The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-23
the Turf


On Thursday. July FL trotting match for $500, mile
heats. best three in five, to wagons off between
Csn'reviDe aud Black Douglas. Ceateye the
Five heats closely contestsd-Douslas, although
defeated proving hineelf adversary indeed
much was he thought of, that Hiram Woodruff offered
TO match him Zoe similar race. providing owper of
the horse won let him drive This Mr Kug refused to
do, alleging that he would have won ths esent race
had he been dealt fairly with by the driver Of Ceotreve
whom he charged with crossing him twice during the
heats in violation of the rules This unfairness he
sad took place the turns and 1t pa where the
eyes Of the judges could not rea,h and he therefore
declined letting his horse trot against parties who woad
take such undue advantage. This, however, is but
"driver talk. asd the best Of them, whea defsa ed.
have aways some lame excuse to offer. Csntrevle is
hard horse to beat at any distance and Douglas should
acquire greater degree Of speed and bottom before he
agan contends with Centrevlls with any hope Of
They no seser trot two at Saratoga next
month, after all said, by advertisement in
the HERALD where the track is much softer, and better
adapted for Douglas than the tracs Long Island and
there, If at all, he may bear off the palm.
Centreville the favori,e at previous to
the start after the first heat 100 to 25 was wagered on
ho then after the second heat the betting was even
at the end of the thid heat Centreve was offered at
two to and just previous TO the start for the last
heat, the back bad tho call in the betting Aud yet
with all The changes Of the financial compass it would
have requiIei very large wallet carried all
the money on the
First Heat Gent reve the pole and took the load
at TIE start the black going slo sy around the
turn CtnIeyile was three four lengths ahead the
quarter pole in 3s,a uds and about the dis.
taDce in front At The hah male POLE IN 115L The black
reserved Lis brush for the but was SO far
behind wbeb he reached there he made
2sa4 -
Secoad Heat Centrevllc again went round the upper
tprn faster than the black al the quarter pole
bscksetch the blnck closed &c the wheel Centre
vile. ard they were ~ the half mile pole 1--WE
where the half mile pole ought beg in 1l6 the
black lay there Until, ne fsry on tho homesretch,
when he cut Ioo'e and sfter spirited contention beat
Cent e,e to the scos by LENGTH the latter breaking
up q. he approached fhe sapd Time 2:32.
Th,rd Heat Csntrsvie had he best of the start and
by drawing in 'eo coey on tas turn he retarded the
progress OF he black which made him uneasy, and he
afterc ar broke up, and ,s fifty yatds before he
again recovered his proper equilibrium Tune Of quar-
us6e effort for the heat, the distance between
atd Centeve berg too great TO attempt to make sp,
apf be ccniened hiDHeH vita nursing his horse, and
hoping for :. better luck next tune" Centreville
the heat in 235.
Fourth Heat -Csntrevile went off with the Lead the
black trailing about length behind to the quarter. in
tbi eight seconds which he continued until he
reached the hcmestretch Centrevle passing the haf
6 and leading round the lower turn couple Of lengths
clear The black made his bcush as rea ach I'd
a'ght work aId overlook Centrevie forciug
70 ortas ard beating him to the score two or three
FJh Heat -Tha horses started very evenly and went
round the turn side the quarter pole in thirty
eight seconds. Oa fne backstrstch Csatrevie worked
his way Ia fon aGd passed The half ia 115 the black
locked hs wheel On the 10 the Dlack tried
to pass C-ntreve but noticed suddenly to stop for
moment when Centrevilie shot three four lengths
ahead. II at this point that Mr. King complains
that No0ihe DIVIDED him. hs horse stop pod in
sequence The black did break, however, and made
desperate effort to overtake Centreviie rs soon he
struck the homestretch He closed at every stride, but
eas beaten bone by half length, in 2:32
The following is summary of the
T. Nodre banned br. & Centrev1le.. l 2
w. King named blk. z Back Dopglas.... 2
Time 2s34-2:32- 235--2:35-3:32
On Tuesday last trottng match for So 0GO two mile
heats to wagons oil the above track bet wee
H. Tea brtsck's ch - b, Boston, and j. Halls Z. q
John May to dtive which won bv the former
very easilss in 543h6071s. An incident occurred Ia
the second heat worth mentioning When leaving the
score, after getting the word, Ar Halls horse boted
and ran into the enclosure the right hand side
| through en- opening in the fence, which took some
s.coDos bccre he csud be taken out aud put on the
track again. In the meantime Mr. Tsabroeck had
stopped his horte thinking that they called back
and not until Mr.. Hall had passed him. he
put his horse again in motion. Mr. Hall was hundred
yards ahead before Tenbroeck got his horse settled
be managed after all TO win the heat and race Mr..
Halls horse sadly out Of condition, having been
brought from pas a few days previously.