The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-27
Spor ting Intelligence

TRorTINo MATCH BETWEEN LADY surroN AND BLACK
HAWK On Tuesday, the trotting match between b.
LAZY Sutton and bl. b. Black Hawk, mile heats best
three Ave. to $50 ID wagons took place at thu Union
Course LII and By the black horse after four
closely contested heats.
The number Of spectators was greater than was
before ct trotting match on Long Island, and
was variouy estimated 1t from fifteen hundred to two
thousand persons oil Of whom appeared, ct the CLOSE
veil satisfied With the entertainment they had witnessed
In fact everything that could in any way tend their
comfort had been provided by the proprietor of tho
course. Lothsn's celebrated band, too in attend
ance, and their sprit-strrins music oonducsd not
little towards enlivenipg the gay scene.
This match was made many months since, and large
amounts have been wagered from time to time the
result. On the track previous to and during the
test, the betting feeling appeared universal Black
Hawk bad been the fsvorite from the beginning and
previous to the start 100 to 80 was offered and taken
Tho track In very good ORDER and but for strong
wind that swept the there nothing to
prevent the horses showing OF to the best of their
siancs. was dn.; but on closer inspection, when NOV
ing, evident that both some hat lame-Lsdy
sutton particularly so In her OF tore leg, which in the
last heat Of the contest was papsbls to all
First Heat Lady sutton drew the choice of track.
At the start Black Hawk had too much the advantage
being a length in front when the word given Soon
after leaving the score the mare broke up badly and
Black Hawk ut the quarter pole nearly forty yards
ahead--tiue 39x seconds Sutton, passing that
place, broke . second time but soon recovering her
trot che made play and gradually gained the horse
until near the stand, when she pulled up Black
Hawk passed the half mile poe in llsX, and the score
Ave or six lengths in front Of the mare, in 243.
Second Health betting two to one on the
horse and the friends OF sutton her
defeat took considerable Of the odds At the start which
was very even, both we'll their feet and went
of at rapid rate Al the quarter polo, the horse led
mind wheel, and both going nnely-ums 40 seconds
the back stretch the contest close every inch
OF ground being coutended for ~ II life aud death
depended on the issue. The mare gradually gained on
the horse until their heads were parallel At the half
mile pole the Of sutton began to protrude front
Of the horso-tine lao Round the lower turn, her
head, neck and body became visible by degrees and
she got clear and took the track before coming on the
homo stretch From the quarter pole to tho stand
the struggle Intensely exciting and hardly sbreath
was drawn until Lady Sutton had crossed the SCORE
when shout of applause burst from the loud
enough to have disturbed the ashes Of Old Messenger
Mambrino, Abdslsh, and all their departed progeny
but his chances for the heat previously out Tbs
mare won by three Lengths In 24s
Third Heaf.-Betting cvon-ths hackers Of Sutton
posting their Cs freely ut that rate The start
very side and eide round the turn-tbs half
length in front at the qusyter pole-time 39k Down
the back stretch they were lspped-the mare was in
front half lenath at ths half mile pole time I:lsx
Round the turn the urged, but she could not
get clear Of the horse and coming the homo stretch
ne went up, snd thcy head 10 head at the three
quarter pole. From there to tho scor- the whips the
drivers were applied unsparinglv and OF intense
excitement psrvaded the spectators similar TO that
manifesSd In the previous heat tn, naxs to the
score 20 closely together that - Impossible for per-
sens except hoss innsdaesy IN 'front.' TO ten which Of