New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-25
SUNDAY SPORTING.

Yesterday morning singular accident occurred %
the Union Race Course, Long Island, By which q
sporting man known rs " Rsd-headcd Bill" was
badly injured, and rNce horse vslned at a, SO
almost in,.snty killed As is Customary cvery Sun
day morning all the race hones under training No
taken from The stables and put upon the eoure for ex-
ercise. This arrangement is ktown 10 sporting mea
principally, and crowds of them fock ,hi,her 10 ex-
anime the horses their gait and get posted up geo.
orally in matters OF the turf. The affair has hess
kept private with vi.w Of keeping away outsiders,
but should any by chance make their appearance they
receive but little mercy q. the hands Of the bulies.
backegs, gamblers, thievs,. pimps and Jockeys
called sporting men or "lover Of the turf
These characters above mentioned assemble on toe
coure at an early hour say o'clock a. m, and pas
the time in tipping, smoking and staggering unta
about o'clock when the grooms bring out the horses.
The "Dupghils' and " Heavy -heads, driven by
try "reinsmen" are brought ont first and exercised
three times around the track. and made target
70, the sports who crack bad jokes at their expense
a. they pass the judges stand and laugh at their pcs
urism snd mannersm in driving and holding the whip.
Upon the cry of Take care! hey! heyy' Hiram
Woodruff makes his appearance the course with
Grey Eddys Sister, and on the third wheel Of the
Jockey is loudly greeted ard the sports settle down 10
business and make particular notings OF time, Sc
The track is thus used from four to six hours, after
which the sporting characters visit the stables and ea-
joy horse talk till evening, when the majority,
in sebrated state return to the city and HE to the
gambling saloons or brothels. The track yester-
day was in remarkably fine condition. and our re-
porter heard many of these worthless vagsbonds
ha iav haaa N Sunda
The accident referred to occurred as follows: Red
headed Bills horse had just le the quarter pole, and
was about coming to the scratch, the let Of the
track, when Lady Woodruff made her appearance on
the right of the track-both animals going at three
minute gait. They were only fifteen yards apart
when the drivers perceived each other and that
a collision was inevitable. The driver of Lady
Woodruff halloed Whoa" but to no purpose, aud
a terrible collision ensued. The shst Of Lady Wa
sulky entered the breast of Red-headed Bills horse.
passing through the heart and body into the ntesnes.
Lady W. at the same time with her forefoot trod on
the lei hind leg of Red-headed Bills horse, break
ing just above the gambre Beth horses came down
heavily when the shaft withdrawn SO violent was
the concvsscn that Lady WIS driver thrown clear
Of the horses and vehicles ten or twelve feet
lighting on his hands and feet in the middle of the track
escaping even the slightest injury Red-headed Bdi
fell between the vehicles and horses receiving severe
injuries about the body and leg. lie was carried Oh
the track by some of his companions. His horse
raised upon three legs and walked across the track.
dragging the remains of the wagon after him. and
then fell. The animal raised his head quickly and
looked toward the other horse if realizing his sad
condition, and neghing shriy, calmly laid his head
upon the track and died without struggle.
Lady W. escaped with slight wound in the breast
from the shaft of the wagon and severe confusion on
the eye bone caused with contact by the wheel. which
injuries are likely to mark her for life. She Is valued
at $1,000.
The dead horse dragged from the track, and tho
wounded animal taken to her steble.
Notwithstanding this terrible occurrence the sport
was continued az If nothing had happened, although
Woodruff took no active part in the remaining business
Of the day. Our reporter was informed that the horse
that was killed belonged to private gentleman IN this
CITY who was on the at the time, with his waicu
in hand noting the animals sp.sd
proceedings that tolse place every Sunday %
this Course as above described are disyaceful in the
extreme, and II would be credit to the people rer ling
in the neighborhood should they rise in their might
and drive these vagsbonds and worthless characters
tba so