Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-11-12

John Stewart Again TFOts Twenty
Niles In 50 Minutes and % Seconds
ioR Wagon.
[Trom the Boston journal, oci 81
A very Interesting exhibition OF speed
occurred at the Riverside Riding Patk in
Bhehton, yesterday afternoon, when the
bay gelding John Stewart again attempted
TO trot twenty miles to 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 19l seconds. When
he did that he was attempting to trob IN
harness, twenty y-one miles within an hour,
but fniled 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 wagon in 50 minutes and 23 sec
onds. This was earlier in the season, when
a better track than yesterday was TO be ex-
peetod. The horse, now deservedly IA
nous, is q wonder for endurance. He is
seven years old and was sired by the cele-
bfated racing horse Tom Wonder, heby q
Thoroughbred. The dam was Hambleto.
nian. t
The hackers of time evidently expected
either to catch the horse not feeling just
right for his work, OF the track in on un-
favorable condition. In both respects they
were disappointed, as the track was in
splendid dition, and the horse proba-
bly was never better prepared for such an
undertaking. than yesterday. The race
was for purse of $2,000 the horse to go
to wagon and tTot twenty miles within an
hour. Hiram Woodruff was his driver.
The weather was clear and fine, although
quite cold, and the attendance of specta-
tors was very extensive, and many fine pri-
vate teams were upon the ground.
The horse was called upon the track
about quarter before four o'clock, and
was driven twice around before receiving
the word, which he got precisely 81 min
utes and As seconds past 3 o'clock He
appeared in iine condition and trotted
steadily and fairly, going very freely. The
betting in the pool selling had been at the
rate Of about $40 on the horse to S95 on
time, and considerable money was staked
on the result The was accomplished with
SO much apparent ease that description
of the race seems unnecessary. He ac-
complished his first mile in 2:50, and the
others were made to suit his, own
er, Mr.. John Stuart, who told
Woodruff, as he came past,
the stand whenever he wanted his sspeedin'
creased or when he was going at the right
rate. He did not get really warmed up
until the third mile, when the "lather'
began to appear under his breast platt. His
breathing was about the same at the close
of the race as when he had finished 0
couple Of miles OF course he was vel
warmed, and WAS sweating quite freely,
but in no other way did he show signs o.
having been driven hard. In fact
the feat was probably no more of trial tc
him than couple Of miles at three min
ute gait is TO many horses. He did MOI
break from steady trot during the whole
twenty miles, and was driven, except the
last half mile, as near the inside of the
track as possible AS he came in OF thu
end of the last mile the crowd cheered hin
and his driver, who looked quite chilly, bu
very much pleased.
The time, as shown by three frst-clas
watches, in competent and experienced
hands, was SO minutes, and % seconds, ex
actly the time in which he accomplished
like,feat on the Fashion Course, as men
tioneda above. ilLE..