The New York herald., 1870-11-17
RACING AND TROTTING.

| inp inclination throughout the country for the en-
joymenss OF the turf The rapidly increasing weali
OF the land Is ample for indulgence In the expensive
| luxury, and thousands OF breeders arc raising a
fine specimens OF the noble horse as ever champed
| bIt. So much good blood has or late years been in
] fused into the American horse that the spirited
animals socm to be waking mp the men-wakine
them up to the somewhat selfish pleasure Of turning
| this great advancement on the part OF the animals
TO the account Of their own pride selfish ends.
matters not how this fresh impulse for the sports
the turf has been reyived-it IL satisfactory
to- state the fact Jack Frost, with his
boon companion, High Wind. has nipped the
racing and trotting season OF 1870. 1t has
had Its drawbacks chickering's Jealousies. but 1t has
been success Meetings have been more numerous
than ever before the purses more LIBERAL and filled
without delay; the gatherings at the various
no doubt proved remunerative to the proprietors.
while the numbers congregatcd on each occas!o n
has demonstrated that the people take delight in
witnessing the almost heroic struggles Of the noble
horse, and viii put up with everything ana anything,
even trlckery aud hippodromng, to crafty their
love Of sport.
The extraordinary activity shown in the early
spring by the racing fraternity caused no inconsld
erable anxiety to the men who specially affect the
less momcntive but more useful and substantial
trotter These racing men seemed intent on Great
ing Juror IN favor OF steepe chase hurdle race and
Jackets lu ana TOP top BOOTS for she gratidcaon Of
the gay assemblage. That the managers sue
ceeded Is amply proven by the throngs which con-
gregatei at jerome Park, Saratoga, Long Branch
and Baltimore and established the fact that the
thoroughbred racer has thousands Of enthusiastic
that. the fair daughters Of Yankeedom are resolved
not TO be Outdone by telr cousins across the sea IN
hs the renewed interest in racing
which has been SO marked that 1t remi4ds the old
turimen OF the days OF Fashion, Boston and Pey-
tona and great things are predicted In the future,
the friends OF the trotter have enjoyed an unprece
dented year OF almost continuous sport. Meeting
after meeting has succeeded each other with such
rapy that the regulars have had but little rest In
their flights from New York To- Boston, to Providence
to Buffalo, to Rochester. to Binghamton TO Phna-
delphla-in fact, TO almost every town and village
OF mere In The North, for thngs have come TO such
pass" town is OF no earthly account that cannes
the place is quite educated up to the term rot.
ting track" why them IN conformity TO the wishes
OF the modest denzens. the enclosure ls styled "lrv
Ing park.u Purses are given solely for the encOur.
agenent Of breeders; gate money Is charged to de-
fray the necessary eXpenses-"only this, and no.
ans mdn q Gf s qgs @ S qsaSs3 sSSsl iSa ss s,s
through the cracks Of the fence to watch the assem-
bage Of breeders and agrlcutullsts, ana SO orderly
bold to enter at the main gate and partcp In the
exercises by which the breed OF horses ID So
become ESQ 50 Interested in Inc proceedings as to back
regulafs, who have devoted themselves for years to
the horse they thought had TIE best chance to win.
OF splendid specimens Of horsefesh, OF course good
time has been frequently made but in no instance
has the table Of fast time been changed, though
mers have from time to time been rife that such and
such flyer was to astonish the trottng world by
burst Of speed. Dexters 2:l7A, Dutchman's three
mile tme-732,s-are still unexpunged; Lady
Thorn, Goldsmith Maid, American Girl, George
Palmer and Lucy have all appeared but have gained
Each succeeding season for several years has
developed q marked Improvement In the
general trotting stock Of the country, though
IL ~ only at rare intervals that star
or the 1rst magn,nae appears 1 on the the track
horses to-day who show "thirty' or better than
tllcro were "fortyo horses ten years ago, still
greater number OF "fOry horses than there were at
That time who could trot in three minutes and q
half Speed up to certain point has been mar
velleusly developed. Great care has been taken OF
colts. They are now fed housed and even blan-
keted, whereas only few years since colt was
looked upon as OF little more value than calf, and
"three year old'' OF to-day, instead Of being weak
merly the case has all the appearance OF
tA q starte, Gauntlet and s' Others I that at have have
been brought out during the past season. SYM
metry, case OF motion, spirited action nave, by the
infusion OF racing blood and Judicious training be-
are SO justly proud. Tho high stepping, clean
limbed rangy trettcrs OF to-day, seen In such mum
bers on the track and on Harlem lane, more than
compensate for all the sins which are put to the &C
ton, more especially when they are compared with
the low-headcd pulling dromedaries winch peltea
Third avenue thirty years ago. Judging from the
psst year we cannot but anticipate brilliant season
will ap ear and change the somewhat stereotyped
table OF fast time.