The New York herald., 1868-11-01
GREAT TReTTlsG AGAINST TINE.
Jsbn Stewart Again Trots Twenty Mile. IN
Less thRu an Hour
[From One BOston Journal. ncl. aII

From tine BOston Journal Oct N
very interesting exhibition OF speed occurred
day afternoon. when the bay geldlne john stewart
again attempted to tfOt twenty miles To wagon
same horse or has made the best ten @ e ss ,s a
record and that he also beat the geding Captain
EcGowans time In has great twenty mile trot by
nineteen and q quarter seconds. When he did taat
he was attempting to trOt, Ia harness, tventy-one
miles within an hour, but Jailed by few
asy %a on e faoa Course On NE
2st OF last September, when he troted twenty miles
TO wagon in 6933 This was earlier La the season. when
horse now deservedly famous ID wonder Tor en-
durance. He Ia seven years Old and was sired by
tne celebrated racing horse TON Wonder ne oy
Ihe hackers of time evidently expected either 80
cach the horse not feeling just right for his work or
tnc track in an unlavorabe condition. In both re-
spec,s they were disappointed, the track was Ia
splendid condition, aud the horse probably was
never better prepared for such an undertaking than
yesterday. The race was for d purse OF $1,000 the
morse 10 so to wagon and trOt twenty miles within
IN nour. Hiram Woodruff was his driver. the
Weater was clear and fine, although quite cold, ana
te attendance VI spectators very large FOR the
season. me display of carriages was very eXten-
sve, ana many line private teams were upon the
ground
The horse was called upon the track about u quar-
iel before four O'Clock, and driven twice around
peore receiving the word which he got N precisely
nf,y-one minutes and iorty-nye seconds past three
o'cock He appeared IN line condition and trotted
steaaiy ana ARMY, going Very freely. The bet
ting IN the p0olsellng had been al The rate
or about forty dollars the horse to thirty
nve dollars on time, and considerable money was
stahed on the result. The fent was accomplished
with so much apparent ease that description of the
race seems unnecessary. He aceomnlishpu his lrsc
mile m 200 and the others made ia time TO
suit his owner, Mr.. John Stuart, who told woodrun
Us ne came past the stand whenever he wanted MS
speed increased or when he was gong al the right
rite. lie did not get really warmed up until he
third mile when the sather" began to appear under
MS brea5tplate His breathing was about the same
al the close of the race rs when he had finished q
couple oi miles OF course he was wen warmed,
and was sweating quite freely but in other way
did he show signs OF having been driven hard. In
1acr the leat was probably no more Of trial TO hun
Than couple OF miles III u three M uuie gait are 10
inai,y horses. He did not break from steady trot
during the whole twenty miles, and was driven, ex-
cept the last half mile. as near the inside Of the
track as possible. AZ he III III the end VI the
last mile the crowd cheered him and his driver, who
looked quite chilly but very much pleased.
The time, az shown by three first class watches
IN competent and experienced hands, vas 5s:23
exactly the time in which he accomplished like
feat on the Fashion Course mentioned above.
Below is u table of the time OF each halmiie and