New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-13
THE TURF-UNIoN COURSE.
A GREAT TROT.

The star of Flora paes before the rising Gun OF the
wonderful stallion and he to-day blazes forth as the
winner Of the best two heats at two miles ever troted
in one race and his banner Of triumph Is borne alof
and hers trails beneath the tread of the conqueror.
The recent contests of Patchen, in which he twice
beat Ethan Allen In two grand races, the best Ethan
ever made and received forfeit Of him once and his de-
feat week later by Flora Temple, mile heats, in the
best race at that distance evertroted in which, though
defeated, he won honors never worn before, have
given him a position, and his history interest that
makes h name his lineage his prowess, and his feats
strike all minds stir all hearts, and fill mouths Of
wisest cenaure with words of admiration. We feel
with all the world and his biography" may charm
ma, as il yil charm every soul over which the wchery
of gentle horseclaft casts its SPELL With the love of
The amateur we have studied this noble horse and
learned his history.
| We offer here its record and that is noble as his
frame is stalwart grand and powerful In that record
and in the frame OF such horse who, taken all in all
stands peerless, knight of old of giant mold and
matchless prowess could he return to earth, might
find seed meet for every field, victor in every en-
counter, feet before ALL whether to follow defeated
foe, or fee los, battle and pursuing conqneror The
record of such borse is worthy to be penned worthy
| Our contemporaries both daily and sporting, have
given partial histories of him, but none has We. APP
peared in print full and accurate in every particular
| We supply the deficiency:
Some fifteen years ago many New-Yorkers will re-
member that our townsman hir. Carman drove on the
road nearly every fine afternoon In the driving season.
pair of daslng mares. No other pair on the Bloom
nedae road had the same style and speed in that day
and when Mr.. Carman Iew rein any pair, they were
passed and the road lost to them One OF this noted
pair chestnut will recur to mind as beauty in form
| and trump in speed. A troof seasons saw Carmans
mares the unmatched of the road but the fourth
one came and lamenees took the chestnut prodigy from
the field II her fame. Carman knew her value. He
saw Summers run to grass for recovery was neces-
sary, and il was ordered. He was no breeder but he
had horsemans sympathy, and knew the mare could
do service in the breeding stud
Just then Mr.. George NJ. Patchen Of Brooklyn was
owner of the trottipg stallion Cassius NJ. Clay and
| Mr.. Carmm offered the of the mare TO Mr..
| Patchen. He, being in no condition to keep the
mare offered her services to Mr.. III. j. Sckles Of Mon
mouth County, NewJersey, rendering the services OF
Cassius d. Clay What an offer was that. All three
knew the value and the value Of both fire and dam:
GOOD as Both WERE and were known TO be, prophecy
could no, have foretod the matches excellence the
brilliant future of their produce That produce was
the now famed trottng stallion George Nj. Patehen
This offer was made and accepted in lSi8 and in May
1919 Patchen was foaled, and named in honor OF
the friend who made the gift. Mr.. Sickles retained
him for two years, and then sold him to MIR. John
Buckley Of Bordentown, NewJersey, whose attention
had been called to him by Mr. Patchen, and whose
| keen horsemans eye at glance saw his value and
read hs future AT once purchase was made at SlOO
| and the coli passed into his hands.
| Our old horsemen will remember John Buckley as
the trainer Of American Eclipse, thirty-iye to forty
wears ago. He had been trained in a school to know
hore and guage bis power and in this colt he found
one to inspire his heart with the hope to produce in the
| trOt5iug world such clef doarre as was American
Ecpse in the raetng world And he has, though then
far on in the vale of years lived to hope realized
and enjoy its fruition. few months after the pur-
chase he parted with half interest in the colt to Dr.
Lonosreet of Bordentown and they remained the joint
| owners of him until October, 1853 when Mr.. Buckley
ro,tcd with his half interest to Mr. Joseph Hall of
Rochester. New-York and since then he has been and
now is the property of DR.. Longstreet and Mr. Hail.
Jointly although the Doctor surrenders to Mr. Hall the
| entire control and direction of the Patchen
| This noble horse now eleven years old, is fine
deep blood bay with white save small star, black
| legs NAME and tail; is sixteen hands high, and
great. strong, powerful steed tit to draw coach or
drag dray. He is very long in carcass, deep IN his
chest. very otlque in his shoulders which reach far
back over ribs. His back is medium in length, he
has immense quarters lying far forward into his waist
well musced down to his hooks great second thighs
and forearms with broad bony hooks and knees, great
broad fiat bone below the knees and hocksYh capital
| feet.
His neck is admirably and beautifully arched; head
| large and plain, but very clean, long, and gamy IN
| look; ear large plain, and clear, almost daphanous
His throttle is free and well detached; the jaws wide
and omen. and the whole breathing system quite per-
lection from the great OPEN expansive nostr to the
symmetrical chest and powerful lungs An eye OF fire.
of spiIit and good temper, crowns all and tells OF
| courageous heat and boundless nervous energy.
| Should not such a horse have phenomenon gait
| He should aud has. There is great sweep from the
point of the hip the hook and here lies his propeng
power. in his shoulder there is great reach, fully
equal in extent to the driving power Of his great
launches. thighs ard hooks In his gait he goes low
and long. carries his body steadily and level without
any hitch bounding or rolling, and in stride exces
that of any trottng horse yet seen. In word,
he is great mass of animal mechanics, in whose heart
is high courage, and in whose every fiber is untold
nervous energy. With speedy form and strong spirit,
he can 90 and can last and when the pace Is so attng
that it kills. he will be the longest to stay the distance
the last to give back and il must be hard day and
killing pace that will make him show "he ~hde
feather which, as yet, though beaten, has never
waved over him. If ever the horse lived who could
do twenyo miles in an hour, that horse is Pachen;
and, with good day, Il good track, his great stride,
| his untirinO bottom and strong COURAGEOUS heart