New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-27
THE TURF.
There was como good trctiing At Utica, New York on
Saturday, Aug 90 Purse and stakes siooo nile heats
best 3 in s. 10 harness
II WoOdruf's b. m FoIa Temple.
Vim. WoodTufs Taconey .....................22.2
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Tims.........a.5 81 -aa-2.a5lI,
Either the reputation of the horss the extraordinary
fairness Of The day induced every one who had chance
of doing dspel business from bis mind for the pres
emit to make at the track and the cracks of the
day airy foot at their fiyOrite game There was
strong muster Of the msgnates Of the Turf and aso
ced quite number Of distinguished visitors from abroad
who seemed to take much interest In the sport The M n
Der Of carriages the unusually great IN
almost every article veles that could be hired bsgged
or borrowed, was brought into requson and we should
think this Of course is conjecture tbs. nothing
Was left in "vardant city but the WI aslbarow to
supply the steady going souls who absainei from such
meets they fancy they do better else gh ere
Tie "leuce spectators who Of course formed par. of
these present piled up in single e neary bi way
around the track TO keep the outsiders from seeing in if
you don't believe it, ask Squire William At a few miu
rtes after o'clock the fast nags bitched 10 their
sukes both looking in tip top condition. They ro
ted up and down several times, to give the betting
opportunity OF forming opinions and laying out their )nsy
neither at rt appeared to lack friends Before starting
however Flora began show herself to such good advan
tage hat she became the general fNori,e Taoonsy
locke by VIM. Woodruff, Esq and ID Talinan E.l.
held he ribbons Flora Temple. Time having arrived
they were called up for the first heat
First Heat-flora won the pole After c)riug several
fines, they got the word go" Flosa little ahead At
the both broke The caught fret and led tbs
lusrter in 40 seccnds to the half mile 10 min aud 20
seconds TacOrey close 20 the whes till the ali
mile pole, uhen lie again broke badly. This faux pas
was repeated by him both of the at the top o! tbs
track letting in the daylight awfuy sGd finally he bat dst
reached the distance in time tC hs bscontlora win
ming the heat in min 1921 seconds Flora stock now be
gan 10 look up and two 10 pretty freely offered
by the knowing ones that she would win the next heat
Taconey whose stride is very long evidently could not
turn the sharp OF the track fast Flora In
due time the horse came to the and having made
few false starts chiefly caused by the foolish Intrusion
the track OF SONS dsordery "leadhesds They got of
for the
Second Rc9t-Flors gained nesrly lsngh on the start,
which she Increased TO three cgihs the ia and led
to the quarter in 81 seconds to tn half mile in min
TaConey close betn going at locomotive speed
At times the gap all but closed Then again Flora
advanced quicker than her competitor. Thus they
MI the way round the top of the course trotng true
cookwork Everybody thar Was tptoe doing their
prete TO eoDgte their spinal column snd kesp both eyes
cp,n. "Tsooney coming up TODD An troiiing horses
mighty uncertain. ii "a has 0luoOted him; he breaks
badly The dstsuce flag, and the merry lass wins the
heat 10 . min. - seconds
Tkird Head-Flora came TO the score fresh az a fswn
and rs usual Gained az the tat in gong rOun the
she skipped. when Woodruff, who probably IA ought
good opportunity 10 put in little music, gave OF his
extra hi, La longs, which took T4consy off his feet
Taman caught Flora beautifully and led tbs quarter
in 81 seconds aud TO the hat mile in TO- Tsconey press
ing hr close and the pace improving as they Dame dosn
the hill ard sEung round into the home street n. Ihs
The crowd beg shout Taconey caught the item sn;
broke badly and ran lbehindl over the score Tm7-2
min %! sec.
10 DAY beween two nags PAGER six years olt
and the other livery horse, bali mile heats under the
saddle The friends of each horse were ssngune on the
result but eXpoctedly 20 the Of ths Mai the
PAGER won Idiy the first heat rhe second tsksn
~ the troer and the last heat by tbs piosr. Friday
Aug 70, lss9A mStch for $40 half mle heat unser the
saddle
Ltvi W. Rsysro Lacy Ella (pscerl. ..........I
D. r. Maxwglls MAJOR Lsly ltrotief). ........2 l
Time ls7-is7-l6
TRorrING At ALEXANDRIA, VA-weduesd,y, Aug 10
ls-3 match for mile beats to skeleton wagons.
J. r Doty'ss Fanny. lof BAtimore) ............l
Geo. Nelson's kentncf (of fhlsde phiAl.
Tne 24i-2&
On Thursday and Friday last Ssek there grand
opening Of the Trong ark st Scsr5oro sfeF miles from
Portland lsrye sssemblsge Of sporting men from New
York Philadelphia city and various other places
yere in Attendance Tie weather very bad bat as 50
many OF the gentlemen present had come long distance
the race came Off Lady Vernon of NewYork, aud Lady
Liohfeld Cambridge mile heats best three in i've to
harness Lady Vernon won three straight heats Tine;
2Sq-240-2;4l;
An exciting race of at this track GA TUESDAY Aug
o. between Blue Morgan and the Portland mare large
ooncourse OF boois present and betting quite
brisk Blue Morgan beat Lady Ann in three strss heats
Tine. s.s6-2.4l-249.
The same horses trot Tuesday next on the same
course for $500.