The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-02
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Great rrss mt the Union Course Between
Cora and Lew PefIee-Five Capital Heats
in Delaying Rain, and with Mad Fetiock
Deep-Cora the Winner-The Stakes $1,000,
Nc., &c.
One Of the best and most exciting trotting matches
shat ever took place Long Island on yesterday
afternoon at the Union Course. The between
Mr. McNanns' black Cora and Mr.. Turnbull's bay
seding Pettec mile heals best three In five, Cora
70 wagon, Lew Pettee in harness-ME Turnbun laying
coo against $780, This the first of . series
,hs has made above named horses, all
MAY pay and on rain or shine; and the first
race between them supposed to DO the great event
she one thai would decide relative merits Of the
horses but when the storm set in on Tuesday and
Seuged the track, making unht for man beast 70
race en- those who had laid heavily Cora ct odds Of
swo one we're in fog and the rain and fog increas
mg ss hour approached for the time OF starting
many odds layers took the other side OF the ques
,on and bet the geldng running hfm up in favor.
until before leaving John LIS for the track the gelding
had call After the judges had been chosen
and all the prellmsaries the arranged, dense
for from swept the track, envelopng it
In cloud that the horses obscuref from view
from the stand when they went down the stretch 70
warm up Al this time the track was so deep in mud
and slippery that TO walk it dangerous TO
the pedestrian The horses up through the gloom
and started, Cora taking the lead and winning the
mrs, easily This led heavy betting in her favor,
81 600 70 $3.50 being taken by ono gentleman, while
number Of others giving and taking odds al the
same figures. A delugng rain set in between heats,
which gave the track more the appearance Of
. canal than course and In the heaviest OF the
the called to start for the second heat
AS they scored the seemed TO slip several times
and when they started she broke up and the geldng
getting the lead went and the heat This made
him the stop sawyer" and three to one was current
that he would win the race. He won the third heat
and then his hackers thought they had "a sure thing
At any Odds Mr.. McMann drove Cora the first two
heass-ths one she won and the one she lost-and be-
Moving he had chance Of winning any more himself
he induced Dan Mace TO get behind the and try his
chances although the latter had drawn rein
her before. The third heat stated above
But Mace had learned her ways and felt confident
Of her winning that he induced number Of hs friends
10 take the very long odds that were Oerng Cora
che fourth and fifth heats in gallant style.
HORSES
Cora the winner Of the match was sired by Young
cassius, son Of Cassus N Clay BY Henry Clay. he by
Andrew Jackson, son Of Young Bashaw, by the i'm
ported Arabian horse Grand Bashaw. Her dam was
celebrated for her great endurance Cora Is black
mare, about fifteen hands two inches high, with a
in her forehead and white heels behind with
white hairs at the root of her TAIL like Flora Temple
he's She IS finely proportoned mare with very
s ss and sas s'ea. turn q speed As she
career al the woodlawn Course, Kentucky, seven
years ago, when at three years old, she trotted
= second heat, with standing start in 2:37h, the
quickest tune that had ever been made by young
~ the time She then was turnedout for while, and
in 2:soh. Mr. McMann, her present owner soon after
wards purchased her. paying $4,000 for he This gen
her appearance Long Island beng with Lucy and
Rosamond, on the 10th Of last July, on the Fashion
S os s
State, where she commended in race with General Butler
and the Goldsmith mare and was again beaten she then
tI0tted ~ the place with Fearless and tho Bur-
ger stallion, and again defeated after winning the
nrst heas These ros or last fall, and she
owner made the series q matches Of Which the present
enc the Hrst Mr.. McMann brought her the
track YESTERDAY in the nass. possible condtos and IS
1ifcn
Lev Pettee 10 a bay sslding, fnll fifteen aida half
hands high well made ali over and possesses great
turn OF speed He In said 70 be sired by an Eastern
stations OF the Ssme n.we IL il acSI, 70 na reliable
pedigree on that aide. His dam well bred marc
s.sonsly t,nctared with Messenger blood and she has i'm
SHADING tha. he made the fastest heat in the racs
slppery track docs not suit him. This Is his second
appearance the track although no has been
Sor many races His owner had him matched last
In number, 10 all Of which the latter gentleman
received forfeit ~ The gelding was or at the tina
asainsr and gave his horses 70 Hiram Weodrun and il
vas not long before the greatest Of all trainors and
drivers discovered what the horse bad IN him. and then
Che hrs heat IN Sos, in two mile race in harness
Lev Pettee was afterwards driven on the, road and
sen during the winter on the Harlem lane, barring
the Auburn horse Peerless and Pocahontas. The
and Lee vas soon ssarwsrds put in training @ meet
his engagements. He was brought On the track In fine
showing ina. every csrs 80 os e,
.PnfeG
rs rsor.
R~xfIy ~ hnpun cllrr md cli<
IN the mud Lev on the inside with Giae the best Of
The sspd-of before h GOT around Ne upper
"a LED him about length and half . the quarter
pole In forty-one seconds; and after passing this
sSs jaders sand Pnfsr, however s.a ,Ss. Cora led
SAe gsIdag down thc backstratch TO the hamile pole
asoo two Lengths .si.her o. then breaking up on the
around the lower tarn but when they came In sight Of
sbe hOnessrech the black marc Was leading couple Of
asd Cora led home avinner by three Isngths, making
SeDna Heat-one hundred 70 twenty-five vas cur
psDt ON the mare. The rain began pouring In tor
watts when the time for calling the horses came,
ana esfore they st.sed their dr liver, were we're
water and looked Ike canal Al the Arss auemps the
horses goa on level, and continued 80 until half way
% The quarter pole three lengths in forty seconds He
opened the gap to four lengths ABOUT midway down tho
The half mile pole he was NOT much two Lengths
= front IN 1lpb Cora crept up scioser around the lower
turu, ana the fog having been .knocked into 'smnh-
sresns by the heavy ram the hos then plainly
- view. AZ the three quarter polt Lew bad lonsth
oay. but going steady q oek, while the
seemed 70 Be strAddling - she ne on the home
0retch. She Afterwards broke up. and Lew came
home winner BY ave lengths, ma Sng the heat in
1:37k.
TAsrd HsaG-Ths most sxtravasans odds we're nov
sssrsd on the gsldns. Notwithstanding that Dan Mace
had taken the mare in hand, Mr. McMann having been
nearly blinded with the mud that had sen thrown In
h .o. BY the mares fore :s One 70 .sn:
mp evenly and had level ssnd-o, but Goa soon AFTER.
wards slipped mp and Lew led her 70 the ,,uarsrpos
ehe closed nicely bus before she reach "a me half
als pole shs again went 70 pieces and Lc Ied past
shas poiD two lengths In A. which was ca Wal time
With the mud more than fstiock deep Turning into the
lower Core again broke, and The gcldng " on 70
abe homcsretch and 70 the dnvgaD four ieae ms ne
within my yards Of the Stand Lew also broke, ana
much Pnfer could do 10 bring him 70 ~ o. -