The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-17
UNION COURSE, L. I.-TRo7TINa.

UNION COURSE, l.. l.-TR0TTfN0.
The weather for trottng most unpropitous on
Wednesday last the day being uncommonly bleak and
cold with gusty rain clouds sweeping the COURSE
contributing to make the day disagreeable and
the track very heavy The advertised to take place
between Sortag and Lady Collins-was made for fine
day and good track but nevertheless from private
sons the driver Of Lady Collins consented to let the
take place, although the chances much against
him, he having to 60 to four wheeled vehicle, whilst
his adversary went to eulky He beaten, as might
have been expected under the sontag
who is probably than q match for Lady Collins
equal terms. Sontag is uncommonly fine mare prob.
ably good any at present the turf and her speed
thus far in public has been fully tested She
won all her without losing heat She will trot
against Frank Forester Saturday next, when, no
doubt, her speed will be fully tested This will be
pal race and well worth seeing by those who like
thing better than ordinary trotting. We understand
that Frank Forester also, like Sontag has been
defeated winning all his matches in capital style, with
out being compelled to show how much speed he actually
possessed. Owing to the match with Frank Forester
having made by the owner Of sontag to
that the affair with Lady Collins would be an easy vic
tory and previous to the race confident were the
asked her success-in instances hundred to
twenty.
First Hect.sontag the pole, and taking the lead
with the word headed in the heat She trot-
ted fine square gait wthe skip or break and did not
appear to be put to her speed in any part Of the mile
Lady Collins broke up four tin es in the heat Sontar
trotted the frst quarter Of the mile in thirty-nine
seconds, the half mile in 49, and to the judges
stand at moderate gait, in 243.
Second Hedt-The nags had q very even start, and
kept together round the upper turn They yoked
at the quarter pole-tme, thirty nine seconds On the
Lady Collins made several attempts to break
up, but Hiram managed to keep her on her feet aad
parallel with sontag to the half mile pols-time 1ls
Lady Collins then began to lose ground but being raj.
lied again, went up and collared Sontag the lower
turn and they swung the homestretch Tapped They
came from the pole in this way until
the drawgate, when Lady Collins broke up and fell in
behind Sontag. Hiram however, drew her out and
in his peculiar way shook her to the very top OF her
speed shutting the gap at every STEP and 1t was sup
posed by many that she would win the heat. S6ntag,
however, crossed the score half length ahead Time
2:38k.
Third Heat.-The horses came up for the word at an
astonishing rate Of speed and they dashed around the
upper turn head and head in which way they continued
to near the quarter POLE when Lady Collins broke and
fell all to pieces. She did not until Sontag was
nearly distance ahead Of her and matter Of course
her chances for the at end. Sontag went
steadily aud moderately along, making the heat in
2A4k. The following Is the summary
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15.-Trotting match-$500, mile
heats, best three in five.
VIM. Wheelan named g. m. Sontag in harness. 1
H. Woodruff named br. m. Lady Collins, to
Time, 2:4S-2:ssi S-24iI.
SAME DKy.-Trotting match-$2o0, mile heats best
three in FIVE, in harness.
II. Woodruff named b. g. Woodstock. ........
+. J. Nodne named z. z. Medoc. ..........,... Q
Time, 2:56-2:55-2AS.