The New York herald., 1863-10-27
TIL E r v r r
Racing at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Park
COursc-Fall Meeting.


The extra days racing at this meeting, tho credit OF
originating solely attributable the energetic
sporting enterprise OF Capta, =. G. Moore who com.
meuced and headed with subscription OF Sl00 towards
$500 purse for four mile handicap race, proved great
II is fact worthy Of record that tho only SUBJ
scrbcrs to this important all New Yorkers
consisting of Colonel Hail. Geo Armstrong and other well
known patrons OF the turf, not s1ge Philadelphia
teman contributing dollar TO tho sport which Is the
Of circulating, either directly or indirectly,
much OF the greenback currency the city of Broherly
Love- 1t hardly be expected in future TINT gers,
knowing the miserable patronage bestowed by the cti-
gems Philadelphia upon the efforts ade TO afford them
good racing. will continue their exertons to give
them Grst class sport. The experience OF the last
two years hls convinced them that the contests
between the best thoroughbreds OF America insufficient
10 attract attendance Of remuneratve character in
proportion to the liberal purses given was this fact
which induced oue OF the managers OF the meengMr.
was detained az the g. Louis meeting and whose presence
would individually have infused widely different and
more inspriting nlusncs into the meeting TO authorize
the races indefinitely meeting OF the principal owners
OF horses and racing men At the contineniai Hotel the
days racing, entirely out OF the incompetent hands in
which the meeting had hitherto been placed and under
the experienced management OF Captain T. G. Moore This
gentleman at rased purse Of $500 for q Of
four mile handicap DASH and Phiadelpha gentleman
Mr.. Jos Woodward, OF the Tontine Hote-berally de.
cared bs9ntention TO give purse Of $3.50 for
milo and an eighth dash, to be run Immediately after the
The attendance considering the limited notice given
very good For the -four mile race Mr.. Hogan gr
Dowiings blk G. Back6ird we're entered iur Norris
gr G. 1brog Neck was also entered but, although his
trainer Mr. Charles Lloyd expressed entire saisfac
ton at the weight imposed on hrs horse by the handicap
he yet from nexplancd cause sent bis horse
home at an early hour Of tho morning Of the race That
Mr. Lloyd acting under the orders Of Mr.. Morris
he owner OF the horse, who Is OF the staunchest
and most liberal supporters Of the turf in Amerca was
Fis rivrd IN
Philadelphia on the morning Of the with the ntcn
ton Of b,ckng his horse TO win for large amount The
or Mr. Lloyd therefore IN Withdrawing his horse
so unexpectedly ard sending Him home Is the TO be
reted II inc n-opretors Of racs courses spirited
eroIgh TO oier liberal purs's TO be for, II surely
ought 70 be the dy OF the owners aud trainers OF race
cooperate with them in their efforts pro.
The Grs, race was handicap dash OF four miles and
the withdrawal Of fhrog's Neck left only Blackbird 100
Thunder 106 pounds and John Morgan 104 pounds
IN the race The betting was very heavy some thor-
sands OF dollars being invested on the race. Thunder
the favorte; but tlme hard pressed by
Joha Morgan for whom the Kentucky turfmen TO
IN pools Thunder sold at $3.50, John Morgan AT $50
owner Mr. Hogan was not present had large number
of friends, anu their persistent Efforts TO get made
him the favore at flo0 TO $40 in the outside betting
Some heavy betting the placing OF the horses
done Colonel Hall staing on all layers that they could
namo the order 10 which the horses would finish the
racei the buyers placing Thunder hrst Morgan second
and acsbsrd last.
TnE RAcr.-Bsckbird on the inside Jumped OF with
the lead. Thunder, who had the outside position being
second and Morgan last Going along the far side OF the
the quarter Morgan passed Thunder and
oinlpc BacKbird raced short distance wIh him, ana
beading him. led thr ugh the first mile IN 202S, Thunder
quietly bidng his time IN the rear. The pace the
second mile was slightly improved. ackbird. who had
deprived Morgan Of the ead Passing the stand FIRST In
l57 the gray being lengths behind Morgan. These
pos the third mic unatercd the time being
and Morgan and Thunder head and head together
as they Passed The stand Op the fourth aud last mile
the great struggle commenced Thunder (magnilcenty
ridden by Ed Huhery went Closed with the two lead
es, and amid the intense excitement, shot past
them, when he wanted, and the race was virtually
lie galoped homo under strong pull winner by
length. Bacsbrd coming with a rush In the last few
yards and beating Morgan Tor second place by neck
The second for the Tontlne purse o Sl50 mile
and eighth dash had three entrcsDr. Weldon b. h.
Hlisboro lgh, years bis b. Canary Bird years, aud
Mr. Murphy b. E. by Lexington, o years. nilsborough
the favorits at 500 TO $780, the betting being very
heavy at those Odds The FLY took the lead from the
the start was never headed, and won the race by six
lengths IN 202 the favorte being able 20 get on
anything like equal terms with the winner. This
concluded the meeting