Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-13

The Last 7rrot ,at Philadelphia Bet,veen
rts' s'EleFa iTempie'' and s'Patckeu'' : Dis
4 u graceful 8eenea--The Horac Driven fron,
she rrark-The Race Decided IN Favor
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| The result of the race, and the disgraceful
scenes enacted at the Suffolk Park Course, in
Philadelphia, on Tuesday, the 10th inst, have
already been telegraphed, aud Wednesday s
Ledger gives these particulars ~ lilf
The trot was announced to come on at four
| o'clock, butup To five there was no appear
ance OF the celebrated hags, the delay being
| very. profitable to the gamblers, but annoying
to those who only desired to See the trot.
The delay i was attsrward understood,
| arose from the fact that the owner of
"Patchen'' refused to take his horse upon the
track until the money promised had been
paid The demand being satisfied, at a quar-
ter past Eve the horses were brought ont
but IL was evident from the manner of the
driver Of ''Patchen' that he had no expecta-
tion Of being victorious, as the sequel proved.
TheAorowd OF people on the track was so
dense at times that IL was almost impossible
to get through II, and from their conversation
il was evident "Flora' was the favorite, the
bets being 800 to $40, and $50 to S25 that
she wohld win Thus the matter stood when
the bugle sounded for the horses to come up
10 the score, "Patchen'' having the pole.
After half dozen false starts, the horses
received the word ego" from the judges,
when "Flora' was about one length behind,
and her driver, thinking that the word must
have come from some one else than the judge,
looked back, as IL expecting a recall but not
receiving it. he was forced to 20 on, aud
therefore he was thrown still further behind.
"Flora' theu made desperate attempt 10
make up for lost time but before she reached
tue half-mile pole she broke badly, thus de-
stroying her chance OF beating through on
the home-stretch ON the FIRST mile. She less
ened the gap considerably, but on the next
mile she gained but little "Patchenh cross
ing the score three or four lengths ahead,
winning the heat in 4;5lK, the first mile
having been made in 222.
After this heat, and while the crowd were
waiting for the horses 70 be brought up a
second time, a fight took place near the
Judges stand, but owing to the interference
Of some of the parties, Il ended with few
bloody noses. This affair settled the horses
made their appearance again, and, after
number of false starts, they came down to
the score neck and neck, but just as they
were about crossing, "Patchen" broke, and
some one sung out "go." The driver Of
"Flora" continued; the driver Of 'tPatchen"
pulled up, but not hearing the recall, con-
tinued on, 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 secoud mile
though "Patchenn was taken from the track
A scene Of the widest excitement here en-
sued--the crowd in front of the judges stand
insisting 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 long consulta-
| ton, II was decided to not consider the heat
at 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, ex-
hibited their dissatisfaction by groans and
oaths hurled at the heads of the judges.
After a short delay, the horses were again
brought up, and after a number of false
starts, the horses got off well together, but
on the first turn Flora" took the pole and lead
much to the surprise Of everybody. At this
maneuver the friends of "Flora" shouted
and screamed like madmen. AT the half
mile pole "Patehen" Tapped Flora which
position he maintained around to the home
stretch, and was evidently in fair way of
crossing thescore 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 a
length or two behind. The horses continued
on in this position until about the half-mle
pole when "Patchen' gained on "Flora,"
and coming home on the last half mile of the
heat, was in q 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 cowardly and das-
tardly outrage caused the horse to break,
and, therefore to lose the heat. The attempt
TO break up the race, so as to make "Flora"
the victor, was so evident that number of
persons demanded that the judges should not
give the heat to "Flora;" but the outside
pressure was too fearful for any one to COM
ply with such wish as this. The heat was
made in 5:l11S, and the first mile in 2:27
The race now stood one heat for "Patchen"
and the other for "Flora;" but it was so evi-
dent to the driver of "Patchenn that if he
attempted to trot another heat his life would
be in danger--it having been rumored that if
he made an attempt to win he would be shot
that the horse was withdrawn, and the Judges
decided that Flora had won the heat and
the race, the other horse having been with
drawn. None who witnessed the outrageous
conduct of a portion of the crowd, as "Patch-
en-" was coming i'll on the last mile of the
second heat, could agree with the decision of
the judges, even admitting that "Flora" would
have won; but the final result of the race
could not have been told at that time, if fair
play had been allowed.
Take it altogether the scenes at the Suffolk
Park yesterday were the most disgraceful we
have ever witnessed, and it is to be hoped
that the day is not far distant when such oc-
currences will be repeated within the limits
of the consolidated city. Previous TO the
race "Patchen" was sold to gentleman from
New York for G05 000