The New York herald., 1875-02-23
RACING AT THE HIPPODROME
TRoTTINo AND RUNNING.

TRoTTINo AND RUNNING.
IAN abundance OF racing was given at the Hippo
drome yesterday In the afternoon there was
trotring VITA lady jockeys. mile heats; and run.
ming, by the imported thoroughbreds OF the estab
lsnment heats oil five circuits OF the arena, which
was about three-quarters OF q mile. In the even.
ing two trottng contests came on-the first mile
heats with four starters ana the second two.mie
heats. with three starters: and the Hlppodrome
was filled on both occasions, the combined multi.
tudes being estimated at 1000.
The trotters engaged in the matinee per.
formances were Miss salisbury's bay mare
Bessie, Miss Yates bay geding Johnny Reed Miss
Stewards brown geldng s,asner and Miss Roberts,
gray mare Modesty. Miss salisbury won the race
with Bessie IN TWO straight heats, proving the besi
handler OF trotters. MISS Rooerts is capital
rider, but she could not keep the mare Nodesty
down to a trot and she was placed last In eacu
heat for running the mare being In front nearly
all the time. Miss Stewart rode Slasher very well
and so did Miss Yates Johnny Reed; but they all
would ride better II they had a little more
patience. 'Wait ana win" should be their mo,oo.
In the running race, which followed the above
there we're i've starters, comprising 'he
brown geldng Remorse, ridden by Jimmy
Rowe: bay gelding Mulatto. ridden By
Tiny Quantrel; hay mare Annie. ridden
by william Annis; brown mare Lady
Elizabeth, ridden by J. Greene, and chestnut geld
ing Wild Charley, ridden by ]. Johnson. The
horses are all imported thorougnbreds. There
was considerable betting indulged In this race,
ut pool sales at the corner taverns and In the
thirty cent ends OF the Hippodrome, Remorss
being the favorite over the field at to /. He won
the race very ceverly in short rubber, Lady Elz.
abeth being second. Annie third Mulatto fourth
and Wild Charley fifth. The winner is finely pred
geding, being sired by Newcastle. out OF Mira, oy
Voltlgeur. It is said tnat he ran In England, but
over. yet very fast morse witnal II Was very
exciting race. The following are the summaries
OF the afternoon perOrmances:-
BARNuM's AIpfopRoME February 22-MATINEE--
LADIES' TRor-Mile heats.
Miss Salisbury's b. m. Bessie ie................ /
MISS stewards b. y. Slasner r.................
Miss Yates Dr q. Johnny Reed ..............
MISS Rooerts' 9. m. Modesty. sty..................A 4
Time 3:l0-3:l0
SANE DAY-RUNNING RACE-Seven circuits
(aoout three ee-quarters OF mlle3.
J. Rowe's br. g. Remorse: e::................... IL
J. Greene's BIZ. IN. Lady Elizabeth. ........... =
| w. Annls' b. m Aunie. ie......................2
! Il. Quantrei's b. g. Mulatto .................,
| Time, l:32-1:3l1s.
| TRoTrING BY LIGHT.
The trottng IN tbe evening was for purses, the
horses ridden by profession OF note Tie rst race
Was mile meats, between Ben Mace's bay mare
| Mace's brown mare Josie ana H. Hynard.s bay
! geding britt. THIS Was very interesting race,
Bessie winning the first hea. by nalf q length,
Josie, Drnt fourth. The second heat was won BY
Linnie Case. by three-quarters OF u length, Bessie
second, three lengths ahead Josie, urtt lOurtn.
And after very fne struggle tnrougnour the
m'ie Llnnie Case won the third heat BY short
mead. the time improved each heat as the Face
progressed.
the last and best performance OF all was the two
geidlng TOpgallant, ridden by johnny Murphy:
Jonn haslet;s bay geldlng sherman and f. DOty'a
only IN the way the race, the struggle baing be.
tween IopgaiianL and Pilot Topeaant won the
to those VINO were ignorant OF tue cause, badly
beaten; but wnen the neat was over lr was dis
one Of his feet WHICH was as eaa M csux
shoe. On the second neat, as the horses we're
scoring the rider OF Pho! pulled MN up some dis.
taetr eyes on Topyailant and Sherman, gave rEe
word 'Go!" and Pilot was lett Iorty yards Oenini.
general murmur burst from the asSemDlaye.
winch continued until Pilot began to close up
the gap. This, however was not done until
was trottlng and running all over the track.
On the eiGatn lap pllos closed rapidly on ropgai.
he entered the ninth lap. such Dnrst OF applause
was seldom heard as greeted young Doty as he
yards nenind. The neat was trottea N
ss1 sns two ana niles sn'' $3.50 DA Tue hsrsss
scraped QUE wen, and then came up ior the third
aiternateiy for tue rsi three laps, but then pho5
went 10 the front, aud. maintaining the lead TO
messed. ne trotted the nrst mite in $3.50 and the
second In 40 the last being the fastest mile ever
rrOtted AZ the hlppodrome. Tne following are rrs
/ SUMMARIES
BARNUM's HlPPoDROME-Mo1RAy NIGHT. Feb.
! 22-rRorTING.-Purse. $225; SIN TO the Qrst, a6e
the second $40 to the third, $25 TO rne iourth,
! mile heats; under the saddle.
STARTERS.
Ben Mace's b. m. Linnle eCase............. ]
! John Rogers b. IN. Bessie. 3
Dan Mace's br. nj. Josie..... ............... 3
! II. Hynard's br. g. Drift ..................4 4
lime, 302-2:59ls-255.
SANE DAY.-Purse $3.50; 500 to the first, SIS to
l SECOND $50 the third Md S2h Iha lQlrtn.