The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-06-07
Great Trotting Match ON the Fashion
Course, Long Island-Fastest Time
on Record-Time 2:29 2:21 2.19.

on Record-Time 2:29 2:21 2.19.
Fro the New York Times, May 3Ol
Yesterday a trotting match for 81 900,
mile heats, best three in five to wagons,
with running mates between Dan Mace's
bay stallion Ethan Allen and mate, and
James Dugery's brown gelding Brown
George and mate, came off on the Fashion
Course, Long Island. The attendance, al
though fair, presented striking contrast
in point of numbers to that of the preceding
day, when Dexter and Lady Thorne trotted
their match. The day was warm and sui
try, and the track in admirable order, but
no one expected to witness such unprece-
dentedly fast time made. This mode of
going, having a running horse hitched
is favorite one with Ethan Allen, for it
will be remembered that it was when going
in this rig he beat Flora Temple six years
ago, when he trotted one heat in PIG 34,
performance he has surpassed on this oc-
and his speed and vigor seem unimpaired
with age and his protracted career on the
trotting turf His mate yesterday was the
thoroughbred mare Charlotte f. by Lex
ingten, out of a Glencoe mare Brown
George is brown gelding with black points
about fifteen hands and half, and is Can
adian bred. He is owned by Mr.. Pentz, of
Peekskil, and is very fine, steady goer,
with fair turn ofspeed and a low, sweep
ing style of action. In the first heat he
was driven by Mr. II. Cregan, but in the
second and third heats his trainer, James
Dugery, was behind him. The running
horse that accompanied him possesses too
little endurance, or the result might prob
ably have been different. Ethan Allen
and his mate were. driven by that able horse
man, Dan. Mace, and he never displayed
better judgement or finer skill with the
reins than in this race. The extraordinary
fast time made in the third and final heat,
combined with the close contest, electrified
the spectators--it surprising the previously
un paralleled time made by Ethan Allen
himself in the match with Flora Temple,
above alluded to, and which has hitherto
stood unequalled on the trotting record, by
three quarters of second. On that occa-
sion Ethan Allen and his running mate
Socks were driven by Sam Mclaughlin,
consequently Dan Mace now has tie honor
of having handled the reins over the old
horse in his last and greatest performance.
In the betting Ethan Allen was the favorite,
the superior advantage he enjoyed in hav-
ing such driver as Mace behind him,
causing the spectators to bet 500 to $50
on his winning the race.
First Heat-Brown George was first off,
and led to the turn, where he broke up into
a run, and before Creean could get him
down to square trot, Ethan and his mate
had passed him and led an open length at
the quarter pole, passed in 81 l-2 seconds.
On the back stretch Brown George again
went up, and Mace opened gap of fully
| fifty yards at the half-mile pole, passed in
l:l2 II. On the flushing stretch Brown
George and his mate closed the gap up rap
idly, the former trotting fast and squarely.
| At the three-quarter pole Mace was still
ten lengths ahead, and he maintained
| this lead to the score, winning the heat
in 2:29
Second Heat-The betting was BOW 500
to $40, with few takers. Ethan Alice got
the best OF the send off, and led three
lengths around the turn, where Brown
George, who was now driven by James Dur
gerry, broke into a run, and Mace had open
ed a gap of fully ten lengths at the quarter
pole, reached in Sc seconds. On the back
stretch, passing the old stand, Durgery re-
duoed Ethan's lead to six lengths, and
gained so rapidly that only three lengths
separated them at the half mile pole, which
Ethan passed in l:l2. On the Flushing
stretch Brown George trotted so fast and
steadily that he almost reaced Ethan $
wheel, but he could not fairly get up. though
he struggled gamely all the way up the home
stretch Ethan's mate (the thorough bred
Charlotte f. seeming to tire, and causing
the weight of the wagon to fall upon the
game little stallion all the way home yet
he crossei the score full length AMI halt
in front in 2:2l.
Third Heat-The game, resolute manner
in which Brown George had contested the
last heat and the enormous gap he had
made up when he fairly struck a trot, caus
ed the layers of long odds on the little stall
lion to entertain fears for the result, aid
many tried to hedge by accepting the slOJ
to $25 still offered on Ethan by some of the
little stallion's staunch supporters Mace.
as before, got full length the best of the
send off, and was length and half ahead
around the turn and to the quarter pole
time, thirty-six seconds. Passing the old
stand, Brown George gained perceptibly
was on even terms with Ethan before the,
got to the half-mile pole, and as they pass
ed that mark had passed him aud obtained
lead of length, the time being, l:O9
The greatest excitement now pervaded tht
spectators and the progress of the race wa
watched with breathless interest. Hal
way along the Flushing stretch Mace lie
out Ethan Allen and reused his mate will
the whip, and both responded in burst o
speed which carried them in advance o
their opponents. At the three quarter pol
Mace's team was a length ahead, the run
ming mate of Brown George tiring and dy
ing away completely under the whip. Mac
kept his lead up the stretch and crossed th
score, length and half ahead, in the un
precedented time of two minutes and nine
teen seconds, a winner of the heat an
race. The announcement Of the time ere
ated a feeling of intense excitement anon
the spectators, who mutually congratulate
, themselves at being present to witness sue
. All unparalleled performance Of the gan,
little stallion.
SUFFRAGE EXTENDED IN ESGLAND. =.
cable despatch from London, dated Tuesda
night, the 23th uit., says: