The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-02

sporting ln1eW4onco.
Usies CeuRsr, L. I-TRorTfxo.-The attendance
at the Union course, yesterday not very large
although the day beautiful and the sport excellent
Those who did contrive to leave for few hours the
noise and dust Of the crowded CITY were well repaid BY
the excursion. The atmosphere was clear and health
f and the SUMS rays they glanced upon the waving
fields Of golden grain reflected Of rustic magnn
cence seldom equaled while the myriads of bright
Sewers as they embosomed the country seat of some
rich nabob Afforded to the traveller, he passed along
many delightful evidences of their beauty fragrance
Who could not be joyous amid the green fields Of the
country, upon such day this While the eye rests
almost enranced upon the wide expanse Of meadow and
the green lesved trees of the forest skng the distant
horizon the mind is nstilsd with peaceful and
pleasing emotions than 1t you'd be by gssng for
upon the everlasting structures Of bricks and mortar
in the city day passed in the country, at such a
lovely this will do to soothe the asperi-
ties the tolls and of lifs than volume Of pho-
sophie and abruse spscuaons upon the selashness Of
the world delivered fresh from the lips of all the oaang
tnerant who scatter discord through
this happy land. But to the trotting
The contest between Jack Cade, Betsey Baker, and
Philadelphia Sal was won so easily by the latter that 1t
can hardly b- called contest Jack Cade the ia
vorte previous to the start against the field but as
will be this Of those Of Judgment
common among sporting men Sal dstanced her COM
petors the first heat IN 234H, thus verifying
marks Of yesterday that she rising star and would
soon take place with the foremost in tho field She
has already taken that position, and the probabilities
are that she will in some Of her engagements before
another year rolls round. be down among the twenes
FIRST HEAr.-Sal had the inside position, Betsey
Baker second and Jack Cade outside Two or three
failures and couple of splls occurred before the word
to the side and side, Sal length be-
hind and the word go shouted by the judge, the
81 get ss
shot ahead Of them more than q length before they
at the top Of the slight ascent 81 the asad o. the
ter POLE lengths In 'front.' In 80 seconds
At the half she was four or rye lengths ahead OF them
the others going finely together but without the requ
site speed to Sal She continued to widen the
kept up the speed ut which she had been previously
going and reached the score in 234H, dstancing both
the others They, however, to the under the
whip bets having been made them Cade beat Betsey
about length.
nags topic for the friends of each to discuss and
after short elaboration, q match made between
them to try their respective powers Previous to this
SWEEPSTAKES for $500 between Boss Butcher Miss
Taylor, and Butcher Boy, two miles and repeat Lady
and Boss Butcher outside Lady Taylor was the svors
against either Of the Others and pretty lively business
FIRsr HEAr-TRe start was very even, and they went
round the turn line. At the quarter the Butcher
Boy had fallen of length, Miss Taylor and the Boss
keeping together, but going rather slowy-time AN
The Boss first to pass the half mile POLE which took
him as and he continued In front to the stand, hch
he passed In 1854, Butcher Boy length behind him
and Miss Taylor bringing up the Boss Butcher kept
the lead during the next mile the Butcher Boy follow
ing closely behind him, thinking probably that would
be polite in trent Of the BossMiss Taylor fall
ing of badly and barely escaping being dstanced Boss
Butcher the heat by about three lengths in t:46
Second Heat.-Miss Taylor was drawn and the two
Butchers started for the heat The Boss asserted his
prerogative at the turn and held the lead throughout
the The first mile performed In 2:4s and the
heat in $40.
TRorTING MATcH-Jack Cade and Betsey Baker were
then brought forward to try their relative powers
First Heat.-They got fine start and kept together
to the quarter pole which they passed In 40 seconds
and continued side and side to the half in l22 From
there round the turn they still locked and up the
stretch it neck and neck until the stand when
Jack Cale fell of trite and Betsey won the heat by
about length, in 2:43.
Second Heat-Betsey soon after leaving tho score,
drew out length ahead Of Cade, and continued to in
the distance to the quarter which she passed In 40
seconds She three lengths ahead ut the half in l9
From here to the score Jack Cade urged ar much
possible but not enough to win and Betssy led home
in 2:42 length or so ahead Of him.
CENTnEvILLE CornsE, L. I--To-DAy There will be
noon horse is matched for $500 against time, to
trot seventeen miles within the hour, In harness Be-
sides the above, there will be trottDg match for 500
between b e. Welsh Rabbit and 8. e. Williamsburg
The novelty of the seventeen mile match will, undoubt
eddy, call out large attendance at the track.
The yacht Cornea Capt Edgar Of this port, arrived
at Boston Tuesday She ia styled Of the hand
soonest craft there for a long time.