The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-21
Thu, Tun8

The trotting season has now fairly commenced, the
wea her being delightfully."- suited for such sports. The
country has begun at length to show sprngliks sp-
pearance s1d he green grass 10 shoong forth In every
field. The spring il uncommony backward. but in the
eourre Of few days we may expect to the llacs
snowbas and ether flowers In full bloom and then the
rush to the country will commence.
At the Union Course, Thursday afternoon, q most
exciting and finely contested of for purse
mile heats best three In Ave. In harness Five horses
were entered four Of which to the post started
Tor the prize viz r. g. hay Fly, q. 6. Union; b. m.
ADaeline. and b. Jim Grey gelding N. D. Greene was
entered, but getting out Of condition. did not appear
unisn driven by Hiram Woodruff, the favorite pre-
vious to the start at 100 to so against the fsd bat
proving dunghil, his hackers suffered severely. Hs
had speed enough TO wln but lacked the game that all
good horses possess Angens the ncore ars on
the first heat yet dstanced consequence Of her
driver not bringing ont the requisite weight las Ibs
Jim was also distanced. t-
First Heat-Angeline having WOE the inside took the
lead at the start and went to the quarter pole forty
Jim half dozen lengths behind The mare opened the
gap little dosn the backstretch passing half mile
the horestretch together II was ANYBODY s racs to
ns ns Msv M 1 Union fell to pieces and Angsne
winning by short half length The distance flag fell
IN the face Of Jim Time, 2:44; The drivers being
found TO be two pound short and the heat declared
lett in the race came up for the word at rapid rate
the gray outspeedng the roan and taking the inside be-
iere they got around the turn. He was four Eve
lengths ahesd at the quarter pole in forty
and forty yards ahead at the half 1l9 the roam hav
ing broken up the backstretch. The gray was now
Sen M IN hano and nsrsea gently to the score, winning
Third Heat-ihs gray took the lead again, but broke
ne mace the turn and the roam dashed four
or i've lengths ahead to the quarter poe in fortyone
seconds On the backstech the speed Of the gray was
tbs Sa snt and ss closed up the passing
lower turn the gray Tapped the roam, and swung the
homesretch in winning position but the worthless
and the roam came in winner by half dozen lengths
speed, leading the roam three four lengths to the
Quarter poe and then breaking while in hand fell
to the roam, and while winning nicely again breaking up
sossu as tn: rs. May Fly won %
secor ths hall In 100. The folio wins Is summarp Ut
UNION COURSE, l. L-THuRsDAY April 19.-Trotting
purse $780, mile heats. best three in Eve, in harness.
Hiram Woodruff entered g. &. Union...... 2 1 . .
Mr. vogel entered B. m. Angeline. .......... dis.
D Psfep assp0uy sgt.sss spsfsed E. Gr::n: ds
Time, ,2:44-2:46-2:42-2a2.
RED HOUSE, HARLEM-TRoTTING.
On Thursday morning, trott'ng match for two hun
dred dollars came off at the Red House, between Mr..
Twins brown Mambrino geldng VIM. A. Bro wne, and
Mr.. shute's blue geling Blue Morgan The race
throughout well contested, and the time made the
best ever known that track. The course was very
heavy-fetlock deep in places, with sand, clay, aud
water, which, together with the short turns on half
mile track, makes 242-the time of the last heatas
good as ESQ on the Centreville. Three heats were
trotted-Nr. Irwin winning the first, Mr. Shute the
second and Mr. Irwin the third and last. The Mambrino
led throughout tho frat heat in 2:47. On the second
heat, while leading he slipped in tue mud, and came
very near falling. Morgan passed him, and won the
heat in 246 On the third heat the Mamhrino took the
lead, and was never headed winning by three four
lengths in 242. Mr. Irwin then named his horss after
linn against horse for 81 000 mile heats the
Red House track, in two days from that time He Is a
large powerful horse about seventeen hands high,
Of fine proportions style and action. Blue Morgan has
been unfortunate In his races being always over
matched by his He ia fast horse at times; but
reliable 2:40 horse will always beat him notwith.
standing that he has made heat In 233 What added
to the interest Of this the trial OF skill between
the drivers-Irvin being an amateur and Shute pro-
fessionsl driver. Great dexterity manifested by
both parties In the handling OF the ribbons and Irwin
gave promise Of becoming Woodruff in time. One
item OF advantage to fportsmen is that all trotting
there being no charge for entrance to the grounds
The following Is the summary -
RED HOUSE,, HARLKx-THURsDAY, April 10 -Trotting
match, $500, mile heats, in harness.
Jas IrviA named b. &. W. A. Brown. 2 l
W. Shute named blue Blue Morgan.......... 2 2
Time, 2:47-246-2:42.