The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-19
Sporting Intelligence.


Sporting Intelligence.
CHARLHsToN KAcEs-WAsHINcror COURSE -HANDr-
car PURsR S000-THRER MILE HEATS The annual
meeting Of the South Csrolina Jockey Club closed
Saturday % all meetings for sport pleasure should
with the highest enjoyment reserved for tho last
According to the regulations Of the Club all the horses
(the winners carrying their regular weight, while ell
beaten horses lghtened In order insure nearer
equality for this days race 1t was soon understood
that the competitors fer the to DO Bosons
Rosalie and shark At the appointed hour the three
were led on the track each looking nns fiddle;
vore" Bostons the winner Of the four mile day had
not leaf withsred on the shaplet which she had
won tho three mile race on Thursday In ss quick time
O. this course has ever seen was considered BY hsr
friends to be perfectly ct homo in any orowd-and
Shark, who had yielded the purse to Bostona In the
four mile heat-had beaten her IN the handicap race
last year. and with the advantage Of lighter weight
the performances Of the day. The betting was Is
various - these differing opinions could render IT, and
there was only one matter in which :gr..d
shew for 1t, and for once, everybody was right. We
have never seen more exciting and spirited contest,
that they had had fair shake for their money! The
day was the finest Of the week:
g. blue the sky
while the God Of Bay poured forth his rays II he too
had reserved his brightness to shed additional ustrs
over the closing scene Under such genial influences,
there were several lovely buds added to the cluster Of
beauty which boomed In the stand yet not enough to
make the bouquet at all toe large.
But the voice OF the starting udge has called,
saddle your horses and silence reigns over the en-
tire orowd-the coverings are removed, and - the
ssddss are thrown ever the graceful things the par
ticular knot Of admirers gathered round each, OK.
pressing in low murmurs their appreciation of their
fine condition, and their confidence that the Of
riders mounted-the flashing eye and quivering ear
shows each "ht Of blood" anxious for the contest.
Ss :s: in the
are already turning into the back stretch Of the
First Heat Shark took the lead with his gather"
graceful stride which is 30 peculiar to her, Viii.
.isss Jig Lighter doe: til: ,v, I,. akin; S.m
gle. Upon the turn ct the arst gate Bostona has
come, with laundering spesd-and as they pass
under the string, Rosalie has the second plaoe-
bianiet As they swing round i' the back stretch,
wild shout goes through the crowd-Rosaie has ked
Bostona-then the pace becomes killing-n vain does
ef-jump for jump-bound for bound-they como ON,
with the speed Of the whrlwind If but one spirit
Resale was neck ahead and tho shouts become more
deafenipg. "Hurrah Bostona-' it Rosaliei'-cry
"ths many headed," as, in their excitement, they
threw their hats and caps at tho moon-and Ego Il
they did, Shark gave up tho contest, and st his
ease, to save himself for the next heat. Still in his
grey Is outfooted, and Rosalie 10 shesd-ths Ssp is
opened wider between em-and still she comes
like bird-Bostona stretches every nerve, bat she
only succeeds in reaching the stand when Rosae has
passed hey ond the string In 65l
Second Hedt-The horses are cooling of under their
clothes. The knowing ones" uttering their
opinions "Roeals is only good for the single dssh,"
rays one set Correcting that her second heat Thurs
day had been made in much quicker time than her
Arst0 "Bostona 10 bound to win" The friends Shark
stand up to their rack" with, II there Is broken
heat he stands Is good chance anybody's horssn
while tho hackers Of Roalie think that she is going
to do it, straight out" Again that noiseess hush
the crowd hold their BREATH and the citizens stand 10
reached before the echo of go has ceased upon the
car A. Shark had to for this heat he started at
his work from the jump, and led round to the first
in instant beside, before him, Resale being
close upon his launches on they come and pass tbs
stand. the whole field nose and tail. On the back
stretch Resale changes place with shark and dsshes
Resale agan hurs the dust in thy very eyes before
tie next run reached and leads you past the string
The gap 10 widening every where- Shark has dropped
for behind that his friends give him up-snd
each stride shows more daylight between the nlies
AZ they wheel into the last stretch, Rosae
ahead, and coming with such q ruih, that tho thing
was considered entirely up, when one Of those fauS
pas, which sometimes decides the fate Of empires,
bad nearly made Bostona victor Hark to that shout
which to shake the earth but fifty yards re-
main to be gone over. See Bostona closing the gan
like . falkland Resale, like . startled fawn, bound
iBg off again at her near approach-another wild
yell and the thing 10 endsd-ROsale winning the heat
With Bostona's breath upon her throat latch. This
was one Of the most brilliant dashes have ever Wit
messed. After getting within the distance post the
rider Of Rosae believing Bostona too far behind to be
dangerous CONNER to slack her speed when quick
a. shaft can n.y. the rider Of Bostona urged her gene
Ious nature with whip and spur for the last desperate
struggle and came 30 near success a. really to deserve
it. Tine, 5;4S.
REsULr-MArr RACE.
Rofalie. '............,.. ................1