The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-13
porting IntelllUence.

UNION COURSE, L. I-TRorriNG.-Lady Sutton and
Lady Moscow met yesterday afternoon to contend for
the proprietors purse of $780, mile heats best three in
five, skeleton wagons. Three straight heats won by
Lady Sutton, decided the affair.
There quite a respectable attendance Mt the
track, notwithstanding the cloudy and lowering state
of the atmosphere but not large as the occasion
would warrant on u fair day
The nags were in fine condition as it is possible to
bring horse flesh to- rejecting credit the training
qualifications Of the persons who charge of them
The track rather heavy. but not bad The betting
ont the result very lively ut first even afterwards
slightly in favor of sutton and at the start
hundred to sixty on her.
First Hedt.-Lady Moscow drew the track. The
start very and they dashed away at a rapid
rate Going round the upper turn they side and
side but on approaching the quarter pole, Lady Mos
broke up, and fell Off before she recovered full
thirty yards. The quarter pole passed in 80
seconds Lady Sutton reached the half mile pole in
119, Moscow having made up inch 80 far of the
wide gap. On the lower turn, however, she began
closing and at the three was not more than
three lengths behind. Up the home stretch she made
desperate effort to gain the lead, but could not.
Lady Sutton won in 2:3S.
Second Heat.-There was good, even start for this
heat and both nags went finely round the turn, and
the quarter pole, in Al seconds, Lady Sutton leading
length or two Down the back stretch there little
deviation in the space between them both going very
steadily. The half mile pole was passed in 1:23 On
the lower turn, Lady Moscow challenged Sutton but
she was cast of Again and again, the sally was made
by Moscow but Sutton could not be shaken she kept
her gait steadily and the heat by length in 2:42
Third Heat-Five to one on Lady Sutton was offered
and taken. The start this time not good. Lady
Moscow breaking as the ''go'' given, nd before
she recovered her chances for the heat
gone Lady Sutton forty yards ahead the quar-
ter pole in 40 seconds. Down the back stretch Lady
Moscow broke and took run for hundred yards.
gaining on Sutton at every bound. The half mile
passed by Sutton in /: 81 Round the lower turn. Lady
Moscow having become steady, made n IRENE dous
burst and closed very rapidly but it required brush
Of too long duration for her powers to her first
to the She broke up nearing it, and sutton
won by half a length in 2: 49, The following is the
summary.
Jas. Whelpley enters br. m. Lady sutton / / /
John Case enters b. m. Lady Moscow. 2 2 2
Time 2: 49,; 42-2 80
fair to be one of great interest and pleasure. Mr. O.
p Hare's, and MIR Talys horses from Virginia were
brought the Union Course yesterday afternoon for
exercise and their movements and style, as they
payfuy dashed by the stand gave token of cxtraor-
binary action and speed. Bostona and Lucy Toland
were particularly admired by the spectators and it Is
the opinion Of veteran turfncn that Mr. Laird's
Fashion and Latona will meet, If not with superors at
least equals. in their coming contests Betting has
already began brskly the between Fashion and
Bostona and although Fashion the favoritc ut odds
would not be surprised TO before the day
OF meeting The three mile between Latopa and
Lucy Toland will be lightning affair. report speaks
81 the speed OF both as being extraord nary great The
hour Of starting each day will be one clock precisely
Mr.. Laird's stables will arrive to-day
TRoTTISo.-AMERIcus AsD BLACK HAwx.-Large
amounts are being staked daily this match The
betting even yesterday afternoon Both horses arc
doing finely