The New York herald., 1864-09-05
TAs Turr.

1 rms uuosor COUNTY RACB coUE3g-sIcAUCUs.
New Jersey now Possesses snothsr dss course,
which s 70 b ,nausurstsd With ihrss days racing
tue 27th, S9h and 30th Of this mootn Is IS situated
upoa tho siand Of Secsucas elevated aud Baabrous
p'eoe or grocnd, encrclsd by the small which
now into The Hackensack river four miles bar
from the fsrry a. Hoboksn Tho property Of which
new course forms part comprises than sir hun.
dred acres p OF which hss boen purchased and vasty
improved by ihe Hadson County Agricultural Society
II formerly the old De Puyster farm The rst xFsss
necessity Tor race course easy of the
pub!ic, and that ts oOurse possesses. The drive
co il BY the Paterson oank road Paterson elrnpxa
pleasant and convenient, end those a. u.t
aud cannot conyen eatty hre houses and Sencies
may had cheap and ready means Of .rN nspoti
20 wtahn quarter OF mile ot tue aours1
make station the nearest pent, and durluK the
races excursion traus wf be ron. Sinco tho ludN
County society acquired this fine domain they have sgaN
Presi sum y money uioa improvements apa gresN
Of lssie and energy have been displayed ~ tfo
roa las been made WHICH branches nto Two when the
entered Ons " these leads % the course
the ot1er 70 the entrance o large substantial hotel
AG newly erected, and Just hnished and ihrnshed
The association has put into its landlord ana his efforts
have airesds made Y popular Afternoon and eVoniog
the Gentlemen 0t Eoboken who take griyo
outside the city We dare say the Nov YOrkors viii
soon learn 10 vary their own diurnal excursions ~
hudson county Race Course Just bolcro reaching tho
hotel the visitor passea q luNurlGai grove M
sassafras the med,cnal aud fragrant tree whose
virtues the Indians taught ancestors. Ada
cent 70 this is rne orchard OF young appie
trees. Cpou the confines Of both ami between
them the training stables ~ course O. erecon 20
that the nes Of The this instance Will snrey
have allen IN pleasant places. Other OF stdbing
and sheds have been out, and capscious staad
boon erected on The lofty aud very substantial
isree Aa' been put up a round the ground The track
wn OF the safest aod fastest this any other
country part OF hns been strucied,
much labor and perseverance,, on marshy aoN. witch
commonly overln~ed ct high spring tides. the be- or
therefore srrDgy and elastic, yet tough and sroug
enough suppoft the three four % Ane red loan
which now rises above the salt meadow and FIRMS tAr
ruaning way On the homestre.ch side the ground
was high and dry, and here cutting hss been
necessary The middle Of the course tho high side IL
dotted bsre and there with handsome trees nnoeE each
wbph there Is 10 be erected sra. family stand,
The Is oborp with stretches fl quarter OF
each and turns beautifully ropated. The soil
exceedingly well adapted for the making ot course,
and Mr.. John w Frances, who s,AeriHtcGded The M
proyements, turned the natural advantages 20 good
count The directors this among the
influential respectable gentlemen of HOpokGr.
and their programme the opening raCcs Is one ot
much bcralty. They give $500 to be for, aud the
money to the almost every Instance,
20 the second second and third This viii
encourage owners and trainers tend to insure large
Gelds and add to the satisfaction OF the public.
GENERAL BUTLER AND THE STALLION rror.
Notwithstanding the lowering appearance OF the
weather yesterday morning, hundreds OF the patrons
OF the turf out daylight at the Fashion and Union
to witness the horses take their exercise and
ascertain II possible the true condition OF these
braed troters for their $40 900 Wednesday next
IRON what could be learned the sason has bccu 'oi,
again himself and although General Butler had
the call n the betting, the hackers OF Frgham
again strong betters their favorite No this
has approached this in interest and money
Will be and lost than any event OF similar kind
for years.
This afternoon there will be = match trotted at the
Union Course.