The New York herald., 1868-04-28
THE TURF.


Five horses having been entered for the purse an
nounced to OF yesterday those acquainted with
the horses and their owners were In attendance IA
witness the contest The trot was mile heats, best
three In five to wagons. AT the time appointed for
the commencement Of the sport bat two OF the fvd
entries put In appearance, Mr.. Dugrey's bay stall
lion Ben Wood and Mr.. Godine's brown Gelding; tho
others, John Murphy's gray mare Lady Pendletoni
Colonel D!ckle's bay mare Kitty and Mr.. Taylora
brown gedng Billy keeping away for some reasons
not made public. Mr.. Dugreys stallion won the
purse in three straight heats in fine STYLE This
horse Is beauty in appearance, being very hand1
some blood bay, with black points and flowing
name and tail. He is well bred, tracing his de3
scent from old Messenger. lie was sired by
a son OF Emperor who was by Napoleon, out of
the famous trottng mare Fanny Pullen who was
deemed invincibe on the turf until defeated by
Dutchman in two mile heats. The dam Of Ben Wood
was granddaughter OF Engineer, another descend
ant of Messenger lie is six years old; was raised
in Ticonderoga, and this s his first season on the
trotting turf He is owned by a gentleman at Sara|
toga, who intends trottmg him repeatedly In this
vicinity during this season. Mr. Nodine's geldlng,
The other contestant in this race, Is a beautiiut
brown horse and had very high private reputation
among the select few by whom he was known, and
by them considered very fast and almost certain to
win any race In which he entered. Events,
however, have not justified their expectations as thd
horse is either of rottng condition his speed
has been overrated, as he mas been twice beaten
easily This season. |
Durlrg the interval between our arrival at the
and the appearance OF the horses on the course
awaited Oursel OF our leisure time TO VISIT one op
the principal training stables, that OF Mr.y Pniers
wdere we saw Lady Thorn, who Is tii5 year, as she
was last, under tile care OF that Individual. she han
arrived there only few dass previously from her
winter quarters IN the sab,e Oi her owner az MOTIFS
town, Pa. The old mare looks very robust and yiYor1
Gus her appearance denotins the high living she ha9
been enjoying during the winter She carries grca9
deal of flesh, and her trainer, although ne likes neS
be iicult to get her in proper trim for rstpu
lie trot which takes place on the 10th Of May leav!
ing the stable Of Lady Tnorn we next paid visit 10
that of Rapid q small gray and somewhat Canadian
| looking geding, VINO is said to possess deal OF
speed; but as this horse has record yet to MAKE we
shall make further remarhs about him at present.,
but wait until events develope themselves, Wien we
next box to Rapid stood a Beautiful chestnut Bashaw
fly, got by Jupiter, out OF IN Abdallah mare She
sS Us cby st
| Il nina. Next 10 her was a b ack geidng OF me ap1
| Tor So, 900 against horse, whose name cannoS
recall at present The above horses were az we had
time TO inspect our limited time had expired, anI
the aeGtesling horses were already upon the track
readyro engage In .rni
First Hent.-The betting was even. The stallion
won the pole. The horses CAME up for the start
without much scoring Moline length or or 50 behind
which was gwen by the starting Judge, one OF the
others calling ''come BACK" Both horses werea
them TO 90 on, and when they got under headway
again the stallion was several lengths ahead He
Nodine in fortyfour seconds. The stat Ion then made
q double break and Noiine shut up about three
lengths OF the daylight between them; but
on the homestretch the stallion trotted steadily
and opened the space again, and Nodlne q
geidng left his feet twice before getting TO tie
halEmile pole. Tie stallion at this point was flye
lengths in front Time 1:25. lie trottcd very nicely
around the lower turn, aud Nodine breaking twics
more the stallion ten lengths clear of MIN at tho
threeluarter poie He trotted lcsurey up the home
, W. orhe won Te s betting now now Changed to three
and In Instances IOuf 10 one ON the stallion.
Tue horses had very even start anu went toge,her
! began TO draw away gradually and Ut the quarter
| pole was a length aud u half ahead. The geldng
was forty.tllree seconds aud half 1hc stall
lion was four lengths ahead on the backstretch
was N kept t steadily al work, not beng urged in the
least around the turn and cred the hoIncstrech
about four lengths ahead OF Nodne. From there TO
the stand The stallion had nothing to do but to win,
as the other broke up badly. The stallion won BY
third Heat.-Twcnty to i've wanted takers. The
horses got away leve, and went very evenly around
Hodine's geiding broke up and fell three lengths
In the rear, the STALLION passing that point
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up twice on the homestretci, giving he
crease In the space between them the lower turn
and the stallion turned mo the homestretch win
ner beyond a peradyenture. He logged icislreiy
home, a winner by sixty wards In 1:5l.
SUMMARY.
UNION COURSE, l.. l., MoAdaY April 27.-Pursc 800,
mile heats best three In i've ID wagons.
j. pugrcy entered b: s. Ben Wood. ........".,l ! I
Il. j. Nodlne entered ur. X. 9.---.............2
j. Murphy entered z. M. Lady Penlleton ....dr.
Colonel Dckie cNtercd b. IN. Kitty. DIR.
w. II. Taylor entered Dr. &. Billy DIR.
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