The New York herald., 1869-05-12
HORSE NOTES.

Professor Hamilton, the great horse tanner, e
more. He died on Monday night OF measles. rms
Professor was wonderful man In his business He
subdued the most vicious horses az II by magic
Hamilton had established a school IN this city to
disseminate his art among horsemen. and met with
great success the number OF his pupils amounting
to over thousand. The lessons he taught in his
brief sojourn here viii not be forgotten.
Mr. Lowell has matched his bay gelding Young
Commodore, son Of Mr. Turnbulls stanon Com
modore Vanderbilt, against John Chambers bay
gelding Twist. The match Is for $1,000, and the con-
dtons are that Chambers has to drive his own horse
TO wagon, Young Commodore going IN harness. The
race is mile heats best three in ve and Will come
Off at an early day.
There are some wonderful stories current about
extraordinary time being made III private within a
few davs by George Palmer and Mountain BOY.
These stories have tendency to mtslead the pupuc
and they should be listened to with large degree
of allowance for exaggeraon. Horses That make
unprecedented time In private seldom DO IL In pub
lie. mile track, with competent JUDGES III INC
stand, Is the only true time test.
William Borst offers to match the stallion George
Wilkes against Mountain Boy two races one In har-
ness, the other to wagon, mile heats, best three III
five, for $3.50 each race
Dan Mace rs getting Amasa spragues brown stall
lion Rhode Island into shape Tor speed ne VIII ne
ready and I'm fine condition for his first engaRements
Dan has also got Western New York In pretty good
form. This horse will be found quite troublesome
Lew Martin is driving his sorrel geldlng on the
road He is looking well and trottng fast
Mr., Fergusons Needle Gun Is at the FaSnion
Course doing well. He tr0tted hall mile In trial
the other morning in 1:13, and afterwards quarter
in thirty-fve seconds. He Will prove formldaole
competitor In the Prospect Park Far 2:2s purse.
Mr.. Briggs has a beautiful Eureka mare that ne
calls Belle. that can beat 2:4O.
John McKune's tr0tting stallion Toronto Cmei was
trotting fast on the road on sunday morning.
Mr.. Harbeck's gray horse surprise, entered In tne
2:29 purse at Prospect Park IS doing wel he Is III
training at Paterson n. d., under te care oi 'anes
Mckee.
Mr. James W. Gile's brown Henry Clay horse
Dick trOtting very fast on Monday AFTERNOON on
McComb's dam road. regardless OF dust and danger.
II takes 230 horse to stay with MIN wnen AZ speed,
and better one to beat him.
Mr.. Trimble was driving his handsome brown mare
Nun on the road on Saturday. She Is iast ana mas
very square trottlng action.
Mr.. Devln has a short tailed bay horse that looks
like tr0tter.
The Paterson race meeting commences next Tues
day.
Purse No. d. Of series offered by the proprietor Of
the Fashion Course, will be trOtted Tor THIS after
noon. There are seven entries.
Mr.. Morris mare Ruthless and his colt Monday
we understand, have both been turned out and VIII
not run at any OF the coming race meetings. Thls Is
to be regretted, Ruthless would have been great
favorite in both the handcaps at Jerome Park. Mon
day would have been the favorite IN the two mile
heat race had he stood training. The gentleman
who informed us of Mr. Morris Ill luck also stated
that Mr.. ODonnell's colt the Duke was so lame IN
hind ankle that he had TO be let up Should the lat
ter not in time to take part In the races Tor
the handlcaps Bayswater's chances will be very good
for both of them.