The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-29
The Turf.
RACING on LONG ISLAND.

RACING ON LONG ISLAND.
We perceive among the acts passed by the Legislature
or this State is for the Improvement of the breed
horses or in other words bin egalzing horse racing
and granting charter to establish race courses The
act is as follows
iaraoyISc the Barn or noRsrs
senate and Assembly DO enact as f.lo%s
sec Any number OF persons, not less than five,
Of ossd 3 i,%SPFsssns and r G.
BY All the corporator expressing h intention to form
such together With Of the charter proposed
Sec The fled forth the Of the
located tse mode aud m.nne2 in which the corporats
Peyess sntsd y THIS act are TO e the
mode and manner Of eecng trustees and directors and Of
mnae M ysa aS EG the os capital Be-
employed in the transaon Of its business hut
one hun dred thousand dollars nor h tie Declaration
sd 4 s. SSs this s'
nS sse ds pr az to p $ Of the he
rh9e amount Of said oapal has been subscribed in god
See s. copy of said declaration and charter shall also
said shall be Ssltsd and notice the nsRIn
f at least six e IN in SAD
the who have signed doeartion and their
ases And shall BY yas 81 1 ass
charter BY name they successors may
& saSs
change
pleasure and they successors BY their eorpo
shall n law be eaPs tx s ,Sa
to an amount Tot eSSeang one huagr S
conveying otherwise dsposing Of the same, the in
ss and Ses he IPneS may uns r'9 shall have
gor e a g. P pss, aeF ma their
to out and effect the object OF their ineorp0
See G. The eorporaors or trustees directors as the
mAy be- Of any company orgsused under sA Sl "a,
Of t sss as aa t. d ecnaacss IL %
~ h8 sane 10 alter and amend at pleasure they may
10 prescribe such rules and regulations for the sale and
ID eApedsnt ana each stakeholder sha he individually
ALE for the debts Of said company contracted whilst such
Sec Z This act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved by the Governor, April 10, ls5i
il is understood that these gentlemen have already
availed themselves Of the privilege granted by this
act, and that course to be called the Ma
tiona Course, is in process of formation, between
Newtown and Flushing, about five miles from this
city, which be easily reached by land and water.
Attempts have been made for several years to OBJ
tain this grant, which have hitherto proved unsuc
cessfu It is argued by farmers and breeders of stock
generally that there is way in which they get
proper compensation for their efforts in rearing first class
horses other than by having opportunity to exhibit
them the turf
The running horse, alone, has been neglected
in this region since the breaking up OF the old Jockey
Club and at this moment we do not know what horses
have among capable of doing honor 10 the North
In four mile contest. Since then the racehorse has
only been basis for roting stock and has
proved invaluable for that purpose This evident from
the fact that nearly all fast roters deep in the
blood
number Of Southern horses on their way
North ana shall soon have among Lexington Arrow
Little Flea, Reube Maid OF Orleans Red Eye Highlander
and in fact nearly al the fast horses of the South and
West. The sport will commence at Baltimore the irst
week in June, and terminate Long Islam in the
month The WILL no doubt be well attended
the love of sporting in this community is very prevalent
and nothing is wanting to full tendance
than field of first class horses with proper regulations
to insure personal safety and convenience In fact it
could not be otherwise in community of million Of
people within FIVE miles of
Clams have been put forth by the Southern press in
favor of Iecome to the saddle of Eclipse
awarded to Fashion after race with the gallant old
Boston. This saddle presented to Eclipse after de-
eating Henry and is looked upon in the light
symptoms belt. They claim that the time made by
scomte the Metairie Course-7:2e-is the best on
fcord Granted But whether it is sufficient to entitle
I'm to the saddle is question to be considered. The
me made by Fashion 1924 it is true; but it must
remembered that Fashion did not against time
that 0ccdsion-erely against Boston-and put
to the Top Of her speed during the race What she could
have done that day. knows but certainly she had
plenty to spare Those gentlemen Of the South who tak
about her achieving that victory with difficulty, could
not have the race for easy thing
witnessed on the turf We say this without dsparage
nent TO old Boston, the best stallion this country ever
produced but in defence of Fashion that occasion.
Before this saddle is given up to Lecomte any other
horse would like to 1925 beaten on the Union
Course. 1t must be done before the saddle goes South
From every Indication of the sporting magnet we will
have brilliant But to insure repetition and
continuance of the sport Northern must not rely
Southern horses alonethey must be stirring, and
deavor to End out what have, and what likely
to have of our own Nothing short Of first class
horses will 60.
For programme Of the coming sport, see the adver-
tisement il another column.
Sporting Intelligence.