The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1855-11-21
FOR the Cadiz Sentine
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Nm G. N. ALIEN, Sir:-Iu looking over
theaSentinel of Oct. 3lst, my eye CHANGED
tofall upon an article entitled EAST Trott
ing setting forth, and holding out to the
public the great, and wonderful (eats per-
formed by Moses Handley's Tog horse at
our late Fair. The article reads thus
"Thei fastest trottng that came off during
the late fair was performed by our friend
Moses Handley's celebrated Horse Hiatogq.
lie made his mile in min. and 90 seconds.
THIS was performed too when there was no
trial for fast tsotling." Thus far so good
Now have no disposition to take from
'Togo one Laurel TO which he is entitled. -
lie is a good horse, and has been well
groomtd and trained, and above all, well
''putfed' (through handbills and advertise
ments well paid for) Bat when truth is to
be sacrificed at the expence Of horses which
did and can beat him trottiny, we think it
isaot right to suffer sucL pulfs as the above
TO go. uunoticed. What horse trot;ing
his mile in 2.20. and that too when there
was no trial for speed. In the name of
common humanity, what would or could this
Flying Wonderof the World do, if he would
batotry. Without effort, On a rough and
heavy circular track $500 yards in cir. um,
ference, a horse performing his mile in s0
just pause and reflect Oh credulity!
And again. The article continue. eve
believe It is given up fact, that Togs
qual.in speed is not to be found in this sec
tion at least" and you may add, No, not
in the world il tie above be true, but must
confess can hardly believe it, | am
afraid it is too good to be true. But we
pass 10 the. last part Of the article, which
reads: 'Tog having met with a serious ac.
cident. the evening before the late State Fair,
has not been able to make right show Of
himself until our County fair came off, and
there he showed that he could not be beat
bYany horse that his owner has been crow
ingo him, when he was not able to trav-
el," Now that Tog ever reached and cut
his foot I doubt not, but that cut was a
serious one, do doubt, for l saw him
few days afterwards at the Wheeling fail,
and I did not think that either limb or life
was in jeopordy by said wound. We now
come to the fright show" and what it is
do not kno w-unless it is Tog DID not go,
now that he did not is true, but that was
50 disabled by his SERIOUS accident that
hecould not, | say not, more than this,
heard say they thought Handley was afraid
Of getting him beat, what bis fears we're
know not. but one thing I do know, and
that i, il he had brought him out he would
have been beat and the beater not have
gone his mile ID less than 3 minutes. Idid
MT think 90 1.-THE time. had never seen
lin 70 but once, and that was two years
ego, and there had been SO much gassing
about him. | had set him down at least, 1
think 20 to so seconds under his time. i
hadput him at 2 N. and 40 sec. but he cant
''come Ii" by 20 sec.
And nov that he showed that he could
not BE- beat by any horse whoes owner had
been growing overhim is false, for the only
horse he went against was "Honest John"
u * horse of 5 years old. Now the
ids@ iSbsd y be conveyed here is this,
that al the fasthoxes we're brought up to
beat Tog, and that hc beat all and came in,
im2ssn, and did notify At that. This horse
"Honest John" d in a manner green and
antr aimed and I did not expect him 10 20 20
With "Tog." who is q highly trained horse,
aud has been taksn 70 all the fairs within
bounds iOr sor 4years past; hence | have