The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-02
T HE r u r r.
CentreviEo'Sourse, L. I..-Trotting and Pacing.
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TEN MILE RACE FOR $4,000:
UNPARALLELED SPEED AND BOTTOM OF
THE WINNING HORSE.

ten mile race FOR So 900, between ch. g. Prince
(troiter) and g. g. Hero, (pacer) off yesterday
Afternoon at the Cenrevile Course and was witnessed
by from six to eight thousand spectators in and outside
OF the track. The day fne the atmosphere clear,
COOL and bracinythe track in most excellent order
and in fact everything in favor of the horses
speed They both appeared In superb condition, and
capable of going the ten miles with Hero the
fovorite and hundI ed to eighty and hundred to
sevenyye saked him in very large sun $; pro-
bsbly to the amount of forty fifty thousand dollars
The horses wen. in harness. carrying los lbs the trot
ter being driven by Hiram Woodruff and tLe PAGER was
handled by George Spicer
AT the time appointed to start (2ys r M) the horses
made their appearance the track were soon after
called up by thu judges for the They started
at six minutes before three O'clock the PAGER having the
POLE and leading round the first On the back
stretch he waited for the trote aad let him take sides
with him. it being apparent at this early stage that
Spcer did not Intend go any faster than the troter
would make him. at the time keeping the trotter
on the outside al the round, thereby making him
greater distance in the Thay lay side and side
until they reached the swer turn when tho troter fell
in behind Hero, and waited until he reached straight
work the homestretch where he drew out and the
horses 10 the with the hubs of their wheels
close together it possible get them without
touching. The first mile done in 244.
Leaving the stand the second mile, the tro.ter
struck his quarter and broke up losing length or
but rotted the faster after he recovered yoked
again with the PAGER at the quarter poe The pace
both horses became accelerated and it was evident
that Hiram intended force his adversary toa break
down, believp THAT his horse would prove the longes.
liver Spcer kept the PAGER in hand and would not 60
any faster thaa he absolutely compelled to. The
trotter again f in behind the lower turn aud again
made brush up the homcstretch, coming to the
| head to head. The time of this mile was 2:36.
On the th.d mile, Woodruff put steam round
the turn, which compelled the PAGER to add little
pressure to his boiler and away they dashed round the
upper turn and down the backstrctch at killing pace.
Hram instead Of dropping back the lower turn he
had previously DONE kept his horse up at the top of his
speed AID used every effort to take the lead The PAGER
still had little left, whenever he called on, and
they up TO the stand yoked Hiram oxclan,ing
he passed there "rve got him, sure y The time
2:33h.
The gray opened he left the the fourth
mile, ana lie drew away from tho trotter few lengths
the upper turn but there let up for him. The
rotter with him again at the quarter pole and
without falling in the slightest forced him onward
On the lower turn The PAGER again dashed away from the
Other but he coared again before he reached the
homestrstch and excite struggle the score
the two passing there side and sds making the mile in
| 23o.
Both nags began show the effects Of the speed
which they had been going; but 1t " do de'
affair with he trotter he kept up his speed and in mi.
tation of the engineers board the steamers on the
Western rivers when racing, Hiram had fastened down
the safety valve determined beat burst This was
the fifth mile and instead OF falling off, the horses went
the faster They hung together side and side all the way
round, and crossed the IN 237 with much appa.
| rent vigor previously
On the sixth mile the rotter became the favore ANY
amount offered him. without takers. He took the
pole on the upper turn in spite Spcers efforts TO force
the PAGER onward and the latter began show symptoms
of distress lie struggled but the trotter opened the
GAP at every stride. II evident the affair was
close. At the hall mile pole the troter was fifty
yards in 'front.' without the slightest abatement to his
speed but the lower turn Hiram let him up and took
IL moderately up the bomestretch, crossing the
in FAC, having performed the ak miles in 1555i
average OF less than 2io during the six mes When
the PAGER reached the score IL evident that he had
given up and ne stopped at the upper draw gate
more sting race long as it lasted
The trot.er then stoppsd to very slow gait it
unnecessary to drive him TO his speed any longer
and he walked and logged for the next three miles,
keeping fresh possible or the last mile his
having wager of $500 thst would perform the tenth
mile in ass than three minutes TIE time Of the seventh
mile sos the eighth ol6, and the ninth 619 but
he let coming to the ccore and started de-
eide the wager dashirg OIL at an astonishing rate Of
speed which he kept throughout the mile performing
tho distance in two minutes and thirty econds-the
| greatest feat ever known.
| The following is a summary Of the affair
TrrsuAY, Nov 1.Mstch, $4,000, ten miles out, in
| harness.
Fl. Woodruff named oh, 6. Prince, (trotter) ......
9. spicer named 6 g. Hero Spacer) :......".....
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