The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-04

The Great Trot between Dexter
and Ethan Allen -A1len the
winner In Three Straight Heats.
Yesterday will ever be day memorable
in the annals of the Long Island trotting
turf, In consequence of the extraordinary
performance Of the celebrated stallion
Ethan Allen, and the renowned Hamble-
touion gelding, Dexter, who trotted their
Course, L. l. 1t will be remembered that
after Ethan Allen and running mate had
beaten Brown George and running mate
in their match about three weeks ago, in
which the former had made the un-
paralleled time of 2:19, match was made
with Dexter, the latter going in harness
and the former with his running mate, the
thoroughbred Charlotte F., fsr 81 600 a
side, mile heats, best three in Eve, and
Friday, : the 2!.sst of June, was named as
the osJ. Nc match ever made on the
.rott;GSg turf created deeper or more gen :
eral feeling Of excitement than this one,
and the interest created was evidenced by
the enormous assemblage. fully twenty
thousand persons on the track. The grand
stand was filled &c overaowing, while the
lawn in front of the hotel and as far down
as the quarter stretch was covered by a
dense mass OF humanity. The number of
carriages in the inclosure was unprecedent-
ed, aud the attendance was by far the lar
gest ever seen on the Fashion Course on
any previous occasion. Vast as was the
crowd, thereswas no disturbance or troub-
lie, everything passed off with the greatest
order and decorum, Notwithstanding the
total absence Of police force, whose aid
and presence had been formally applied
for, and promised by Superintendent Ken
nedy, but never appeared. In conse-
quence of the necessary officials, the lawn
IN front of the ground and alongside the
rails was covered with carriages, thus ef-
fectually preventing the spectators who
could not gain access t. the stand from
having a view Of the race. The presence
of Detective Elder a7d others of that force
kept the numerous chsvaliers d ndustrie,
who always attend great trctting match.
from pursuing there ayocations with much
success.
Before the horses came upon the track
it vas officially announced that in conse-
quence of the thoroughbred mare Char
lotte T., who was named as Ethan's run
ming mate when the match was made, hav-
ing broken down the morning before, all
bets were null and void but that in her
stead, as running mate, the Ethan Allen
party had engaged the black horse tha,
accompanied Brown George as running
mate in his recent match with Ethan AL
len. This announcement shook the conf
dence Of the hackers of Ethan Allen, while
it proportionally increased that Of the
Dexter partisars who after freely betting
s100 to $50 on his winning, became 81
san uine that they laid 800 to $50, and
at iast 500 to $50 on him. When Dex
ter was brought out on the track, he look
ed in magnificent condition.. ls Doble drove
him around to prepare him for his ardu
Gus task When Ethan Allen, accompan
led b. his mate and driven by Dan Mace
came on the course, he was the center oi
observation and criticism. He looked il
4
that for fifteen years he had been trot
ting on the turf His party were afraid
not Of him, but of his mate, whom they haC
seen tire palpably and give out when he
accompanied Brown George. He had
only arrived that morning from Peekskil
by boat, having been telegraphed for, ant
had never been htched alongside Ethar
until they came upon the track for TIL
race This fact shook the confidence oi
Ethan's hackers, else they would have wor
thousands of dollars more than they die
on the race. Few expected to see such
report Of fast time, and when the time o.
the first heat was announced, persons look
ed at each other IN astonishment and won
der. Dexter's time in the second hea
was taken officially by the judges, who de
clared it to be 2:l62.
FIRST HEAT
| A good start was effected without ary
loss of time, but the team quickly showed
in 'front.', and were half a length ahead a
the turn. Before reaching the quarter
pole, Mace had widened the gap to three
length, and passed that point IN thirty@wc
seconds. Going along the back stretch
Ethan Allen still kept the same distance
ahead, and he trottsd the half mile in the
extraordinary fast Time of 1:04. On tn.
Flushing stretch Ethan and his mate
drew still further ahead, and when they
reached the three-quarter pole there were
fnlly four open lengths between them
Swinging round to the homestretch, tht
wonderful speed at which they were going
caused Dexter to break, and at the dis
tance Mace was fully six lengths ahead
Finding that he had the heat safe, Mace
took his horses in hand and came home /;
winner by four lengths, in the unprece
dented time of t,co minutes and fifteen sec
onds. Dexter's time, taken Independent
ly by reliable outside timers, was Z.16.
SECOND HEAT.
The betting was now Sl00 to s25 or
Ethan Allen, taken freely and to large
amount They got capital start at the
second time of scoring, and on rounding
the TIM Gcyter led little; as they pass
ed the haiii.,cile role in LOG, Dc1tcr''
lead was diminisne;l. to two lengths
Along the Flushing stretcn the fcnid rate
ot which thev vera OoinO told on ,nyter