Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-08-19

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Great TrOtt!ng Match Against Time, on the
II Fashion Course, Long Island.
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! PRoLIFIC as the present trotting sea-
son has been in Important and exciting
matches between the fastest horses now
upon the track and the road, perhaps the
one which has already attracted the
greatest amount of interest among the
sporting fraternity was that which came
off on Saturday afternoon, on the FASH
ion Course, between the famous black
gelding, General Butler, and the ancient
fSythe-bearer, Old Chromos himself. Elk,
actly observation-disclosures before, on
the 1st of August 1889, the celebrated
trotter, DutchmaD, had, for heavy wa
ger, in a match against time, trotted three
miles in the unprecedented record of z
minutes and 323 seconds. This was done
under saddle, the veteran horseman, Hi
ram Woodruff, plotting Dutchman on this
memorable occasion. Since that period
this record has stood unapproached and
mequaIled, no horse upon the turf, du-
ring the q years that have since elapsed,
having ever done the distance in small
er time. Three years age the famous
" Queen of the Trotting Turf" Flora
Temple, essayed the achievement on the
Centeryille Course, Long Island, but was
declared by the Judges to have failed, as
the time she made was Z minutes ard 334
seconds. In strict justice, however, she
did accomplish it, as the Ccuterville
Course is ever one nile round, but the
judges on that occasion refused to enter
tain TIE protest against trotting the extra
distance, and declared that she must go
three times around the course, to entitle I
her to the stakes at issue. Themagnif- /
cent speed shown by General Butler this
season, and especially in his two-milc .
wagon match with George n. Patchen,
when he trotted the distance in 1854, f
caused him to be looked upon as the only
horse now on the turf that could success
fully compete against the Dutehmans s
record. His owner expressed his readi-
ness to match him to beat II, under sad
die, for any sum from $1,000 to $4,000,
but none could be found to back time.
Some two weeks ago, however, Mr.. Hor-
ace Jones offered to bet the owner Of
Butler $500 to $780, that the latter could
not trot three miles, in harness, in the
Dutchman's saddle, time, viz: / minutes,
323 seconds; an offer which was prompt
" accepted, and the anniversary of Dutch
mans match, Saturday, was fixed upon
for the attempt. .r rz- @ 60-. +
The attendance, as might have been
anticipated, was very large, tho day fls
and the track in admirable condition for
fast time. When the match was made,
the odds of two to one were freely bet on
time; but it having oozed out that But
Ter had done the feat on Wednesday last,
With something to spare, in private trial,
.he betting changed to SI00 to $50 on .
him, and at the start an immense amount
vas invested at these odds. He had two
.unning horses to accompany him in the
ace, one going the entire distance and !
he other assisting only in the last mile.
Butler was driven by his old trainer, Dan !,
Mace, and he commenced very Promis- 5
ngly,- going the frstquaTTter in 81 sec t
onds, the half in 1:135;; and the first mile t
n 2:295. When he reached the half d
nile pole on the second mile, or just half
he distance, the chronometer marked a
':43tt, or three seconds within the time. y
The second mile was done in exactly five
minutes, leaving the third and last mile :,
o be done in 1929; and his success ap- Y
'eared now to be a matter Of certainty. n
But unfortunately for his owner and those ii
7ho backed him, he broke up on the sec Il
nd quarter and lost a couple Of seconds, II
nd repeating this on the third quarter 8
ost him the match, as when he passed
he Judges stand the time recorded was -
even minutes thirty-four seconds, thus Il
osing by one second and a halt The W
)utchman's time, therefore, remains, as
heretofore, the best in the records of the il
rotting turf at three miles - n Y. ia
Tribune. "
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cry mad at his dinner from the way he s.
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