The New York herald., 1850-05-27
Sporting Intelllrence.

CErTREvILLE CovRsE, L. I-Tnunsp1v Nav a.
Irottng match $780, mile heats best three in i've, in
G. Nelson named blk g. Nelson Colt. 4
Mr.. R'ynor named ch 9 se!m ........ 2 dis.
Fira Heat-The Nelson colt was the favorite He,
won the pole and taking tine lead at start went to-
seconds. Down the back stretch Sem broke up and
Nelson waited for him until he had recovered and WAS
close up to him. He then let the black out and the
chestnut endeavor keep STEP broke again. and
fell of about forty yards The black colt home
easily, about fifty yards ahead in24s.
Second Heat.-0dds now offered on the black
but no one seemed disposed to take them The horses
had good START but, as in the previous heat the
black colt took the lead and four lengths ahead
at the quarter pole, in 43 SECONDS. Selim broke up
number Of times on the bach stretch, falling on so
much at each break, that the distance flag fell before
he reached the judge. The black came home in 2:4l
very lesurely showing that he had Few seconds to-
SAME DAY.-Purse and stake $500, mile heats best.
three in fve in harness
Mr. Conway entered blk 6 Stranger;
Mr.. johnson entered 6. johnson Colt. -. drawn.
Time, 2:52-2:51-2:46H.
First Htat.-Stranger the favorite Virginia
Mai took the lead at the start but before she got
the drawgate she broke and Stranger went In 'front.'
ana led 10 the quarter pole length In going to the
halt Virginia Maid broke up twice, and the black led
in consequence to that place, three lengths Time,
and went very rapidly gaining on the black quite fas
but she pulled SO hard that her who drove her.
up two or three times the home stretch. Stranger
won the heat by thirty yards Time, 1852.
Second Hedt-Nirginia Maid took the lead again, but
broke up before getting round the upper turn giving
Stranger lead Of three lengths to the quarter pole
Down the back stretch the mare would trot fine and
fast for time but could not be held and would break
up Stranger, therefore had nothing to do but keep
steady, to insure'his winnngthe He went along
very finely and looked better than he has before this
His expressed regret that the mare die
not call on him for proof OF his ability to win in
Maid, in 2:51.
Third Reat-As usual, the Maid broke as she left tho
score giving the lead to Stranger She broke up again
hadl he ba etct
yards This she made up in going round the lower
turn showing that she possessed great speed it
possible to keep her from breaking. After reaching
the wheel of Stranger at the threequarter pole she
third time broke up and fell off SO badly that strar-
ger beat her home about sixty yards. Time 2:461s.
SANE DW.-Trotting match, $500, three mile heats,
to $50 Id wagons
J G G9nslin named b g Mohawk .........
Time, 9:Os1a-900li i-a:234
First Heat.-Mohawk was tn. fasorite. Major won
the pole and at the start took the lead going to the
quarter, by a length, In 45 seconds. Mohawk took
sides With Major down tho back stretch, and they
gcther round the lower turn and up the home stretch
TO the score. Time, 3O2 Going round the upper
turn an accident occurred to the preaching Of No
hawk Mr.. Conklin now in prccarious position a.
yet still he kept Mohawk moving; and the horse
seemed in short time to become familiar with the
preaching that dangling his heels AID went ON
at very steady pace. All that Mr. COnklin could
offered on the result of this heat Major, although
urged to the utmost did not succeed in shutting
M0hsrk ,r he h1yng dropPedh inside side 6ss seconds be-
Second H,at-Bstting in favor Of Mohawk. At the
word both horses broke up, but Mohawk recovering
6rst took the lead. which he maintained through
out the heat. Major went badly from beginning to-
end; he broke up very often Mohawk made the frse
mile of this heat in 1902 six seconds ahead of Major
two miles in six minutes and the heat in 909L. Ma,
Jor was at the lower drawgate when Mohawk crossed
the score.
Third Heat.-The horses went OF this time pretty.
evenly and kept side and side nearly the whole Of the
first mile, Mohawk being not more than . length in
front at the seore-time, 500; but the second mile
Major fell of eighty yards and appeared to have had
as much as he wanted Of the race Mr. Whelpley.
however. put on the persuader, and cent him along
little faster; but all to purpose, Mohawk seemed
to improve-the further he went the steadier he be-
He made the two miles in CAS- and the heat in
9:23i4, winning by over one hundred yards
SAME pAY-Two matches came off between q PAGER
and a trotter mile heats. The first was won BY the
troter the having crossed the track in coming
home. Time, 2:55. The second match the PAGER won
in two heats. Time 2:52k-24sH
UsIor Counsr. L. I.-To-DAr.-A trot will come sf
this afternoon, for purse and stake Of $780, two milo
heats. to $50 lt wagons. between Mr.. Johnsons e. T.
Messenger and Mr.. spcer's b. g. Arab which will be-
beyond a doubt, good race.
Foor RAoE.-The great race between the Indians
Coffee Armstrong Canada, Jones the Yankee, Meader1
and Jackson, the American Deer, took place on the
Queen City Trotins Course yesterday afternoon Tho
crowd In attendance large, numbering about 1000
people Wher the word Gas given to start the whole
party jumped about together We give below the time
in which each mile N the whole resnlt