The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-27
The Great TlAxoe milo Race.
PRYOR, LECohTE AND MKNHow-PRYo TOR THK
WINNIE.
lTrom the New Orlsans Pif

t<rOm tae new OTte&n6 PfCByuuo, AUrti fIl
The announcement tn thrss snch horses On Lscomts
Pryor and Manow TO contend fer the purse three
mlls heats the Union Course, yesterday erss.sd
osy wss Beautiful neither tos toe cool The
cenen. which was caused BY theannorucemspe OF the
race was general psrvsoed '@A sorts Of people, and
uanisest<d uelf in many ways The raiz which fell in
tsrens the evening previously had maids the cscrse
nes,y sicw :ne pnslastic In .poss il xs sticky 80
oon'snding nss o two of them pass the stand
in trpt This. however mainly conftod t, tho
space bstveen tie dr1wgaes the remaining portions OF
tie course TO the casual observer lsol ing Remarkably
well The betting as varied as Sstfing men could
hys b. rn:s Pryor closed as the tAvo's vs. tho asd
Upon stripping the Daes Pryor looked the psrrction
O. elegance, the glass of fashion and the moch OF
ordinary apparent power and muscular Aevslopsneut
each muscle and leach particular hairr being exactly
In the right paceais coat bs'oksped the Snest health
and his sagsrness for tho contest plaiay maniiss
Mnnt looked vigorous snd Id good spirts bat 10
close observer she seemed to have lost In At least
enc hundred pouhde. Lecomn not Lecomce
snhoueh bis many friends stood by him mAufciy in the
feurg circle, and lost thar money dollar for collar.
He WAS greatly reduced in aesh-more 50 than have
ever him. Hs coat had healthy, glo1sy look
had shed bis old prematurely His eye bsokened
ygor but his step had lost its elasticity and he looked
hope" not for himself but his postery and although
he had remarkable turn Of speed when he called
rEon, he could not from want Of strength respond to it
The race requires no lengthsned description for
although Pryor lost the frst heat very papase
that he did noeu for It, Minnow being second and Ls
cnte winning it, without struggle, amidst deaseniag
thouts The second heat Pryor took the lead, but
signed 1t 10 Lac te before they had fairly got into
stsight work upon the backsretoh " the half mile
pest Lecs mte at sast thirty feet in advances This
pace seemed regular and steady. and they half of
the second mile pretty much In the same position.
Pryor neared him around the turn OF the homestretch
and pretty sharp scuffe ensued Gown the home run
Pryor lead him at The stand ana just after passing it,
GIL On Iecone, was again in the lead q. this moment
the joy to the I<comte party was unbounded aad
arested in the most urearthy sounts that rent
the air their joy WAS, however short lived -Pryor's
rider had made mistake, Eot however fatal in thok
lug that The heat Was At end; recovering himself he
set ail and catching IAconte the baoketrstch he
pnsed him ike dart, and from that moment all the
interest OF the at end The third heat MIN
rtw tried It on with Pryor. but to purpose Lscomse
content with taking his place second having tho
fyst hsas, and making no effort beyond getting in his
distance.
SUMMARY.
FRIDAY, April 18-Purl @ $500. three mile heats.
Col. A. l. Brgaman's Or. Ten Brosck's) ch. c.
Pryor by Glencoe, out OF Gipsey, years old. 8 I
Gen. ThoS J. Wells ca. h. Lecomte, by Boston, -
cut Of Reel, years old ........... ........
Hen D. +. Kenner'e b. I. Minnow by Voucher,
out of Dolphin, by Leviaiban, yoarsold... Q