New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-08
LOCAL. MISCELLANY,
RACING IN A COLD WIND.

GOOD SPORT AT THE NEw-YORK DRIVING CLUB
GrouNDs-TRYING TO BEAT REC, RID.
The club house at the New-York Driving Club
Grounds, Morisania, vas filled Yesterday after
noon with well-kuown hor>cncu aud road riders.
lie club bad arranged for three races. The first
vas for horses winch mad not braten 225, best three
.o,,ir ye 70 nl clfSron- here sa wf' seS
ins Revenge, J. u. Rpcy's hay eciding
bergen. driven by William SCHUYLER, nnd Nathan
Stiauss's Lady Maiclica driven hy John Murphy
Revenge won ~ three stiuight heats. dia ing away
from his competitor with the ntmuH ease. lleteen
vas second ~ the first two hcats aud Lady sia-
inli,a second IN the Third. Tine 22i4 22O4 aud
gigp
Ucivrpn the heats of this iare John Murphy
dtotr iint tuhnluld's hht tpnin MaNrt cobb and
igliuiu inndr lay iinnk Wmk = team, Idwhtd aud
lne4 fWiNcllel, lhoneh tie sil waa sl',n -.
hoisnA had 10 face 10 coming hnwh TIC hnin
sltolol, and lelt Hi'ocd was material, lthsened w
II, MS enoii was "ghmo oue however hhd
nlainps them as team Of rare neiit ana ihn inr,
gilhis considering tho iaenrhs OF The hoa-
sun, the oold wind, ana the fact that
lew weeks shows that they lack
only favorable opportunity 10 accomplish tho
iea1. ,e quarter was made ~ 80 seconds hall III
l:05, and ihrcc-unarlers ia l;1l -.
A novel catnre of the days racing was tho
mattel between two teams OF Thoroughbred horses
harnessed to skeleton wagons. u. icrringtOn
Grove the winners, Ghost and Deliarry and John
Murphy drove the other team. j. q. Nay aud John
j. q. Inc first heat was an exciting one. Jonh
around the first turn, llcrungton going wide.
As they rushed down the grade llerrngOn's team
gradually closed the gap and the teams were Tapped
as they pass ed the quarter III 21l4. These POSI-
TONS were maintained past the half IN 53a. Gong
up the hill, Murphy's team again forged ahead
passing the hrce-Iuartcr pole length IN adv ance
in l:23. Turning into the homcstIetch. they were
again close together and both drivers were plSing
the whip vigorously. Chest and De Barry sue
ceeded III getting under the wire hrst by half a
lcn2th i'll l:54l2. In the second heat Murphy nod
acd for the word when he was two lengths back and
Ghost and De Barry passed the quarter pole in p
that much ahead Before reaching the half mile
pole Murphy had closed the gap and the teams
passed it on even terms 5J34 Going up the hill.
MurplIy's team tired pcrceptIbly and Harrington
team had three lengths the advantage at the three
quarter poe in l:2li2. Coming down the stretch,
llcrrngtOn pulled his team back and Murphy
finished only two lengths behind him. Time 30 4.
The Judges were Nathan Straus, {. A. WIlletts
and j. :. smith. John l.. sullivan and his trainers
we've present and Sullivan attracted much atlen-
ton. He appears to be IN line condition and 10
confident OF has ability to " do up any man who
withstand before him. Hugh J. Grant was there
ana appeared TO enjoy the sport. though he did not
look quite us happy and serene rs he used to.
Among the Others present were Frank Work, Shcp-
pard +. Knapp. +. &. Eastman, Colonel Lawrence
kIpp A. A. Bonner, William llarbeok. Samuel
Snincn, General }. .. Nay, aud W. {. Franc.