, 1866-10-30
THE TURF,

IL tHt HGiEunofAuou oclnE 1ptQau IN their
various handsome turnouts, such US six aud
four IN hand, double teams, aud single light
vehicles Of every conceivable style, the Oh
jcct being the witnessing OF the great mattel,
between the famous tfottIng mares Lady
Thorn and Lady Emma, which WAS for
se,oo, mile heats, best three In five, to
wagons.
APPEARANCE OF THE HORSES.
fcver In the course Of their brilliant career
was either OF these famous mares in auer
condition than they were on this occasion,
both both being great deal lergsr and stoutcs
that WIS very conspicuous In thcir scoring.
Lady Thorn ms abe dashed up tue home.
stretch In her warming exhibited moro life
and vivRclty than usual, and her owner and
lfs friends expressed their admiration Of her
10 any amount. Lady Ein1nn presented her
ueunl elegant peacock appcamnco, but show.
cd tnnfc viKor md strength, combined with
activity, than VIC ever saw ller exhibit bu.
fore, and VIC felt satisfied thnt tho race WIS
tested, Lady Thorn was sired by Manihriuo
Chief. dam By Guuo. by American Eclipse.
The sire OF hf7mbrino Chief was Nambftpo
paymakter; by Mambrlno, he by i'm
ported Messenger. It Will thus be seen TINT
this splendid mare is of lnc strain OF blond.
Nigh, of exquisite ilulst, will, flno m,tzzlc
auu eye, fine neck, deep, sloplng shoulders,
bread chest, mud the most powerful protct.
Icrs imaginable, ,sal her stealthy, cnsy way
Of going astonisllcs every one who fces her.
Lndy Emma Is also we'll bred, being sired
Black Hawk, by Andrew ,facksnu, by Youny
Bashaw, lie by the imported Ara1,inn horse,
Grnnl Dashaw., Elnna's dam was Nj. psar.
sails famous Ablallah marc, which gives
her gcod dasli Of the Messenger blood, 20
! s Sn taS sone4se 'sy aoas, nss both II
their style Of goine ~ very marked. Emma
is all tlfe and fury, while Thnrn hus stcaly,
long, low, raking stylo, which Ia very dc.
Fl,tt Mas.-IAdy Emma won tho pole e.and nftcr
couple OF inetsctuai attetnpte 70 eeto OF; even
tcins they we're started very nicely, EMhia going
around the upper turn. Al ono lint she was two
lengths ahead, but approaching the Qua:ler pole
lady Thorn began closing and was at Emma's
seconds. Emma % vas very ti rahE, and it replied
al 1hG poTer q ns Moodrn I 70 kssp s hsr
midway down tho strcseh was head and head With
Emns. and o struggle for The lead lasted until
m neaf The halfnlle ali; p9le, WHEN lady Thorn showed
broke up badly lhc bay marc passed The half
mile pole fur lengths in fsons, in 1:ls.s. Going
The Lever gn d 2t oa at ne
eight lengths In font. A slcaay stride on the
home stretch ard she came In wiuuer by eight
Sesead 17fai:@one hundred to twenty then
went begging on Lady Thorn, the respl, being re-
duced 10 d " moral" by the knowing ones that she
led around tie lurn and was length and luar
ter IL frcnt at the quarter pole fn thirty-sx and
quarter seconds She opened the gap down the
Emma nj the half mile IN LII. The latter seemed
10 have no rrot 1cf Il her, and she dropped fnr-
Tier and further behind along the lower tu1n,
ahead u her. The long, low, rating gait Of The
big mare brought her over the score winner b y
half Gpzen lengths IN s:as!f.
one hundred 10 ten on her when the word ''Eo' was
6ig mare had that many began moving aoout 10
stead Of looking nt the horses. The start was
very even, Lady Thorn showing q little in feonE
e1opna The uppsr turn Pit a. she ,sen into the
!oke all TO pieces, and wns SIX lengths behit d
when Emma passed the q9ns:cE pole in thirty
Or more in front Of Thorn Before The latter began
to square herself and bets at even were laid that
Emma would wig the nee, some 9, Offering to take
tie hslf-mils pole Emma was about eight
lengths aheail in 1;l6, md Lady Thorn trottirs
very fast. Around the lower turn the bay mare
sa sliae and people 5esaa e no Mondesf ss e
the thEcequarter polo II was evident that that was
e. sehra q na' sd GnS fs s dassa sss
Emma up the homcstre!cb, but when all supposed
she Was heating the beautiful sosrel and would
win the heat, the latter cut loose in a way that
astonished The natives, and passed over the sco7t
| two 1eEgihs ahead IN 2:to:i. 1t WAS said Thai
Thorn t1ottca The last half usle Of this hes. ir
Ill.
Fourta Htaf.-Laay Emma stock Improving
and f1CG 10 ssa taken freely. She led around tht
| upper tu'n, ard was length and half In from
and Saf ae seconss Gons down lie Il
The bay mare made desperate effort to get 10 thu
front, but she ealy succeeded IT, getting her nost
l:lG. On the lowe. turn. Thorn mode another
| feTcc assault, and reached the shoulder OF Emma
bgs before she got to the thtec-quasser pole. sht
marc dropped d little further bac;s; Int gettin!
iEto straight work, war broke ont afrcsh, ant
Ecver was a more desperate struggle witnessed
! between two HottinC hoEsea, or moro skill dis
! played between two drivers, than was Witnessed
from tho lower end Of the stretch to the stand
ing ihe beai in md Wien Vie iIssss ira% wooiFal %
passed tbs stand with the mare. on his way Il
where he kept her between heats, he received
/ }i1M L}fGf.-Ec.Hne was now even on tho re
| sult. acd many Of the wcnk-hEeed hackers D
Lady Thorn were racing about cn1cavorinc II
when the wozd was, given. aud being on the In
side had The natural advantage of the tntn, whlcl
made hcE haye her 1csgth In The front Of Lad.
big mare thcn closed little, and Emma paszcs
The quarter pole helf length in front in thirty
eeven seconds. Going down the barkstrc,ch th
struggle was animated and exciting III The cs
IRENE, Lady Thorn making number Of attempt
TO get in front, and although ahc was sevcsa
tines up 10 The bend OF Emma she never got he
nose III advance. At the half-nite pole Lady En-
ma WIS llat[ a length ahead in 1:15. On the lowe
turn Lady Thorn yoked the. sorrei. and they. cam
around to The home stretch with their heads to
cc!her. They were parallel as they got int
all eyes were centred On tho horses and Il.
movements oftheiE drivers: On the5 came, u
nc yEh!r would oecasionally 60 down sharply
kcc9irg hrr ln check while forcing he- along. A
they rastcd' the lower stande, the h"ads of ii
mares were as parallel ~ possible, and 70 thc
approached Tie seore, when P8ler. at the rish
mement, let 20 bis pull, and The mare, THROWN
ont hex nose, won the hest By ten or tscls
incl,ee. Time, s:s,s1t The finish Of :hia heat va
one OF the most brilliant Thugs eve: seen On
! troitsng track. The following Is n anmmary:
TrrsDAT, Octoles ss.-Match Sa,0C0, mile heats
| hest three In i've, to wagons.
( u. rhirr ramcl b. m. Lady Thorn, by
Mamb!ino Chief dam By Gano-.. Il : 2
| II. Woodruff named ch. m. Lady En-.
ma. BY Dr.. Rich's Jupiter, dam by