Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-07-20
Trot between Flora and Patchen.


The second Philadelphia trot between
Flora Temple and Patchcn, came off on
! Wednesday, the 10th inst The proceedings
Throughout were of the most disgraceful
character. Gamblers and blacklegs of ali
kinds, from far and near, were in attendance
The following account is from the Philadel
phia laqairer: 49,
Beyond dust, the track was in excellent
condition, hard, and finely rolled Some diff.
ficulty was experienced in the adjustment OF
the reporters. Mr.. Sam. Carson ordered all
the members of the press out of the judges
stand, and threatened to hoist the delegate
of a New York paper out of the window
This gentleman's benign intentions were
countermanded by courteous orders Of Alder
man VIM. McMullin, who appeared to be the
Mogul of the ground. A number of Bati-
moreans came expecting to witness the last
triumph of their favorite marc, which, it was
rumored, was never to make a subsequent
entry in any race. Gentlemen from New
Jersey, and from Rochester, N. Y. likewise
attended to hail the appearance of Patchen.
Both horse and mare were in glowing con-
dition. The prints Of Flora in circulation do
not do her justice. She is by no means the
lean, raw-boned, uncouth creature which she
is represented to be. She has great depth
across the flank, and bears evidence Of sub.
stantial treatment Patchen is several shades
darker. He has heavy hoofs and large limbs.
The "Queen of the Turf is of very dimnu-
tive sized compared with him.
At half past four O'Clock the horses were
sounded to come to score. Their owners
were present. Patchen, it was currently said,
had just been sold for $4,000. Flora's adj
mirers were largely in the majority. Betting
2 to on the mare.
| FIRST HEAT.
The horses attempted to score amid great
excitement. Time after time they came to
the stand, but so widely apart as to warrant
the belief that they were afraid of each other.
| After eight or nine unsuccessful scorings
they came to the scratch at flll-trot, and re-
ceived the word "Go' amid tumultuous
shouts, Patchen leading by alength- In the
first quarter Flora broke, but came down to
the trot in an Instant Patchen rapidly widen
ed the distance between them, and at the half
mile had increased it to five lengths. On the
second quarter, however, he made a bad
break, but recovered himself, and passed the
stand amid great cheering two lengths in adj
vance. There was little perceptible alteration
of rate thereafter. During the mile and a
quarter, and mile and halt, the horse kept
himself the leader by three lengths. and reach
cd the score more than two lengths the win
ner. Time 4:514
The crowd in front were agitated at the
defeat Of their favorite. They accused the
Judges of illegal scoring, and INDUCED in a
number of picturesque fights Of roush-and-
tumble cast. Nearly an hour elapsed be-
tween the first and second heat. .lrE
SECOND HEAT. 5
After an unsuccessful score, the nacs cross
ed the scratch nearly abreast, and it was un-
derstood the word had been given. Patchen,
however, broke at the start, and they were
called back. Flora's driver refused to obey
the order, and trottcd around the track. fol-
lowed at leisure by Patchen, who was reincd
in at the score. Flora continued to trot the
two miles. The scenes during the heat were
beyond the power of description. The Judges
were menaced. Cries of Robbery" were
frequent, and amid hootings, yclls and curses,
which merged into several scramblcs and
quarrels, the decision of the Judges was made
out to be that there had been no score. and
consequently no heat. The horses were or
dcred to recoinmence the heat immediately.
They crossed the score to repeat at dusk,
Flora leading by nearly length. Patchcn
Tapped her at the quarter pole, but broke al
most Immediately. AT the half mile he was
| rapidly filling up the space between them,
but broke as they were again tapping. They
passed the score with Flora length in ad
vance. Patchen broke twice on the cond
mile, but in the intervals gained rapidly on
the mare. AT the third quarter they again
Tapped, and came dashing down the home
stretch abreast. 1t was evident that the stall
lion would win, and the rowdies whose mon
key had been wagered on the mare, crowded
into the track to the number of hundred,
and hurled canes, hats and clubs promiscu-
ously at the head and face of Patchen. OF
course the stallion broke, and the marc came
to score several lengths the winner. The
more respectable ard orderly witnesses cried
shame. The rowdies cheered boisterously.
After the lapse of few moments the Judges
decided that Flora had won the heat. Time
5:O1a. $3.50. -.s..- ~. - ~.
The owners Of Patchen at once withdrew
him, and the trot was given to Flora Temple
amid loud cheers. There is but one epithet
to apply to all these proceedings, and that is
scandalous.' The sports of the turf have
received a stain which years will not wash
out, and, horse-racing in this city will long
be identified with Suffolk Park, gambling and
fraud ~.
CoNsrsrENcrEs OF DouGLAslsM. wasn't
for Mr.. Douglas, but for principle the
principle of Squatter Sovereignty and non
projections the Douglasitcs persisted in
a course which divided the Democratic party.
Oh. no! They are honest, self-sacrifcing
men, willing to die, if need be, on the alter
ofpfinciple! Yet, after they had accomplish
ed the work projected, they showed how sin
cere they were, by nominating for Vice Pres
ident Mr.. Fitzpatrick, who within the last
six weeks, voted for the Senate Caucus rcso-
lutiens, which regulated Squatter Sovereign
ty, and declared for protection. - ouiscille
Courier. l4'5tit ia vs. ~
And in nominating johnson, they showed
a most tender and patriotic regard for. the
Union by taking an ayowed Dis,lnionist for
the Vice Presidency. These Douglasites,
verify, are great sticklers for principle. The
eloquent Goulden Of Georgia, who supports
Douglas as he declares, because his rion-in-
tervention humbug is especially favorable to
African slave trade and slave breeding, has
more consistency than all the Northern Doug
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