The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-18
The Turf.

UNION COURSE, l.. I.--TR0TTIN0.
One of tho most exciting trottitg matches that
ever took place on Long Island came off yesterday
afternoon. The race was between g. 8. Ed. Eddy
fcamed after the popular tragediAn,) and r. 6. Ia
coDy, mile hsats, best three Ia Ave. Ia harness. each
to carry l7s lbs, the stake $4,000. The gray won
In three straight heats.
From midday yesterday until tho appointed time
OF starting the no ses-thrce oclock-the roads
leading to the Union Course were Gro vded with
every description Of vehicles, from q heavy and
burthcpsome cart to the most fashionable and
costly carriage, all dashing a'oog through the
clouds of suffocating dust that completely en-.
shrouded them, thcir occupants being DESTROYS of
ge'tng "a coon az possible to tho neighborhood of
the ira X to ascertain the cond ion OF the horses
and the state of the odds, in order to advant.-
geous, pest their piles on the result.
+ ON the time of making the match unit il within
the last few days, the gray horse had been the "a
write; bnt in the latter part Of his training it was
currently rumorcd that he vas not going we'll and
his being taken from Harry Joues d given to
Htraui WuodruH favurec the report, aud at once
ma Q chang. in the bctsiog Tacony becoming
tie avcr,c. One hundred to eigh y on him wss
the Garrett rate f"r the last two " tht,e days aua
very large amounts 1T this iatc were posted pre-
vinrs the day of the race. Previous TO tbs start
one hupdred to sixty was offered more frequently
han taken.
w"ul' be impossible to estimate the number
OF 81 ectators on tho course; bus many Of the old
psi If the track de LACED tnat the coacou 80 vas
81, alter than ever before seen Ut tr,tting match.
TIE s'atts we've densely crowded the tr sex fuif.
and the FIELD well filled with vehicles. The m .tca
was profitable event fer the proprletnra.
The horses 10 kcd remarkably well, and we're in
the finest possible condition. the rcpars about f idy
TO q contrary notwitbata ndinx. TIE time of the
a . II a. Tn la I'D
Together With tic heavy dusty state 0f the track,
proves that bob horses were up 80 tha mark, aud
that EDDY s probably the best morse ut present on
the turf. The hackers Of Tacony fell heavily. So
co' drnt were they OF his success that one inbred
to fifty war Offered on him after toe first heat.
FHsf Hat.--tac"ny won the pie. The horses
CANE up for the word, under good bead way, nicely
together and were started racony taking the
lead in the turn AID passing the quarter . BE u
tpeto head, in thirty .nine seconds Som after
lesviog .oas oiu.. Tactns okc up, aod being i'm
Ded'atey in front Of Eddy, the latter h.v,ng been
pulled up suaotnly to avo d collision, ais, broke:
and W. en- Trey recovered tncy were i, ub,nt G,e
same positions as they werc before the accident
Tacopy one length head. At the half. n,e palc,
they were side aud side. Time, I20; and the back
trs Of Tacony were offering one hundred thirty on
the result. facoDy acte very badly on the tara,
having DR. Ken up again, apd tho gray led him about
torec lei gtbs to the lomtstre h, add came IN IN
tee score at a moderate pace making tue heat 10
2:3Si The bockers Of Ca oay we're still Offering
ODDS Cd their iavoritc, believing that some slight
ccctnt in the hent The If his tefcat and
they posted ore hundred to eighty. and in some In
stances greater o5cs, before the judge had declared
the beat.
Ssccnd Heat.-Therc was consdc able manor.
ihg or the part Of the drivers before they brought
their horses TO the score fof the word Eddy break
ing mp tn &c or four different tines aod whelan
bedding up once or ~ CO because he did not think
himself quite up tn tho gray. toe latter no~ having
the II side Of the track. However, they were at
length starfeo evenly, and sent around @ upper
tu.D az rspid rafe hassing tue quarter pole in
thisfye ebt seconds Eddy about half length ahead.
On the backstrctcn EDDY got awav little further
from 1arony, end do, light was visible between
them Time to t'e half mite pole. i:l4. From
that point the seeed Of both horses was iocrcsae,
and on the lover turn rscony again l.pped che
gray. They ssung on the homestretch ut a ire
menoous tate, EDDY With tho advantage of tire In
eide ut the IN n, ~nich gave about haif length
adva taee. and in this way they came up the
stretch "a tho drawRatc. The pace was too killing
10 last, AID Ia oDy left HE feet and broke INTO q
rup. Tho gray was then takes IN hand, and came
rome winner, amid the most deafcning shouts, In
2:3Ol.
Third Hsai-Tbo hackers Of h ,opy were com
petely astour ded at ,be esul Of the last neat III
is'be0 upon the race 81 irrctrevsby lost. Tnose
who lad any cash on hand were sookirg for
chance tn heo 90, nc Off ling hundred 70 thi tv
on The gray, without t. kers. AT tn. fourth attempt
he horses were started. but the saed Of the crs,
carried tn oDy TO b's ak on tho upper tu~u and
he fell on over twenty yards. The gray passed the
quarter pole 10 thirty-scve SO Onds aat, Ooeuing
gap down the back sire, reached the half mile p0Ie
in l:l4a. ony made gallant brush around the
lower turn and up tho honirstetch hut he had lust
too much Mt start 10 catch the gray in the
mile: ard EDDY came home winner by length, in
1924
The following Is SUMMARY
TBuNpsy Aug 17--Trot.ine match $1,000 mile heats
best three in Eve, In harness. carrying Mr. Whcians
weight
Y. Woodruff drove 6. & FL Eddy ............l ~
". WhelAn d,ove r 4 Tacony ..............2
Tmc-2?sA; 28ob; 2:a9S
KENrREvILLE, l.. L-TRoTrTNo.
harness. ''
VT Cesite named hr. z, Harry Ia son. .........1
J. 81 Cor bin named & q Gray Eage
simeon hoaslald naued .. Honest Cray ....3 s
fiue-262 2:5s