The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-20
TIL e T U r r.
rhe Great D.ubie Tea Troesing Match for
SIC, 000-EthAn Alton and Mate w. Lantern
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ard Ma,e.
UNION C0uR ~ IL.
The great event OF the season, nd one which has
grossod tho attention OF the sport world since last fall
was the peat trottng match b ween Ethan Alien and
mate and Lantern and mate for 10000 mile heats, best
three in ave. which decided Wednesday last over
the Union Course Long Island Tho terms Of the race
similar 70 those Of the pre- edng one, which took
place in the earl part Of last autumn viz: that both
Ethan Allen and Lantern to ot 10 skeleton wagons,
each having running horse harGessed alongside Of him.
The match referred to above it will be remem bered ter
minated very unsatisfactory AZ Lantern was 30 much in
jured th sugh fault Of HIS driver just he reached
the score q, the termination tho rst nea own
or was compelled withdraw him from the contest The
accident alluded TO ocoasioaed by his driver reln-
gushing the suddenly, by which the horse
was nearly thrown Gown, aud much injured that he
was rendered unfit 10 continue the The driver then
excused himself by saying that bis hands gave way aud
thai unable to hold Lantern The closeueas that
Contestt being generally thought TO have been dead
heat although given to Ethan Allen from the fact Of Lam
terms breakcouped with the novelty of the race has
been the Of the great excitement in public
to witness another contest between these celebrities.
THIS feeling was not conhned to sporting men
alone, but pervaded all ranks OF society, tho
appearance OF the ten thousand people who conge
gated the ground fully exhbtsd-there seeming be
Of Wall street to the Lynn shoemaker. We never saw
such crowd before was there assembled Wednes
day. and the time approached for the starting OF the
horses and the necessity for closing the gates arrived the
coup all was such as never looked upon at horse
race It sight long TO be remembered. Looking up
the track from the at the drawgate the scene
presented macs Of human beings-the stands were
crowded 10 above below, while in fr0at stand
ing could hardly be obtained. Outside the scene
Humid de ayain pdaax
to obtain pgress at the gates whilst others ecey
tearing down the fence in their eager determination To wit
nehs the race. They had long distances see IT,
and would not be denied-see 1t they would At least
twenty breaches were made in the fence and hundreds
gained sdnittance through them. But there were no
apertures by which the Of vehicles that wero
outside might enter. There they stood in one long line
reaching from the gate of the Snediers hotel
distance Of half mile. And, wonderful to relate amid
this hrong Of horses carriages and pedestrians not
accident ia known to have occurred Bosites all who
reached the course foot in vehicles the Long Island
Railroad Company sent up twenty denseiy packed
with who chose that mode Of conveyance which
proved to be the best after ALL for the rain set in
they had place Of shelter reached home with toler
ably dry jackets which not the with those who
came by other modes
The judges having been appointed, the horses were
called for Ethan Allen and mate the first to make
lin, and their dne appearance and condition elected much
.commendaton Shortly afterwards Lantern aud mate
driven BY George Spcer the driver who had made the
failure Oh the previous OCCASION coming down
the track Lantern did not look 80 well have seen
him ook-he bad not that luo glossy appearance SO
dcative Of horse in high condition. yet his performance
proved that he thing that could be desired for
brusng contest He was greatly admired by the crowd,
whose sympahies appeared be entirely with him; and
t.ar Opd pha r0uld haua y;1a hi,
would have had to certainty. At the time, the
general belief that impossible for him TO get
through tie struggle successfully without driver CON.
peent 10 manage him, AMI Mr. Spicer thought not
be that The result Of the race the failure OF
this a. the critical moment of starting the horses
justified the truth Of the opinions that had been previously
formed, and which after explanation possibly
erase Upon reaching the head Of The quarter stretch
both teams turned and came up on rush for the word
but not getting " the together they had go back
and try again. This time they came up wen togognvr
the drawgi.e at tremendous rate of speed, when sud
denly Lantern broke up from some unexplained cause
and ven; into wild an, which he continued for
quarter Of q mile. When he again reached the
iudges stand his driver got out of the wagon, said
he was unable TO drive the race, and that some
other man must DO selected in his place. This
took everybody SURPRISE but none more
40 than the owner Of Lantern who then had to look up
another driver among the spectators, or pay forfeit, re
inqus the race and dsappont ten thousand people who
had paid money 70 the contest. In this trying
emergency of Lantern called upon Mr. Horace
Jones' amateur to drive his horse and get along the
hest way he could under the circumstances Indignant
inquiries heard in every direction asking why Spcer
Mas unable TO drive Lantern he had driven him daily
month"; both at ami in his time trials and no one
WAS If ss as we'll as he did, This than
anything surprised the spectators who argued that he
of miSha0, Mr.,
Jones drove the horses exceedingly WE'LL notwithstanding
the popularity Of the race and bis with the
and although be unable TO hold Lantern together
and keep him from breaking or TO win the race ne did 80
we'll as 10 elicit universal commentator.
Previous to the first heat drizzng, misty rain set in,
the moisture not sufficient to affect the condition
during the second heat and after that most exc
CRADLE bad indeed from the slippery condition Of the
mud. That the third heat both teams seemed unwilling
to exterd themselves, unaccus.omed they 70
ground character the time made in that heat ap
scs to the mud and dangerous nature Of
The ground az the race progr sssea, ana made
third But take ali in ali, the time made in this
race has been approached Ethan Allen seemed to
mind slippery Of the ground less than Lantern
as he is shorter stridiog horse, and danger OF
slipping and injuripg himself is not so great Lantern is
long strdng horse, and such arack is very much
very little betting took place on the ground the bulk Of
being at two to one in favor Of Ethan Allen.
FTat HsdG-Lantern and mate had the inside position Of
the track and they came for the word were about
length ahead OF the other team the driver Of which, fad
ing Ethan going steadily aud TO suit him. nodded for the
word, and it given. They went very rapidly around
the upper ana to the quarter pole Ethan
reaching that point first Lantern having broken up aud
lost lengths The stallion retained hE speed down
the backstreich Lantern, who had resumed his trot,
rapidly closing him At every strides but unfortunately
while going to the lower turn, he broke up again.
was sixty or seventy yards behind before recovered
his trot Nearly every thought he would be dis
tanced TO certainty, and probably in less skul hands
would BEEN Jones, however, anaged gather
him together again, and squared him for tremendous
brush home, and he around the turn and up the
homestrech at of speed which exceeded anything
of the kind before witnessed. His velocity
great took the beholders much SURPRISE he
ut Nhan's wheel before they had time TO
from their previous apprehensions OF his
being distanced and notwithstanding the tremendous