The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-15
UNION COURSE, l.. .-TROTrrNG.


heats best three in Ave. Thursday last at the Uni,n
b. m Boston Girl, and b. 6. Bghlnd Boy. The race
closely throughout between the two first
named but Of TIE two latter Boston Girl was the best
Frank Forester won.
The betting In favor Of Frank Forester agains.
the field at hundred to atty previous to the race
and Lady Collins held at two to against Boston
Girl. There little sad or done on Eighlsnd Boy.
Time bets few. The track was in good order ana
the weather favorable.
First Heas-Bighand Boy the inside Of the track,
Boston Girl next Frank Forester third and Lady Col.
Inns the outside. There was some difficulty in getting
them off teesther but when they we're started, Lady
Collins havrg the best Of the send Off took the track
and led to the quarter pole length ahead of Highland
BE- S
and sshiaS rhs s .
Forester mace bad break the lower turn and Lady
Collins and big HAND Boy opened wide gap him,
the homssretch Lady Collins broke up. aud after
wards highland Boy followed suit, end they bounced
about for time before they settled again at work.
during which me Boston Girl had been very busy and
WAS closing them very rapidly they managed how
ever to keep Of her reach and Lady Collins the
heat BY length, Boston Curl good third, Frank For
Second eas-when the word was given for the start
Boston Girl was three OF four Lengths ahead, and her
on account Of his being far ahead pulled his up
until the others were even with hun; and when he
and she hro.e up BADLY. The Others we're eisny yads
shead Of him befoEe the mare began to tr.'t.
x yal 'hs sss TO her nsss
an. Hish'and Boy couple Of lengths beaioa-tim,,
forty ts,cnts. he continued to lead down the b,cs
stretch to the half mile pole, without he wever bing abe
to open the Franktine, IL On the back stretch
there httls chspss Of position except that Highland
Boy w.s dropping OF, and Bosto. Girl was tr sting
finely closing rapidly the immsnse opeaiug that vas
between ner and the others she exhib Cd gent speed
jones pulled Frank out from behind Collins and the
give il mp, but Hiram determined she should not
and It required all his skill to keep her going. Frank
the .soIs Win ~ h.a
ather gfth, Hirsm not being abb to keep the mare
down any longer, abe bsoke up and ran TO the stand
Gil about thirty forty yards behind; Highland
Boy lost having broken up below the drAvgate.
At his wheel Boston Girl third having broken up again
the upper turn and Highland fourth Frank passed
the quarter pol: IN thirty nine seconds, With Collin. lap
stretch until the halfmile pole, when the mare
broke up and lost : couple Of lengths Frank made tie
or four sound sSs sprn O. home
stretch Hiram rallied the mare astcnshngy, and gained
on s,ns ps III II. W: . tie
thirty YARDS behind and highland Boy just inside the
distance stand.
Fourth Heat-H was now dark and little could be seen
Of the horses after they left the stand good deal
could be heard however from the loud voices Of the
drivers Hold Fish where the deuce are you going
tot Do you want to into ~ - Never mind me-
look out for yourselves I" "You call that trottipg?'
eco ahead old gal ~ stop-stop-stop "Hold
on !" Take-take-take care 7" "Grang old ga,lr'
"Look at 'em run,n r., &c, &C.; but nothing couli
Be known by the judges until the horses
within city yards Of the stand--the the To-
being Frank Forester, Boston Girl next Lady C,ils
third, Highland Boy last. Time 237. Harry Jones
accused Fish Of trying to into him Fish said that
Harry beat him BY running paat him while he Was
trot N,dne said tina. Fish had nearly of hia
wheels of while Hrax had com plants to make bat
appeared perfectly sst 6sd that the The
whok Of them no doubt had lively Tins the back
stretch and around the lower turn and 1t ortuuA
that accident occurred. All this fault Of START
Ing At too late hour In the afternoon There
. great waste OF time In making Unnecessary prepare
tcns aer the horses the ground; besides IL is
very seldom that they reach the track until after the
time announced fo1 starting The afternoons grow
ing short and punctualy should be observed In start
ing rsce
The following is . Summary Of the trot:-
THURSDAY Oct, l2-Trostiag-purse $l00, mile heats,
hest three In five, /, haness.
n. Jonos entered e Frank Worcester.
Fl Woodruff entered br Lady Collins. 2 3
W Fisb uttered b. m. Bos on Girl >. ..... 3 2
T. J. Nodire entered b highland Boy.
Time: 23s--2: s5-2.3bI-2:37
On Mfndsy next, Hero, the PAGER. and Tscsnsy. the
trotter contend in match for So 600; and the Wei
nssday following Flora Temple and Jack Waters trot