The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-06
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
The Turf.
UNION COURBB, l.. I.--fHOYrlN0.

The Tart.
UNION cOURsB, L. I.--rROrrIN9
MONDAY Oct. 8, sweepstakes $3.50, mile seals, beet
three 10 Ave, TO wagons.
T. W., wGodrsa named Gen. yursilau.
J. Irotneer named bk m. Sunnysrle Mawn
rms 1850 s1lS-232H--2s3
rne race Yesterday Afternoon between the well known
"'tefs General SoCe,ian and Lancet Was one OF the
pnos' contests ever seen They had Ave Intensely nte
resting heats before the affair was decided, Mcclellan
wnung the fsl. fourth &fth heats his ane lasting
QUANTITIES alone carrying him successfully through, u
was very evident that lancet had the speed Tho
bHck goins, h3weyor began after ,be third heat
~hiio tho yellow boy held his and the last two
meats or the race IN the game auper Both horses
were handed artltcally, Mcclellan by Hiram Wood
ran ana Lancet by Sam. Mclaughlin. Although the day
was decousy fne il not the kind OF for max
fast time, the wind being high chilly II takes
hot DAY Tor warm trot. The betting previous The
Start was much in favor Of Lancet hundred 10 ny
being current at the last After tho first heat
notwithstanding that Mcclellan the appares lily
very easily, Lancet stiA had the call the long odds
quoted above the loss Of the being attributed TO &C.
cdent alone. After the second beat the odds ON the
black ran up still higher and bets Of hundrcl to
thirty tive made by the numerous hackers OF Ian
Get Snnnysie did not start the race, she having
slightly injured one OF her egs recently wbc caperng
her exercise and her owner thought 1t prudent not TO
start her 10 until she had perfectly recovered
track rs in good condition. the improvements be-
ing nov complete The attendance very respect.
able Now for The
First Hsai.-Ihe horses can,o up under good headway
snd got very even send on but before they got
breaker first and leading lancet three lengths
went to The quarter pole IN thiry-nie seconds Down
NE oacssech the yellow kept the gap and pas
the bali mile pole in III Lancet seeming very much en-
tangled all the way ON the lower turn the black brykc
ny and ost two or three lengths making him he
the homes,re'cb some half dozen 10 the rear
Mclaughlin seeing that there httle then in at
.smsng 70 square Ing horse Tor greater speed let the
CeiaD by about six lsngths making heat in &c.
Scona Hcaf--iAoce. stiii the favorite q. two one
Mclaughlin asserting stoutly that he would win the race.
The h9rses had capital start but wont but short dis
lance before Mcclellan brake up ana fell on badly.
The back vas half dozen lengths ahead at the
quarter pole IN hirtys and half seconds On
the backsrsoh Mcclellan closed up, the tissk being
Cd the hal. me poe side and side IN lisa they wese
yoked together aroaud the turn bet they reach
"a the ,hree quarter pole has length ahead
Tins most spirited contest was continued all The way up
the hsa,ret.h 10 the score Lancet winning the beat by
7hi,d Neat hundred to thirty svs On Lancet The
horses had very oyen start and nicely The
tn,n Lance, beating Mcclellan length TO the quarter
pole n thirty six seconds and ho and afterwards
carrying The latter 10 break, by which he thrown
three leng.hs 70 ,bo rear Mac closed this M 10 going
down he baekstretch and when Lancet passed Tho hall
milo pole he at his fauktms lis a. Going around
The low .fn The horses were lido aud sse tho greater
homo i,eich, ana tbs black led TO the polo
aban, 'eng,h. From ,hero to the drnwgats Mcclellan
neck froat rb,s brought The whip on the
black and no rallied aresh and bcne a winner by
meek, making Tho heat IN 2:S2s Mcclellan broke upa
few yards IRON the esoro.
Fo'th HeIf LANCET exhibited gpOat degree Of spcod
~ scoring aud se..'ss .he word bea. Mcclellan two
h'm 10 a btoak bat tho black was evidently gc,ng too
tast TO Last long and about midway Of tho barksetch
Lancet Ylsc broke up and kept up until Mc 1ean
three 'en9bs ID !,oht The latter thoo broke aud tho