The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-22
TR0TTIyG Ar THE UNION COURSE.

otting match Tor $500, mile heats, best three IN
Ave, TO wagons came OF yesterday afternoon NJ the
Union Course between Mr.. Nodtue's black mare
Eastern Queen AMI Mr.. Martins bay mare Lady
Wells. The race was won by Eastern queen in
three straight heats with the greatest apparent
ease. Mr.. Nodine drove Eastern Queen and hiram
Howe handed Lady Wells. The betang, previous
TO the start three to one Eastern Queen. The
track was in very good condition, but the weather
raw dissgreeable and very uniavorable for fast
time. stll good Time made by the horses Lady
Wells trottng las. "a ever she did before in any
OF ner races, Tns Following is the details OF
RACE.
FIRST Heot.-Lady Wells the pole, and had
lrine the best OF the send-or when she increased
TO two lengths on the turn. Approaching tue quar-
ter pole Eastern queen closed up and near
Lady Wells wheel she passed the pole in twenty
eight seconds Gong down the h0mestretch Eastern
queen closed MP gradually and about midway was
parallel with Lady Wells The Queen soon afterwards
drew away, and AT the haf-mie pole was nearly two
lanstns in mont OF Lady Wells Tine, l;l6 wehs
then broke up aud Eastern queen was four lengths
in front the lower turn. Coming up the home
stretch Eastern Queen came along m hand aud won
the heat Dy two lengths IN 2:35s..
SECOND Heat --lIers was not much change In the
betting, about tfGce yae Eastern queen, eeing
taken ny the hackers Of Lady WeIls. After scoring
o few times the mares were despatched on very
equal terms, when Lady Wells dashed away fast
mat ehe very quickly tooR the pole and leo
lengths aud a Aah around the upper turn Eastern
Queen however, began picking Lady Wells up be-
fore reaching the quDrter pole, and the latter
not over length and mar In fronf at that point
Lady Wells made the quarter in thirtyeight seconds
Gong down the backstretch Nodine gave Eastern
queen her head, and she gradually closed on aud
passed Lady Wells, leading Two lengths 70 tue half
mile pole IN I:l5la. Eastern queen opened the gap
around the lover turn, but coming the home
stretch Lady " ellis improved her pace and shut up
nearly all the daylight between them. Then Hiram
Howe forced Lady Wells 20 4 break, ana Eastern
queen left her aud came home wiaaer Of tue heat
bV three lengths Ia zi3s.
Tltrg Henl,-Inefe was no betting between the
heafs The SPECTATORS being satisfied with what they
mad previously done on their Iay0rites. The start
for this heat was capital one. and the mares trot-
Ted around the upper turn az yoked together.
Approaching the quarter pole Eastern Queen began
20 show In 'front.' and Just they reached that POINT
Lady Wells broke 40 and lost two lengths Time,
thirty eight and half seconds. Gong down the
bacKstretch Eastern Queen WAS two lengths IN front
this advantage she carried to the nalfmlie pole
IN I:E. There xas no change ia the distance be-
tween the TWO mares around the lower turn nor
the homssgretcn unn che stand when Lady
wells of desperate sf2rt succeeded In closing tue
greS,eY part Of the daylight. Eastern queen won
tne peat aud race IN 1884. The following isa
SUMMARY
rSIoN COURSE, l.. L., Oct. 2l.-Match $500, mile
heats. pcst three IN dive, to wagons,
l.. :. Samms named DIX m. Eastern queen. 1
ii t1ax h M Wells ]