Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-06-23

man was not to be caught. In the flash Of an
eye he drew his horse back, and Flora was
forced to be taken in hand and pulled out
Round the turn he was too much for her, and
he came to the quarter pole with a lead of a
length and half.
This point gained, and Flora, rested up from
the quiet way in which she came round the turn,
was ready for brush, and at once dashed into
burst of speed that in five and twenty rods
brought her up to Patchen. The trick was so
neatly and quickly done that he was carried off
his legs, and went sky-scraping with the look
of badly beaten horse, as the little pet opened
off a wide gap of four or five lengths, and there
was but little more than half mile to CO.
What horse could catch Flora and beat her in
half mile with such load to overcome? The
break was bad, and the ground lost looked IA
tal to all his hopes. The steady Talman, how
ever, brings him to his work. and his long, low
rate begins to draw him up to the mare, when,
i'll luck! away he flies again into the air, and
off speeds Flora until she leads at least five
lengths.
When she reached the half mile pole, Talman
had cnoo moro got Patehen down. and in his
stride but seemingly hopelessly behind, and
with the race gone; but Talman seemed to
think otherwise, and when his horse had cooled
down to steadiness he reused him up to a set
tied rattling brush, and the gap began to close.
His pace drew on her so quickly, that she
seemed to come back to him. On, on he went,
no faltering, no dwelling, no swerving, no break
ing, but in all steadiness, and brimful of game.
The turn was madej the mare caught, at the
pole, coared-and now began the grand strug
gle for the heat.
The quarter mile is yet to be donc and
long strife alone is to- give the lead. Both be-
tn..,r
and the value of the result. Away they went
head and head yard by yard the horse works
up-half the distance covered, and he has her
head and head. And now the pace tells on her.
She shows distress her ears 20 down on her
poll her tail fiirts the horse is drawing ahead,
and the last resort is now the whip, and forth
it comes. A blow is made by McMann, but the
blow found nothing in the mare. The call was
in vain. 1t should have routed her to one of
her flights of speed but the pace had taken the
flight out of her, and the blow only threw her
off her feet Ho, the race is done; the mare
is overmatched, the horse strides away three
open lengths another blow and the mare makes
race, but the even gallop is in vain, and
Patchen's long. steady stride whirls him away
home and he passes the score two lengths
ahead in minutes SO l-2 seconds, amid the
shouts OF the thousands and the dismay of
Flora's friends and hackers.
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ra.cnen' scrutiny showed flora distressed,
out not 30 ra'chen; me race was ueenleu
over, PAIRING an acclueh'; ana no oetllhg seemed
70 eni'Nen ihe hour' rIora irIehIs lookSu
gloom ana uisnay' AZ iehSth the call Is naue
ana az the nass come again Tor
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an wet anu haa not ur,eu on IL was eiear she
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AT the second attempt, they got away, and
Patchen at once showed in front and lead by
length to the quarter pole. Here Flora moved
| up anu idpPeu III front, anu nau look OF uraW'
ing out clean; but the long stride of the stal
| lion into which he had settled forced him I'M
and soon his ground was recovored and n, ri,
LII g 81 o,ra,ot, -; , "' ~ i
hi''''ie VI 'ne s.'e'on MS nose oahe out III '''
| leau, ana soon ne was at the half mile pole
Around the turn he lead, gaining steadily, and