The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-06
HORSE NOTES.

The first regular trotting meeting Of the coming
season will be at the Union Course, commencing on
the LIST OF June and continuing four days. On the
first day there will be two trots for very liberal
purses. On the second day there win be but one
trot and that by the best trotters in the land the
purse offered being $780, free for all, mile heats,
best three In Ave. in harness. Lady Thorn, Ameri-
can Girl, George Wilkes, Rhode Island, Goldsmith
Maid, Lucy. George Palmer and Myron Perry are all
eligible. and no doubt VIII enter for this money. as
It viii be divided into four parts. the winner getting
$l.4O0 the second horse 5000 and the third and
fourth the other $500 between them. On the third
day there viii two trots for large purses and
the last day there will also be two trots OF the
character. Tnis system Of giving regular trotting
meetings viii not Interfere with trottlny matches,
but viii give the OF fast horses the opportu
nifty of moving them from one section OF the country
TO the other, thus deriving additional profit IRON
their speed. Trotting TRACKS or parks. are spring
ing up like mushrooms all over the country
and as they Oil have large premiums TO oner
for fast horses the owners Of such creatures VIII
have 3 wide field open 70 them next season. We
approve OF troting meetings at stated Intervals and
albo Of the system OF the division OF purses where
more than two horses start In race, as while u
the others TO gain suicieDcy for training and trav-
elliny expenses. Dividing the purses will induce
otherwise not do so, they would have nothing TO
gain and everything to lose In q race where they
Knew they were Overmatcheu IN speed altogether by
particular horse The chances are s0mewhat DIFF
ferent also where horses start together.
as the swftest one does not always win the highest
prize Should there he split heats, for instance
durance and constitutional vig0r come into play,
and such horses possess those qualities will I'M
prove rs the race pro resses while the weak and
speedy ones nag with every succeeding heat. TO
say nothing Of the greater interest In races where
large numbers Of horses contend u viii have ten
dency TO enhance not only the quality OF the horses,
but still further develop the skin Of the drivers.
The time selected BY the proprietor OF the Union
Course for the meeting Ia very appropriate 10 being
Just before the race meeting Of tina American Jockey
Club, the trottng meeting closing on the An and the
meeting at Jerome Park beginning on the 9th OF
June.
The annual meeting OF the Saratoga Association
VIII commence on the 9th OF August and continue
days. ON the first day OF the meeting, added TO
the regular programme, will be a match racs one
mile, for $4,000, between Mr.. Belm0nt's chestnut lilly
Finesse, by Lexington, dam Imported Filigrec BY
Stockw well. and Mcssrs. Hunter Z Traver's chestnut
fliy Intrigue. BY Balrowne. dam Jenny Rose by
Glencoe. These FLIES are each two years old. On
the su ,ceedng i've days OF the meeting there viii be
three races each day, making In all nineteen races
during the week. The total amount OF money TO he
run cr VIII be $4,000 not including the match. The
sweepstakes to close the lst Of March the one
for all ages mile quarter; the Flash stakes.
for twOyear olds, half a mile; the Saratoga Cup,
for all ages two and quarter miles, and the sequel
Stakes. for threovear oIds, two miles, Inc raver's
Stake, which IL for three ods closed with thirty.
one entries, and there Is no doubt That the o.her
stakes VIII close equally we'll.