The New York herald., 1866-04-11
r II n r o a F.
Opensne OF tho Trotting Season on
the Fashion Course, l.. l..

ouensns or the Trotting Season ON
the Fashion Course, l.. 1.
The trotting season 1865 gurated yesterday al
the Fashion Course the being stake for ST.
mile heats. best three Eve, In harness by Mr. Con-
rove bay Lady Joncs, Mr. Carksons bay geld ng
Rockland Boy pnd Mr. Thaney's gray ged.ns Stevens
The In one heat the others being dstanced The
track might have been expected from the late ralns
very heavy, and the horses In anything but proper
shape for race, time not having been allowed them
Tor the necessary preparation
There was not large attendance, the trot having
been arranged in haste and brought Off in hurry
But from present indications in all quarters the coming
season VIII eclipse all its predecessors both quantity
and quality Of racing the matches purses for trotors
alone averaging three week for the hundred days.
and when we take into consideration the candidates
ior fame hat are entered for the purses of them
Deing IN all from the lowest to The highest, In
clined to the belief that there good many dark
ones on the lists that will astonsh the natives before the
Among the gentlemen who were ont yesterday after.
noon, VIC noticed number Of the old stock sporting.
men, some Of whom have been regular attendants at
trots for the past forty years We noticed several whom
We seeing At the ot between Ned Forrest
the LOOK place sc thirty two ysar ago on
the saddle George spcer riding the little black geldng
with M the white points and Peter whsan on the pgskin
and was won, as was the race, by Ned Forrest. This
vas the first time that 231h had been made by trot-
by lolumbus, which 233. Sally Miller was the
dam OF the famous stallion Long Island Black Hawk
VINO was capital ro ter himself, and the sire many
valuable horse. There are great many of the old
patrons OF the early trottng turf still alive and they
generally slow themselves when good thing Is an
nounced The passion Tor sports Of the turf still the
ruling one OF their nature.
The betting on the rot Yesterday was dec 'dedy in
favor OF Rockand Boy against the field instances
as much as two to one being posted on him. At the
start the mare toos the lead both the others breaking
up a. socn as they left the score and she passed
thc quarter pole three lengths ahead OF Rock
iand Boy the gray being SIX lengths further
on the Backs rech but managed to hold his own by
mare at the half mile pole At this time the gray was a
distance behind Going along the Fl shing end Of the
track the mare opeucd the rap Rockland Boy,
making The distance I've lengths; but then gclding
tooS ano her good run before lie reached the
yer poe ana Came up the homesetch about lengths
pehInd the mare The fast and well AROUND the
lower turt ana IN that way got inside the distance flag
Tue mare came In three leneths front Of Rockland
BOY ana The Judges, after short doliberation, decided
that ne had won the heat and race the others being dis
wrangl pg among the hackers oi the horses but
Initiated In all cases where legitimate trottng is devatcd
rom Inc following IL a summary OF the trot:-
Tue DAY, April l0-Stake 81 900, mile heats, best
three in i've, IN harness.
Mr. ConrOy named b. m. Lady Jones'
sr GiarAson named b. K. Rockland Boy. dis
MT Thaney named g. 6. Stevens. ns............... dis