The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-18
Sporting Intelligence.

CEr1REviILr CorRsr, L. I.-PEpEsTRIAsIsM, PAcise
AND TAorrIso.-Yeserday q lovely day, and great
numbers took the with their crack nags witness
the promised sport-man and horse alike appearing de-
gnted with the refreshing breeze that swept the
green fields of Long Island.
The first attraction ON tho track vas foot race of
two miles for 5000 aside between Ambrose jackson and
William Entwistlo The latter was tho successful iudi
vidual he won the and money by about four feet
in 1920 seconds Jackson favorte at 100 to 90
At the start he took tho lead Entwistle trailing
him They ran to the quarter pole in one minute
and reached the threo-qusrter pole in $50 They had
slight brush for thelead in coming the stretch which
mile was run in s4 Jackson then made dash ne na,
in front Of Entwistle and made the quarter In las En-
twiste about this point increased his speed and took
1855 Entwistle at the turn the stretch was about
twelve feet in advance of Jackson, and after pretty
struggle. succeeded in reaching the In slj
about four feet matchmaking the time for the two
miles, as stated above 1929.
PAcIHc--The foot being settled. preparations
were made get ready the pacing
which for purpose Of 500, mile heats best three
In Ave. under the saddle Four horses entered
the purse three of which to the scratch the fourth
being drawn by his The three that started were;
Roanoke (roan gelding) ridden by Isaac Woodruff.
Gen Taylor drown gelding) 8. Conkn
The horses we're in splendid condition and very fast
time expected. Roanoe taken against the field
at even which, before the race the standard Of
oke and In the latter part of the the betting
sumed various shapes but the termination Of the
test conclusvey to the wise Judges of horse
flesh that 1t Is the easiest thing in the world
taken.
Village Boy the inside Of the track Geney al Tay-
lor second. and Roanoke the outside
FIRST HEAT--The horses he In line to the score
and started Village Boy did not length before
he broke up very badly and was left great distance Ia
the Of his fortunate opponents who kept side
and side to the quarter POLE which they reached in
seconds About half way down the back stretch Tay-
lor broke up but at work again In an instant giving
Roanoke very trifiug advantage. Village Boy had
tween him and the others very RAPIDLY when he broke
again the half mile pole The time taken by Roam
oke and Taylor to pace the first half mile was I'm. laks
The two leading horses went very finely until the
turn ut the bottom Of the track where General Taylor
broke up and fell back few lengths, which he could
again recover and Roanoke led home In as, about
distanccd.
without the slightest observable advantage to either
The quarter post passed in 30 by Village
Boy with Roanoke on his launches TAYLOR u LENGTH be-
hind They kept thus to the half mile pole near which
Taylor broke up not losing much, however by the
cdent Time to this point, 40 This mile so far had
been very finely contested but from the
pole to the stand the struggle between Gen TAYLOR
and Roanoke, Village Boy having with n very bad
break soon after leaving the hafmile post The two
leading horses from the bottom of the stretch TO
the stand side and side The heat was won by
Hoanoke in 227, by about neck Village Boy four
THIRD HEAr.--A good start. Roanoke broke up at
the turn the other two dashing away from him They
made the quarter In 3S seconds; the half in ELL
Taylor took the lend which he kept to the stand
withstanding no broke up two three times. This
mile was done In 2:2s. Roanoke made tremendous
effort to win the heat; but he had been thrown 30 far
In the by his break that he could not
others. He was within length of Village Boy, and not
over four behind Taylor, when he crossed the score
FOURTH HEAT-The trio started finely but 1t was
now the turn of Village Boy to break, Taylor and
Roanoke to play out the game In SO seconds they
by the quarter with their heads together in that
position to the half in 2 and to the three.
neither able to shake the other off From the
named point to the stand. Taylor gradually beat Roam
oke who appeared to be somewhat tired the exeron
regain his losses in the last heat proving to much
him. and Taylor led past the In $780, Village Boy
distanced
| Firm HEAr.-Taylor tho favorite. They
started well together. At the quarter tin 40 s
Taylor length in 'front.' at the half lin ll
two lcngths at the three-q still more at the
drawgate, Roanoke broke up and Taylor won the heat
in 2;3l by sixty yards.
TRorrING MATCH AGAINST TIME.-The gray geldng
Marshall Gray the property Of Mr. Duffy. of Phlade-
phia matched for $500 seventeen miles in
ness within an hour. He performed the feat In SO
minutes and 81 81 conds.
The crowded state Of our columns precludes q
lengthy report Of the sports of yesterday.
The trotting match which came of at Augusta Ga A.,
on Tuesday the lh inst resulted > follows
MIR. T. w. Beale's br h Columbus . Q
MIR. H. Mongin's b m. Duchess. .......2 =
Time-lst heat 2 SO Id > 3d.