The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-04
THE TURF


THE TURF.
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Eclipse Course, L. I-ftacing.
The Aist day Of the meeting Of the Unon ASSOC
under direction and of the Union Jockey
Club, of over the Eclipse Course yesterday after.
noon having been postponed from wedne sday ac-
count Of The storm on that day The weather yesterday
morning was very uDproptous and deferred many fro
visiting the track wao probably would have attended had
the weather been auspoous As IL was the specta
tors were very select but not numerous all OF whom
seemed highly gratined with the running Three races
came OF in fine style, and capital tme-that
great desderatum Of the American public. In Europe
the time test not regarded highly great number
OF horses engaged in race, and the dresses
OF their Jockeys, being considered OF more i'm
pcrtance. This feature of dress of the Jockeys
was carried out to the letter the Eclipse Course
endeavoring to assimate running as much posi-
BILE to that Of Great Britain The looks very WE'LL
but the style of the races fear, will never become
popuarwe mean those short dashes Of mile or a mile
and half We want test OF speed and bottom Of both
combined nothing pleases the American public well
az races Of three and four milo heats We go ut
tartan and progressive principle Short races instead
improving the breed of horses only deterorate it, give
fictitious reputation 10 horses that are unworthy In
practical point Of vew The system Of short racing has
ruined the English racehorse and destroyed his lasting
qualities, everything having been sacrificed speed
short distances. They have become leggy weedy
Of animals and appear to lack that vgor essential to
genuine racehorse The specimen that yesterday in
the Jockey Club Handicap race forcibly confirms
this view. It il true horses have been beaten
in England, but 1t Ia also true that they have run in
nothing but short dAshes except once when dead heat
caused repetition which resulted in favor of the Amer
can mare Prioress We have particular fault to find
with the handicap system, but horses just well be
handicapped for four mile heats for mile and half
dash; and hope in future TO nothing but strong
vigorous and substantial running, at distances long as
fully To test the powers Of the blood and
our stock Of valuable horses from degeneration.
With all the qualification evnced at the running yes
terday We found e current Of popular feeling very much
in favor Of trottng This feeling doubt partly pro.
duced by the fact that many splendid trottng arc
owned in this vicinity, and but few The great
exhibitions Of speed that have taken place on the trong
track this spring, and the large amounts of money lost
and won have strongly stimulated the public appetite for
this description Of SPORT which is increasing rapidly and
extending the whole country the value Of troang
horses exceeding in price that of runners In addition
to the fact Of there always being moro ready sale
for them For all practical purposes the trotter
valuable than the runner, and stations that well bred
command extravagant prices, high blood Is just
necessary in the first class roter In the racehorse
lasting qualities being much required as the
osher. And we may here observe, that IL would b
difficult matter to procure these qualities from many Of
the short dash racing stations of the day. whatever may
be their pedgrees
But to the appearance Of the Eclipse Course and the
races yesterday Although rain had fallen heavily during
the night and morning. yet the track full of life and
yv, o,xrD
nature little affected by heavy rains and with ordinary
care is always in toerabe condition. and when just right
is probably the best track for time in the Union. We
you'd recommend, however, the cutting away of the
bushes at the lower turn Of the track as another i'm
provemen to the many that have already taken place on
the ground We woald also suggest, a. to making
things perfect the placing Of the time board
q new institution, by the way-fronting tho stands,
30 that 1t can be seen, instead of sideways, as
it ives placed yesterday. With these minor improve
ments the Eclipse Course will be perfect as 1t is
possible to mako it for the convenience of specta
tors. description Of the various improvements which
have taken place since bas possession Of
the Association would be superuous at this time az we
have previously noticed them.
feature which we must commend was the prompt
with which the racing called the appointed
hour. No delay suffered take place, and at
precisely one O'Clock the horses oeiied
race, which TOR
THE JAMAICA STAKES.
This was q race ut mile heats, In which Pauline,
Prophet and Comet commended There six entries
but only the three above mentioned the post
Comet the vore previous to the start abou.
hundred to eighty but after the first heat-it being ap
parent that he could not win against fine 1iiy as
Paulinohis hackers deserted him. We give the race as
follows
First Heat Co met went of with the lead closely fol-
lowed by Pauline, phet bringing up the Pauline
however, changed places with Comet, did also
Prophet who made determined effort TO oyertake the
mare He succeeded m reach ing her head when
citing struggle ensued for moments, when the
again sho wed in front, and came homo winner in 81,
beating Prophet length, and Comet three or four
lengths
grth who made desperate push for her from the very
START but could maintain the pace and fell back Civ
cessuly to pass Pauline From the half mile pole to the
end she had nothing DO but come home an easy winner
the others having been beaten in the first half mile Pro
The following is q summary
ECLIPSE COURSE, FRIDAY, JUNE ga sweepstakes Of 500
each b. IT, snd S26 only, if declared ON before the
18th of May with $500 added by the association for yr
old colts and FLIES raised at the North; es allowed
bs mile heats Six to make and three to start,
or the. added money will not be given. Closed follows
Philo c. Bush names CHI Pauline by Star Davis dam by
Monmouth Eclipse, 81 lbs Blue and yellow
F. Morris names b. c. Prophet, by imp Monsrch,
out Of Cssssndra, 80 lbs. French gray jacket
ana orange cup.
J. Il A. BAthgate name CHI. c. Comet, by imp
Trustee, out Of Ornament by Shadow, 90 lbs.
Purple jacket, or red and blue jacket-cap
F. Morris names ch T. starbeam, by imp. Glen
coe, out Of Miss Bailey, 81 lbs Forfeited
II. Ryan names b. c. Prince, by imp. Monarch,
out Of Madonna 90 Observation-Disclosures.
B. N. whitlock names ch. f. Trcjaness, by Tro-
jan, 81 lbs. .........................
Time, 1:52-1:53.
THE JOCKEY CLUB HANDICAP.
Then followed the Jockey Club ticap which original
y closed with entries but only five to the post
z-Feeting Moments, slasher Bill Cheathau, Glencous
and Don JUAN the first named being English Ally. The
distance milo and half single dash. The
mary below will give the age of these horses, and the
weights they respectively carried The betting prn
cipaly Slasher against the Geld at but there
great deal done, sporting here gene
rally well posted handicap races, and very shy in
riskpg their money.