The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-22
Tho Turf,
NATIONAL cotRsE, LI.--PALL M1ErE0-rug RACES.
IOUKTH DAY.

Tho TURF
NATIONAL cotRsE, LI.--PALL MBETH0-ruE RACES.
IOUKTH DAY.
The fourth Says no q on the Nsfionsl Csar.e wss
the v.ry an 81 o. the etng the runoing b-ioy CAPT
ta ssd the heats caose, contested p.v.oalarv 10
the Ast roe, that dHiculs 70 name the uu aips
horse until he bad Cd the judges stauA and tbs
time made was nost xos,l.nt The Arst 90 va, b.
TWEEN Little Arthur San Lstcher and Agitator to mile
heats Lite Arthur won quite nandtIy. He the
fsvorts against the fsd and Of ths Instances
IN which the favorite he's durias the present
ing tn rae. alss W, md. heats WIS betssss
Berry, John Hopkrs, aad Gertrud and was r. dos
rsoe ever looked at. John Hopkiss vas the Is
vcri'e at one undrc to ty previous TO tas star,
and until after the heat when the Geld taken
ass'ns ban 1T two 10 iLs Of the ,es ia
which u influence Of ~eigh Is IN, III hose
Ing bur pouods-Jonn Hopsius, vito Il young
boTse. carr ing mueh aged one, which pr badly
accounts for bis oefeat He IL a promising ,s >nf
one Of Bor,oDs oest Bsr,y aud Cert udo fro "a
nsca ard hoth old stagers at oil oisana-s 10 tbs
Iysseut in~tsbce proveo much for the colt Berry
wss thought little Of previous 10 the having beea
ys~isr ~ he reri.yed his reputs.i and second
hest in 34e1<. Gertrude so close ia tbs tr-t sud
lass hears, that she was only beaten By neck and
shoul -ers.
The first race for the Me ropoan Hotel stake for
three year oil two mile u.s. $500 subscsipa $500
End Lite Arthur TERRIER was al-o entncsd but did
no' aopter Arthur the fsvorite spapst the fold
of w> rhur leading ar ,und the turn Agitator mex.
ssm IEtcber behind. On the bach etch arthur wi
the gap between himself and the other So ~ho
lay close together and -tnueo TO la this way
srouod the 10 ser turn, Aaitatoc cosi the gap
what on the HON. stretch Tuoy passed the stand in
1854, thur leading, Agtstor next, and am behind.
A ,bey entered the boct srct-h Sam passed Aviator
end dash for arthur. but could not catch hi N
arthur ming hcne hard in hand In 3bOx-toe Ia, Il
rrG hay hsnu rttr in and uft~ hxrn
ing bis d. tance.
Seeomd Heat Arthur again took tho lead Agtator
iosiion am four five lengths behind the scors
which vac reached Ia 1:b2. began to tics M
did also Agi'ator AID Arthur had 1t ell his wis,
leading soue fofty FIFTY yards around the turn 1d
coming In hard III hand, o winner by three O. f,ur
lsnsths, Notwithstanding desperate brush made tv
SIN entering tie homestretch. lime Of the last
mile, 2Noi4, and fine heas 3:52a4
SECOND RACE.
TIE second race was for this proprietors' pure of
garry 100 lhs. TIE entries Gerry, John Hopkin,
and Gertrude; Jot being tho favorite at 100 to so
Fig Hte,- pAins took The Lead Gertrude second,
and Ferry close up, which order they aioed until
reaching tho bacxsech when Gertrude oegau 10 c,.se
Hopkins, and up to him tho lower turn they
reaching the score hopkins mock ahead, In lao Berry
close up On the bockstrctch rry up snd ut the
anson House the three pa, allel for a fe mo
nents, when John again drew ont in front. Upon
ing the homesfr stch, Gertrude made another effort to
catch Hot kins, and suc:etcd far lap nu aad
after whip and spur struggle they came home tgc-
ereths behind Time Of last mile ST a. Of the heat
3:46k.
Sc ond Heat Gertrude led off, followed BY John
end Berry some half dozen lengths behind John
passed the mare at the aansiou House was length
IN aaynI Berry bcgoniDg TO Close up They continued
to run In this manner until they reached the judges
stand, which they passed in LEX 0oing around tue
upper turn Berry made for the mare passed her,
arc made dash for Hopkins, whom he overflow,
ard a.er short struggle went length in front This
tnsued on the bscsstretch % the liver Hopkins not
wiling give the contest ain made play and after
seves desperate Intellectual efforts to take lead
beA'tn In by half lensth Time Of last milo d. aud
OF the heat 46k Gertrude thirty yar is behind
Third Heat Hopkins went Off with the lead, aud
maintained it through tho frs mile, passing the staud
three Ter his ahead OF the others In 54. Tho marc
now fell b. hir giving Berry chance TO the colt
dowo which he cid successfully, passing him the
tacSstretch and leadpg rocnd he lover Tue
nos made her run, but TOO late to win. She gated
rapidly up the hcmcstretch Ind waa beaten by neck
and shoulders Hopkins length behind Time OF last
mile l:5d& and or tho heat 3:50h.
Ibe races for to Day po ,troncd They will all be
Saturday, which will be the closing day OF the
meeting when Three will be run, and in whish
twelve of :he best the country entered In
cluth little flea HIGHLANDER, arrow, eeu0e, Rad Eye,
Ono I1 ed Joe Grspite, McGrc h Seae Ellen Bstemnu.
let,y ard Col Graz. al th4 viii be good and
NO dssppoin ment possibly to the sports
Of the day The great four milo will be run by
IN Reuhc, Little Flea highlander Eyed Joe
6re of Tho b. st four fes IN the world aud which
NOT fell Ia drawing OUT the lsrgcst crowi that at
ard the truck in ano order tho be one
quickest ever run The police force will be increased
that day and every attention will paid tho ,nfort
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