The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-28

CONGAREE COURSE, COLUMBIA, S. G., Dec. 15.-Purse
$780, four mile heats. The entries for the to-day
Grf Edmonston, Ellen Ivans and Cordelia Reed.
Gri from his unprecedented time at Atlanta, beating
the beautiful and renowned daughter of Sovereign
Mary Taylor-in 1882 1880, the avorte against the
feld-one hundred to twenty-an great was the cash
laid at these odds At the sound of the bugle the
three came to the post all looking well and eager for
the fray. Gri the track, and at the tap Of the
drum all three got of well together, Gr taking the
lead with Cordela second and Ellen in the rear. This
position they maintained until entering the front
stretch in the second mile when Ellen, from jealousy
desire to awhile with the renowned Grif,
made play at Cordeia, and, with great impoliteness
the wake of the renowned of Chide Harold Round
the turn and the backstretch she sought inter-
again with a length OF daylight between them. Thus
they round the turn and into the back stretch they
ter for the fourth time Now she pleads again. and not
in vain to take his arm which he very CALAMITY cers
and through the stretch the noble pair move most
gracefully but the is hardly reached they again
part company, and Grit is seen winding his way into
the quarterstretch two three lengths of day
light ahead, which position he seemed easily to main
tain to the stand winning the heat in SOL, with Ellen
second and COrdelia close up.
The result Of heat the confidence of the
friends of the horse; and, indeed, The knowing
buge sounded and the three the stand looking
we'll The drum lin taps, and away they dash, Grf
again in the lead with Ellen close in bis rear and Corde
two pass the stand, and while into the second mile up
the backstretch Ellen desperate rush. and for
through the quarterstretch but it is go, for the
horse parts company with her, and leads into the
Change positions Gordeiia Reed now seems to
draw his lordship The third mile is run. and
into the backstretch of the fourth they enter Gr still
lengths in advance. Here the challenges
him, and for few moments it looks like she has him
bur again ri draws clear Of her. aud rounds the turn
Here both riders are seen preparing for desperate
struggle the stand and through and stalks
four ieet high at the head Of the stretch il to
stride tall Tennesseean the owner Of C0.delia. .Pu
out and drive home he is heard to shout, with heave
forward if he would push the in advance with
Whips cracking and horses down at their work they
swing into the quarterstretch for home The mare laps
him the outside when the rider Of Grf pulls out and
forces the boy the mare to pull back to the inside
At the quarter pole again she laps him, and again the
rider Of Grit pulls in and with the head Of the mare at
pass the string Ellen Ivans pulling up some five lengths
behind The judges not long deciding the foul
riding taking place Immediately under their eye, so
Grif is ruled off and the heat given to Cordelia.
Time, 8:07
.sChunky, you have got them" is heard from the
comes strding some fifteen feet at jerk towards the
stand. "Did win the heat Don't tell me e," says
Chunky. "You did, - said the crowd, mtne horse is
ruled OIL, and the heat gwen to Cordea Reed" The
first luck had in my life, says Chunky, stretch
ing himself up about four feet higher than the taest
man in the crowd
Both mares cool OIL WE'LL and at the sound Of the
bugle to the string eager for the fray At the
tap Of the drum they swing round the turn side and
side and for three miles and three no span of
horses went together side touching side than
did these beautiful mares As they rounded the turn
for the quarter stretch Ellen gradually slipped away
from her partner and led to the stand two lengths
winning the heat. Time STA
Now comes the tug Of war; each mare has heat yet
tell the winner, they nearly matched.
At the appointed time the drum taps and again they
gone. For three miles and three quarters they go
Ike the wings upon one being sole 70
Ellen again takes the lead. and straghtens for home
daylight between them. "Drve her. says Chunky,
and again the whips fairly talk And after most cx-
citing struggle they reach the string dead locked as
though they dashed together. Time S40
After this heat Ellen looked very much distressed
whilst Cordelia under the extreme good management Of
her trainer, the renowned Patterson, looked like q
7 winner
off for the fifth and last heat-frst and then the
other is in the leadand they change one hundred
/ fifty is offered, first on one and then the other Al
every turn every mile they change places, but "a they
round the from the backstretch towards the from
of the last round the blood Of the old horse told thu
tale and Cordeia led TO the stand in galop winning
\ the heat and the race. Time IL is.
LOUISIANA RACES.
General j. Wells, who is in this city, has decided
not to go to Charleston this winter, he had INTENDED
to. He returns Immediately TO his plantation on Rec
river taking with him his noble horse Lecomte; return
ing this city with him next spring, in time for thu
races then to come of on the Metaire course.
Mr.. TenBroeck's fine horse Lexington is now 1T thu
stables Of Colonel Bingamsn Natchez where he is il
training for bis great match against time, challeng
from the owner-who proposed to run him against :26
mile heat Iecomtes time--having been accepte,
BY Virginia gentleman. The will be tn,
Metairie next spring, Mr. TenBroeck having from
the LIST TO the 18th Of April to do it in and having thu
privilege of naming three different days for the race.
There is well grounded expectation that these tw
superb will again together the turf dur
ing the spring meeting II this hope is realzed, vi
shall have contest that will excite deeper ntercs
I than any that has taken place for many years. W.
indulge the confident hope that roth,ng will Il
prevent its coming oNec Orleans Picoysae, Dec. 10