The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-10
| From the NrU York NeluS
THE TURF.

FLORA TEMPLE AND ETHAN ALLEN AGAIN IN rHF
FIELD.

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FLORA TEMPLE AND ETHAN ALLEN AGAIN IN THE
Another trial between Flora Temple, to harness,
and Ethan Allen and his running mate Socks to
wagon, came off Yesterday afternoon, on the Union
Track, Long Island. The attendance was very
sliIn the spectators not amounting to more shan
five hundred all told. The scant assemblage form
ed a striking contrast to the immense numbers
who assembled at the former trials and afforded
practical illustration Of the public's estimate Of
"hppGdrone" trOtting, exhibited in the late
Fashion Course match. The threatening appear
ance of the weather deferred many from witness
sing the ma! ch, but the main cause, have
stated, was OF deeper signfcation Shortly after
4 O'Clock, the contestants Shaved upon the course,
Horace +. james fetching the stallion and Socks,
while Mcdann, usual, drew the lines of the little
Queen.
Previous to the start the horse had the call on
batting about 100 to 70. The mare the toss,
and as they cane up very evenly, the judges gave
the word and they went off beautifully together;
when about two hundred yards IRON the stand,
Flora broke but soon recovered, bu: not in time to
prevent Ethan from taking the lead, which he in
creased to some t"o lengths, as he passed the quar-
ter pole, in 36 seconds. From the quarter 20 the
bali was finely contested, Flora gradually lessen
ing the gap, but the team reached the half mile
first less than length in advance, in ! l1h.
soon after passing the half mile, Ethan broke, and
Flora few to the front like shot. Jones, how
ever, almost instantly had him again to his work,
suuarely enough, and he rapidly regaiued his lost
ground As they swung around on the home
brushed him beautifully all the wav to the
with the exception Of slight skip which she
made some fifty yards from honey he went over
it finely number one by a length and hail,
winning the heat in 2:2iI.
Ratvsen the first and second heats bets were
made at ST 90 to $50 and some at 500 to S25, the
stallion having the call. After one false start the
word given, and soon after leaving the score
the team went to the front, and remained there
through the entire heat, being sometimes two
lengths and again but one length on the lead
The quarter pole was reached in 3613 seconds, the
half in 1:l2A, and Ethan went past the stand q
winner by length, in 2:22. In this heat be
trotted splepddy, never making skip or break
during the entire mile The contest from the home
stretch to the score was worth looking At, it
Flora exhibited one Of those bursts OF speed for
which she is so renowned, but wGs met by Ethan
with still greater effort, and she had succumb.
The last quarter of this heat was supposed to have
been trotted in 80 seconds
Without any trouble they were rung and started
for the third aud final heat, and the judges gave
them the ego" to the most start of the race.
This heat requires no long description, as Etban
took the lead and kept it throughout AT the
quarter he was one length ahead in 36A; at the
halt mile, one half length in l:l2. Al 'he hone
stretch the horse about one length IN ADVANCE,
and he kept it to the score, being, perhaps, htte
short of length ahead as he passea i'' "iuNef
TN anu of tbe most tpendidy trotted heats
| wa ever saw on any track as neither Flora nor
| Ethan broke during its continuance out kept
| sIaaJiIv and beautifully at their Work from the
| tima the word was given until the hnlsh. The last
| m.rter was trotted in 81 seconds.
qutTh tThis match was made by Mr. Hocomb the owner
| of Ethan Allen, for small sum, merely as a test,
and to satisfy the public that the stallion can beat
| Flora in this rig.
| SUMMARY.
| Union Course, L. l., Thursday, Aug. Snatch
| for $500. Trotting-mile heats, best IN D. Hor-
| ace +. Jones names Ethan Allen and running mate
| Socks, to wagon; james D. McMann names Flora
| Temple, to harness.
Ethan Allen and Socks...... ............l
| Time-224&, 2 %, 2 22&.