The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-13
RICHMOND VA, FRIDAY. JULY Il. 1860

THE lTRoTTINs CHAMPIoNs-Riot Pro-
eesd'ngs.-A trot took place Tuesday at Suf-
folk Park, near Philadelphia, between Flora
Temple and Geo. nj. Patchen. for g., 600 a side
two mile heats. The betting was 800 to $40
on Flora, and the most shameful violence was
resorted to to insure her winning. She won
the first heat in ASH The Ledger says:
After this heat, and while the crowd were
waiting for the horses to be brought up a Sc
cond time, fight took place near the judges
stand, but owing to the interference OF some
of the parties, it ended with few bloody noses
This affair settled, the horses mace their ap-
pearance again, and, after number of false
starts, they came down to the score neck and
neck, but just they were about crossing
Patchen broke, and some one sung out "go''
The driver of Flora continued the driver of
Patchen pulled up, but not hearing the recall
continued on, Il long distance behind. Flora
passed round, and the crowd hallooed out
"Go on" The word "go" was given. and
she did continue around on the second mile
though Patchen was taken from the track A
scene of the widest excitement here ensued-
the crowd in front OF the judges stand insist
ing that the word go +" was given by a Judge
and therefore Flora should have the heat and
the race. The judges denied having given the
word, and after a long consultation, it was de-
cided TO not consider the heat al ALL but let the
horses make another start. This satisfied the
friends of Patchen, but the rowdies, who had
evidently determined that Flora should win,
| right or wrong, eXntOiteu tDeif dissatisfaction
by groans and oaths hurled at the heads of the
judges
After short delay, the horses were again
brought up, and. after number of false starts
the horses got off we'll together, but on the
first turn, Flora took the pole and lead, much
to the surprise of everybo At this manpu-
vre the friends of Flora shouted and screamed
like madmen. At the half-mile pole Patc.en
Tapped Flora, which position he maintained
around to the home-stretch an was evidently
in fair way OF crossing the score on the first
mile ahead of Flora but crowd on the track
shouted and pressed upon Patchen SO closely
that he broke, and passed the Judges stand
length or two behind. The horses continued
on in this position until about the half-mile
pole, when Patchen gained on Flora. and
coming home on the last half-mile of the
heat, was in a fair way of passing her, but
several hundred yards from the score, the
crowd not only got upon the track, but
one man threw a blanket at The head of
Patchen, and another man threw his hat
full in The face of his driver. This cow
ardly and das stardly outrage caused the horse
| to break, and, therefore, 10 lose the heat
| The attempt to break up the race, SO as to
make Flora the victor, was so evident that a
mum Der OF persons demanded that the Judges
| should not give the heat TO Flora; but the out
| side pressure was too fearful for any one TO
| comply with such a wish as this. The heat
| was made in 81 \, and the first mile in 2.27.-
| The race now stood, one heat for Patchen, and
| the other tor Flora; but it was SO evident to
| the driver of Patchen that if he attempted to
| trot another heat, his life would be in danger
| il having been rumored that if no made an
| attempt TO win, he would be shot--that the
| horse was Withdrawn, and the judges decided
| that Flora had won the heat ana race, the 9TH
| er horse having been withdrawn. None who
| witnessed the outrageous conduct of portion
| OF the crowd, as "Patchen'' was coming in on
| the last mile of the second heat, could agree
| with the decision of the judges, even admit.
| ting, they said, that Flora would have won
| but the final res ult of the race could not have
been told at that time, if fair play had been
| allowed.
| Before the race, "Patchen" was sold to