New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-01
THE TURF.
TEE GREAT TROT YESTERDAY.
ITHAS ALLEN BEATEN BY FLORA TEMPLE

1hf giebt trltI a rpefsl between btbAn ALEU- anu
Flora Ten pie took place the Fashion Course yee-
terdty. The contest wa for purse OF $2o00. mile
besie bet three in Eve. 10 wagons. FloTs wen IN
thres stlsisht hea;s.
FIRST BLAr.
Flora won .he pole EttsD little shssd At
starting. he reached the half-nile pcle in IL.
and opened gap Of tvo or three lengths. which
Flora closed up at the turn beote entering Upon the
hone stretch. Flora came 10 the winner by about a
epgth. Time, 2:25.
sIcosD HEAT.
Fora Tad tr1e tire advantage ia the start and
this she soon increased, leaiing Ethan The entire
heat, ond coming 10 Ninner bj lite more ttan
length. Time, 2:s'I.
THIRD HEAT.
Tbs wa a repetition OF the second Flors Id tee
stallion again around tie entire track, s.en'ng the
teat ana tee race. lime, 2:Ti.
The first heat ia TIE best trotting 70 wagons on
record. Tie difereuce between going TO wagon, or,
a. il j. technically called " to harness. which means
TO sulbey, is reckoned, track ike the Fashion,
equal 70 .ecords that the tro,tiug yts;erday by
that mode Of computation was equivalent to 2:,2 TO
htruefs-the best previous time, TO harness, on
record, being 2:2fI which Wa alro made by Flora.
Tie betting pretty heavy OF it even
10 on Ethan to 6 On Flora. Mr. MoMaon who entered
Fo,o, took three bets of 81 600 EACH at this rate
int before the trot commenced.
About .0C0 per-ops were in attendance, incud-
ing all classes-men noted for their talents. pety
and wealth and others such as John Mcrrissey
ord Tom Hyer. less dis,in gushed for their muscle
M. MoTTissey's ventures the stallion, and
were not 80 fortunate those which he has at times
MADE uIon bmself. He wes reported to be loser 10
the amount of $1,000. There many carriages
or the ground. One open baioucbe, ornsmented with
wrought covering ia blue attracted general attention.
There can be no doubt that this was fair and sin
cere contest. Ethan was driven by honest Hiram
Woodinii, who would as soon seil his skin a. he
would race or a heat. Ethan broke badly in the
second and third heats; but this no fault Of bis
drivei-one Of tie most practced aud skiful in the
country ii simply because he was trotted of bis
feet by Flora The msre equally well handled
hy ID. Tallnan.
When the herses were brought upon the track
Flora had the appearance of being badly crPplec;
che bitched and hobbled along, while Ethan as
supple and elastic as cat. TIE result showed that
in horses a. well a. in some ether things. appear
auccs may be dece,fu.
Almost every seems 10 be confident now that
Ethan would have beeu beaten in his recept con
test with Lanteip, had the Basbaw gelding been
well managed as he might have been. He WAS driven
by uian entirely new Ia bin, to pole four inches
too short, and with unfit mate who Obliged him to
draw the whole load; while Ethan's mate drew the
wagon, and le / bin rothpg to do but to trot.
There was considerable local feeling at the ro yes
terday. Flora Was regarded the representative
ard pride of NewYork and said That the Ethan
Allen party had boasted and staggered rather oi'n-
sively about thc.r Vermont stallion since his recent
victory. "They have little OF the verdant tinge of
Il" the Green Mountains eft, or they would Mt have
" made this match remarked an observer yester-
day, as Flora finished her fret heat.
81 don't know" responded another, "they look to
" me a. II they took their color from the White
"Moulians Of NeW-IIampshire." For al this, The
o. ners of stallion who 60 10 wagon in I'D need
moi be ashsmed Of him.
To the credit Of the Flushing Railroad Company,
be it recorded that their arrangements were IN com
pete contrast with those of the Long Island Railroad
Of which w TOOK recent occasion to complain. I'm
mcdatrly after the first heat, gentleman came for
ward ard stated from The Judges staud that the
Flushing Railroad Company would continue to run
caIs every forty minutes, nutil every gentleman pres
ent should have been carried back to Ne~-Sork Ii
the President of the Long Island Railroad was prc--
eri. he must have been pleased with the applaudins
shout which followed this announcement.
From Ou. Regular Reporter.
FAsnIos CorEsf, L. I.-GRrsT TRo1T ING, Tues
doy. MAY 81, lsJ9.-Purse, 5000; mile heats, best
3 in to wagons.
D. TaInan b. n. Flora Tempe. pe......................l
H. IT,. "' ' ist b.at 81 heat sd neat.
IN l:l2s
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Fora Temple the mistress of the turi won in three
strait heats, irottiDg to wagor, in two minutes and
twe1t, FIVE seconds. AL three Of the heats are the
fastest on record Flora trotod to wagon SIX years
ago in two minutes and twenty-eight seconds Ethan
Allen, also trut ed to wagon in two minutes and
eight seconds previous to this race: they were
tbe fastest heats on record. Between l2,OOo and
l. eco people winesse ed the race. Ethan Allen was
the fayore pr, ous TO starting al the rate o 500
to $6O, and heavy amount Of money was invested
on the result and although Ethan Alien did not win
the race. his owners may console thenselNes with
tb-kp.wie6ee that their horse is the fastest stallion