The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04
Sporting Intelligence.

CENThEvILLE CoURsE, l.. I-TRorrINo.-Thes sports
announced to take place this afternoon ct the Gem
trevills Course. should, and, no doubt WILL attract
large attendance Four OF best trottsrs are en-
tered for the purss-two mile heats in har
all Of them being of about the same degree Of speed
very splendid contest may be confidently calculated
upon. As this interesting affair WILL in all probability
be the closing of the season cannot but advise
the whole sporting family to avail themselves of and
the spot take farewell Of this description Of sport
for the year Of our Lord 1S48.
NAToHEz RAcEs-PHARsALIA CoURsE-we have
racing The Natchez Courier gives the following d.
tcrption Of the running the third and fourth days
the 18th and 18th ult
Third Day.-Three Mile Heats Purse $35O-En.
trance 10 per cent added-The track was In wrstched
condition. from rain the previous night and indeed it
continued to rain up to the hour Of starting Public
expectation was high on this race. Galatin balong-
ing to A. Lecomte Co, was entered aud looked TO
to win sure, and no mistake He known to be
lite here and the crowd were betting two and three to
that he would land at the winning post before his
young competitor, Error, who was starting in three
mile race for the first time Error Is tail, lengthy
bay COLT whose stride and steady lick will tell in
long At the proper signal Error bounded away
at the top Of his speed He Rugged the inside close
and did not lose one inch Of ground Tom Taylor
was ordered to pull him hard and let him stride along
slatin took the spur freely from the start and gave
the colt no respite He brushed up stretch and
down the other six times, but able to lock
Error, who came in ahead about two lengths. The
result of this heat surprised many old turfmen-a
three year old, in the fall, beating such four year
old rs Galatin and in the mud, rather an I'M
usual thing. But wonders will cease However,
the race wa, not yet won It was yet to be seen how
the colt could repeat and the friends of Galatn still
backed him. at even, to win When the time of start
ing arrived, both horses stripped well if they were
both seemed anxious to renew the contest. The Sc
coRd heat was run pretty much like the first Error
led throughout, followed closely by Gallatin.-
We expected to see the pace and the mud tell on
Error, and looked every moment to see him tire
but he never faltered, nor gave back an inch
Amid the dsafsIag shouts Of his ad@irDg
after exhibition Of speed and bottom that must al
elevate him among the best three of this
young one was too speedy for him on this occasion
The time was rst-rate, considering the state of the
track, and the high cold wind that blew from the
north. The following Is the summary
J. Y. Marnanskps b. O. Error, years old by Bob
A. sssoe1 dsG H. Gsis year: old B;
Leviathan, dam by Stakeholder. .......... %
Time oil.
Fourth Day.-One Nile Heats-Three best in Fyve-
Purse $500 Entrance 10 per cent, added-For this
entered the first named the avorte at two to one
against the field The first heat was by Eliza Be-
men, without . contest The second heat, Eliza Be-
where Marv Bowen caught her, and beat her out two
feet The third heat was run in the sam, way Mary
and murdsrous brush fol owed to the stand the old
mare winning by one foot Both these heats and con-
seQuenty the race, was lost by the boy Eliza Be-
men dsobeying instructions; he ran each heat from
the score when he directed to run waiting race
Had he done the result might have been different
AS every spectator pronounced the second and
third heats the closest and most exciting contests thew
ever witnessed. The distance, the heavy track and
the struggle, all told on the FLY, and she was beaten
quite handy the fourth and last heat Five Bits did
not show to advantage in either of the three first and
was distanced in the last heat The following is the
summary
A. Lecomte Co.'ss. m. Mary Bowen, yrs.
old, by Ievathan, dam by Stakeholder. 2111
Capt John Mardis' b. f. Eliza Bemen, yrs.
old, by Doncaster, dam by Mercury. $50. 1922
Judge McCulough's 6. g. Five Bits, yrs. old,
by Ambassador, dam by Mercury. ..... 1882
Time, 156-1:55- 154-1:54.
MEMPHIS RAcEs-CENTRAL CouRsE-We have no
account of any running on the 10th, and presume
there none account ofthe unfavorable weather
The Appeal he only paper in Memphis that notices
the races gives the following summary Of the three
mile race on the 17th and says The race was
mastery exhibition Of skill in the riders and of un.
firing and indomtable game in the nays
which, after desperate struggle awarded to the
Missouri pet, St Louis. Had the been in that
spring board order frequently met at New Or.
there Is scarcely doubt that the time recorded
Tould lave been az good as the best -
Col Jno. P. Whites g. h. st. Louis, by Atorf,
dam by Medley, 6 yrs. 1
R. Rynder's b. m. Jenny Lind own sister to Char
H. W. Poy nsrs G. g. Drayman By wagner, dam
by Imp Levatban. 6 yrs. ...2
Time 6Olh-5:5sh.