The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-25
Sporting Intelligence.

UNION Course, l.. l.-TRorrING MATcH.-The ad-
mirers of trotting had capital days sport Monday
last Two spirited contests took placeone match
$1,000, three mile heats, to wagons wsgon and driver
to weigh $50 pounds0 between b. Americas and bl.
b. Black Hawk; and q contest of mile heats, best
three in Eve in harness. for purse which brought to
the post three well known trotters viz s. m Jenny
Lind, b. m. Philadelphia, and b. 6. Passenger.
The match between Americus and Black Hawk
has produced more speculation the result, from
the time of making the engagement to the decision,
than any trotting match this season. and until the
completion of the first heat the black horse was the
favorte at long odds1OO to TO- 100 to &c. and 100 to
60 being offered and taken in "stack up At the end
of the frat heat however, Americus having it, he
became the favore at 100 to 40 but at the end of the
second heat financial matters changed again, and
Black Hawk assumed his original position in the minds
Of his hackers,
The track was in most beautiful order as level and
the atmosphere was much in favor of the horses The
attendance was quite respectable, and everything
passed of with perfect decorum
During the progress Of the Dr. Morrill,, in his
balloon passed over the course, taking a south
easterly direction. He in view for than half
hour and he appeared to descend somewhere in the
neighborhood of Jamaica. The sight was beautiful;
and there at that hour Of the afternoon very
little wind the balloon for minutes together, seemed
stationary in the heavens. Dr. Morrill, threw out part Of
his ballast as he gded the hills the north Of
the course and took higher flight which, however,
of his stumping his against the al
ttude Of tho balloons at the time being about half
mile above the highest peak But in speaking CT the
mIonaut, we are ueglecting the trot
First Hedt.-Blsck Hawk won the cho,e of track
and matter of course his driver chose the in side
At the third attempt start effected, and they
went of nicely together at moderate rate. The black
led to the quarter pole two lengths in ~ seconds and
was about the same distance in front at the halt in
1:25. Anne rcus went up and challenged him on the
lower turn, and they swung the home stretch head
to head. Coming up the home stretch Black Hawk
length ahead in 25a At the quarter pole Of the sue
cetding mile Americas again went up to the black,
bot wasa second time thrown of; and With abou.
length the lead the black horse passed the the
tecond time, making the two miles in $40 Going
round the upper turn Of the next mile Americas
made another attempt for the lead and this time
successful he went and passed the black horse at
the quarter pole. Mr. Conklin then applied the whip,
and the black horse took tides with Americus at the
half mile pole and from there out the contest close
and spirited; but Mr.. Spicer succeeded in landing
Amercus at the scsre length abe ad of the other,
Second Heat.-One hundred to forty offered on
Americas. The start was even, but Americas broke
paed the quarter pole four five lengths in front in
40 seconds and never afterwards, during the heat,
could Americas approach him. He won BY about one
hundred yards. The first mile done in 245'4; the
first and second in $751; and the three in $50.
Third Hsat.-The exhibitions of vigor and unnnch-
s H the
him at 100 to 40 The start was very even and they
kept together until the quarter pole, when the
Oihck went In 1rOnt, phbseu That point IN
conds Down the back stretch Black Hawk opened the
gap passing the half mile pole two lengths ahead of
Americus, In 1923 The black continued to increase
the distance between Americas and himself until he
had crossed the the FIRST mile, at which time
he was twenty yards ahead. Time, 2:49 In the next
mile there was variation In the position Of the
horses II any, II in favor Of Black Hawk The tive
miles were performed in $40 On the last mile Ame-
ricus made splendid effort for the heat, closing up
about forty yards between the half and three quarter
poles. He broke up, however, ~ soon he reached
the wheel Of Black Hawk which was near the lower
drawgate; but notwithstanding the accident, he did
mot give " the ssnts't ~ Hsss tss2ssat attfpls