The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-24
Sporting Intelligence.


Saturday, Dec 1-Great Post Stake-thros sub
scribers at $1,000, forfeit Sso0-feur mile heatsto
name at the post
Capt. VIM. j. Minor named b. G. Voucher by Wag-
ner out OF imp. Britannia, 4 y. o.. -
lg Szymanski named b. o. Error, by Bob Letcher
dam by Brunswick, y oi.. dis.
Time, s:4a. 'r'
wrpsrsDAv, Dec. 6.-Jockey Club Purse, 500 zen.
trance ten per cent, added-two mile heats.
7. Lapgton's br. h. John Black by imp. Trustee
KiipatIcs'sb h. Dan Geniie, BY imp. Trustee
dam by Nlargrsve; " ....2 Q
+. Kenners o. j. Hnghe,'sj CHI. T. Mesira, by
out Of Fight Sv Henderson b;
I'm, out Of Araline; BY o..................p. T.
Time, 42l gl-4:is
Dec. s.-Proprietot's purse, s3oo-en,rance ten per
cent, added mile heats, best three in Eve.
G. Lapgton's CHI c. Rory oMoore, by imp.
Glencoe, out Of imp Pickle, years Old. l /
A. 81 CsrDsi's ar o lark, by lamp Glencoe,
w Time f;5S& yac S.ri ;iiSjiii.2;.co5;4.
LouIsrAN. RAcEs-BiSoAMAN CoURsr-Thursday,
Dec. 4.-Mile hests best in FIVE.
w. +. Harpers CHI. Scissors by Grey Eagle dam by
Medoe years old. ...........,... 4
P. Langton's b. Q. Flying DutchmaD by
Grey Eagle, dam by Muckle John, years
D. f. Ksnnsr's CHI h. f Hca,ra by Amba:s..
dor, out of Flight, years DID, ........2 3
A. L. Bingamsns CHI I. Temptation, by
imp Trustee out of Lady Jackson,
W. J. Minors b +. Euiaiie, By imp Don v
caster, out Of Tee Doe years old. ....3 dis.
Time, l:5OA; 1:541; l;5lhi l55h.
Friday Dec J4-Purse $3.50
liz. Sly FsaBsbis ch Doubloon, by imp Msrgreve out
of Picsyune by Medoc, years old ............ 1
p. Langton's ch c Rory o'More, by imp Glencoe,
out OF imp. Pickle, years old. ................ dis
I. Weiis Ell g Rigsdoon, by imp. Glencoe, out
OF Fapdapgo, 4years old. ................... DR..
Time, 3:5lk.
ALABAMA RAcrs.-lIoNreoMERv, (Ala)-Wednesday
Dec. 6-Jockey Club Purse $500
Thos. Pattersons sh Jumping Mullet, dam
Psony by Court Badger years old Il
s. } Huntersb b. Magnolia, by Thornhill dam by
Col s. NJ Hhi's ch H. wiilgc by Thornhiii dam
by imp Mango, years. ,......,...,.:.. Is g
John CamrscIrs ch h oliver, by Wagner, dam by
LeyiAtbsn, years old. ...............5 4
Time, 4s-413.
TuuRsDAY, Dec. o.-Jockey Club Purse s4Oo-three
mile heats.
I. B. Psttsrson's b. m Charrler, by imp. Glencoe,
dam Betsy Malone, years old ............1 1
John csmPbsn. Oh. m Little Emily, by Wagner,
''A - A Time, as:T1.aisji. Z
FRIDAY, 7th. Jockey Club Purse, $2oO-mils hssts
I B Goldby's oh IN Sarah Warren, by Bel
sbszzar dam by Levisthan, 8 years old. Il l
Col. NJ INNS on h wnlgo by Thornhili,
~ dam imp Mango years old. ;........2
John clara's Cd nj BY Nat. Bradford, dam by
~ Time, iSS S, 200 .isi.i:so. "
The PIsroL rA1cH BETWEEN TR.us AND HUDSON
The match In pistol shooting between John Travis,
Of New York, and John Hudson of Phsdelphia, which
has been talked Of for some time past, of last
evening 1T the SAMSON street Hall. Travis, who
the challenger ard enjoyed high reputation, gave
Hudson odds Of ten inches In twenty shots TO be
sured from the centre Of the bulls eye The parties
shot alternately five shots each
Hudson bad the fret i've shots. His fret shot
brought down the white paper circle Before the Sc
csnd he seemed rather aurried dropped hts aim once,
and took q second sight The shot was rather wild,
about inch and half to the left Of the paper At
was somewhat wild, to the left, outside; the hfth
brought down the paper Mss,urement Of the i've
MIR Travis then fred. Inc nrst the white,
side t IT. the third above ouds the fourth aud fifth
brought down the white paper Measurement Of the
i've shots, eight inches and two sixteenths.
Budson's sixth shot brought down the paper; the
seventh, eighth and ninth outside the aper the
tenth brought down the white circle. Measurement,
seven inches and twelve sixteenths.
Travis sixth shot above outside the circle; the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth, brought down the
paper Measurement, three inches and nine-siK-
teenths.
At Hudsons eleventh the paper dropped the twelfth
was above, outsid. the thirteenth and fourteenth
brought down the paper the fifteenth rather Wild
Measurement, four inches and twelve sixteenths
Travis eleventh was two inches above; the twelfth
Was below at the thirteenth the paper dropped the
fourteenth was outsids; the fifteenth brought down
the paper. Measurement seven inches and eight-six-
tsenths.
The sixteenth seyentsepth. and eighteenth out
side below at the the paper dropped the
tvshtth was very wid a. least three and hall Inches
outside. Measure ment, eight inches.
Travis last Eve were Rlss bad, than HI dsons
the sixteenth was below three incbes the seventeenth
nearly ms bad; the eighteenth about inch and
halt to the right; the nineteenth nearly four inches
above the twentieth brought down the paper. Mea-
turement, ten inches,
ON thu whols twenty shots Hudson measured twenty
seven Inches two sixteenths; and Travis twenty nine
inches three nixt..ntbs on the plain even shooting
without taking In the ton inches odds. Hudson this
victor by two inches and one-sixt.enth
The firing Was not near as good as either party has
IGvs sf,.r. off A H.yuv ..V. A.
turbsd by the sxc emsbt Of the contest and do
think the lights were very fayorably arranged -Phis
Les.u, Dee 10.
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