The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-22


Tuesday, May 20, match $500, mile heats best three
In five, In harness.
d. Taliman named blk Lancet. ........... l
Il. Woodruff named s. & Frank Temple
Time 1880 S3A-2 ;SO44-2SoA
The above race between and Frank Temple was
capital contest hroughoutby far the best trot that
has taken place this season. The time made excel
lent. Lancet has much improved in appearance since
his last race being evidently possessed Of greater
degree OF strength and energy He went through the
race very gamey, much tho delight Of his hackers.
Frank Temple appeared about the as on previous
occasions and performed little better than be-
fore, but could not quite fast enough To beat ne
slashing black gelding.w Tho betting previous 10 the
start slightly in favor OF Hiram horse but almost
the word given Lancet seemed 10 have
tho call After The first hsat one hundred 70 thirty was
freely offered the black and heavier odds trans
pired in Instances The track yery nicely pre-
pared for the race
First asr.-FranS Temple won the inside position
and OIL with slight lead, which, in gong around
the first turn he increased To open length passing
the quarter pole in thirty seconds This advan
tage the little fellow managed to hold to the ha T.
mile poe which he passed in Lay. From That
point 70 near the thrcoquarter pole tho race
was very interesting. Lancet had closed up TO
FRANK, ana they were gong SIDE anu side, hsc
Ledger team. Approaching the three-quarter pole,
tho press having been put too strong for Frank, he
left his Feet losing three four lengths which threw
his chances for the heat entirely away and as matter
of course Lancet came homo winner by two or three
lengths in 2:3o
lSecori Hedt.-Lancst now had the pole. The horses
had a very even start. ami around tho turn
pretty lively gait; but before they got to the quarter
p0e Lancet, al that time length ahead broke up and
as Hiram pulled Frank 10 pass him, he, too,
broke up and founderoI about until Lancet had re-
covered and half dozen lengths
aherd. This, OF course, decided the heat Frank
trotted very timely the remainder OF tho distance but
could not ovcrtake the black who by twenty yards
i'll 1884.
Thru Hslt-The odds offered in favor OF Lancet
about hundred to ten, and in one instance hun
dred 10 five that Frank would not take heat. Frank
had he best OF the start and took the inside
from Lancet, leading to the quarter pole open
length in hirtyseven seconds, and about the same dis
lance to the half in ll4 From there to the throequar
ter pole Lancet gradually closed but enough shut
up tho daylight He made most beautiful effort up tho
hocstretch overtake the little sorre but before he
reached his wheel he broke up, and Frank by
couple OF lengths in 230L.
Fourth Hsat.-A great change had taken place in the
minds Of nancers and all kinds cf queer faces vsi
BILE among those who had Nagerc the long odds on lancet
Hedging had been the prevailing business tho twenty
cpa bsters hardly knew how their books stood when
the horses started. Frank again the inside,
or with the lead, carrying Lancet OF his feet, and
beating him couple of lenghs TO the quarter pole in
thirty eight seconds and half From the quarter to the
half Lancet troted very finely and gradually closed up
to the side of Frank he passed the half mile pole in
116k The black then went up little closer, and they
appeared ycksd together for the next two hundred yards
Lancet then altered for moment and Frank got clear
black again made a dash after him. and up
with him, and after fine and gallant brush came homo
winner by neck, making the heat in 2:33I.
On tomorrow afternoon Lady Emma, Jiit James
Lynch and Nimble Dick trot two milo heats over the
above track.