The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-08


Fsra Heat-Bc ore The paos opened the IN err
ested throng bet freely 500 $50 on Thorn These
ned The iirst pool sold :-Ihoin, SIS: sountsin Boy
$40 These rate rs tho judges, Consisting OF Simeon
Hcagand, taptain kyndcrs ana aai,er Briggs took
stand, Lady Thorn bringing Sli5. Mount,ia Boy $50.
Tho con'esiog animals ~erc the track quite
puncsuay. and 10 tie choice OF positions the driver OF
LAZY Thorn won tho roe The And was coo, aud
sharp, and sweeping down the track revengeru y
but alter two Intellectual attempts get away, .hey
came up PRETTY ana ihe word was givep lake a
rocket Mountain Coy shot asay 70 advance geek and
shoulders, Lady Thorn must unfortunately breaking
disastrously 81 the urn, osng bv the mshap fully
she spscdcd along pIcely but Mountain Boy shot down
10 me quarer Ios eight lengths ahead in
ba' kstrsich this position was maintained, the
drivers OF the contestants evidently csertng their
an mails 10 the utmost To me hali-nile poo the
Lady closed up The gap somewhat, but The cot specdsd
sup.rbIy by ave lengths In advance; time 13 Along
the lover they trotted rather soSly and down
the tnree-quart, poic LAZY Thorn was siiii three
lengths behind her compcor From this position t,sy
50 d 10 tho homesirc,ch msgn1ccn IT, bat the LAZY
evidently was no. herself or her driver did not cudesvor
70 win the heat - nj rate Of speed not al all forced.
Mountain BOY came home easy winner thrse lengths
In advance. Time 226i5.
..Didn't tell you so,n and she's ratt ne COLI came
from thousand interested geatlsmen Tho betting
changed, Mountain Boy selling at $40 to 500 for
nsnv friends OF the mare sanguins and did not
desert their favorIe. The wind sa blew, and the dust
upon the Grs, attempt TO ge, away, Mountain
Bow sho,ting ahead inrnediateiy hair . length and
maintaining his position 70 tho quarter poie
which was passed in thrty-eignt seconds Down tie
bsckstretch they trotted. IN the nrst heat, quit.
o~y, mountain Boy still ahead and thus with half
length ference. tie colt passed that point In IL
Along the lower tho spscd N each Grated
Noun Boy gradually inci easing ths d. lance in al
vance OF the Lady, until the three-quarter pole
reached. which was passed BY him fully length
ahead. Homewnrd the con test tnts shot, but almost
instantly alter passing tno latter point LADY thorn
broke In the wor-t possible manner running the entire
length 81 the homestrech while Mountain BOY troited
beautifully. reaching the stand enc lens In 10 advance
Time. 2:29
Third Hat All doubts Of the result. OF the contest
seemed now To be removed. The friends OF Mountain
Boy tubiant and offered the largest possible ods
Five 20 tho hsiting. while one OF the
poois sold Noun ain Boy $500 Lady Thorn $7l. Men
walked over the urse des TO obtain SIS 10 $780,
but met with u tie Per sfactory 10
the the judges this time paro along the back
. reich There was bu ht delay IN the contestants
getting away. Mountain Boy took tue lead one-han .
length maintaining around tho but the quar-
srr pole reached he vas but neck In advance.
passing u IN thirty.seveu secoud& Down the
backs Tc'cn there was but little difference IN
their rela i've positions, hut IL evficnt that
the colt was out-trotting the Lady, and thus
10 the haR-mlle pole, Mountain Boy one length
ahead, they spcd; time 1.16 Along tho lower turn
passing the hrceguarter pole. tue Lady broke again
badly. and before her irver could bang Ter under
troll Mountain Boy had shot four lengths ahead, and,
under the whip OF Sam atnorgh the Lady made
IN advance amid the greatest enthusiasm Of ths assem-
hlcd thousands, thus winning Tue heat and race. lime
2:2o
II had been anticipated that the rscs would have been
torres OF Lady Torn, AID fater time you'd tie abe,
spite OF the gn WIND hany lett the track feeling
conhdcut that there u much uncertsiny IA matters
connected with the turf. even star trosters are In