New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-25
DAILY CRESCENT.
Tacong and Flora Ternpla

| We copy from the New York Herald the fol.
lowing account of the contest between the great
trotting horses, Iacony and F7ora Ttmple,
| over the Union Course, L. l., on the 18th inst
mile heats, best three in five, for a purse of
Slooo The extraordinary and closely matched
speed OF the two animals-they made the best
| time on record-will cause the exciting account
to be, not only read, but carefully preserved,
py every sportsman throughout the country.
UNION COURSE, l.. I--TACONY AND FLORA TEMPLE.
2;28 !-2:27 ,!-2:29!,,
WIN each succeeding trot this season, or
nearly 80, We have been compelled To register
the best time on record" which, from its fire.
quent repetition, became a phrase Of common
pace and we thought, after the race between
Iocony ana Mar, that the lowest note Of the
gamut had been reached, and that that won Id
he the last time we would have to put in print
The oft repeated sentence when, much to our
astonlshment, and for want Of words more ex =
presSlve and astounding, we are compelled once
more to announce, " test time on rerOrd -
The contest between TdcOng and FI0ra Tenn
Pc on thursday last, mile heats, best three in
hVe' III harness, was the ne Plus ultra of trot-
ing ana such a race, even with these celebra-
yea horses, may not occur again in u thousand
trials Tiny were locked together nearly the
whole race, and the heats at the termination
We're the closest that were ever before witnessed.
livery foot OF the way was c0ntcnded for with
an interest approaching desperation, and not n
SKIP ti0r break occurred with either horse from
pegi nning to end, except in one instance, at the
termination of the first heat, and which did not
AFFECT the result. 1t was truly most exciting
Contest, one to be long remembered and Ia
con4, the winner, may attribute his success to
his drawing the chance for the inside position
OF the traek-and by that, and that alone he
won the race.
fIor" was the favorite, previous to the start,
at 100 to 50, and a ma iority Of the crowd be-
came interested in financial operations on their
particular 3" fancies'' Time betting was all
under 2:30, and an active business was done in
that way Both horses were in superb order
great care had been taken with the track by
those in charge Of it, and its condition was all
that could be desired
FUSt Hedf-I0coHy won tho pole The
horses were started with their heads parallel,
| and they dashed round the upper turn very
rapidly, Tacony in front with F2oya'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 hall
mile pole in l:l1 On the lower turn F2ora went
up to the side Of Tdc0'ig, and they came on the
homestretch with their heads together. An ex-
citing struggle ensued, which lasted to the score
The admiration Of the spectators knew no
bounds, and loud shouts of applause burst from
them as the horses approached the stand which
frightened FlOrd to IL break. Tac0nY was a
neck and shoulders ahead when FYOra gave up,
and would undoubtedly have won had She kept
her feet Time, 22S
Second Heat-The hackers Of Flora offered
her at even to any amount, but the Tdc0n yites
were afraid to take it The start was all that
could be wished, 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 10 the quarter
pole the same as before I'dc0ay half length
ahead of FIOrH-in thirty. seven seconds ON
the back stretch they went faster, FY0ra forcing
1uc0Hy to the top Of his speed, but she could
not reach his head They passed the half mile
pole in this way in l:l2l. On the lower turn
Ffora managed to get parallel with him, and
they swung on the homestretch yoked IS She's
got him, nowM "good-hy, Iacoag r was
shouted by hundred stout voices but they
were sadly disappointed to find that the long
reaching roam landed at the score a neck in
front, after n most severe quarter brush, in
2:23, This gave the hackers Of Tacong chance
to relieve their lungs Of the pent up gas with
which they had been filled during the breath
lesH suspense that prevailed while the horses
were coming up the stretch, and the =" hi hi'sr'
antt . ha s a-a-ag,N continued until after the
result Of the heat had been declared by the
jud ges
IhUd HEAT Tdcong the fayorite, 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 F25ra seemed
10 Out-trOt J'dcOay round the turn; she kept
her head even with his, and Hiram was So con
tident Of getting the lead that he shouted to
Bill Woodruff . Brother, have you this time y
This proved another mistake he did not have
him; Tor the more Fioru struggled the faster went
T0cong, and he again passed the quarter pole,
with FiOrd at his wheel, in thirty-seven seconds
She made desperate effort on the backstretcL :
but as fast as She came up into line Ia
conY would let out link, and put her back
to the wheel again Time to the half: liza
Flora rallied finely ON the lower turn, and was
even with IHc0Hy at the homestretch, when
the last and best struggle in the race ensued
1t was neck and neck affair throughout, and
anybody's race to the end EIora was n neck
ahead twenty yards from the judges stand ;
but n lash on the back of Inr0lig brought forth
a couple Of the greatest strides he ever made,
which threw his head in front of Flora at the
score, thereby winning therace and money by
the skin of his teeth" Time, 2:29
The following is n summary;
Tuesday, July IA, purse : 600, mile heats.
best three in five, in harness
W. Woodruff entered r. e. 7'dcoay....1 | l
II. Woodruff entered b. m Flora Yempie,2 >
Time, 2;2s-2; 27--2.29