceived, and expressed
themselves In no measured terms OF such conduct
being ungenilemany and not at all sportsmanllke,
PARTICULARLY when II was made known that Mr.
Browning about eleven o'clock that morning had
seen the owner OF Livingston, and who then pro
msed that the horse should be immediately sent to
Hoboken, and not a word said about lameness.
some persons present said, that II was shyness OF
he hurdles not laneness, that kept Livingston back,
md that this fact was known on Saturday Ii so,
there was lime enough to make the public aware in
tlme Directly these facts were made Known the
proprietor directed that only halt price should be
charged for admission 10 all parts Of the course
and those VINO were dissatisfied still, might have
their money returned but every one appeared per-
lectlv satisfied with the conduct OF the proprietor
under the circumstances bnt quite the reverse with
other parties. Such occurrences will do more to
destroy fair and legitimate sport in this country than
anything else. The public will not know when to
depend upon announcements II such things are al
lowed TO pass of with impunlty.
Hops was then galloped around, and took the two
first hurdles in beautiful style. Shortly after taking
the second hurdle, his saddle girth gave way the
rider dlsmounted, took off the saddle, and mounted
again on his bare back, and went the remainder OF
the mile in first rate style clearing the other two
hurdles most beautifully
The next piece of sport announced, was for a
purse Of $50 for Foot Race. a quarter of mile
heats TO leap IL hurdles, each feet inches high, to
get over as they pease $40 OF the money to the ID
if there were more than five started. For this race
the following entries were made: North Bergen,
Welch Bantam, Hiram Horton, Peter Williams,
James Wilson, and George Seward.
About halt past o'c'ock, all the entries except
Peter Williams, came TO the starting point. Betting
previous To the start, five and to four Geo.
Seward against any one; and 6 to on Seward and
Horton against the field to l against the Welch
B intam The hurdles were placed around the bot
tom, commencing at the qurrter post on the back
stretch to within about thirty yards of the Judges
stand; they We're about 80 feet apart.
The word having been given for the first heat,
they all went off we'll together, Seward and Horton
having the ead cl.se to each other. The two first
hurdles were cleared excelently but in attempting
the third Seward struck it andfe but soon recov-
cred himself In the meanwhile Horton cleared the
fourth, and ere he reached the fifth, Seward up
with hun again. Horton endeavored to clear the
fifth hurdle first, but In doing struck, and he fell
and before he could recover himself North Bergen
and the Wech Bantam passed him; they kept this
position to the twelfth hurdle, which Seward took
some ten or twelve yards in advance. North Ber
gen, in attempting to take it second, stumbled ano
Tell over it; the Welch Bantam cleared it in gooc
style, and came in second, Bergen third, Horton
fourth; Wilson tailed long way behind. The frs
completed the quarter in minute seconds; the sec
ond in minute l5 seconds.
After about half an hours delay they went forth
IN fnr he haaf SAuy rd tool tbaI Iood
closely waited upon by North Bergen, and he as
ther distance was Horton; behind him again, Will
SON The first hurdle was taken as before, by a
but Horton, who in attempting it, found that ne was
more severely hurt in his fall in the previous hea
than he anticipated and gave up the contest In the
meanwhile, the others reached the fifth and sixth
hurdle, much in the same position. On clearing the
, latter, North Bergen fell behind, and the Welch
Bantam took his place, at but very short distance
behind Seward. The ninth, tenth and eleventh hur
dies were taken In first rate style by these two, al
most abreast of each other but at the latter point.
Seward shook the Bantam off some what, and
cleared the twelfth hurdle about three yards in ad
vance-maklng this quarter OF mile in I'm l3s
the Welsh Bantam second, in I'm. los. The othe
two were some ten and twenty yards behind.
| Geo. Seward is fine made young man, a mos
beautiful ana swift runner, and doubtless will aston
| sh those present In his match with Barlow, or
| Thursday. mile is certainly more than he ha.
ever been IN the habit of performing; but those VIII,
| know HIM well, say that he rs quite able for it. Th
| Welsh Bantam certainly possesses deal of game
| if he could only get his legs stretched little, h,
would astonlsh some OF them.