The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-13

UNION COURSE, L. I.-TRorTING.
TuSDAy, April l.-Purse 500, mile heats best three
IN Eve, in harness.
D Psfer entered b m. Belle Of Bushwick.. 3 11l
r. futile entered b. g. slippery Jim. 2 3 .
Time 2:5e-2:5b-254-2:65.
The above race afforded much amusement being finely
contested throughout. Large amounts of money were
won and lost by the respective hackers OF the nags.
Tu,tles entry-slppery Jm-was the ayorc against the
field but after heat nancers dropped him,
and sought other channels to hedge" and get back
their stakes which they supposed already lost Very
few however, successful and they viii have TO wait
until another day, when possibly they may make more
fortunate selection Timber Jim took the first heat
handly, which however, proved the extent of his capa
blities His second and third heats poor that
his driver withdrew him before the terminated The
Bushwck acted her part well throughout the race
and performed the last mile in better time than the first
The day delightful, but the track heavy from
Che rain and snow of the night previous.
The troting may be said to have fairly set
in In few days the purses to be conended for will be
advertised and the entries made public We understand
that added to the old favotes Of the past season.
Der Of very fast and promising entered and
will contend for the purses given by the proprieorSof
the Union Course. Hiram Woodruf's stables are filed
with first class nags, while whean, Harry Jones'
Hoagland, whelpey, Pffer Albert Conkin, and Isaac
Woodruff all actively engaged in training horses for
the campaign The Rose of Washington was within the
enclosure OF the track during the looking ne she
il most beautifully developed, and should her be
fortunate enough to match her this the public
will have n treat worth witnessing.
The coming between Gray Louis and True John Is
The absorbing subject of discussion in all the sporting
circles the gray being the fayorte Both horses in
good order and doing we and should they to the
post fine they at the present writing 240 will
be beaten, Notwithstanding the heavy weights they
to carry.
BROOKLYN April Q, 1854
To EDITOR THE NEW York HERALD -
SIR-In your paper of the 9th inst, under the head
of News" you give the particulars of four mile
at New Orleans, which states that Iecompte in
1926 and 3sa, beating lexington the winner of the
late State stake Of twenty thousand dollars This excels
the performance Of other horse record being six
and half seconds less than accomplished by Fash
ion in her palmy days. Sir, the above statement is
false (you have been wrongly nformed) regards the
horse excelng anything record. The following is
correct copy from the Judges return published in Belts
Life some years ago
1901 Sept. 19-At Doncaster, match for 500 guneas,
weight ST. lbs EACH four miles
Mr.. Johnsons b. h. Sir Solomon by Sir Peter years
Sir H. T. yanes br hCockfghter, by Overton, years
Old. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. (k Franksl
Sir Solomon took the lead headed, and beat
his antagonist threefourths of mile from home and
by two lengths and half. The first two miles
run in three minutes, and the whole four in
makes Sir Solomon beat Lecompte fifteen seconds The
above Is correct copy, which puts Fashion and Lee
compile in the shade little. Since 1901 the racing stud
of England md Ireland have improved.
Sir you would oblge old sportsman by putting the
above in shipshape, and pubishingit. SIR SOLOMON