Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-20
Interesting to Lovers Of she Turf.

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It's simple, guleless grace
Interesting to Lovers Of the Turf.
The New York Heraldthus describes
the race between Tacony and Flora Tenn
pie, which came off o,s'the Union Course,
Long Island, New York, on Thursday
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The contest between Tacony and Flora
Temple, ON Thursday last, mile heats
best three in five, in harness, was the ne
ptus ultra of f.rotting; and such race,
even with these celebrated horses, may not
occur again in thousand trials. They
were locked together nearly the whole
race, ant'i the heats at the termination
were Il ne closest that were ever before
witness sed: every foot of the way was
centended for with an interest approach
ing desperation, and not skip nor break
occurred, with either horse, from begin
| nlng to- end, except in one instance, at
the termination of the first heat, and
which eaad not effect the result. It was
truly most exciting contest, one to be
long remembered; and Tacony, the win
ner' may attribute his success to his
drawing the chance for the inside position
of the track--sand by that, and that alone,
he won the race. ue s, ...,.s. ..a. p;
| Flora was the Eavorite previous to the
start at 100 to 80, and majority of the
crowd became Interested in financial
operations ON their par 'ticular " fancies. y
| Time betting was all under 2:3O, and an
active business was done in that way
Both horses We're in superb order; great
care bad been taken with tfhe track by
those in charge Of it, and its CONDITION
was all that could be desired. ..H.Nrt
First Hed.-Tacony won the pole
| The horses were started with their he; ads
! parallel, and they dashed round the ul>-
per turn very rapidly, Tacony in front,
| with Flora's head at his wheel. They
passed the quarter pole in that way, in
thirty-seven seconds, and without the
slightest alteration of position reached
the half mile pole in l:l4 On the lower
turn Flora went up to the side of Tacony,
and they came on the homestretch with
their heads together. An exciting strug-
gle now ensued, which lasted to the
score. The admiration of the spectators
knew no bounds, and loud shouts of ap-
plause burst from them as the horses ap-
p-oached the stand, which frightened
Flora to break. Tacony was a neck
and shoulders ahead when Flora gave up,
and would undoubtedly have won had
she kept her feet Time, 2:2S.
Second Heat.-The hackers of Flora
| offered her at even to any amount, but
The Taconites were afraid to take it.
The start was all that could be wished
so fairly did the horses come up for the
word, neither party seeming anxious to
take the least advantage of the other, and
they went round the turn and to the
quarter pole the same as before Tacony
half length ahead of Flora-in thirty
seven seconds. On the backstretch thev
went faster, Flora forcing Tacony to the
top of his speed, bat she could not reach
his head. They passed the half mile
pole in this way in l:l2t. On the lower
turn, Flora managed to get parallel with
him, and they swung on the homestead
yoked. "She's got him, now :" " good
by, Tacony!" was shouted by hundred
stout voices; but they were sadly disap-
pointed to find that the long reaching
roam lansed at the score a neck in front. |
after most sever quarter brush, in 2:27 |
This gave the hackers of Tacony chance
to relieve their lungs of the pent up gas
with which they had been filled during
the breathless suspense that prevailed |
while the horses were coming up the |
stretch, and the rshi! HIS ~ and |
8 '.ha7a-a-a.a's," continued until after the
result of the heat had been declared by |
the Judges. ak q r2,t''4l ..-.
Third Hed.-Tacony, the favorite, at
two to one. Several attempts were made
before the word was given, when they
dashed away as before at the top of their
speed. Flora seemed to out-trot Tacony
round the turn: she kept her head even
with his, and Hiram was so confident of
getting the lead, that he shouted to Bill
Woodruff, g Brother, l have you this
time"' This proved another mistake he
did not have him; for the more Flora
struggled the faster went Tacony, and
he again passed the quarter pole, with
Flora at his wheel, in thirty-seyen Sec
onds. She made desperate effort on
the backstreteh: but as fast as she came
up into line Tacony would let out link,
and put her back to the wheel again.
Time to the half, lila. Flora rallied fine
y on the lower turn, and was even with
Tacony at the homstretch, when the last