The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-18
TROrTlNC At THE UNION COURSE.


Match Between Americas Girl and Mountain
Boy for S2,OOO-American Girl Easy
Winner.
Ever since the brilliant performance Of American
Girl at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds. when she
defeated Goldsmith Maid, Lucy, Rhode Island,
Bashaw, Jr. and George Wilkes, the friends Of
Mountain Boy have haunted the owner Of American
Girl like q shadow, persstently offering 10 match
that horse against the Bashaw mare for such an
amount as they thought would be most likely
to be accepted by her owner Meantime
the old stories OF Mountain Boys
traordinary speed were again put in cir
culatiOn, with what other view than to give him
fictitious reputation we at loss to comprehend.
As the owner of American Girl had several engage.
ments on hand, which he was anxious should be
fulfilled before engaging in any new ones he de-
cned to match his mare anew until last Monday,
when, after renewed bantering the part OF the
friends OF Mountain Boy, he consented to match
American Girl against him for 81, 900 side, at mile
heats the race TO come Off yesterday. The offer at
mile heats was not such as Is generally understood by
trOttng men as mile heat race, but to consist
simply OF three heats instead OF ve which Is custom
airy. These conditions seemed to argue a lack OF
faith on the part of the friends OF Mountain Bow
respecting his stamina, but they no doubt thought
he would last long enough to win the first two heats
OF a match such as they offered. 1t seems, however
they were mistaken IN regard TO his speed as well
as his stamina, when contrasted with the same
qualities In American Girl for she possessed both
largely in excess OF him yesterday afternoon and
defeated HIM with such apparent ease that all pre-
sent were astonshed at the presumption of his
friends for entertaining the opinion for one moment
that he was 1T to cope with such mare as Amerl-
can Girl has shown herself TO be-
When the bell rang for the horses to come upon
the track Mountain Boy was the first to make his
appearance. He looked very well, and when put
through his preparatory exercise he was very linn
Der and evinced great deal OF speed. Commodore
Vanderbilt, who had come all the way from Sara
toga to witness Mountain Boys performance W az
no doubt highly pleased with him, as were also his
numerous hackers, most of whom entertained very
little doubt OF his success. American Girl made her
appearance shortly after, and her condition and
steaithy way OF gong were the subject Of repeated
strongly the with saas SSn
Boy, who was apparently somewhat high in
flesh, buoyant IN Spirits and with style OF
OF his ine action repeatedly to the spectators before
drivers had satlsded their pride by the exhibition of
the condition and style Of The horses in their charge
@ sae r the ~ tue
Mountain Boy on the inside We having won the pole.
MAJ ae e S, "a
and n gong to the quarter pole was great that he
could foot with him, and that he could come
up and take the WORD at the pleasure OF hts
driver. When scoring actually commenced In ear
nest It Immediately became apparent tnat Mountain
Boy had for the first time met with more than his
match in the attempt to keep pace with the mare
he was carried or his feet several times In the en-
deavOr to get level with her at the score. Some
willing to attribute this to rankness his part
but the knowing ones knew what was the matter,
a tn rive ntv
American Girl" Mclaughlin seemed very much dis
concerted when he found that he was outfooted,
true cause the fleetness of his rival. In fact. he
was at such loss that he changed the bride
on Mountain Boy, and substituted another
with blinkers, and even went 80 far as to beg the
judges to let him take the outside position instead of
the one to which he was entitled by lot. But III
fortune seemed still 70 pursue him. He got
the word at the first renewed attempt when on the
outside, his chosen position, but in the endeavOr to
given and he leaving the score, he broke badly in
the effort and In moment fell SO far behind that his
chance Of winning the heat was hopeless. He did
little better the second heat as he had slight adj.
vantage IN the start. and was able to keep on his
feet few seconds, and until he found the mare
going by him, which she did after going about
fifty yards, al a gait that horse except Dexter
could last under. This fifty yards all the racing
Boy yesterday afternoon, as the mare had nothing
to do after the first brush but go on as suited her
driver, as he could have dstanced Mountain Boy IN
eiLher heat had that been his pleasure.
The attendance was very numerous. amounting
to several thousands and composed OF many of our
most prominent men, VINO, having heard great deal
OF the prowess OF Mountain Boy In private. trials,
were anxious to see those wonderful exploits veri
fed IN public They expected to witness the fastest
race That had ever been trotted on the Union
track, and no doubt would have seen it had
t'"nSt snasG M ,h 20 pu. ri 70 ner
track IN superb condition. Having defeated all her
rivals and become mistress of the American turf
the career or American Girl Will no doubt be pto
ntable An the future as 1t has been brilliant in the
past. she Queen OF the Turf has a busy season be-
lore her. and 1t Is hoped that nothing will take place
on the trottlng track IN any Of her engagements
that Will tend In the remotest degree sully her
far fame, She Is destined IN the future to become
as great favVrite with the American pubic as was
Lady suffolk Flora Temple ana Lady Thorn.
Poo selling was very brisk, but American Girl
was so decidedly the Tavore among buyers that she
sold mr. about TWO TO one until the scoring mad
menced: AS it was then apparent that she was
hardly fail IN winning the race the odds became
much greater until at length they reached one hun
dred to twenty in her favor. After the first heat
there was no betting at ALL and the auctiOneer pro-
ceeded TO sell pools on that was to take place
after this was decided, between Red Rover ana
Disnissing all explanatory matter for the present.
we VIII now proceed to give the details of the race
between American Gil and Mountain Boy as FOL
lows:--
First Heat Just as the word was given Mountain
BOY broke up and before Mclaughlin could catch
nun and bring hun into trot he was ten lengths
behind. American Girl went around the turn nj "A
clipping pace, and was eighty yards in front AT the
quarter pole In thirty three seconds Going down
the backstretch Mountain BOY broke up again and
Ivy the time he recovered was nearly distance be-
hind American Girl passed the half-me pole In
i:O9. She kept this rate Of speed up around the
lower turn; Mountain Boy was also dong some
Tremendous trotting at inc time and gained little.
when tue mare came INTO the homestretcl her
speed was slackened, Rodea evidently not washing 10
distance Mountain Boy. lie kept American Girl IN
nahd, anu she came IN winner Of tne heat az n
very slow pace, sixty yards IN front OF Mountain
Boy IN 2:23A
&4ohm Hedt.--Tnere was no betting now on tho
result, the hackers of Mountain Boy having given
up all hope OF bus wnninG me horses ,,.n,c np Tor
tue WORD at u tremendous rate, Mountain BOY aDoar
na lem3tn aheau OF Tue mare, when The word was
given. They were head and head IN u.. Instant huf
TIE clip AZ which American Girl was going was too
lnncn Tor the Boy, and lie left lie ieet. ~ the time
lie recovered American Glr was ten lengths ahead of
lii0 she went TO the quarter pole nifty yards IN
mont, hut soon afterwards broke up Alter two
jumps she was going AZ n square pace axu,p ana
had n0t lost an men oil ground. Al the naf.mtle
pole she was Sixty yards IN front OF Mountain Boy,
and coming on steauuy Won the heat by seventy
Yards, making the last mile IN REIN. Tue following