The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-25
T H e T U r. r.


TIL f T u r. r.
Trot Between Flora Temple and George
N. Paschen-Ths hare Victorious.
The Of npai and decisive match, al two
mile heats, between the two celebrated trotters Flora
Temple and George n. patchsn, over the cenuevs1e
Course L.rg Island drew large corcourse Of sporting
that locality yesterday afternoon. The day was
Beautifully nne and II well known that this would
be the last opportunity Of Witnessing two mile race be-
tween these two fast goes upwards Of 1000 persons pa
tronized the road and the rail witness H. The Lorg
leland Railroad special train 70 tho Although
announcement OF excursion train had been publish
ed yet rather than disappont the numbers who Assem-
bled st the Brooklyn depot Mr. Palmer, tho supern'eD
dent Of the line placed train II their service There was
large proportion Of Southern gentlemen present well a.
nearly al the regular AabsG, If the trotDg course be-
longing this city. great deal Of interest mani.
tested BY the former on the appearance Of Flora on the
track - the nrst opportunity the msjority had
possessed Of seeing marc whose trotng fame has
extended only throughout the United States
the whole world Her blooming condition, notwihstard
ing recent hard work. excited their admiration
that they freely offered $500 70 $500 that the
race and those odds became the betting good
deal Of money being invested a this price, patchen,
who was driven heretofore, by D. TAlmAn, looked In
admirable ondition, and many fAncied that at two
mil hts favori,e distance, his long, powerful, sweep
ing stride must assuredly beat the attle bay mare"
with her low, short, but quick action. The track
In excellent conditiop for fast time being made,
but nigh wind mlt,ed against this advantage. Before
the bell gave the signal for tho horses come up
NcMann driver OF Flora, gave her three fast
dashee the track, 10 any Stiffness she might
In hsvI a. hv
her late victory Ethan Allen, ~ Kalamazoo Mcb
gan and she pleased her friends by style
which she went, akimming like bird, the ground.
Soon after three O'Clock H. the judges called them up
for
TEE FRET HRAT-The Bsshaw stallion had the pole,
and this advantage was increased BY his getting half
length the best OF the start after two unsuccessful at
tenps At scoripg He kept this distance ahead rsund
the nrst turn, increasing 70 full length the quarter
wss reached in minute IL seconds, and st the horse
kept his lead. although the marc was gal
. s,s %sy 1n.s he. position Is,as
IN Two minutes and twenty three ssco On the ' isr
rate j speed she w.s going fairly carried him of bis
he teem rig to ego back' when she collared him. The
caoDg The lower side into homestresch when
Taman called upon h!e horse using his whip right free
on AZ M Sa
touch ftm Nsann, shows Of those terrific bursts
Or speed With which che 20 often s.oDshss both her
amid most enthusiastic cheering length and half in
srcosp HAT Almost any odds might have been had
against Patchen 500 70 SIS being currently offered AZ
in he previous heat PatcheD got the best Of the start,
turn. Fcrs, however, followed suit, and Taman seized
the opper'un 10 take the pole me quarter pole was
the far side Mcnann pulled her back and they weot TO-
feher past the half mile in l12, and turned into the
STRAIGHT side with the stallion leading He erosed the
length and half ahead in 226 but again broke
the upper SIDE tho mare improving her position On
the far side, and exactly IN the place where he
his lees and the mare passes him. Coming home the
mare breaks and the horse gains the pole good race
sssues ,ne whip freely applied to The stallion but no
Oily and surely onward and amid thunders Of reclamation
wins The beat in five minutes and consequently the
Al objection OF frivolous nature was raised BY Tai.
against the driver Of Flora for crowdng upon him
the upper the second heat when both horses
up The judges refused to entertain IT, they had
Witnessed any hing Of the kind complained or There
seemed 10 be one universal feeling Of satisfaction alike
pecuniary interest NJ stake the rsu a the victory
o. tire little bay mare, now, - ever the ACKNOWLEDGED
"cueen Of the gnri."
UNION CorRsR, l. I-Monday, September 2s--Trottng
match for $500 Two mile he.is and repeat, In harness
D. Tamn named George NJ Patchen. ..............2 .
First heat. ....... ST. secs. hi ga ssSs.
Ssconc heat. .371s secs. liz 22c 500
Flora Temples match is siill more arduous
important Her owner has matched her for the
q thousand dollars 10 beat the best time Of
bratcd Eashaw rottng horse Dutchmsr At three niles
Thursday, the 9Th ins. The difficulty Of her accom
plshipg this feat win be evident when we consider that
the time made by Dutchnan at three miles, under the
saddle, minutes s21s seconds. he did this 10 Au
gust, 1880, the Beacon course New Jersey having
the month previous gore the distance aud the
course, harness, In minutes 40 seconds These
performances have never yet been beaten,
equaed as the nearest approach to them by Lady
Moscow, in Nay, 1850, when she three miles IN
harness, the Centreville Course, In minutes
Az seconds. Flora Temples best time, al this dis
lance, minutes "a seconds, over the Eclipse
Course, Long island, when she defeated Princess,
TO wagons, June 10. 1859. Tho arduous nature
Of the tass she has been matched accomplish mus,
therefore be evident all but her her trainer
believe that abe frly capable Of beating the best
time made by Datchman, when he had The Advantage OF
going under saddle They maintain that in her with
Princess her specd fully developed and tina,
abe could that occasion have cqracd n the
celebrated BssnAws record However this may be,
the public do not place implicit credence In the statement,
and the hackers Of "timc" FAR numerous and
Of investing their pile than the supporters Of the
i'ttlc bay mare" the latter has reccnty qute easily
beaten her old oprorcnt Ethan Allen, At Kalamazoo
Michigan over which course her unequaei record Of too
minutes 1esx seconds made. Whether she vii sue
coed In accomplishing the tsak set her, and thus add
another gem tho glteripg abe already wears by
eclpspr the Bssbaw record three miles, VIII be seen
on thursday
We perceive thai al the New York State Fair held ai
Emira next week the managers, with spirit OF enter.
prize ana ibcrslty not oten Witnessed, have awarded
premium o - 900 10 be rotted for by Flora Tenn pie
George Pachen, at mile hcAs To efsctualy prevent
any suspcion of hppodrone ssranscmens the way OF
snis money ,hs above liberal sum offered, the VIM
ner 10 recsve 900, and the balance $500 TO be given
n the loscv We informed that IL the intention on
M xaltcrure, the Gamer Of the Bashaw siallioo 10
wtnerAw him from the tori after hi race The atrsc
ton of the state Fair win consequently be very greatly
increased BY the tact 81 this teiug the rot between
those two renowned cracks q troitrg turf that the
public will have On opportunity ~ witness ipg.
II " he IN mi nd hat