The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-16
The Turf


UNION COURSE, L. I.-TACONY AND FLORA TEMPLE.
2:2s!-2,27 !!-2:28!!!
with each succeeding ths season, nearly
have besn compelled to register the best time on
record, which, from its frequent repsttion became
phrase of common place and thought after the
he veen TacOpv and Mac. that +hn lowest note OF sne
gamut had been reached and that that would be the last
time We would have occasion to put in print the Oft
peated sentence, when much to astonishment and
for want of words expressive and astounding,
are compelled once more to announce best time
cord" The contest between Tacony and Flora Temple
Thursday last mile heats best three in five, in har
the plus ultra of trotting and such race
with these celebrated horses may not again
in thousand trials They locked together nearly
the whole race and the heats at the Termination
the closest that before Witnessed every foot
Of the way commended for with interest approach
ing desperation and OF skip break occurred with
either horse, from beginning to end except in In
stance at the termination of the first heat and which
did not affect the result 1t truly most exciting
contest to be long and Tacony the win
may attribute his to his drawing the chance
for the inside position Of the rackand that and that
alone, he won the
Flora he avore previous to the start at 100 to
SO, and majority of the crowd bscame interested
financial operations their particular "fancies Time
betting all under 2:30 and an active business
done in that way Both horses in superb order;
great had been taken with the track by those
charge of it, and its condition all that could be
desired.
started with their heads parallel and they da
the upper turn very rapidly Tecony in fir mt with Foras
head at his wheel They passed ts quarter pole
ysy thirty seconds and witnous the Sigh est
alteration of position reached the half mile pole in ID
On the lower Flora went the ride OF Tscony
ADD they the homestretcn With their heads
guiher An exciting struggle now ensued, which listed
20 tie score Tne Animation Of the SPECTATOR knew
lounds and loud shouts of applause burst from them
the horses approached the stand Thch frightened Flora
to break TaccRy meek and shoulders ahead when
Flora gave up, and would undoubtedly have w0n had
she kept her feet Time, 2:28.
Second Heat The hackers Of Flora offered her at even
any amount, but the TscoDyites afraid It,
The start all that could be wishei fairly the
hortes up for the word, neither party seeming
anxious to take the least advantage of the OTHER and
went sund the turn aod to the quarter cole the
bsfore-Tscony half length ahead of Fora-n thirty.
seven seconds On the backstrech they went faster,
could not reach his head They pa ssed tue half mile
pole in this way in lazy. On the lower turn, Flo-s
managed to get peIslel with him, ana they swung
the home tIssch yoAed She's 20. him, nov Z, good
bye, Tscopy !" shouted by hundred stout voices
but they were sadly disappointed to find that the long
IeschiEg lanced at the eek IN font after
most severe quarter brush, in 2:27 This gave the
hackers of Tscony chance to relieve their iung Of
pent up gas with which they had been les d1 ring the
bresthies suspense that while the horses we're
coming up the stretch, and the hi his ~ aud
haas aas,n continued until after the result OF the
Third Heat --Tacony the favorte, at two to one.
Several attempts made bsfor. the word given
when they dashed away before at the TOP OF
SPEED Flora seemed to out ro Tscony round the turn
fhs kept Der bead sith Dis, abo Hiram
dent Of getting the lead that be shouted TO Bd Wood
ruA, Brother, have this time ~ This proved ano
Their mistake; he did not have him. for this
Flora struggled the faster went racoDy, and he agua
pa sed the quarter POLE with Fors ~ his wheel ia
thirty seven seconds. She made desperate effort
the bsckstIetch but rs fast az sbe came up into
hne Taeony would let ont a link aud pu her oa,k to
the wheel again 1ime to the half, LA Flora rallied
Grely tne lower turn, and With racony AZ
the hon esrech when the last aud best struggle in the
race ensued II neck aud affair throughout
and any BODY u 10 the end Flora neck ahead
twent, yards from the judges stand but LASH chs
back Of TseoDy brought foeh couple of the greatest
s'ri.es he made Which threw his head ia froot Of
Floa a. the thereby winning the and money
"hy the skn Of his teeth" Tine, 2:ls.
The following Is summary -
THURSDAY July H. purse 81 0o0 mile hsate, best three
in FIVE in harness
W. Woodruff entered g. Tacony... ............1 l
II. Woodruff entered b. m Flora Temple. .......2
Time, 228-2:2T-2:29