New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-26
ANOTHER GREAT RACE.
BEATING THE BEST TIME.

was one Of those m8rVesons exhibitions ~ animal
speed and COURAGE To- which Flora Temple has LONG
been and Ethan Allen has recently become lemons.
II ~as race snch as, considering everything yas
lever seen before on the American tro tng.track. To
ray at it had been looked forward 10 with the utmost
en- hsasm by srorling men, and lovers If fat-troers
generally, would not he oveIsating mater Mt all for
tie preceding race btweeu the same hors,s on Union
Cnune last week. such marvel as 10 give proni.s
Oh unprecedented performances yesterday In evidence
OF the public interest, may s'ate That there were
nearly 10OO persons on the ground md the long nes
OF Garages and other vebcles recalled the palmest
days of the turf. The assemblage was very genteel
being mainly composed Of gentlemen amut.a rs and
/ 10. cream Of the mduie class. There no faro
ee.card-monte stands, nor
swealelo,h boards; none Of the h"l 800 n
woo throng the grand stands at Unrn snd ~
Cour.es Everything was conducted in quiet a"o
sccept4ble manner and full credit shOnld be awarded
~ the Fashion ri, aaure.G Ground Association.
4 w. f,rewarned tie public that unprecedented time
might he anticipated and stated or convclon-u hch
the event fully usfedthat or TWO seconds bet
\ TER even than the great performance OF last week
\ would be made. In the preliminary exercising trots
the doubIe-team showed their ability to go considera-
by vii, ia 2:2 how far ehoud not hike 20 cay, for
fear subsequent public rins might not bear out.
On he other hupd the Que bad done such work nn-
der amar circumstances recently "a 10 warrant Ter
friends in betting that 30 would be made in the race
and 'he current Of betting at the sporting in the
city strongly Ia favor Of the double team that
felt perfectly safe in expressing the opinion thet
did The day exceedingly fayo able high speed,
the weather being just warm enough 10 supple the
joints Vi the hones and keep The shin in u healthy
state TIE track dry, hard, and rather dusty, but
IN capital order. When the horses rung out and
moved mp and down, they showed spendid condition,
Flora stepping as prond ss a game-cDck. aud Eu'an
Allen and his male Socks presenting complete pic
sure of beautiful borsehesh could be desred. Their
appearance was The signal for general rush and crush
to see them, and the throDg parted with great re.
iuctance To give them passage. In the beuipg On
Wednesday night Ethan Allen was the favorite much
money being laid 100 70 TO- and at other similar
rates. Before the start, whether because of ForAs
private performance having been bruitrd abroad, or
from some uneasiness that Ethan might not be equal to
hi. uisk there seemed general disp ositon bet .ven
d such te the transactions large. Flufas
fri. Dd- Offer see 90 0C0 that she would win the rice
bui we did not hear of its being taken One bet, how
ever was made that n, horse ~oaid make half mile
AZ i:Osi ~ the public can jucge what some Of lis
fIiends must nave seen sonl, where.
THE RACE.
Flora won the pole and thus gained an advantage
which is more important on Fashion track than else
where from the fast that the fret turn very abrupt
and she going to suky, could hug the fence while the
team would have TO make q wide sweep to avoid an
overset of the wagon. Adding this advantage to the
f.r- =. A.. ~. =
think Floras advantage amounted TO very nearly If
not quite second in time. This must be borne in
mind in estimating the performance in the first heat.
The horses got off, after scoring once, with very
pretty start there being barely any perceptble adj
vantage 10 either. At the turn Flora skinned around
as nicely possible, but the team did not even with
Ssm. McLaughlin's Incompatible driving, make their
sweep with equal success. Socks leaned inward and
swept around with the and grace of grey hound
but Ethan was carried off his feet and Sem. could not
settle lin 10 his work until he bad broken again and
Flora had drawn out clear three lengths in front. The
mare had too ugly customer TO deal with 10 be
allowed to play, and McMsnn urged her to a burst
Of speed that carried her two more lengths ahead,
thus making wide gap for the team to fill mp.
The excited multitude, watching the contest with
eager eyes, cheered her on with q great shout bat
the echoes had not died away before Ethan and his
mate few after her like twin bullets, and in au
incredible time had recovered from their disadvantage
Now their noses come close to McMsnns Wheel they
disappear behind him. they lap the little mare, and
thus they sweep along the back-stgetch until they
reach the hafmile post in l;1l neck and neck, and
going at q murderous pace. At the turn the team
show in 'front.' and at threequarter post have left the
mare three lengths behind; but McMann, calling 10
the splendid animal urges her into burst that partly
coees the gap but not enough to her, for they
sweep around into the homestrech the two horses are
6rs seen from the stands The excitement and enthu-
siam now became tremendous, and shouts aud cheers
mngle in great uproar the magnificent animals rush
home at heGdlopg speed. The trotting now becomes
superb, both Flora and the stallion keeping up stroke
that probably neither showed 10 pubic before and
the graceful Socks running cose the ground with
outstreched neck and streaming tail and name. The
pace too great 10 last however for inst as they
reached tho dstance-pos and Floras friend, felt con-
fdent thai she would win the heat, she was
carried off her feet, and broke mp so badly
that the team came over the a length
and half head, having made the mile in the
unprecedented time of 2;2li. Considering the sdyan-
tase If position that Flora had at the start and the
lengthby which she was beaten, Ethan fairly beat her
oy a second and half and his triumph was CORE
spondingly great. In moment the stand was emp
ued OF Its multitude, and the track was impsssably
blocked oy dense crowd pressing forward to see the
nme-sia'e hung out When the figures were displayed,
'nere was great chec and then the confused camor
Of Tour thousand voice expressing wonder and sur.
pnse' Ihs betting nov seemed confined to those who
wished 20 90 s'@e prudent hedging 80 to 40, and even
% 70 % beng offered q the team and taken to lin
,Isa extent One moe pucky than the rest, offered
~ wv =" foi' an several others laid out their