The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-04
TRoTTNa AT THE HIPPoDRoME.

Another new feature was introduced a. the
Hippodrome matinee yesterday, IL being no other
= han trotting contest with women riders, the
first that ever took place In the world for money
There were four entries for the purse offered. and
the ladies came to the post with the nonchalance
OF regular Jockeys and handled their horses far
better than was anticipated, astonishing every
beholder with their Skill The race Afforded con-
siderable amusement, and II 1t was not conducted
strictly according to rule 1t came so near being SO
that iault1pding about small devations would be
unjust. The ladies' rode WELL and If they could not
pull their horses after break to trot
as quickly IS John Murphy or Dan Mace
the want Of strength was not their
FAULT. What pulling they did was to wtu
They made the effort, and that was as much as
they could do. For a nrsr race the ladies showed
great judgment, and, with little practice, will
make excellent trotting jockeys. They will con-
tend again on Friday evening next. In the mean.
time they win have another opportunity for re-.
hearsal and will learn something or the art OF
keeping horse on o trot In making the turns, as
well as when on the straight stretches. The ladies
had only two reheatsals preparatory to their race
yesterday, and they proved themselves very apt
For the ladies' lrot there were four starters,
comprising Miss Yates bay gelding Johnny Reed,
Miss Rooerls' sGrrel gelding TIP, MISS stewards
mare Bessie, ana the ladies whose names were
mentioned were the riders. Tne was Tor purse
OF $3.50; $75 to the rst $50 to the second and SOS
to the third horse; mile heats. Miss SalisDury's
Bessie won the race, taking the first and third
heats; MISS Yates, ON JOnnny Reid, winning the
second heat. In the second heat Tip broke with
MISS Roberts and ran the greater part OF the mile
and was placed last Tor so doing; and Johnny Reed,
with MISS Yates ran to the front in the third
heat &C the finish and was also set hack. MISS
Stewart rode Slasher With great deal OF skill
and kept him on a trot nearly all through the
race, and the few times that he left his eet 1t was
but Tor a moment. Bessie won the nrst premium,
Johnny Reed the second and Slasner the third
The second trot was Tor premium OF 5000 mile
heats the first horse receiving 500, the second
$50 and the third $40. Entered Tor this was Dan
Mace5 bay geldIng Plot, John Rogers bay mare
Helen, Ben Maces bay geldlng RUNNING Bird and
John Haslett's bay .geding sherman. The latter
business and ne was last In each neat. Helen won
the race, taking the first and third heats, Pilot
Tue judges were Messrs. Walton, johnson and
Elliott.
BARNuM's HIPPoDRoME (TRoTTrN0 MATNEE),
Feo. 3.-Purse $3.50; SIS TO the 1rst, $50 to tue
second. $2o to the third mile heats; lady Tiders
ENTRlES. TT"
Miss SalisbUry's b. m. Bessie. ............ 3 /
MISS Gates b. g. Johnny Reed. 3
MISS Stewards b. Y. ST. sher. ..............4 2
Miss Roberts s. 2. Observation-Disclosures. 4
lime, 313-3 :l3-3:15.
SANE DAY.-Purse $500: 500 to the nrst $50 to
the second, $40 to the third horse: mile heats;
under the saddle.
John Rogers b. m. Helen.....
Dan MaceS b. 3. Plot. z
John Hasett's b. q. Sherman. .............. 3
Ben Mace's br. e. Hummlng Bird. .......... DIR.
Time, 2:57-2 :50-2:5l.