The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-26
Sporting Intelligence.

CyNrRyvILLE CouRsE, l.. L. TRorrIso.-Notwith-
standing the state Of the morning yesterday
upon the rain Of Sunday at an early hour
the farmers of Long Island alive with anxiety to
reach the Centrevs In time to witness the trot
ting match to take place there, between the Almack
and Napoleon stations which was for S9OO-thres mile
heats in harness This match has been the absorbing
topic of conversation for several weeks In Kings Queens
and Suffolk countless and everything had been overlook
sd-pigs poultry politicians and preachersin the ex
element attendant on the occasion Men were congre-
gated the track after who had driven their
nags forty miles, and numbers of others who had come
by railroad nearly twice that dsancs in fact there was
not town on Long Island, from Brooklyn to Montauk
Point that did not send in representatives to witness
the sport The betting limited, and OF the usual
Long Island country chsracter-very animated and
spirited-but dimes predominated over dollars.
The stations showed extremely WELL and striking
ly beautiful in appearancs-large, noble, finely formed
and of gallant bearing The Napoleon horse Washing
ton was tho favorts at Ave to two but neither
fast q trotter had been previously supposed They
descended from the best stock in the land and
high estimate Is placed on their progeny.
First Heat-The hors 8 came up finely together for
the word, but started at rather slow pace Almack
the lead round the turn and held throughout the
first and second miles when near the first quarter on the
third mile Washington took sides with him, and they
went with their heads together down the back stretch
where the Almack broke up, and Washingtt went in
front and succeeded in mainta ing the lead to the end
winning by fifty yards, In s4s, Almack having broken
q second time at the draw gate.
Second Heaf.-The start for this heat even At
the quarter pole Washington was about length in
front of Amack and at the half mile pole he fifty
yards the latter having broken up badly about half
down the back stretch Almack was urged round the
lower turn and the home stretch to the and he
close up with Washington he passed that place
Time, 323 The horses Kept close together during the
next mile, both going steady, though slowly. The
second mile trotted in 3l9 Almack broke on the
upper turn and fell of four Ave lengths caused by
Of judgment the part Of his driver who forced
the horse much at that place. had ne fallen
in behind Washington and made his brush on the back
stretch he would have the heat beyond q doubt.
w Washington won the race in 9:52.
TRorTINo MATCH, No. 2.-This was for 5000 mile
heats in harness, between Oh. Mingo and b. h. w.
Pendergrast Mingo the favorite previous to the
START but after the first heat Pendergras rose In the
estimation of the spectators and small sums were wa
gered on him.
FIRST Heat-Mngo took the lead, and at the quarter
pole he length in front Of the stallion and tribe
at the half mile pole From there to the score the
struggle Ane particularly from the three-quarter
pole. II Q neck and neck race to the stand; and
Pendergrsst succeeded in placing his neck in front OF
Mngo, winning the heat In 56K.
Second Heat-Ths heat was very simlaf to the pre-
ceding one-Mngo leading until the three quarter
pole From there to the stand the contest ANNA
ted-side and sde-and the heat as before, by
Pendergrast by neck only, in asa