The New York herald., 1869-09-05
HORSE NOTES.

Tomorrow a running meeting will commence
at the Fashion Course. Long Island, which whi
| last three days. The first race will be dash of
| mile-this viii! open the ball--to be followed by
one OF four mile heats, one OF the old fashioned
kind bringing TO mind the days OF Eclipse ana
Henry Bascombe and Post Boy, Black Maria, Lady
Relief. Tribe and Siim Fashion and Boston, Fashion
and Peylona, Idewlld and Jerome Edgar and Others
In this race there ive entries and three, may be
four Will be sure to start. These will be Flora NC
lvor by Lexington, dam Foride, by Wagner; Aide
paran by Commodore, dam Mamie Lewis, by Glen
coe: Priva,eer, by Lightning. dam Hennle Farrow,
by Imported ShamrocS and Biddy Malone, by star
Davis dam O,io by Oliver. Prvateer has run three
four mile races and won them all. Aldebaran has
run three four mile races and many races OF
three mile heats Flora McIvor has never
gone the distance, but her owner and trainer
are satisfied that the journey Is not too long tor her,
and they are wiling to back her heavily to wn she
Is said to be the FIRST choice IN the pooiseling There
has been some doubt about Biddy Malone starring
but she was taken TO the Fashion Course yesterday
ana this looks like business. She has lots OF speed
and if she can go the distance Will oe hard TO beat
We expect to see all the Old turImee at the race
course and would advise the .blue velled brigade''
TO attend and witness the kind OF racing that their
foreiarhers were so fond OF. on the second day Of
the meeting there will be hurdle race, at mile
heats when probably SIX or seven VIII start and a
race OF mile heats. best three In five, over the na
be as 1t tries both speed and bottom The third
day win be on saturday next, when there VIII be
SeSts The horses w,i be ali at the Fashion Course
to-day, Messrs. Wedon's, Mcconnell II Thompson's
and Mr.. Eckerson's having been taking their 1nisn
ing touches at Jerome PARK. Captain MOores string
including Privateer General Ewell, COttre, Carrie
p and Foster were taken 10 the Fashion Course last
week.
We notice in our advertising columns that Mr.
Feiowes offers his Incompatible fourn-hand team
for sale stating that he Is tired OF driving and hand
Tn.au 1fnlAn 0nnf
been we'll taken care Of during the summer, and
not been hacked about at the hotels or the various
watering places during the hot weather. Whoever
buys them Will have the handSOmest ana fastest
four-inhand team ia the Country.
Mr. Bonner drove his trottlng mare Pocahontas
half mile on Prospect Park FAIR Ground III l:lO on
Friday afternoon, one quarter OF mile being made
III thlrty.three seconds.
Mr. Wilkins has got his black team again on the
road, and they trotted last on Friday afternoon
Frank Ferguson Is driving the pay mare Flrehy.
She is very stylish and can trot very last
John Mckewen Is on the road every day Denlnu
his Toronto Chief stallion, who shows a good gait
when called. on.
Mr. Byrnes is driving fast bay horse.
MI. Hatch drives very beautiful! black team TO
Sherifi O'Brien Is driving his fast sorrel team.
Mr. Jesse Marshall is driving his fast Allen mare.
Mr. Sheldon shows q good gait with his pretty bay
mare.
Mr. HOlbrook's gray and bay team were trotting
well on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Weaver is driving h,s "Income' and mate.
Mr. Robert Smith was driving brown mare TO q
top wagon on Friday afternoon.
Hosea B. Perkins has made q new purchase, and
thinks he has an extraordinary horse. We shall see
III time.
Ed Jones was speeding his bay beauty Cricket up
the road on Thursday afternoon and taking brush
with all he met.
Mr.. Rogers was on the road Thursday with good
stepping roam and gray team
Mr.. william De Forrest has purchased q mate for
his avOrlte Billy and now has very fast and stylish
team that are hard to beat up the road.
MIR. Galway Is driving his Dig gray gelding who is
hard to beat, as q road horse
MIR. Agostine has pair Of very fine Edsall Hamble-
tonians that he drives nearly every day. They make
a nice team.
Mr.. Leadbetter has new sOrrel team he bought
recently down East that trotters and nave q
good record. He drives them on the road every
day and they show good turn OF speed.
Paul Pry, the champion sleigh horse OF Boston, is
rusticating this summer, preparatory to winning
new laurnls next winter. He Is by Ethan Allen.
]. Tlsdale Bradley, OF Byron street. Boston, owns
a chestnut horse called Andy that was thirty -four
years Old last spring. His owner drives him every
day, ana ne can II is claimed, now trot q mile IN
three minutes.
MIR. Brush, OF Forty-hfth street, New York, has a
sorrel horse called Harry that was thirty years old
last spring. He Is In perfect health and performs
good days work every day.
Mr.. Hamilton, Of Jefferson Market, has horse
that he drives TO furniture cart that Is now Ove
| forty years old. The horse Is still in good healtl
| and does his work cheerfuy. He can be seen any
| day at the market