The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-04

nne large. and splendidy laid out FARMS with cosy cot
tages and large barns and outbudings making many
attractive landscapes; while the east Taghcanic
mountains tower up TO the Clouds and the west are
Mills above which, thirty miles away tho Casks are
seen looming up IN the distance The track has been in
operation many years, but never enclosed until
few weeks ago. and the people OF Columbia county had
10 pay 70 witness trot for the first time The track is
ggshaped the first turn being very short, the back
stretch being over quarter OF mile in length Then
follows stretch nearly straight over quarter OF
mile in length, with a homestretch OF exactly
quarter II mile The track is very fast, and with
lutte grading and alteration to make II q full milo win
be OF the fastest courses the United States The
track was measured yesterday and found TO be forty
i've feet short Of MILE three feet from the pole but
the horses roed very the OF the track
heat they were not much short OF mile in making the
circuit
THE TRor
First Hat-The horses had good start, but going
around the turn Fearless up badly and Cora going
70 the front led length to the quarter pole IN thirty.
nine seconds Burger second Ave lengths in advance OF
Fearless Going to the hafnile pole The good
D tween Cora and tho stallion, but the black marc
waI ens o1 10 aba i0r po tne hose ana she lea &
and Fix lengths behind On the lower stretch Burger
broke once and Fearless twice, and Cora went the
threequarer pole five lengths ahead Of the Stallion who
ten lengths in front OF Fearless. Another break
from Burger on the homestretch and he and Fearless
were head and head, one length inside the distance
stand, when Cora crossed the score. Tine 2:34
Aeand Heat-ln tho pool sales Cora brought $50,
ger second and FerIass ,srd bsansn hr
the upper turn brought them TO the quarter pole
lows:-Burger first two lengths ahead OF Fearless who
just before reaching that point Time forty seconds
From there tho half mile pole the race was
close between Fearless and the stallion and they passed
pole head and head in 20 two lengths in front Of Cora
Fearless then cut loose and leaving the stallion rapidly
three lengths ahead the thrcequarter pole She
uotted steadily up the homesre;ch and won by Eve
lengths in 2:3lH, Burger second, three lengths In ad
vance Of Cora
Third Hdt-No betting now. Fearless got away best,
burger second Cora close up At the quarterpoe Fear
less was three lengths ahead OF Burger who was two
lenghs in front Of Cora the latter mp for moment.
Time. thirty seconds At the half mile pole Fear
less was four lengths in front of the Stallion Cora at his
wheel. Time 10 They were-in the position at
the POLE but coming up the homestretch
fora changed places with the stallion. Fearless the
heat with apparent by four lengths Cora length
ahead OF Burger Time 2:20k.
Faifa Hea1Coa had the best OF the start Fearlesst
second Burger close At tho quarter pole Fearless
led one length; Cora second length front of tho
stallion Time, thirty-nna seconds At the half mile
pole Fearless led three lengths Cora in advance OF
the stallion Time, 1:15H. Fearless going
very fast She onr lengths ahead OF Cora at the
three quarter pole, and winner Of the heat
by six lengths in 2:2s Cora four lengths ahead Of
the stallion The following is a summary
CopAKE COURSE, Saturday, Nov. 3-Purse $500; mile
heats best three in FIVE To wagons.
b. Borst entered m. Fearless. ........ 2 I 1
JAS ID McMann entered blk m. Cora. 800. 2 Q
Thorn Dean entered oh. Burger. ...,..... 2 3 3