Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-30
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REMAsKsBLE TRoTrIse.- One Of the most re-
narkabe races that took place in this country
any Otbar eof on the 9lsi inst over The Uuon
Course, Leng Island, between "Lady Woodruf. !"
''G n. Palchen" and "Brown Dick" Six closely con-
tested and very fast heats were trotied over very
heavy and slippery track, in the extraordinary ime
taken as whole, Of 2.SOR-2:324 24-2:294 94-2:304-
2:Sl3-2;Sl, performance which has never been
equaled under the most favcrably circumstances Of
track and weather. 1t viii be rsoelleeted thai these
same horses trotted over the Fashion Course the
week before last, that I" Brown Dick then won the
race in three straight heats, in very fast time.
''Lady Woodruff the winner on the present Oeca-
siOn was last in that race, and roitsd but ndifer-
emily well; but In the present instance, her per
fOrmance astOnished every one, particularly those
who had bet one hundred to twenty against her.
The first heat was deadone; '.Brosn Dick won
the setOnd; " Pstshsn" the third; and LADY Wood
ruff the fourth, fifth and six. TIE New York
Tribune and Times in saying that the ro was
the very best that ever took place on any course
Che last three heals being the fastest ever troited
eonsecutiyely. The same horses tret tWo-nile
heat next week.
match between these fsVOrites came off over the
Long Island Course ON the 18th, and was witnessed
by between four thousand and i've thousand people.
The New York TribrUs thus describes IL:
In the first heat '-Flora" drew the pale at the
word and took the lead but princess passed her
down the back strech and was not headed again
during the heat, which she won in Eve minutes and
two seconds 'tFlora" lost trent shoe on the
quarter Of the first mie and cast the other fore shoe
in the second mile, bursting he quarters badly.
This accounts, in manner, for her losing the race
"Princess" TOOK the lead in the second heat after
the word was given, and maintained it throughout
winning il and the race in Eve minutes and Eve
seconds. She is fine, slsshing bay mare, with
good clean head and neck, high in The giIth, good
angular shoulder, rather loose about the flank,
broad across the hips, and has sn extremely fine
stiAe. She trots in gallant style, her head we'll up
and her stride reasonably sPringy. The first mile
WEs made in two minutes Snd tWenty-sx seconds,
and the following hslf-mils in one minute and
thirteen seconds. This mile and half was thus
made in three minutes and thirty y-nine seconds the
fastest time on record.
WHAT "PRIoREss" HAS DoEE.-"Pfioress,n says
POrters SPIRIT has been doing service to her owner
and credit to herself this season. On the 30th Of
last month she another Queens Plate, at Epson,
her FIRST trophy Of the kind being gained at the New
market First Spring Meeting, where she beat "Pole
star, an uneommOnly,gOod msre with ease. Besides
these nice little cool hundreds Of golden sOveregns
she wen a hundred pound match against Olympus"
This is making her oats and hay, with considerable
balance over, to say nothing of the odds and ends
that Mr.. Ten Brock, ne doubt, throws in for by
backing her. Queens Plates are a capital kind Of
race to keep I" "PriOress for. They are all run for
ct three miles, distance that suits her very WE'LL
and that few animals in England can hope to tackle
her at.
ETHAN ALLEN AND FLORA TEMPLE.-The friends
Of "Ethsn Allen" seem TO have and sbidiDg faith
in his ability to beat " Flora Temple" and have
fixed intention Of sending smother challenge in the
fall, when "Ethsn" has filed his engagements for
the season. They don't like the idea Of him being
''taken down" by Flora" in 2:25