The New York herald., 1867-04-19
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:. sNuvG n*y Al IHE UNION COURSE
n saplsaI Trot Between Three Good
Horses.
HORSES IN TRAINING AT TIE TRACK.
&n. &c. &c.

and exciting rotting contest Tho trot was for purge
for which there were vc entries hec Of which came
10 The post at the call OF mc Mr. whelan's bay geld
tng Bennett and Mr.. McCabe's bay geldng Monahan
Ranger paying forfeit. The three starters were Mr.
Bowers bay gedinE Farmer, Mr. slcsahon's gray
Rittyplydo and Mr. Pnfer's bay gciding montgomery.
The latter won after four closely contested heats f
THE HoRsEs
Montgomery the winner lis bay ged!ng about fifteen
hands inches high, with four white stockings and
enp of white the He is years old and OF
nne blood being sired by second descendant OF Long
1sand Black Hawk out Of Hambletonian American
Star mare He is owned by Mr.. jack tho gentleman
who first purchased Dexter and Shark from the farmer
that had them, and has owned other distinguished
horses When Mr. Jack purchased Dexter the colt
yearng running in tho field He thought much OF
Shark and so little Of the colt that when he to this
cly from Orange county, where the purchase made
he ;old Mr. George Alley that II he wanted nice colt
nc could have Dexter for what he gave for him.
Mr. Alley the colt and being pleased with him at
once closed the bargain.
Kitty Clyde, tho second in tho race. is well shaped
grey mare, Of hne proportions, aud seems 10
be well bred; but nothing is known Of her
pedigree. She is owned by Mr. Mcllahon, the gen.
teman who drove her in the Sho has good turn
OF speed and trots very squnely with her head down.
much after the style Of old Lady Suffolk. When in
ditlon she win show to better advantage than did
TO match her for $500 side against the winner
Farmer the third horse in the race Is a good sized,
square rotng bay geldng, ola enough TO be entitled to
svote, but was sadly ou, Of shape for bruising troi
and was withdrawn after the third heat. Ho has
siderable speed and the first aud second heats
neck and neck affairs beiveen MIN and Montgomery.
He will do better when the weather grows and
he sheds tho heavy winter coat that he Is carrying
HORSES ~ TRAINING AT COURSE.
Daniel Phfer has bay Lady Thorno, who is
o @ oone 81 say ns rom pSa @
Aiaxander Of Kcntackya. cost Of 81, 500; the bay
nut gcding Gilt by AsnsoTino Pilot: black colt
b. Mameano Pilo'. three years old the three last
delpna bay geIilns Jack Stewart, by Hambetonian;
gray geiiag by Hsmoietonian gray mare jessie; bay
bay S Station oommoasro SanderbiIt matched against
George Pacea, Jg the race 20 come OFF early In tho
season; bay geding Lew Pettee, matched agaast VI
Acsianns black Cora in several rots fer large
amounM; bay gsidin4 California Cass sam,, and bay
colts cl Rysdyk's He noeton an ''-'
Hiram Howe haschesnut geding, Quicksilver; chest.
nut marc, Rossmohd; bay mare, Daisy Burns; sorrel
geding, Washington Irving; by team Of HaInhie.o-
ysass black Skoma MARE na
brown gel al lookag n tho bloom Of health and
Michael Rogers has black mare, Black Bess; boy
Eodins without name ard i've year old geldng that
Simon hoagl and has bay gelding Bi,l whean; black
Eedins OF ne p,omise gray ge!dnz half brother 10
fu as many az lie has r Or ue an1 ror Ts
stations are booking remarkably fine and in excel
sads sssn Cray N's Messenger @ se0 ss nSas
Of William Toll. Ledger is out Of Mr. Bonner 8
man to Nj. Hossland when few days Old rho ctit
Vas taken away from It's mother AMI brought up Ly
5 and has tremendous STRIDE prrvatecr was also aed
BY Gray Messenger, and is out Of the famous iro;ng
many races viii old Lady sao for The honor Of Being
Queen OF the Turf She was good ono at all distances
70 match him, he viii not be likely to be last tho
mrcuss AsD PURSES FOR THE SEASON
The trot yesterday the lrst twenty
and ma ches which are down on tho bills for the
the Union track, bcs des which tn, Fashion
Course as as many more, making troitng programme
which has never been excelhd, either numbers or
IN the aualiy Of tho hors s entered.
BgrTIsG
Pool setting BEGAN at the ocl contiguous to the track
a. an cary hour and the bidding was quite brisk on
Nontgomerf against the ed average OF ten
TO seven, and at Tia rate aiibybeng made. After
so great was e confidence In Pniers skin as q driver
that lou. to current After the second
heat, which was 10 the mare although last in The
race, po0s sJid in which the farorile, Mongom
cry. brought s3j anl the other two together 80
was in yry coed condition considering tho early state of
season III, proprietor having been uncoasing In his
has ma lumber OF improvements, ard the track s
cno Of tne veryb st IN tns couairy
P,a Eeyt Alters ltllc orig the horses came up
on cyen terms and wore started AZ the top o. their
broke N shost tlms altorwsrd, and lost couplc &C
iengihs. iaraer ,eck the leaa, and maintained
sronnd Tue viper tarn leading 70 the quasterpoc
length ia Font OF Icngonfcry, the gray mare oAc
ieDil ia tie rear 10 Forty ono seconds very pretty
contes, csued the tacSstretch, Farmer keeping
the van, and passua uic haniIe pole hair cngth in
iron. o, onis sSnesy IN iss the gray laying oa tho
ispet's ~hccl Tiers wsa no daylight between them
on the lo@er turn. ard gettns c!cser iogeincr
Ssss sy ad The s,,,,6s ,gsS pole pole head and
up We hoIaesclc, aud no oac could guess tho winner
anu my x passed @ & ,he sana When Won gomcry was dis
win The gray marc nose - his wheel Tho contest
vas nnc throughout and tho GBlsi, SO close that
sveTy person seemed satisfied with the result Time
sGo," and away the horses went, but tue trrn Inc
pace was too mach or Montgomery, and he brole badly
opened Gap flour lengths TO tho quarter pss in
fvrty-one seconds honteemefy oigbt lengths beeind.
blowing rather too flesh for Comfort the r,Sre
broke up and. Farmer g& a anle oeser
20 s,aaduo- closed rapd but no was iss long dso uso
Sshnd at ,hs haii mile poe and no one supposed at
lengths aLe@i o. Farmer r' ., tat pair in i25 Mass
gomory broke up again. but after he recovered 10 s,uu
lengths ban hsaa Of Farmer ue ls ws .ss
POLE the latter being fully fyo lcneths in advance OF
Su was Ia @ Ssy s % s om
going TO be very Close ono, as the mare
ON hs AZ bound M Ssr
broke and GRE she recovered Farmer pascal her and
ssS was At her Wheel The Two % Sayr then came
up Farmer first, who went into rapid lun and The boy
mmecately afterwards They crossed the soere With
behind; aud while the parissas OF The bay geldpss
sunB as 70 which entitlsd 10 the heat, the Judges
nnsuncea that the gray had won, tho othem hav
sanea % oy nss breaks while ine marc did not Timc
aN.rd Hea.--Nanisomory was s,ill tho favoris< at
,anc,h ~ w. ihc say mhrc got away tho inside with
A. ssrt ~ ~, 80. o tAe start Farmer secoSd Length
"nsoi montgomery. Colug around the Upper turn
s.nssha a. .ls.a,ea @ We daylight and leading two
ro,n"rg - s 9usrleF poe IN crtyonc seconds, Mont
koMsy secVhl, Two et sths ahead OF Farmer Tho lat \
sa 'dsn Dr,Ss Up ana s fa he rear but on
The mare led 60 the asl.mla no,e ,fon o,u r,h. LIN.
IN l2o, bar i7nsh Separating rarmsr fyom Mont. |
Somcry On the ioH8r turn they wese c,assr ,nss "r
and tho mare breaking ~ ,ey appreanhed ne ,hDss,
quarter roe the two rssssi t., point wi,l ksr heaSs
pstaei Jbfy swung t4o tho home1trerh yotad ara
most exciting contest When made ~ ass. %
gaso Montgomery Was OF The Lead but he Then LloEe