New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-26
TTIE TURF.

LADY THoRNE vIoToRIOUs-A LARGE ATTENDANCE
So large a number Of persons as assembled yester-
day witness the equine contest between the two
celebrated horses Lady Thorne and Lady Emma has not we
think been collected previously this on the Union Course
Mr. Shaw the proprietor hns 10 congratulate himself on
the excellence OF the programme.
True the attendance on trong parks this season has oeen
unusually limited generally speaking but the experience Of our
sporting reporter that when worthy horses wen matched are
5 5ssSSe ben bes s sSs rs Go horse met
Wilkes and Lady Tbone &c hint OF this Kind should DO
sufficient and gentlemen who are the owners OF race ground
property that is immensely 70 their advantage to
Induce the PROJECTORS OF studs TO present their nAgs
miles out the island they justly expect something more than
the usual pace made on the road
and gradually becoming artociac In our notions
Of the fair unusually large, and they were
not whit behind their steiner and rougher relatives IN ex
pressing their appreciation Of the success OF their favoes
This feature emneny to DO commended for those sports
ought be discarded altogether while the other hand their
presence eleyates whatever they chose to paronbe
Like base ball trotnC Is essentially American pleasure
Across the Atlantic undoubtedly they have many fine road
horses but still is more than doubtful that they have ever
bred that could inside the ordinary American
mportaos from England II horses improve in this ratio
from he benefit derived from our splendid Climate why should
not the genus homo undoubtedly they Do Free institutions
have done or people what unlimited pasture and pure al
one marked Of The attendance the immense mum
her OF chaste The space allotted for The accommoda
ton Of conyoanccs crowded excess there scarcely being
Of nppcarance deserves commondaon no less did their
yarety-siK INLAND four IN hand, tho handsome Fifth
ave carriage aud the trotting suky tGuy named)
were an rprcsented. When tho sport terminated
the rush Of all this heterogeneous mass for home was
scarcely inferior 20 the charge eco whom
tailed IN bis short ierey and irregular sanzas The weather
the fcke goddess however did not smile bcnigny on our
pleasures, the day cold and inhospiebe great
coats and muters being IN great demand AMI numerous
red noses Wero not wanting to add bFiiiancy to
tie soorne Of the landscape, bay b pTopiuaiing
The clerk o. the weather perhaps shall be more successful on
The nt1t occasion Both e sieeds 10 the post looking
wen and day had been there scarcely doubt
that the good time made this occasion would have even been
bctcraoither tronr racing stock travelling as fast when
the Wnery temperature Is abroad as when the warm genial
Tho oeleDHted troter now wilkes late Tiingham,
between the heats troed against time his ownes having
failed although IA trial be got low 26 bat the
second attempt less successful and he Withdrawn
Tie betting m The marc before starting snctuated much
commencing with 20 on Lady Ihone and going down even
low toL Alter the second heat 10 TO was reeiy
PIT upon her. Before starting Tor ihe last heat
ho Odds we're stu to on Pliers entry
TUE RACE.
Match for s. Ooo nile heats best in Eve to wagons
p fh'er names b. ~ L'dy lhoIns =, l.,
IIRsT HEArA splendid start effected both going on
chestnut led BY lengths at the lel mile however Lady
Emma broke and the bay came to the 'front.' and without
sfcoSp HItT.-ta excellent start Lady Emma having
sGhty The best On going round the turn Ilone t99k tne
she gradually improved and won the heat with ease Time
TilHD inAr-Boh go. away aud neck and went to.
gebcr To- the quariero when Lady Thorne broke badly
and vas viii difficulty got down again her pace Lady
Emma good Of this mAap that she got so Tar
ahead Tat she Was never oyerhaued although Thorc gained
considerably. Time 2]0l
TounH HE1T-Lady Emma, who now was inside had
slightly the start for this heat which che gradually
bothered 20 lengths tho quarter pole nom this the bay
commenced o'olaulns her and The two passed the
thIeoquhrter post both appeared neck and neck,
however the chesngi 70 the ont and won the heat
Time 2.Tg.
FIrTH HEAT-Emma had again slight lead AZ going on
which she improved tie quarter poet Mt tho hall milo the
Chestnut led by fours o length from here however
the diminishing distance and a they entered
the home stretch both neck and neck Both drivers and
horses did their best down the home stretch they td and
Lady Thorne through superior length Of stride got beT
fTsi past the winning pole Time, 2St
TINE N HEAT.