The New York herald., 1866-06-28
The Turf.
UNION COURSE. l.. I.-TROTTIN(

tNioN tOuhsE, u. IL ls-THOTTlNG.
Trotng matches under the saddle Of rare occur
renee nowadays Thirty years ago they were the
rule instead OF the exception and more frequent than
those in harness. ,rot under the saddle is always
popular, and is generally well attended the horss
when accustomed TO tho saddle, can 80 fas,ef with a
good jockey on his back than any other way. The
why there few OF this kind is that
good riders very With the exception OF
Murphy and Mace, nrst class riders not to he found
in this latitude. The owner Of Lady Emma yesterday
had to send TO Boston for one aud he changed
the first heat for better few good riders could
find employment among the trotters on Long Island
The trot yesterday was for a., ,000 milo heats
so ~ they pleascd-the saddle was chosen-bctween
the g. shark, by Hambletonian out OF a Star mare
and Lady Emma, by DR. Riohs Jupiter out OF Pearsals
Abdalah mare, winch by Shark worry easily
The mare had the call In the betting, and In many in
stances one hundred 10 eighty laid her winning
although the majority OF the money posted On the result
was on the level. Lady Emma canic on the track for
the race with her OF fore foot handngcd, TO keep
gcthcr quarter crack; yet that didnot affect
the disposition oil her hackers 10 their moncy her
sne ookea ~ me bodily neah and NJ Tor race at any
distance. Shark also looked WELL and from the game
manner In which he trottcd and beat Lady Emma In
previous race his friends stood up eamcy aud backed
him 10 the end He had than the one
Yesterday, and he without making skip or break In
either heat The Attendance large as was an
tcracd but that bc accounted by the an xety
OF the masses 10 Dexter the Others trot today
the hambconian being the greatest favorte present
the turf.
Frd at-The rider Of Lady Emma had ordcrs 10
trail aud, coming up few lengths behind Shark,
bowed his head 10 the Judges for tho word and n was
gwen. No sooner however, had the mare left the
score than she broke up and Shark went away with a
commanding lead passing quarter pole eighty yards
ahead. IN thirty seven seconds. He about the
sarue distance In front at the half mile pole In 10
The troed fast around the lower turn and shut
NJ large portion of the gap; but coming up Tie homo
stretch she broke twice, and again eighty Yards
behind when shark crossed the score max ng the
mile IN 2:2Ik Lady Emma trottcd rapidly around the
turn, ard was shutting the daylight nicely when nj
the quarter pole she again ie her feet and fell back
She broke nth time the lower turn and again on
The homestrech, and Shark the by nearly one
hundred yards, making the Last mile an 33 and the
heat In 00b
Ssoona Heat Shark wss then the fsvori,e al one
hundred 10 thirty Lady Emmacfme up for the word be-
hind, with Hiram Howe her back In place of Bill Wood.
ruF who had ridden her The previous heat. Howe,s
Instructions were also 10 trail, and win on the
homestre;rh Shark got away three lengths In front,
which no made ave at the quarer poe In thirve light
and half seconds Going down the backstrctch both
hotses troted steadily without changing teir positions,
shark making the half nile In .l6 On the lower
lazy hmma closed q trhe, but coming up The home
stretch she icll on again. and shark passed THE stand
I'VE lengths clear Of her making the first mile in 90.
6ang around The upper turn Lady Emma closed up
grsnay shark passing the quarter role three
In advance On the tacksrctch the drew close.'.
and wa but two lengths behind AT the haifmilc poe
aud 20 AZ appearance going well In band and quite
steady. SIC went w closer on the lower torn, and ~
Shark swgps into the bomesifetch there ws DO dav.