The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-29
THE BETTING.

Inc STALLION Naugataugh was the favorite previous
10 the scoring, the impression being that he could
Deaf the Others easily. He sold for $780, Prescott
ior $oo' Charley for $40 and Mary Sayres for ST.
his rate OF betting was soon changed. When the
horses began to score it was discovered that
the stallion had speed as he hobbled and hitched
until he tore shoe OF. This, however, was soon
ADJUSTED but the other horses had each taken their
places Us avorites alternately before the word
given. Charley became the favorite, then Prescott
and afterwards Mary Sayres the stallion bringing
little or nothing in the last pools. After the first
neat Charley became the favorite against the field.
PRESCOTT sold as second choice, about forty to
being laid against the stallion. John Murphy took
D. H. wilson's place behind the mare after the
second heat, and then she ran into favor, and
tinued to be the first choice until the end of
THE RACE.
F"St Heat-Charley got away first on the inside,
Mary second the stallion third, the gray fourth.
Charley led one length to the quarter pole in forty
TWO and half seconds, the mare second, the gray
thlrd and the stallion four lengths behind On the
packsretch Charley, still leading, opened gap Of
Tour lengths on the gray the mare having broken
up and he passed the hafmile pole five lengths in
mont in l:25 the gray second Mary third and the
STATION Tar behind. On the Finishing end the gray
closed up tribe, but Charley, with his commanding
lead, was to be the winner to certainty barring
accident He held his advantage without break
ana came home leader by three lengths the mare
second having passed the gray on the homestretch
the stallion last just inside the distance stand hav
aSa thrown shoe at the '0Fe'-quar''r pole Tine
Second Heat.-Arl the horses broke up before they
got on the turn. Rodin, who drove the gray, man
aged TO get his horse down first, and took lead OF
four lengths before the others recovered AT the
three-quarer pole he four lengths ahead of the
the rear. Going down the backsretch the horses
were considerably spread out. The gray led at the
half-mile pole two or three lengths, Mary second
eight lengths in front OF Charley, who was ten
lengths ahead Of the stallion. Time, 1925 On the Flush
ing end the gray broke, and the went in front
and came on the homestretch four lengths E front
OF the gray, who was three lengths ahead of
Charley the latter being sixty yards in adj
vance of the stallion. The gray made fine
he broke up badly and stayed up until Charley passed
him. j. II: Whitson, who drove the mare, then broke
in winner by length, the gray second, one length
ahead Of the mare, who was seventy yards in front
OF the stallion. Time, 2:53h.
Third HeGt.-Conslderable wrangling had taken
place between heats about the finish of the last, and
John Murphy took John H. Wilson's place behind
the mare when betting set in that she would win the
race The mare got away first. Charley second.
the gray third and the stallion last, as
usual. At the quarter pole Mary led three
clear Of the Stallion, the latter seeming inclined to
do little pacing The time of the quarter was forty.
opened the gap, and was six lengths ahead Of
Charley, who three lengths in front OF the gray
the stallion having thrown another shoe and been
stopped by his owner and turned about to return TO
the starting place. At the half-mile pole the mare
was leading half q dozen lengths Charley second,
three lengths ahead of the gray The mare increased
her lead along the Flushing end, and came on the
homestretch eight lengths clear Of Charley, who
about the distance In front OF the gray the lat
ter having broken up on the way very easy gait
brought the mare in winner by six lengths Charley
second lengths In front OF the gray the stallion
distanced. Time 2:5lH.
Fourth Hect.-The mare was now offered at one
hundred to forty, with few takers She took the lead,
Charley second and the gray last. On the turn tine
mare led one length, Charley second three lengths
in front of the gray At the quarter pole the mare
and Charley were head and head in ortytwo seconds
Going down the backstretch the race was exciting
between the mare and Charley and they trotted
side and side to the half-miie pole in 125, the gray
taking a run and going close up to them at that
point. On the Flushing end the contest close be
tween the trio until the gray broke up and fell
OH four lengths the Others going yoked together 10
the three-quarter pole As they swung into the
homestretch the mare seemed to be slightly the
lead, but she afterwards broke up, and Charley
gray then came along break, and the three were
on run at the same time. The mare was the first
to SETTLE and she went on winner by four lengths,
the gray second, half length ahead OF Charley the
two latter having trotted very little OF the last quar-
ter of mile. Time, 2:5lh.
FINN Hedt.--lt was nearly dark when the horses
came up for the word. The mare was away first,
the gray second, Charley last. They continued in
this way TO the finish the mare going In four lengths
ahead OF the gray, who was half length In front OF
Charley. Time, 2:55.