The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-31

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unusually istssag ard attractive 10 the sporting esn-
nuna. TAs rssss hAvs bssa shArsetsrssd By gssatsr
dispay = hst tins than rsnsmbsr 10 have chroni-
ced during any preceding year. On Long Land asne,
thsrs have been upwards Of hundred trosing and
pasing rAcss-abeut sixty TO sukiss, forty TO wagons,
AAa asest tn under The sads-to Ny nothing Of ths
number whinh have taken place elsewhere. We nsy
hsrs reazk That ths rAee bstwesn Flora Temple and the
pacing horse Hsro-tws mile hsats-w0 decidedly TIE
best two S race IN point Of time that has taken
place. II ths surprise Of AL present. the mare the
racsmakag Of the heats In 4:sI ten seconds less
tAsa tAe tns Of ths rsnswnsa Lady suffolk Flora 10
now aOknowsdesd he stsst rotter living. There has
been no extraordinary mile ns made 2so having bssn
beassn but twice durss The By Flora Temple
end again By Belle ofSarsteea nu.Ser ofnew tfstinx
horses made their appearance during the latter part Of
the season, among which may snuusrats Jake Oak.
ley, Brown Dick, Bus, no., &c. Many Of these horses
matched tor the NEXT season. and shall then have
IN opportunity Of seeing what they can do. BuE l.
matched sSainst Lantern for 3lo00o--the rsee 10
como on h NAY; Brown Dick and Rocket have
aiss an engagement In June for 200. In fact,
next promises TO be interesting than the
last
1hs year has been distinguished BY remartas ly fast
pacing match, the quickest record The was b.
tween Pocahontas and Hero mile heats 70 wagons Only
2l7k-Hero dstanced. No PAGERS of any note have
made their appearance during the year. ons however,
haiiing from Hudson, matched against Hero. His
country friends very sangune and 1t whispered
that he had paced mile In private in 2:l2 However
that might have BEEN he certainly did not up the
expectations ofhs friends and badly beaten by Hero,
In 2:29.
In running, have very Ittle to speak Of far IS
this vicinity Is concerned but the usual amount has
taken in the South and Southwest aud capital time
has been made In fact the very best made In that
part Of the country. The great match of Lexington
against time-te four miles under 7:2s-the time
made by Lecomte when he beat Lexington the year pre-
vious-was accomplished In 7:1oss over the Metaire
Course, New Orleans. The Mesaire Course somewhat
less than me tho distance being computed from the
centre Of the and horses usually close to
the pole they possibly Lexington in that
carried hundred and three pounds-some twenty odd
pounds less weight than carried by his renownsd
sire, Boston, In bis celebrated with Fashion, In
1870. In subsequent the Netairie sourse,
Lexington beat Iecomte In less than 1896 and this
seemed TO settle the question TO which the fastest
HORSE Then towcd the splendid affair between Brown
Dick and Arrow-three mile heats-in which Arrow was
beaten. Then heat, In mile race, by Henry
Perrt in 1A2 which is the quickest mile time recorded
We regret to learn that this splendid horse has since
died. All this fast ruhDng time has been made the
Meairs the for which has been assigned
above, viz: the shortness of the and light
weights. Tie enumerated above took place at
the spring meeting. During the fall meeting nothing
worthy CT special notice took place further than that
Leccme beat Arrow at four mile heats and Arrow beat
Lccomte at three mile heats.
From cause not well unaerstood, the races were
poorly attended in all sections OF the south and West
This seems somewhat snguar for the people o. those
lattudss have been rather remarkable for their pre-
elections for the turf The which have contri
hued TO deter attendance the turf may however, be
Only temporary In their Character and should not be
surprised 70 hear Of tho coming spring meeting being
better attended than ever.
We may here observe that running Is con.
fined principally to the Southern States, aud trot
ting 20 the Northern In this section of
the country it is found necessary to combine
speed with utility, and therefore the trctng horse Il
In favor no be used FOR he every day pur
poses Of life When had surplus Of cheap labor in
the North 1t thing to large studs
Of blood horses and running patronzed BY most
influential citizens But since that time the bree ling
Of racing stock has been gradually declining uuu very
few horses reserved especially for running can be found
citizens wlsh TO indulge In amusements Of this kind
they must rely upon Southern stables for the of
gratifying The opinion generally to prevail
that shall have but little racing north Of Virgil
na where the horse may ye! flourish for time
10 come.