The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10
Sporting Intelligence,

Urior CounsK, little trotting match for So 900
mile beats best three In hve between Grey Eagle, OF
Boston, and Lady Sutton, Of New York, the former
under the saddle nd the latter to harness. BY
Grey Eagle, very handily, in three straight heats
Zine, 2:37-2:35-2:32. The lateness Of the hour 1T
which the trottng terminated last nght-three heats
by moonlisht-cause a postponsment Of the detailed
repert until another day. The match between Sir
Gerry and Jenny Lind, mile heats, best three in five
in harness, was won by Sir Gerry after six closely
contested heats the fourth being dead heat. Time
s47-247-2;5o-247-2 :52-245
ALBANY, October 7, 1s4s.
The attendance at the Bulls Head Course, to day,
to witness the trotting match between the celebrated
greater than it has been in this region for number of
years. From to ten thousand persons pre-
sent and among this number observed rome of the
exquisite gentlemen to the growth of whom 1t is we'll
known the capitalists of Albany have given their chief
attention, and for which that thriving town has at
tanned remarkable and peculiar celebrity among
American cities. There a number Of elegant
turn-outs in the field, in which several distin
gushed strangers with their ladies' In fact the turf
would be well and literally pstronizcd here
anywhere else If good purses offered, aud if good
horses would come here to contend for them. The
of this noble sport in this quarter chiefly
indebted to f. Simmons. Esq, and Others, for the
ce,ent management exhibited at the present meeting
Mr. s. is patron Of the tui in Its broadcast and
can hardly ray that without him the Albany pubic
would ever zee any good racers or trotting nags.
The weather on the present occasion was perfectly
clear and bland and the track in excellent order
The purse 5000 and the distance mile heats best
in Ave, to go in harness the entries were, Mos
cow, b. &. Jack Rossiter, and b. m. Lady Moscow.
Moscow was however, withdrawn, for the reason it is
said, that he was not in good condition. Lady Mos
COW the winner Of so many aurels on Long Island is
perfectly well known to but Jack Rossiter has
just made his entres into the sporting world will give
description of him; he is Q bright bay geding, if
teen hands high; his mould Is compact and symnstr
CAL and his style of action remarkably easy aud ele
CANT In the hands Of the unrivalsd driver P. Hunt
Rosster was perfectly cool and never frightened he
did not break but during the three heats, and
then he recovered his trot Instantly so that his
tagonist va. unable to gain inch thereby. RoSs:
very ane; the friends Of Lady Moscow were so coma
dent that they offered all sorts of odds her and
were terribly caught, as the result viii show ,s
First Heat-The mare was inside. After making
four attempts to start they finally succeeded on the
fifth trial, and went of at laundering pace, Gsiug
round the upper turn Lady Moscow broke and fell OF
three lengths, the horee maintaining his stride. On
the back stretch the made tremendous burst
close up the gap aud before reaching the half mile
pole, she succeeded in placing herself side and side
with the horse. Rosster tried hard to shake of the
Lady but 1t was no go; they went locked at Hight
speed to the three quarter pole when the made
another bad break and fell on several lengths From
this point the horse had it all his way and
2:ss y
Second Hedt.-The horses having cooled out well,
came up finally for the second heat, and got away at
the first attempt. They went around the upper turn
without either gaining any material advantage but
at the quarter the mare, being badly driven mads
another bad break. which threw her several lengths in
the rear. She made attempt to close up this gap
and down the back stretch and round the lower turn
she went at rate which do not often equaled
in this sec ton; at the drawgate there strong
probability that she would win the heat, she having
succeeded in placing her shoulders opposite the wheel
Of Rossiter's Sulky; but she suddenly made another
fatal break, which the heat to the horse by Ave
Third Eeat-The third heat was a repetition of the
second the breaking at the fret quarter pole the
third quarter pole, and the drawgate. 1t was under
stood that her regular driver sick; she evil
IDENTIFY badly managed. The horse the third heat,
and the purse, in 237.
The owners of Lady Moscow have offered he owners
of Rossiter another match, which, it is understood
will come off next Friday
Wild pigeons focking into New jersey, Southern
New York, and Pennsylvania. They are in excellent
condition, and command seventy five cents to dollar
per dozen, at retail, in our New York markets. An
in shooting them.
LEXINGTON, (KY RAcEs.-The four mile over
the Lexington course Saturday, Sept. 3Oth, was
won by Greer's Little Emily by Wagner, beating Red
Eye and Denmark. Time 74e1k - 46Il-s17.
The two mile race on the same day won by Brad.
The the Nashville course Saturday
Sept. 30th failure. BLACK Satin fell in the Sc
cond mile seriously injurng his rider and Red Bird
"let down" at the end Of the heat
Saturday, September 30th. three mile heats, in
harness, resulted in favor of Boston. Time Of first
heat 9:53-2nd 937.
The purse Of $25 mile heats, under the saddle was
won by So True in three heats Time 1st heat 3:14;
I'd, $50: Sd, $50.