The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-25
Sporting Intelligence.


TRorr,Sa AT THE UsioS CouRsE.- Yesterday, there
was much amusement at this track-three contests
The first was for purse with five entries, mile heats
best three in FIVE under the saddle Two Of the eAnd
dates only in readiness at the hour Of commencing
business, and they allowedto start, viz -
w. Martins G. g. Medoc. .............
j. ID. McMann's br IN. Reality. dr.
Time, 25e-259.
Elias Hicks the track after the FIRST heat was
over, and his owner appeared much chagrined on &C
willingness to make match with almost any nag; he
subsequently succeeded in making one against Tom
First Heot.-Medoc had the pole. and was the favo-
rite As as the word had passed the lips Of the
led to the quarter in is seconds The rider of Medoc
seeing the condition of the mare held him keeping
the advantage he had already gained about 40
wards and reached the half mile pole in as Reality
broke up twice from here the stand which threw her
up at hs
very slow gate in 2;o9 about nifty yards In front Of
Reality
ceding one Medoc taking the leud and keeping the
breaking up several time, badly The first quar-
ter was made 43 seconds the half in las and the mile
in 1859 Reality was then withdrawn and the affair ter
minated 9
Harry and Jack Cade for 500 mile heats advertised to
take place after the above did not Off
Gray Harry proving lame The forfeit was paid, which
TnorrIso PuRsE-The third performances on the pro.
gramme for purse two mile heats IN harness. Tor
| which there three competitors, Viz:
| NJ King entered b III Sal. ......l l
H. Jones br. m Betsey Baker. ....2 .
J. Whepley" CHI Trustee: .....'"''
First Heat.-Betsey Baker won the inside, Trustee
the second position placing Sal the outside At the
start Betsey took the lead Sal next Trustee well up
with them Sal broke in going up the ascending ground
at the turn Besey leading to the quarter polein and
continuing widen the gap, she passed the half milo
pole l20over twenty yards In front OF Sal and about
FORTY wards of Trustee The latter after
leaving the half broke up and fell considerably further
in the rear on the contrary, Sal went finely, and In
making the lower turn caught Betsey Baker, came up
the stretch with her. side and sde and as she crossed
the score was nearly length in front. The strug-
Gle in the last quarter very fine. Time of the
mile 2.42. Going round the turn, Sal broke, but
recovered and caught Besey at the quartsr-time q.
seconds From this place the half Betsey and
Sal were yoksd together-time,' l;23h. Again Sal
broke, apparently to breathe, but caught her pace
afterwards she in front of Betsey and 80 continued
all round the turn and the stretch to the stand beat
ing Betsey about fifty yards Trustee narrowly escape
being distanced Time Of last mile 245 and of the heat
sat.
Second Heat-sal took the lead and dashed off at n
rapid rate beating Betsey and Trustee to the quarter
pole four lengthstime 80 seconds From there to
the half there holding her. and she passed that
point forty yards in front of the Others in l Sal kept
up the speed increasing the space and came up the
and passed the stand eighty yards ahead Of Bet
sey, Trustee just inside the drawgate Sal still kept at
work. and reached the quarter in A. but seemed to fall
of shortly afterwards. The half mile was made in %
speed enough, and Sal led home in 1855, about thirty
yards in front of Betsey and all Of eighty ahead Of Trus
tee. Time of the heat, 5:36.
TRorrINo MArcH-The above affair being over. there
was match made TOR 500 between the So. Tom Ben
ton and ". Elias Hicks milo and repeat, under thu
saddle This match the feature of the day. but the
crowded state of our columns precudes detailed re-
port of the 1t was finely contested throughout
The following is the summary
. LON Gen,on' $500. .'.'''''
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