The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-11-12
John Stewart Again TrOts Twenty
Miles in 90 Minutes and % Seconds
On N Wnuou-

John Stewart Again TrOts Twenty
Miles in 90 Minutes and % Seconds
70 a Wagon.
Iron the boston journal, Oct 3i.l
A very interesting exhibition of speed
occurred at the Riverside Riding Park in
Brighton, yesterday afternoon, when the
bay gelding John Stewart again attempted
TO trot twenty miles to a wagon within an
hour. It will be remembered that this
same horse has made the best ten mile
time on record, and that he also beat the
gelding Capt. McGowan's time in his great
twenty mile trot by 1914 seconds. When
he did that he was attempting to trot, in
harness. twenty.one miles within an hour,
but failed bya few seconds. His last great
feat prior to that of yesterday was accom-
plished at the Fashion Course on the 2lst
Of last September, when he trotted twenty
miles to a wagon in 50 minutes and % sec
onds. This was earlier in the season, when
a better track than yesterday was to be ex-
pected. The horse, now deservedly ia
nous, il q wonder for endurance. lie Is
seven years old and was sired by the cele-
brated racing horse Tom Wonder, be by a
Thoroughbred. The dam was o Hambleto'
MAN.
The hackers of time evidently expected
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right for his work, or the track in an un-
favorable condition. In both respect8they
were disappointed, az the track was in
splendid condition, and the horse proba-
bly, was never better prepared for such an
undertaking than yesterday. The race
wps for a purse of 1000, the horse TO go
to wagon and trot twenty miles within an
hour. Hiram Woodruff was his driver.
The weather was clear and fine, although
quite cold, and the attendance Of spectn-
tors was very extensive, and many fine phi
vate teams were upon the ground.
The horse WIS called upon the track
about q quarter before four o'clock, and
was driven twice around before receiving
the word, which he got at precisely 81 min
utes and 40 seconds past 3 o'clock. He
appeared in fine condition and trotted
steadily aud fairly, going very freely. The
betting in the pool selling had been ut the
rate Of about $40 on the horse TO $50 on
time. and considerable money was staked
on the result. The was accomplished with
80 much apparent case that n description
of the race seems unnecessary. lie ac-
complished his first mile in $50, and the
others were made to suit his own
er, Mr.. John Stuart, who told
Woodruff, as he came past,
the stand whenever ne Ndlleu MS HICeul III
creased OF when he was going ct the right
rate. He did not get really warmed up
until the third mile, when the 'lather'
began to appear under his breast plat. His
breathing was about the same at the close
Of the race rs when he had finished q
couple OF miles. OF course he was well
warmed, and was sweating quite freely,
but in no other way did he show signs OF
having been driven hard. In fact,
the feat was probably no more Of a trial to
him than a couple ofmiles Mt n three min
ute gait Is to many horses. He did not
break from a steady trot duripg the whole
twenty miles, and was driven, except the
last half mile, rs near the inside Of the
track as possible. As he came in at the
end of the last mile the crowd cheered him
and his driver, who looked quite chilly, but
very much pleased.
The time, as shown by three frst-class
watches, in competent and experienced
hands, was 50 minutes, and 20 seconds, ex-
actly the time in which he accomplished
like feat on the Fashion Course, as men
tionedabOvc.