The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-23

unparalleled feat Of trotting twenty miles to skel
eton wagon In fifty nine minutes and twenty three
seconds for wager Of s. 900 against 900 that he
could not accomplish the distance within an hour
He did so CALAMITY amid drizzling rain and with
out the least apparent Distress for at the termina
ton Of the race he appeared In nowise faded; on
the contrary, he pricked up his ears and seemed
tally unconscious of having performed anything
more than ordinary undertaking. He is quite 9
weil-bred horse, sired by Tom Wonder, whose dam
| was by Woodpecker, and his extraordinary per
formance yesterday shows the value Of high blood In
trotting horse He ia a small brown horse, about
fifteen hands high, compactly built and very muscu-
lar, with ine square trotting action.
This Is the second and the only successful attempt
OF trottng twenty miles within the hour to wagon
in this country. Flora Temple attempted the same
feat on the Centreyie Course, Long Island on the
24th Of May, 1885, but failed. She cast shoe on the
| eighth mile and cut herself severely and was with
drawn on the completion Of the twelfth mile, which
| she had accomplished In thirty-seven minutes and
eleven and q half seconds, being then one minute
| and eleven and half seconds behind the average
time, with not the remotest prospect Of her ultimate
| success.
Twenty miles within the hour however, have been
trotted to sulky four several times; once by Mr..
Bridges chestnut gedng Trustee, by imported Trus.
tee, the sire OF the famous racing mare Fashion, out
per.
Torrance came of on the Union Course, Long Island
in October Of 1s4s, nearly twenty years ago. This
was the first time that distance had been performed
after repeated failures by other horses. Trustee
trotted the twenty miles in ffty-nine minutes and
thirty-nve and half seconds.
In a match against time for $4,000, on the Centre
vile Course, July IL, 1855, James D. McManns bay
mare Lady Fulton attempted the same feat. She
succeeded, with but five seconds to spare, having
trotted the twenty miles in fifty mine minutes and
ffty-fve seconds.
The next attempt In harness was made by the roam
gelding Captain MCGOWAN, by imported Sovereign,
dam said to be Sally Miller, by American Eclipse.
This horse trotted twenty miles on the Riverside
track, about three years ago, IN ffty-eght minutes
and twenty-five seconds. The Riverside track Ia Q
naiI lille N circuit
A greater attempt than that OF any OF the prrvru.
ing was that made by John Stewart, the winner Of
tweny-One miles within the hour over the Riverside
track. He failed after trotting twenty miles and
ter seconds. He was driven then BY John Murphy.
whose weight was only one hundred and thirty-lve
pounds the match beng at catch weights:
The race yesterday was called for half-past two
O'Clock, at which time a large cOncOurse began to
assemble on the ground, which kept increasing until
after the horse had started on his long journey many
being detained on the way by the belief that the
race would not come or on account Of the rain,
which had commenced falling The terms Of the
match specified good day and good track. To
the great relief OF spectators present-most of
whom were apprehensive that the horse would not
start--John Stewart made his appearance on the
track ready for the race his hackers being In wise
that he was capabIe of the task IMPOSED apon bim
Up to this moment the betting had been against
the horse Us high as one hundred to sixty having
been laid on time. After the horse was stripped
and his fine condition manifested itself the spec
tators the betting current seemed TO more In his
favor aud even betting was the result. At few
minutes after three O'Clock the judges, Messrs Mar.
tin, Shaw and DR.. Underwood. took their places In
the stand. The owner Of the horse then stated to
the judges that he intended to give him one turn
thew were to give him the word aGon At about
twenty minutes past three O'Clock the horse started
with Hiram Woodruff behind him. He seemed very
eager to trot and anxious to go at pace rather
quicker than was desirable, as he broke
up while coming up the nomestretch on the
steader on the Sc cond mie but the pace so far
accelerated that he reached the score In 2:4e He
continued at nearly the same rate OF speed through
out the third and fourth miles, which were troted
respectively in $3.50 and 252a rate OF speed that was
r"ed to ss on s m uee n
ever, better Judgment began to be displayed, and
the pace Of the horse was so far moderated that he
strongly in favor OF the horse, and 100 to 90
were current In the pools, the auctloneer being
crossed. little slower rate OF speed than the
preceding was kept up during the seventh and
the horse passed the stand at the commencement Of
the ninth mile Mr.. stewart his owner, called to the
to 90 ons II Ins v Tss complied wa
too quick. The pace was then again moderated and
the tenth mile was performed In 1850 making half the
distance in twenty mine minutes and fourteen Sc
conds. Just fortysix seconds ahead OF the average
time The betting now ran so strongly In favor Of
the horse that 100 to As was laid on him. He did not
capable OF continuing his exertions for an indefinite
period OF time. II appeared no more than exer-
else for him, and around the eleventh and twelfth
miles It was little else, the time being $500 and
$780, On the thirteenth mile his owner again called
on the driver for more speed, and he went ten
seconds faster in the mile doing It in 1880 on the
homcstretch, but recovered In an instant, and re-
samed his gait, passing the score In three minutes.
the backsretch he broke up successfully three tines
This was presumed TO be due to the agency OF the
driver, with view Of breaking up the mcnotony
the gait for q moment and so relieving the horse.
The mile was made In 1850 The sixteenth, seven.
teenth eighteenth and nineteenth miles were trotted
in 2:5S, 5:2 aC2 and 1907. This was supposed
but when he commenced the sixteenth mile
he had forty-eght seconds to spare which
the remainder OF the distance could not anninilate
at the speed was supposed to be able to continue
so confident now had his hackers become that on
the nineteenth mile 100 to Is were offered on him
entered on the twentieth mile some person called to
the driver to send him along. The horse was then
slightly urged and he broke up on the turn but was
cred instantly and went on with his trottng, doing
the last mile in $500 and the twenty miles In $685.
we give the following summary Of the EVENT.
Match against time for $4,000, John A. Chambers
laying 1900 on time against $1,000 that the trottng
horse John Stewart could not trot twenty miles TO
Wagon within au hour. RESULT
Time or Time or
Mf,es. NE. Time; Mics. NE NE Tine Nm:
2..... 2:49...... 545 12.......3:05.. .3o:2l
3,. 1850. S:35 13...... 1855. 1910
4....... 2:s2.... .li27 l4......s:oo. :iS
n r. n.