The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-20

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The sports o. the week commenced yesterday
afternoon, with trotting match for 81 900, two mile
heats. to wagons. The race was between b. 2. Don,
driven by Harry Jones, and B. g. whalebone, in
charge Of George Spicer Don won the match The
race capital one; the fr heat being SO closely
contested that the horses were never apart until
within the distance stand coming home. Don was
the ayorte ut hundred to forty previous to the
start and large amounts were invested on the result
Considerable hedging" took place during the con.
test In the first heat but afterwards very little
money was posted. The attendance was good, the
track in magnificent order, and the weather delight
full for the sport; and all who witnessed the trot re-
turned home satisfied with their afternoon excur.
sion. For wagon race the time was good, as will
be seen below
Ft,a Hsof.-Don won the inside position Be.
fore the word given Don had broken up which
Was not observed by the starting judges until too
late a. be recalled; but, as II to make all things
right. whalebone also went up, and when they re.
covered they were head and head, and dashed
around % the quarter pole, yoked in forty.two Sc
conds Down the back stretch to the half mile pole
they appeared like double team, SO closely was the
contest kept up, and equal the speed of the
They made the half mile in .2lt; and swung around
the loser turn without the slightest deviation in
place or speed. As they came on the home stretch
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bat At the ia ges' stand Whalebone was in turn q
mech IN front. Time 245. One hundred to seventy
WIS now offered on the sorrcl without takers much
rhaIoe being placed on his bottom, which was
strkiialy illustrated in his race with Fanny d. a
few weeks since. On the upper turn Of the second
mile the beads u the nsgs were parallel, aud
tbss continued in this way without the slightest
proertblc variation down the back stretch
ard around tic lower turn. Coming on the
home stretch both horses were rallied, to decide
b. grand struggle which should be victor ofthe heat
III scn gave th, horses all he aid in their power
usin every article 20 accelerate their speed They
Lsa,r ana nearer. and still they were parallel
w. en-, Just they reached the drawgate, Whaeb one
hFskc up. n ade jump or two, without losing an
IA, b, bot his energies were much exhausted; he
bike pgain. and then a third time: aud ut this
length in fcni. making the last mile In 242a, and
The heat in 5:27l.
As tn horses came back to the judges stand
after the heat they both appeared much distressed.
After receiving the usual attentions of scraping,
sponRing, &C, DC, from the erooms, aud as many
~ the interested hackers a. could get around them.
Don appeared 10 recover the quickest, and seemed
the casi affected BY tie great exertons Of the heat
No b,is we're offered, although il was the general
impression that Don would win the race.
Second Heaf.--fhe horses were started very
evenly, vet, before they got around the turn, Don
length In trout, which he held t. the quarter
pole, In iofty-one seconds. On the backstretch he
opened the gap, and was q couple OF lengths or
more IN advance AZ the half in l:isa. and evidently
determined 20 get away as far as possible from his
adversary. Whalebone broke up after passing the
half mile pole, and before ne reganed his trot he
closer 10 Don than he was previously. He Il a
capital breaker; and he practised the art twice
more ON the homestretch, without getting any far
ther behind. break il generally a relief to a
horse, IL not prac'ised too often; but IL now ap-
peared that whalebone broke from weakness; that
Don had carried him nj rate OF speed that had
completely derangcd his bellows and that the far
tber he went the farther he would he behind. Don
crossed the score In 2:i2k. On the next mile Don
went along as steady a. "a deacon, while Whalebont
had TO be rallied and lifted until the ingenuity Of
Spicer was exhausted, and al 20 no purpose. Dor
+ cane in winner BY two or three lengths, making
the last mile in the same time the preceding one
4 and the heat in ,:25.
The following IL summary -
MONDAY, June la--Trotting match for 81 900
\ two mile heats, 20 wagons.
! Harry Jones named b. O. DON. ......,........1