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

nne large and spendidly laid out FARMS with cosy
tages and large barns and outbuildngs, making many
attractive landscapes; while on the east Taghcanic
mountains up TO the clouds, and on the west
mills above which, thirty miles away tho Catskls are
seen looming up IN the distance me track has been In
operation many years. but was enclosed until a
few weeks ago and the people OF Columbia county had
10 pay witness trot for the first time The track is
egg shaped the first turn being very Short the back
stretch being over quarter of mile in length. Then
follows stretch nearly straight over quarter or
mile in length, with homes'relch OF exactly .
lutte grading and alteration TO make i full milo VIII
be one Of the fastest in the United States The
track was measured yesterday and was FOUND 10 be forty
I'VE feet short OF mile three feet from the poe but as
the horses roted very the OF the track each
neat they were not much short OF mile in making the
circuit
First Hat-The horses had good start, but going
around the turn Fearless broke up badly and Cora going
TO the front led length the quarter pole in thirty
nine seconds Burger second five lengths In advance OF
b tween Cora and the stallion, but the black mare
was 100 much FOR the horse, and she led m
a length to The pole in 1;ls. Fearless up asan
and FIX lengths behind On the lower stretch Burger
broke once and Fearless twice and Cora went to the
hreequarer pole five lengths ahead Of the stallion who
was ten lengths In front OF Fearless Another break
from Burger the homestretch and he and Fearless
were head and head, one length inside the distance
stand, when Cora crossed the score Time 2:34
Sernd Heat-In the pool sales Cora brought $780,
Fearless $50 and Burger So Cora got away FIRST Bur
ger second and Fearless third. beautiful burst around
the upper turn brought them TO the quarter pole fol-
ws:-Burger first two lengths ahead of Fearless who
two lengths ahead Of Cora the latter having
mp just before reaching that point Time forty seconds
From there TO tho half mile pole the race was
close between Fearless and the stallion and they passed
pole head aud head in 120 two lengths in front Of Cora
Fearless then cut loose and, leaving the stallion rapidly,
three lengths ahead at the three quarter pole She
uotted steadily up the homesireoh and by i've
lengths in 23l, Burger second three lengths In ad-
vance OF Cora
Third Rect-No betting now. Fearless got away best,
Burger second Cora close up At the quarerpoe Fear
less was three lengths ahead OF Burger, who was two
lengths in front Of Cora the latter mp for moment
Time, thirty niue seconds AT the half mile pole Fear
less was four lengths in front of the Stallion Cora at his
wheel. Time 1:l9. They were-in the same position at
the threequarer pole, but coming up the homestretch
Cora changed places with the stallion Fearless the
heat with apparent by four lengths Cora length
ahead OF Burger. Time 220%.
F't,A HedG-Coa had the b. st Of the start Fearless
second Burger close up At the quarter pole Fearless
led one length Cora second length in front Of tho
stallion Time, thirtvnine seconds AT the half mile
polo Fearless led three lengths Cora two advance OF
the stallion. Time :l5H. Fearless going
very fast She four lengths ahead OF Cora at the
three quarter pole and winner OF the heat
by six lengths In 22s Cora four lengths ahead Of
the stallion. Tho following is summary
CoPAKE COURSE, Saturday Nov 3-Purse $500; mile
heats best three in five, to wagons.
b. Borst entered b. m. Fearless. ........... 2
JAS ID McMann entered blk. M Cora..... ] 3 2
Thorn Dean entered oh. q BURGER. .. 3 2