The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-09

The Turf.
rRorrIsa MATCH FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS
BETWEEN THE STALLION oE0R1s WILKES AND
LADY THORnE-rHE sTALLiUk TIKI WINNER
MAMBRINO PILOT vs. TINE.
The Union Course, Long Island, presented an ami
mated appearance yesterday afternoon large crowd OF
gentlemen having assembled 70 witness trottng match
for e. O00 mile heats best three In Ave. in harness. be-
tween the celebrated stallion George Wilkes and the
equally famous Lady Thorne, great race being an
tcpated The speed OF the hoses however, was not 30
great looked for some wagers had been made
that 223 would be beaten stories having been current
for some time that Wilkes going faster than ever
before and that 70 beat him the mare would have TO do
more than she had shown previously in
public. Notwithstanding all the tales about
wilkes it was remembered that Lady Thorne
had beaten Dexter easily in ss4. and mado half mile
on the Secaucus track 90; and when she appeared
on tue course yesterday afternoon her hackers were will
ling to lay hundred forty her The hackers Of
Wilkes werc afraid Of her. and would not lay more than
forty agains. hundred When she began scoring she
seemed to dwell her stride TOO much and being urged
broke up. On inquiry OF hcr owner 1t was asoertansd
that she had been of her feed for the past week. and
out of generally stilttha gentleman was willing TO
and did pretty sody at the above rate OF odds
She was evidently on her foot and sadly disappointed
her hackers in the rst and second heats but In the
third heat she acted like herself and came very
near winning, being head and head with the stallion
thirty wards from the score when she stumbled and broke
up The time Of the third heat was the Oest ~ the
race. .,.
the best OF the the turn and to tho
quarter pole length in front Of Lady horne in thirty
six seconds Going down the backstrech the sallion
made the distance between himself and tho mare two
lengths and he passed the half.mile pole in ll3 He
kept the gap open the lower turn and 70 the hone
stretch whore the broke up and the stallion came
over the by half dozen lengths, IN z26
Second Heat The stallion then the fayorte at one
hundred TO eighty He got away neck and shoulders
ahead Of Lady Thorne and tosng very fast around the
upper turn carried the of her feet BY which acci
dent she lost six lengths the stallion being about that
distance front when he reached the quarter pole IN
thirty seven seconds wilkes then trctted leisurcy
down tho backsrech and yet the marc did not close
much OF the gap, being five lengths behind whom tle
stallion passed the halt-mile pole in l:l5k The mare
seemed 10 labor greatly at her work around the lower
turn and the homestrech yet she forced the stallion
increase his pace and although he the heat by
four lengths his driver had TO the whip as no ap
-roaehed the stand. The last ha'fmie was rotted IN
1a;a Nv w.. nv, hundred dollars to one hundred and
6fty dollars were wacercd ss,ra times on Wilkes win
ming the race and some inaaheco v.o "u nra ~
twenty The stallion shot away as soon % tho 80
OF the mare which he carried to the quarter pole: IN
thirty-sx seconds He opened the gap half iepgtn ~
going down tho backstretch being length and paii
ahead at the half mile pole, in 11sk On the lower
turn there were two lengths between them but
when they got into straight work on the
she equal terms with the stallion, who had been
under the whip for the last hundred yards. In mo-
ment afterwards the stumbled and broke up and
wilkes won the heat BY q length. The last haif.mie
troted Ia l1lk, and the heat in 22s The follow
ing is summary:
FRIDAY, June 7-Match ~ 600 mile heats, best three
in Ave, in harness.
John Crooks named Dr. g. George Wilkes. ......1
D. Pnfcr named b. IN. Lady Thorne. ..........S 2