New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-12
TROTTING At PHILADELPHIA.
pATCHEN AND FLORA TEMPLE.

The Sc, mes vii we're wi,rersed yesterday after
rCon, al he Suffolk Park, during the second Pnadel-
yha ire b. the bay s,dlIi Geo. NJ Patche1
ind the bay mare Flora Temple, were Of n nos
viciO ard CisgTacefu Character The previous match
letueeu these horses vas not characterized ny re-
msrkabe morality, hut It was tondly hoped by ,hc
patrons of tie turf that the gambling and reckessIesl
which marked that event would not again intrudi
hens, Ives upon popular disapproval Such was NOT
The case Yesterday afternoon. The f0lles OF the 4ti
of Jolly were magnled iuto deeds OF bfnallty and
wekedpess v ich no community should tolerate.
Abui dant preparations had been made % give (,lat
70 the affair. An omnibus para led the streets IN the
nouirg with musi' and pacards. Posters were
placed ia all prominent positions. SPECIAL irflnge-
uenrs were made by T. Suffolk party with The Bau-
more sud the Darby 10 convey passengers ~ tho
Qrouncs and, by the mora ng traius from New. York.
bumb Of thimberlgg.rs gamblers, and plckpoeKe's
came TO his city.
The eigl borhnod OF the Blue Bell presented, al
thr.e oclodk, picturesque and busy appearance.
great umber OF ouhibusss aud hacks were arranged
NJ The Suffolk road go rake Passengers from the
Esrhy cars down 10 the track, and hundreds u
okeys, with & ans ami spans Of more or less fancy
baIsCter shah then selves about the hotel. The
hacks were cha ked in choice OrthogTS Apply" Fer
tie hases." EVERYBODY Ia ked horse" Every
body had mOpey 70 wager. Everybody partially
iip,y, and e,ery body made considerable noise.
T. e read leadiog from the Blue Bell down 70 the
Pork Was in,olrrablJ dusty and disagreeahe. Fast
sulkeys and uoitng wagons dashed the dust into
smoky cou,s and bewildered the ped strians. The
later class consisted Of fororn bu not romantic ind
vicua's. Many OF them boys already reckless
and elected. They Ianed YEARLY through the dust
Al o heal with pants no led up coarse boots, and
air oui 10 the scslp. There were likewise more
vicious and dsr ger men pushing up the bill
toward he track Frsgmen of red shirts could be
ssen emeg fir, their cuff and nps ofcgars sat
tightly under their teeth Trey not such char
acrers timorous man might pray to see upon
lonely road
The scenes about the entrances 10 the Park not
les vivid. Crowds of dissftected ruians, unable OF
uDwilliI TO pay the ga'~ money ~ per head stood
IN poups cuIsng the doorkeepers and threats ming 70
break into the grounds by force. The Baltimore cara
brought down about two thousand roughs, aud him.
dreds of carriages came by the way Of Penrose Ferry
Bridge
Once inside he Park AMI the confu ION multiplied.
The old reservations of gambling bells and country
far, cock-fgh's etc were .xemphhed. The tavern
stood inside the track, ard IL WAS surrounded on al
SIDES by gsp blers aud shapers of every description.
Four expert thimb eriggers by means of their decOy
ducks, swinded the un u.pecing ont of tens and
twents. Their uetie tables were planted, one ad-
Joining the bar inside of the hotel and two beneath
large tree. The number Of lotteries sweat-roihs,
,hree-csrd monies ETC., great. Not lees than 20
gan bling bosels were IN full play, while the city de-
,ectyes watched The proceedings with GOODNESS allied
to lnprst.
Exorbitspt rates were demanded at the blr for
liquors and suhssDtisls Dealers in lemonade, wa'er
melons, and lsg-r beer occupied every available
pos n, and gambling WAS carried on under tue eyes
Of he judges with perfect impunty
hey Ola gust, the fa WAe III tXcelitnL CDulIItOD,
hard, and finely ruled. Some difficulty was expert
enCed in the JUSTIN Mt OF the reporters. Mr.. Sam.
Carson ordered all members of the press out of the
JUDGES stand ard threatened 20 hoist the delegate Of
a New-York paper out OF the window This gentle
mans bel ign intentions were oounternsndet BY
courteous orders If Alderman Woi. McMulhn, who ap-
peared 10 he the hogul Of the ground. A number Of
Bsliuorsars came xpectng with ess the Lac triumph
OF their fnvorite mare, which, II rlmored, was
never TO make subsequent entry in any race.
Gentlemen from New.Jeisey and from Rochester,
\. Y, likewise attended 10 hail The appearance Of
Pa'cben.
Both horse and mare were in glowing condition.
The prints OF Flora in circulation do do her Justice
She is by means the lean, bonsd unconih crea-
lure which she is represented 20 be. She has great
depth across the flank aud bears evidences of snban-
tsl treatment. PsteheD is several shades darker He
has heavy hoofs sno large limbs The Queen Of the
Turf" is Of very dminu've size compared with him.
At half past four o'clock the horses were sounded 20
come to score. Their owners were present Pafch.n
il currently said Lad just been sold for So OOO
Floras admirers were largely in the majority. Bet
ting 10 on the mare.
FIRST HFAT.
The horses attempt 10 amid great excitement.
Time after lime they cane the stsnd bu. 50 widely
apart MS 10 warrant the belief that they wer. afr Of
each other. After ght min. unsuccessful scorings
Trey came TO the tcrach 1t tut trot and received the
word Go " amid tumul'uous sbouts patchen leading
by lepeth. la the first quarter Flora broke bu;
can down 10 the trot in instant. Patched RAPIDLY
videned the distance between them and al the hall
mile lad increased II TO five leDg hs. On the see)nf
quarter, however, he msre bad break but recovered
himself and passed the stand amid great cheering two
length. in advance. There little percspble Al err
ali n of rate thereafter. Duri the mile and a quar-
ter and mile and half the horse kept himself ths
leader by q rec lengths and reached the score more
than two lengths the winner The following is tho
tine:
Quarer.................. 35t Mile and half ..s5
HaN........ Mile and three quarters,
Three quateTs........l;f5ir Two miles. 81
hle....'... ..............2:2
The crowd in front were agtat.d at the defeat Of
their tavorite. They accused the Judges of ilesL
scoring and INDUCED in number of picturesqne hgits
of rough and-tumble Nearly an hour elias sed
between The first and second heats.
second HEAT.
After an unsuccess full score the nags crossed the
scratch nearly abrt asst and it understood the word
bad been given. PacheD however broke at The start,
and they were called back Floras driver refus,d 70
obey the order however ard trotted around the track,
followed At leisure by Patchen, who was refined in as
the score. Flora continued trot the two miles The
scenes durirg the heat beyond the power OK de-
scrptloD. The Judges were mensced. Cries OF Rob,
berry were frequent and amid hootngs, yes, ane
curses, which merged into several scrambes and quar-
res the decision Of the Judges made out 70 be thar
there had been score, and consequently no beat
The horses ordered 10 recommence the heat In
medatey.
They crossed the score TO repeat, at dusk, Flora
leading by nearly length. Patchen tapped ner :.
the quarter pole but broke almost immt disteiy' AZ
the bali mile he rapidly filling up the space be-
tween them, but broke they were again tapping
they passed the with Flora length In advance
Patchen broke twice on the second mile but IN ING
ll., shA Ia