Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-06-15


well and seemed as fresh as before the start.
The betting now changed to 100, to GO, and
even 80 on Flora This did not seem justifi-
ed by the heat, which had been a close and
doubtful one, and was only won, by the least
distance at which judges can decide.
Second Heat.-At length the. bell sounded,
and the rivals came up for the second heat.
After three false starts, they got off. No
trottcr ever had such speed at the go-of as
Flora, and with the inner track hers she
showed in front at once, and maintained and
increased her lead to the quarter-pole, and
when they swung into straight work was two
lengths in advance. Here Talman called on
Patchen, and with terrific pace he flew af-
ter the little mare. Along the stretch it was
a fight indeed, but, speedy as she is, he drew
to her, and at the middle he caught her.
AS he placed his head on her quarter the
pace became killing, and carried him off his
feet. A shout went forth, He's up-he's
up" Away flew the nonparcil, and five or
six lengths were opened between her and the
horse before he was brought back to his pace
and got to work. The heat seemed all over
for could anything catch Flora with but
little more than half mile to cover, and she
so far in front? With ready tact Talman
| not only gathered his horse to his pace and
set him to his work, but forced him to an un-
surpassed burst Of speed. While this was
passing, McMann cased Flora off, and had
her in hand seeming to wait for Patchen.
The slackened pace of the one, and the in
creased pace of the other, soon brought Patch
en- up to within two lengths of her at the half
mile pole. And now began brush. At the
head Of the turn he caught, with his head
covering her quarter; they swept round the
turn, and entered the home stretch, she hay
ing lead of thrce-fourths Of length. A
fourth of mile is yet to be done; every inch
is to be contested, and it was contested. A
more beautiful trot was never seen; inch by
inch he gained, but all in vain. She came
home the winner of the heat by neck, in 2
minutes "a seconds. The time had fallen off
seconds from the last heat, but this was
owing to the bad break made by Patchcn in
the second quarter. From the halfmile pole
they went to the stand in minute and 8 Sec
onds the best half-milc ever trotted!
After this heat the mare seemed distressed,
and did not cool off we'll The horse, though
not apparently so much distressed, likewise
did not cool well. Betting now went begging
at any fair rate, and the best odds that Flo
ra's hackers could get were to l, and but
little at that
Third Ueat.-At the expiration of the half
hour, both horses came up still wet, and vet
showing no signs of distress. Both were full
of game, and no one could fail to see that if
there was no break, there would be grand
third heat. Bets were made on 2:22, and the
horses by their show, seemed to justify the
betting.
After three false starts, they got away even
ly, but Flora at once took the lead, and at the
quarter pole was length in front As they
entered the straight stretch, Patchen dashed
into brush, and, with great flight of speed,
caught her, and at the middle of the straight
work drew in front. The pace carried Flora
off her legs for moment and Patchcn opened
out length in front. On being brought back
to her pace, Flora was eascd off, and Patchen
strobe away three length in advance, and
maintained his advantage up to the halfmile
pole. Talman, with true judgment, knowing
he could ease his horse round the turn, took
him in hand, and Flora at once began to close
up the gap.
At the center of the turn she was on the
lap, her head on his quarter, and in this way
| they went to the head of the home stretch
And now began the final struggle-still Patch
en- held the lead. Thirty rods have been
done, and Flora cannot head him. In an in
slant McAlann takes her in hand, eases her
off for brush at the finish. Away strides
Patchen for another twenty rods, looking like
winner. Every voice is hushed every eye
is strained, every heart throbs-doubt is in
every facc-the look of every one asks, "Who
will VIM" Suddenly the little mare makes
a rally; away she flics--a few strides bring
her up she has caught him. Another stride
and she is past him. A blow from Talman
on Patchcn throws him off his feet he is in
the air; the race is over; the little bay mare,
the worlds phenomenon, passes the score q
length in minutes and 211 seconds.
! And so ends the best trot in all the annals
of trotting, both horses gaining honor; she
that she has won, and he that he has forced
her to the best race she has ever made.
| Carl Schurz.
Carl Schurz, the champion of Republican
principles in the West, is one of Europe's best
gifts to America. As is the terrible conyul-
sions Of earth, the granite, the hardest and
best formation is thrown to the apex Of the
fiery lava, so has it often happened that free
dom is indebted to the revolutions of society
for the granite character Of her best expound-
ers. Now that our hearts arc being thrilled
by these manly uttcranccs that characterize
his speech, it may not be amiss to familiarize
ourselves with the leading features ola histo-
ny so rcplete with interest so full of promise
Born in castle upon the Rhine, ofwhich
his father was tenant, passing successfully
through the preparatory school and the gym
nasium into the university, he found himself
at the age Of nineteen years, Tin lS4s, Ia leader
among students in a revolution against his lc-
climate government, which was for the time
smothered-then the subject Of police search,