Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-21

lFrou he View York World, o tober IL
The trot OF Dexter against tifne a, the Fashion
Course. on Tuesday. l. still tie subject of much
talk among the hofsenen. The result. however,
did rot surprise those most Intimate with bis
qualities. although furnishing additional cause
for Animation. IL is veil enough to say, more
over. that IL i not quite szre that Flora Temple
Is distAnced vet. Dexter trotted his mile on
Tuesday IN 2:le Is, under saddle, bit Flora
Temples mile IL 2.l9z vas made in harness.
TIE disadvantage Of which, az compared with the
saddle. ID supposed 70 more than make up for
the difference in time between the two. Ii was
in October, 1859, that Flora Temple accom-.
pIished that triumph. She IL now at the Fashion
Course stables, and it 10 stated will certainly az.
pear again or the turf this fall, being In 6ne
condition.
Dexter Is Of bay color, seven yeaes old.
fifteen and a half hands high, By Riesdeek's
Hambletonian, dam by American Star HANDLE
tonian was COS By Abdellah, he by Membrino,
and he BY imported Messenger American Star
vas BY Sir Henry. Dexter was bred in Orange
county. His great capabilities Of speed we're 10,
discovered by the original owner. Who sold him
to Mr.. Geo. r. Alley for $500. Mr.. Alley and
Nr. Tackle, Of California. own the gslding at
present. Dexter was very uild and spiritea at
first, and was broke by John Mingo, a colored
man in Flushing, who hes considerable celebrity
in The horse training art. Afterwards he came
into the hands OF Hiram Woodruff, who trained
him with skill and indomitable perseverance, for
the tFiumphs Of the turf. He appeared before
the public las, year for the hrst time. He has
beaten General Butler this season, and has been
defeated By Lady Thorn. In the latter contest
Dexter won one heat, the match being for the
bes, two in three. In the match against time OF
Tuesday Dexter made the 6rsi quarter in "a
the halt mile in l:O61a, and the mile in els Is
Some witnesses Of the trot claimed that by their
watches the mile was completed in 2:l73z. bu'
the Official time was previously stated.
Dexter is now, OF course, one Of the foremost
~trotsers on the turf. Ahead Of him 10 q match
agains, horses stand Lady Thorne aud Flors
Temple. A match between the little bay mare
and the bay gelding is generally talked Of BY
many who desire 10 see them trotting together
around the course Such al event would doubt.
less draw the mos. immense crowd that has ever
assembled there, and be one Of the most int.
resting occurrences in the trotting world Atths
same time, IL - hardly thought that be can keeI
up to Flora Temple in harness. Mr.. Alley
is, however, understood to claim that he car
beat 2:l7 under the saddle.
II is net q listls interesting to note how
eheaply horses that have after become ia
nous have been rated in their youth Dexter
selling at four hundred dollars IS almost q par.
ahei HiVia iemple cuausiug hanust "het
three or four ysars old. a, thirteen dollars anC
at eighty-fve dollars. as if she were hardly worth
q months fodder. The Orange county farmel
who got rid of Dexter at $500 doubtless though.
be was getting e good price at that time for to,
animal, but certainly regrets that he did no
"know horse" better about that time. II il
stated that Immediately after the trot on Tues.
day Dir Robert Bonner. of this city, offered Mr.
Alley SOS. 900 FOR the gelding, which wa,
promptly declined Dexter has two engage
ments with General Butler to perform this sea.
son, one OF mile heats heats and the other OF two
mile heats.