The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-01

CENrREvILLE CsuRsE, L. I-TnorrHo -FnpAv Aug
eo-The sports announced to come OF at the Centre
vile Course, on Friday, quantity and quality combined
attracted quite large of the improvsrs Of
borsenesh and patrons Of the turf All things con-
sidersd was day of great sport, and wiz long be
remembered by those who we're at the track and Wit
messed the various trotting races that took place
Thirty horses were entered for the i've purses
given 6S proprietor Of the course Of which number
Ate @ns to the score The following is IN sooount
Of the different contests in the order they came OF -
Purse No. Mile heats, best three in Eve, In har-
There were thirteen entries for this purse but
when the names Of the horses became public, the
majority Of the owners Of the nags considered them
beaten without q battle and kept them ct home, to
bide their timen Five good ones, however, to
the score and made very satisfactory race The fol-
James NJ cMann entered br h. Cow Boy. 1
A. A. Gates entered g. Dan Rice. 1880. 2 2
Tse.s. .a s..:ss n J s:sg, D.vy
w. Whelan entered b. h: Napoleon. dis.
Time, 248-2:47-250.
PURSE No. 2-Mile heats, best three in Eve, in har
for horses that purse. For this
four nags paraded the track, but only three
started Some objection was made to the horse Trump
previous to the start the driver Of the black stallion
asserting that he (Trump) had trotted for and won
purses somewhere down east. This was denied by the
owner of the horse who stated that all his previous
performances were In matches. The person who OBJ
jested to Trump would have had better success,
suppose, had he opposed Cow Boy as that horse had
and had every prospect Of putting the present Ia
the pocket Of his owner and yet this overlooked
settled betting set in very brisk on the race Cow Row
being the favore at odds against the field. The bao
stallion showed lame, yet, notwithstanding, his owner
would in this race make better time than he ever be-
fore had done The latter bets he won The folio wing
Ia summary Of the
James McMann entered br h. Cow Boy. Il ! /
Mr. Van Wo GS,s entered e1 st TRUMP %om
Time, 2:43-2:4Oh-245.
ppRsE No 3-Mile heats, to wagons wagon and
driver to weigh four hundred pounds. Three horses
started for this purse viz War Eagle, Joe Tanner
and Morgan In the nrst heat OF this race War Eagle
pulling at separate pair OF reins, 1t being supposed
impossible for one man to hold him. lie was beaten
in the heat the extra weight having operated against
him Mr. whslplsy then agreed to drive him alone,
using the double pair of reins one pair of which he
buckled round his shoulder and with hand pieces on
the others be managed to keep the horse steady,
and won the next heat. In the third heat, how
ever, he was beaten, and that, too, very I'M
that heat by Mr. WheIan, who Is Invariably
chosen TO take the chances in games Of Desperate
nature and is expected to perform exploits with the
whip and rbbons that other jockeys cannot do
will not attempt Mr. Whelsn is, undoubtedly, one OF
the very best drivers in the werld but, being
he may be- probably led to believe that accom-
whips like pliable politicians, public property and
must make sacrifices Of feeling for party purposes and
consequently is compelled often to lay himself open tc
the censur.s of people who do not exactly things
in the same light that he views them in. He should
never allow his claws to be used to pull chestnuts
the fire. As we said above Joe Tanner the race
and this was done by running more than quarter o
the last heat He, Of course, was awarded the spos
The following Is a summary of the affair -
@. Brooks entered br. e. Joe Tanner. .....1
Mr. shute entered oh g War Eagle. ......2 !;
Ii. W oollcy entered z. &. Morgan. ......3 dr.
Time-256-2:53-2:56.
PuRsE No. 4-Mle heats, best three in i've, in har
For this purse but two of the entries to thu
score viz ;--selim and Young Americas. This wa
rather sided affair selim being too much for hi
competitor 1t had been pretty generally known that
selm was very fast colt, and hence the reason WHY
the other horses entered were kept of the track
Young Americas trotted only two heats. The time
was 2:52-245
PuRsr No 5.-Mile heats best three In Eve, under
the saddle Two nags only to the for this
purse and the affair disposed Of as follows =
1saac W oodruf entercdb q Trojan. ...".... l
X. Thomas entered 8. IN. Jersey. ............ dis
Time-2:54.