The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-18
Sporting Intelligence.

UNION COURSE, L. 1.-The trotting and pacing co
tests at this course yesterday afforded great delight
AL who witnessed them There was good attend.
ance the number would have been doubled but for
the accident that occurred on the Long Island Rail
road the day previous, rendering it impossible. from
the destruction Of the engines for the company to
send up trains to the track.
The frat engagement was pacing contest for a
purse, between b. m. Cayugs Maid and g. g. Noun
taineer mile heats, best in FIVE, under the saddle
First Heat.-Cayuga Maid drew the track The
start was round the upper turn thew kent head
to head; and passed the quarter pole in 4O seconds
They were locked down the back stretch until near
the half mile pole, where the mare broke and the
Mountaineer gained length or So Time of half mile
l:19. Round the lower turn the mare closed again
and the grey breaking up she went in front, which
she held to the score winning by two lengths in 237
Second Hedt-They got of finely together, and from
the beginning to the end of the mile. there was nc.
apparently the difference Of foot between them.
IL was decided dead heat. Time, first quarter, 80
seconds the half l16 and the heat in 2:37
Third Heat-Another even start and they went
round ne upper turn side and side At the quarter
passing the half in ILL. This she retained to the
score, winning BY fifty yards, in 24l
Fourth Heaf.-The bay mare had slight adva ntage
In the lead at the start but, going round the turn,
the heads of the nags were parallel Time to quarter
pole, II seconds They were locked down the back
stretch, neither being able to beat the other an inch
dtbey passed the half in 20 They chung toge
round the lower turn and up the home stretch until
withh t"ehty Ieet vi the score, when MOuntain eer
broke up, and Cayuga Maid won by half a length in
z 30 This was one Of the finest and most closely
contested pacing races ever witnessed The following
Is the summary
James Whelpley entered b. m. Cayuga Maid. 1O11
G. 5. Brooks entered x. G. Mountaineer 2O2 2
Time 37h-2 27-2 Az So
uotting contest, for purse of 500 two mile heats
In harness followed for which six started, viz ;g m.
Lady Randolph, m. Nell Gwynne g. g. Trustee, b. z.
Passenger, e. Quaker, and br m Virginia Maid The
latter named won very easily in two straight heats in
very excellent time much to the chagrn OF the know
ing ones The following Is summary Of the affair ::
A. Reed entered br IN. Virginia Maid. ......... /
G. s. Brooks entered r. x. Quaker. 2 2
]. Woodruff entered g. m. Nell Gwynne,. ........ 4
J. Bridges entered g. z. Trustee. ............4
Somerindyke entered g. m. Lady Randolph. 8 9
J. Whelpley entered b. 6 Passenger. 49,. .distanced.
Tines 26-5 20.
Next followd trotting match for 800, mile heats
between 9. q. Butcher Boy, and s. 4 Santa Anna,
which the former won In fine style, and without an
CoRnrcrIor.-On Wednesday night We received a
srsgrspni despatch from Troy, which stated that a
light had taken place In that city, between Yankee
sullivan and James Hubbard and that Sullivan had
bee badly beaten. The story was fabrication got
up, no doubt to influence the betting in the NJ
contest between Sullivan and Hycr