New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-19
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE TURF.

rHOTTING MATCH ON UNION COURSE, L. r. BE
TWEEN AMERICAN GIRL AND MOUNTAIN
BOY FOR TWO THOUSAND DOLLARs-AMERI-
CAN GIRL THE WINNER IN TWO HEATS
TIME-223f, 2:2lf.
The match for $4,000, mile heats, best two in
three, in harness, between Com. Vanderbilts b. g.
Mountain Boy and Mr.. Lovers b. 10. American Girl,
which aimee IL was arranged the previous Monday,
las bceu the great topic of discussion and speculation in
1poytne circles came of Saturday afternoon on the
Union Course Long Island. 1t attracted very large
concourse spectators by far the most numerous That
the Union Course has witnessed for some years The day
highly favorable the track in splendid order, and
both horses we're represented to be in such
linton condition that fast time was gener'
~ calculated upon, and many wagcTs made
ny o.Si and even as low as 2@O would be beaten The
Visual sIos oy were put in circulation and his
friends felt assured that he would defeat the now
acknowledged Queen Of the Troting Turf on TINS Oeca
son the race having been made purpOsely TO suit him.
His owner, Commodore Vanderbilt was present with
EtdSa 10 witness the anticipated victory Of his favor
je horse whom he believes Tor rather did believe at one
his error to be a match for the flying Dexter
himself Mountain Boy is BRIGHT bay, close oS
on fifteen hands in height with magnlncent tIotthg ae
ton and has public record OF heat In 22a; ne mas
also trOtted in public half mile In l0 put TINS was ~
trial and not race He sired by Major Wlnheld,
of Rysdieks HambletOnan, and was nTst Known ny
the name Of squire Bingham put AFTER ms 70 monf-
tain Boy. He possesses great powers OF speed I ed
upon certain TO quitn stoutly copeStoG wears
is however, a young horse, only elHhI S eeto
Ola a HSerid @Sy Gr Improve and IN her hers lineage
it is unnecessary to speak having so recently gS If
nm I'm her race with Lady Thorn She had maoIIy ol
friends among the betting men, who, dlsregaIInE t h
rumOrs current OF the alleged snTpHSps so GO ON her
before Tie horses came upon the track Sam Mclaughlin
DRIVE an BSy APe his ssp aG perfect style Of going
inspired his hackers with renewed eohnaenoS @
as usual drove American Girl who has accomplished her
most brilliant triumphs In his hands, and u moth
Ing to sully the fame OF potn IN their
oraby ass0caed in the records OF the American rotDg
turf with the fame OF American GIRL as Is that OF James
McMuHn with the renown Of Flora Temple; OF Bud
DOble with that Of Dexter, or OF Dan Pher with Lady
Thorn Her style OF gong while being driven up ana
down the stretch ELECTED the encomums aud admiration
Of every one and she moved in quite different style TO
what she did previous TO her with Lady Thorn at
she beginning OF the week. Inc judges were capt
Rynders. Mr.. Harker, and Capt. MoLaln. $500
they gOt the word, Mountain Boy evidently unable to
with American GIRL Tor unable TO 70 the pace sac
they approached the stand SO papaOle was her sn
peTOrity OF speed scoring that the odds rapidly
So b $50 he TO SS 20 80 N 9 Ro a
pole now told judges that he would take the outside
and head Just as they REACHED the score ana ana
Mclaughlin could get him steady, American !
Girl had opened gap OF ten lengths around the turn
n SO seconds fully % lengths before her opponent Going
along the baeksTetch Mountain Boy broke again. and
seii nearly Instance behind Seeing this Roden took
pun at his mare, aud passed the half mile in 1909 lie let
her again the lower stretch and it seemed as If ne
gong to distance her opponent; but such was not
ROdens inteRtOn for he eased the mare on coming up
the hOmeStrech and she came home IN jog, an easy
winner by 20 lengths. Tune, 2234
Second HsdL-There was no betting for the GIFTS WIN
ming seemed certain The horses up together at
rapid gait Mountain Boy being half length ahead when
the word given they crossed the score. But the
tremendous speed Of American Girl quickly placed her
head and head with Mountain Boy who unable 10 the
pace left his feet and By the time Mclaughlin recovered
him the lengths ahead She went the quar-
ter pole ID S seconds ana then DToKe Dnt caught again
directly and at the hafmlle pole was thirty lengths
ahead in I'LL From this point she came along steadily
second trOt for $780, mile heats three IN five, in
harness, between Mr.. LOves b. 9. Young Commodore |
mud Mr. Ogles b. Red Rover, produced an interesting,
u not fast, race. 1t by Red Rover in four
heats; Young Commodore taking the third heat. Time
-~242t, 245, 2i44a, 2:4s.
UxoS covNsE L L. JAY i7-Mseh $4,000 mile beats two 10
In L.