The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-23
Sporting Intelligence.

TaorrINo THE HARLEM Tack, YEsrERpu
There has been considerable excitement for days
past In the sporting community relative to the match
between the Boston and New York gents. It was gen
orally considered to be the crack match of the
was for $1,000, two mile heats in skeleton wagons, be-
tween Henry Jones' biz e. Newburgh and Louis Clarks
D. g. New England II was said that $40 900
pending ON the result and If spectator might judge
end OF tho affair they might fairly conclude such
tne case day or two previous. the betting was in ia
within an hour of the start the figure about
put on reaching the ground, matters took sudden
to and 10 s. with like effect; something appeared to
have scared the hackers Of New England conound
heavy in consequence Of the previous rains The ami
mails when stripped looked well perhaps never better
particularly Newburgh who did infinite credit to his
keeper and trainer. Mr.. H. Jones, and this in some
measure might account for the sudden change in the
betting together with its being known that New Eng
ness and in his previous trials evident that he
had not the foot for his opponent in two mile heat
land taking the lead trife H. Jones behind Newburgh
evidently holding up at the quarter New England
ton In I'm 221I, Round the bottom, Newburgh came
we'll up. and the pole the bay broke. and lost
some two or three lengths which the other maintained
home for the first mile, in On ass In the second mile
round the top the bay appeared recover somewhat to-
wards the quarter which be maintained we'll past the
half and the pole they appeared cot length apart
but on approaching the diawgate the bay broke but
recovered, and Wheiply, his driver, applied the
whip Justify. out the onect was, ne again WheH
within about 20 lengths from home and his chance was
out; Newburgh led in front some three lengths IN 5m
Ais.
For the second heat New England again led very SINH
lar to the former heat amid pretty smart shower OF
rain going most beautifully round the top; Newburgh
went in 'front.' shortly after broke losing length At
the half they not length apart and at the New
England alongside his opponent but near the draw
gate New England began to skip. and lost length or
two and Nowburgh In at the end OF the first MILE
two lengths in front in On 6ls They kept thus round
the top to the quarter. making most beautiful and ex
citing trot the half where they not length
apart which they maintained to the pole; but at the
drawgate New England again broke, and lest length or
more which the other maintained home in hm ass
winner of the stakes This a most beautiful heat
throughout 800
Tho next piece Of sport for purse of $50, Mile
Heats, best three in FIVE; to $50 ID. wagons
C. 8 Bartine entered blk. m. Misfortune.
@. Hathaway entered 4. Savage.
A. Campbell enterei br g Peter Smith,
Smith Indeed all his own; he has been in active
training for time past while Misfortune had none
at all Peter went in 'front.' round the bottom Nisfor
well up but down the straight ad Peter lod at
the drawgae three lengths in front in 3n The Sc.
cond heat very similar but at the half Peter went
in 'front.' and maintained the same homo Eve or six
lengths In advance in 2m 6Ss Third heatPeter went
in front five six lengths and kept thus to the e
pole; the drawgate the well up, but with
out success; the other led home four or five lengths in
front in 2m. 54s.
TRorrINo HARLEM TRACK FaIDAy.-
There expected to be some good sport above Soma
green Of great promise to display their ponies on
the occasion