The New York herald., 1866-04-22
THE TURF.

From present indications there will be moro racing
and trottng during the approaching season than ever
took place at any previous spring meeting Besides a
dozen trotng matches between the stables OF Woodruff
Mace and Phfer, the proprictors of the Fashion and
Union Courses have each offered twenty purses to be
troted for in the months OF May and June which OF
such liberal proportions that the finest and fastest horses
in the country will be to be brought forward
contend for them. number Of trotters will make
their appearance, among them Louis aud r. Stuyve-
SAINT, both OF whom represented be good ones.
They are matched and will trot in a sweepstakes Of
81 900 each with Molly Pitcher 10th OF May at
the Union course, mile heats best three in nve to
wagons; and on the Both Of May they trot again for
$1,000 side, two mile heats TO wagons at the Fashion
course; and again, on the 9th OF june at the samo
course three mile heats to wagons for 81 900 a side
r. r. Stuyvesant has two other engagcme nts with Mr.
Turnbulrs Hambletonian geldng, the first OF which will
come oil on the 10th of june and is for 81 900 side
nile beats, best three five to go as they pleas; and
the other Is at two mile heats or like snu ana This
will likely he under the saddle, and will come OF on
the 23d Of June. The gray mare Blonde matched with
Ella Sherwood two mile ats, In harness. and also with
the stallion Commodore Vanderbilt m 10 hcats best
three IN FIVE, in harness. Shark aud Lady Emma are
also matched, to 60 they please, for So 000 mile
heats, best three In ivc aud these, together with the
forty purses to be given by tho proprctor Of the Union
and Fashion courses will average four trots week dur
ing The entire season Then In June the Paterson
Will beg lasting three days with four a day and
by the time the horses have recovered from ther hard
tests in New Jersey they viii be called upon 10 contend
for the prizes during the week Saratoga
Besides the Patterson races in June there wiz be meet
suoerntend nee Of Colonel scpannI Of The prnaronv
course, Richmond Va The Colonel arrived at Ho
boken few days since, with a string Of eleven
once, and are still satisfied with him = a master.
Among The purses to be run for at Hoboken ''prsss"
newspaper publishers in this ncghborhood
"TUE AMERICAN Jockey CIuR.u
A want has long been experienced among the lovers
OF horse racing IN not having regularly organized club,
In Paris and London, for the uhernce Of that sport
The want will be- filled this ycurby the American Jockey
Club. which, though in is infancy at present. promises
IN Few seasons to rank beside tho old
established European clubs Tint this club will bo
dctcd on the best principles will bc by referring
20 the list OF officers all Of whom Of the wenithics
and ~ respectable class OF citizens as follows
A. belmont President Leonard ". jerome, Vice Presi.
dent; VIM. Butler Duncan, Treasurer, and j. D. Purdy
Secretary II is intended that this club addition To
is regular CLUB house the grounds Bahgate shall
have another IN the city, where during the winter
months, the members may en,vy them selves socially
The Bahgaie which will be surated
IN september, Is without doubt the finest IN
the Country It's situated within a shsrt distance Of
forhan, aud Is but ten miles from the cAty There Is
every facility for approach TO by rail and b,ai aud the
ride along fh avenue and through the Park past Nc.
Combs Dam " The course Is delightful one Th
Is OF peculiar shape, and so arranged with r,vcrse
thai the horses In running once round the co.. rso
pass twice within sixty yards Of the home and m
mcdatey In front OF the grand stand The grand stan
Is four hundred and ny long and has for the ac
commodation Of spectators tiers OF seats which will
afford from eight to ten thousand persons opportunity
Of seeing the horses all through the The naugu
ration race will be the popular and purely American
Of four me heasthe only proper test for tho thorough
bred horse
'forR-IN.HASD' CLUB"
Each day America Is becoming more socializcd
An, ricans longer start alone into the backwoods
equipped for solitary hunting expedition, and there
away frUm their fellow men, cultivate q rude
civilized air and inculcaie tho feelings passions and dis
likes OF misanthrops. Man intended TO he
alone, and beginning 10 endorse thE principle
lucidy laid down by nature. Another step TO-
wards this socalizing Is the establishment of
-four n.hand' club and the first on this
continent Wagon riding however pleasant II
may be TO the individual who holds the ribbons, Is
IN Itself boorsh unsocia SPORT totally opposed TO tho
laws OF socabty and far removed FROM what properly
constitutes gcntcmanly pastime Though tho simple
wagon riding In Itself quite Objectionable still there
are necessary concOmitnnts which make II A road
covered With dust, which, flying all sides oils the
atmosphere with clouds which obstrsct all vision; q
horde of vehicles dashng along al headlong speed and
driven each by yelling, swearing half-craSy SPORT
Who half fbinded by dust and maddened by the crcite
ment frgets all refined principles aud lowers
himself sensiblv In The scale a humanity.