The New York herald., 1867-04-26
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TrsttiaG ~ the Unisn Csurse-Ffve searsers-
a Smash in the Rirse Heat, and Three Dis
tanced-Nobody Hurt-A Coed Race.
The delightful weather yesterday afternoon induced
large number Of gentlemen Who own good road horses
and pride themselves hns display Of speed To visit
The Union Course and witness the ot which bad been
postponed from the previous day me entries were
large being number and the regulations of the
horses gave assurance that good afternoons sport was
likely 70 occur. AZ the hour named for the trot 70
begin there several hundred people congregate
the stands anxously listening 70 the voice the anc.
tionces selling POOLS and occasionally making bids on
their fsvortss, making private BETS horse against
horse. At the commencement OF the sales
there was little difference in the value OF
the horses; but II soon became evident that
the black marc Lady Close had the call,y the
'knowing ones' al takiag her for choice she ran up
in favor until in Of the pools she brought Sls5 while
Warrington Irving sold for s40 Black Bsss ST. and Ed
Ellis and Jessie together brought $A Two TO one on
Lady Close against the field was the current outside bet
ting while the horses scoring But the great odds
layeS were lain low in instant after the word gon
was given Tho horses were not two lengths from
the stand when collision took place between tho sulky
Of the favorits and that OF Warrington Irving and
ths of The savorts was crushsd 70 splinssss her
drivE lain an the track. and the mare running away
with The frassa = her heels; ana all The money that
had been posed = tho long ODDS was lost on the in.
stan& tho sulky Of Warrington Irving did not
break, nor did his driver fall out; but it
ran on one wheel for second two, and
every one looked for another "spilL" Hiram Howe
however, fortunately managed 70 balance the vehicle
and bring back 70 it proper place. and then on
without further accident taking long lead OF the other
horses in tho race and winning the by several
lengths The sorrsl gclding Ed Ellis, driven BY W.
Bors the gray Jessie, handled by D. Pnfer were
Close who ran all the way round with tho broken ve
hice leaving the TO be decided between Washing
ton Irving and the little black Black Besa After
the heat Warrington Irving offered at one hundred
to tom the layers Of the long odds Lady Close taking
bu scv ns
for Black Bess won the second heat in hand in capital
time, and the fnanciers were again all abroad They
then began 70 hedge and laid two 70 one the black
mare. and In that way some OF them managed TO
themselves, the little the very clcvery
in the three subsequent heats
Black Bess, the winner OF the purse, is black mare,
by Ethan Allen, out Of we'll bred mare She is hand
little beast about fourteen hands and half high
but vas too eshy in appearance TO trot: yet she did
and lasted well 70 the end showing very sle distreas
washington Irving is light chestnut, with light
name and tall BE was sired BY Ethan Allen ont Of Mr..
horse. with nne open gait but is very rank and At
times unmanageable.
star and stripe down the face She sired by Eth
Allen, dam Lady Relief Lady Close is q ane pro-
poioped mare with plenty Of bone and substance She
has fne gait, and Is as steady as clock.
Ed Ellis Is chestnut gelding above fifteen hands,
with white heels behind He seems we'll bred horse,
is rapid in his movements but very high strung, and
too rank yesterday have any chance Of winnng
ss gray ;rs s and no mscs but h.sh
n faaf
times
the finest possible condition for fast time: but a.
psss & sas hons. ys:y q. s:ss ...s msse in shss
way. Nothing under 2:lo wss osEred
yst Hsak -Of - ssvsn sngss Ave- pus in anaspsas.
iasiss, "a "a En-. iss ssceoS pses, ws.snssoa iviss s
third LAZY Csosg SaursA, and Jeaie he oslda Iho
hUsss sooied An. tnss bsoss Asy were ahas = -
whsn the word " esse Black Bsa nssias Ss bsst of
the ssndof, Isdy css nszs wa.hlsssan lTxi.s NINA
break In an instant after the horses left the stand,
whesn the driver OF Lady Close swerved 70 tho lef
Irving % G. was coming on him with such rush e the
moment that they came together with crash, and
over in the dirt, The mare getting away nom him.
and going at the top Of her speed with the broken
vehicle The lsy o. Washington Irving wss lifted up
it would turn over or not Hiram Howe however,
aged by throwing his weight in tho right and
injury, and quickly taking the lead with the
race He was half dozen lengths ahead Of Jessie
Black Bess BY . neck, Ed Ellis about ten lengths BE-.
hind Lady Close at that time tearing away down
s
Washington Irving trotted very fast. opening wide
gap between @ Imse h % ana pIacK ,oss Ss a. 'ee nal,
lengths ahead and the impression in the minds OF the
lockers thai he would distance the Geld Black
Bess second four lengths In front OF Ed Ellis, who
had taken run from the half mile POLE passing Jessie
on his way Lady Close after getting about half way up
the hocsretch slackened her speed and dropped
into tro and caught and taken Of the before
the troters overlook her. Washington Irving led home,
~ M sss Bs':
the thrce-quarter pole, and did not come in The
judges decided that Washington Irving won the heat,
Black Bess second and all the others disanced. Time,
Secoad Hsaf-The fine display Of speed made BY wash-
and when one man offered bet ten dollars against Q
hundred, fifty ran at him TO take Fifty TO four and
one hundred 70 six was finally laid on the gelding win
ming the race. good start sent the homes away on
turns but before they got around the upper turn
Washington Irving made burst and led i've lengths to
driver OF mare careful Of her and did urge
her rapidly. He kept hsr Der fee and gradually
lengths Of me gesdns al The half ns pole in Iia He
drew hitie closer ON tho lower turn, and getting into
tas homsussch be ven, .isa rssh and so.n sosk the
issr issssA. D s,nx. snid sss chssn q taos Who
ND AsM-fws 70 ans was then offered on the
mare ana there were numbers Who took " believing
that the nnsh of The last beat the result Of
dent The horses scored twcs before getting The word
the judges being determined that they should have
start rne black mare however, got the best Of
It, and led away . length, which she made into two
the turn, the geldng breaking the way The mare
couple Of lengths In front at the quarter pole In
forty.one and half seconds; and Warrington Irving
breaking twice on the backsrsch she led 70 the half
mile over six lengths In "a She then taken In
hand and a the hreequarer pole only two lengths
IN 'front.' the geldng having broken mp third time.
She steadily the homestretch, and the heat
by two lengths In 2lsk.
FoSvA Heat Twelve 70 nve the state OF the odds
when the horses the track As they got away,
the mare leading half length she upped up. making
her rst and only break during the race and the gedng
got away from her lengths before she recovered He
broke up, however before he reached the quarter poe
and vas only three lengths In front when he passed that
point forty-two seconds On the back stretch thor
relative positions Unchanged the geding leading
tbvcc lengths past the half mile pole in .22x On
the lower turn the little began closing gradually,