The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-05-06
GREAT T. HORSE FEAT,


ton 10 Worcester, between the horses Elm
pare State, oil this sciiys and Lyanhoe. .
Boston, scame Oh On Saturday, and as Oh,
result shows, was one Ut the most extraor
binary and cruel that has ever taken plac,
in this country Theterans ofsthe mattel
were to trot frun the Mill Dam, Boston. Il
Worcester, $500 a side, each horse TO car
ny 400 pounds. slelghs or wheels. rain 81
tsaine, play or pay. - Owing To the bad con
ldilion Eot the road st thesNiili Dam. chs
start was effected from the Charles Riyes
hotel IN Brighton. Both horses were al
.ached to sleighs. Empire State was driven
BY George K. Wesson, and accompanied by
William A. Eager. his hacker, both of this
city. The word was givena az O:46 o clock
and both started or at . nodefate gait. with
Empire leading. From Brighton 10 Water
town the road was bad, the sleighirg hav.
log worn away 20 bear ground and pro-.
gress was necessarily much impeded. Al
Waterfowl the sle,ghmg became good. aud
Empire State was ssiif leading about fifteen
rods. undsr = strong and steady pull. He
then commrnced the long and psweriuI
strokes for which he Is noted, aud trotted
With ., cluck; like precision Up hill and
down. drzwiag hts heavy load behind him
with apparent ease. aud tro.led so, we'll
within himself that he Was allowed 10 20 as
he pleased until .avrlLboro was, reached
1887. The distance thus far travelled was
twenty eight miles, and the time one hour
aud fifty .one ninutes- -aeariy four minutes
10 the mile. a. rsst oil seven minutes Was
here taken, and Cruel, wine. water aud hay
we're offered 10 The hsrse. bat he refused,
and Was sith difficulty kept IRON running
away. Once more gwen his head he seem.
ed 10 b. possessed; aud trutied mile alter
mils ara three miautes gait. and all the
time within himself, under steady pull.
This he keia UP until he reachtd Lung
Pond. where he stepped irotting. aud walk
ed into the CITY. arriving ct Washing ton
square al LAG o'clock. having come the
,asl ten miles IN thirty I've minutes, aud
the wlsple distance, IS miles. inlmo hours
aud thirty ave uinutes. shIrh Is lutte
less ihaa mile in four minutes for the
~hs'e distance. 81. -. -
~ SOON alter his arrival the nurse became
sick, aud although every effort was ~ de
10 save him. The over driving having Killed
HIN. he died At midnight Of spasmodic
chOiie. sanhoe. his competition. Vas last
'een al Waterloo. but arrived q, Northbcru
long alter the winner had Ieit, anil finding
II no use tn follow, his DRYER wisely with
Drew iron the race. and pat up the horse.
Empire State, the winner. was one fourth
Thoroughbred. Stands Q inch high. weigh.
ed LV5O. ten years old. and q light BAY
eolpr. Tie was raised in Keniucky. and Al |
one TIME was owned by Dan Mace, snd was
clled the John iIorsr." Ills temper was
not 0! the best, add u il said thlt lie cnuI.I
hpter used Tor anything but raeirg pur.
poses. This most noted and fatal race h |
"u,est parallel far speed, power. of en-. |
daranee aud thorough gamrnrss. anil il luI. !
!! ane extraordinary fratss tina, Of rrotting
Iseniy miles an hour. Humane and srnsi.
DIE men will wIsh u To remain without GA.
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