The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-19


announcement Of trotting contest between the two
celebrated nsgs Lady Suffolk and Lady sutton drew
1otne above track Monday afternoon, goodly num-
Der Of gentlemen to witness the sport. The day was
suspicious, the weather clear, calm, and delightful,
and at early hour In the afternoon the turnpkss
pxeented lively and gay appearance with the number
81 flashing fellows splendid vehicles and fast horses all
gclng rapidly possible, making the whole route
a Aes course, from the ferries to the track. At
O'clock the bulk of the crowd arrived and business in
the financial circles commenced, Lady Suffolk being
offered at one hundred to seventy against the other
This state of odds did not take WELL however, and
further advances demanded by the hackers Of the
brown mare when one hundred to fifty became the
standard at a brisk rate. The track on inspection,
being found in superb condition for quick time several
wsgers were made on 2:3O being done. At the sum
for the nags, they appeared the track in fine
order for the work before them Lady Suffolk looking
more like a six year old than a veteran of
summers. Lady Sutton also looked remarkably we'll
bearing gloss her coat that radiated in the sun in
manner rejecting credit to the skill and attention
The race mile heats best three in Ave in harness.
fer purse Of $780, and the report of the respective
matters that this contest both in point of speed and
contention, of the very best that has ever
taken place; probably the very best
First Heat-The choice of track was won by Lady
Suffolk The start was a good one and the nags
dashed off at tremendous rate too fast indeed for
Lady Suffolk broke up before she had gone one hun.
dred and fifty yards, thereby losing half. dozen
lengths The other mare before sh reached the anar
terpole met with similar accident, and almost
70 stand still. She, however, passed that point in
forty-one seconds, two lengths ahead Down the back
stretch both nags went very rapidly, Suffolk closing
gradually, and at the half mile pole Tapped Lady SUIT
ton. Time 1:16. The lash was put in requiston,
and struggle commenced for the heat Round the
lower turn, Sutton maintained the lead increasing
her speed the other approached her head all the way
round to the home stretch and from there to the
stand the contest most brilliant Bryant gave the
her head laid the reins loosely her back with
mt foor nf ,1faAh oxvtt,
might and main, and She crouching under the lash,
appearing conscious of the necessity Of straning
her owner yet vigorously did the noble little Sutton
contest the ground with her, that to within twenty
yards of the score Suffolk was unable to take the lead
from herr but in that short space the whip being used
too freely she seemed to relax her speed and Suffolk
beat her in by head-Tme 2:3l. Had not the acci-
dent occurred to the nsgs in the first quarter this
heatboth losing at least four seconds-t would have
been the fastest on record.
Second Heat-This was another tremendous heat,
previous ono. The start was very equal, and
the nsga left the score with great velocity but
~ making the upper turn Lady Sutton broke up,
Bryant seeing the advantage he had thus gained evil
IDENTIFY thought of distance, and hurried his mare
forward to that result 1t supposed gene
rally that Mr. Whelpley would merely endeavor to
himself without making effort for the heat but
after his charge recovered her rot she played out so
nearly overtaken her at the half mile poe-that he
pushed her onward. The quarter pole was passed by
SuHoA IN 90 secouusj anu eHo Aab IL nOunu Tue
lower turn Lady Suttens head at the wheel of the
other, and the struggle commenced as they swung on
the home stretch. Bryant and Whelpley again put
their whips actively at work. and the contest to the
stand truly severe. The brown mare had exerted
herself too much in closing up the wide gap made by
her break in the early part to be successful at the
termination Of the heat and she in consequence
beaten to the stand by half length. Taking into
consideration that eighty yards had been gained
Suffolk by Sutton in three-quarters of mile, aud
that too under the circumstances mentioned above,
We think the speed Of Sutton, in this heat the very
best before made by horse mare, geldng. Time
Of the heat 1882
Third Heat.-There a good start for this heat,
but going round the turn, Lady Suffolk broke up and
the brown led past the quarter pole thirty yards
in advance Of her, in 40 seconds Down the back
stretch, Lady Suffolk closed up rapidly that she
less than a length behind at the half mile. Time,
115 Round the lower turn they locked together
and in that way they came the home stretch
persuasive used for the lead by the dri-
vers, as in the previous heats but not inch was
vsiby gained by either, until they had passed the
drawgate when Lady Suffolk again made one Of her
usual coming in bursts, and led home by half length
Time Of the heat 1892 1t has always been evident to
the reporter that Sutton would stand the LASH
stead of jumping from under it, she invariably has
Taxed her speed when called in that way; and he
would suggest, that if she cannot win without the
whip in future, it is useless to apply it. She is not
Ripton, DutChman, nor Suffolk; although the best
nag other inches that the world She is what
the bucks of Boston would pronounce "pod.n
The following is the summary
d. Bryant entered & m Lady Suffolk. 1
J, Whelpley entered b. m. Lady Sutton. g 2
Time, 2:31-2:32-2:33.