The New York herald., 1869-09-12
ANOTHER TWENTY MILE TROT.
suffolk Park Course-NIatch Against Time
Jack Stewart Trots Twenty Miles in Fifty.
nine Minutes, Thirty-nine and One-HaM


nine Minutes, Thirty-nine and One-HnM
Seconds.
From the Philadelphia Post, Sept. Ill
Yesterday afternoon nearly 1000 people congre-
gated on the suffolk Park to witness the feat OF q
number present would have been greatly increased
had It not been for a ruuOr which had been crcu.
lated throughout the city several days past that
would proceed 10 the place aud interfere with the
trot under the belief tnat horse driven at that
rate OF speed for SO long time would be so dis
tressed that the driver and those participating could
be made amenable to the act passed at the late
session OF the Legislature, entitled IAN act Tor
the punishment OF cruelty 10 animals Ia tnis COM
monweatho
the agent, James Fitzpatrick did appear on the
scene, with Dr. Robert Mcclure, veterinary sur
geon OF the society. and number OF witnesses; but
no attempt was made TO interfere as no arrest could
be made until the overt act had been committed
Mr.. fitzpatrick kept himself In the background until
the horse had completed his twenty miles and had
been taken from the track Then In order to create
no excitement he waited unin the crowd had disap-
peared, when he and DIR. Mcclure called on Mr..
Stewart, the owner Of the animal and showed him
them to the horses quarters, where he underwent
rigid examination by the physician Dr. Mcclure
In one-quarter the distressed condition that
many Of those were who had been driven to the park
10 hss e he haS ever seem Te % owne
then procured lighted candle and placed 1t near
the nostris OF Jack Stewart, and the wind coming
therefrom failed to extlnguisn the name. However,
prior to the last feat, MIR. Fitzpatrick eft the park
perfectly satisfied that in this there was no cru
city to animals practised.
The trot which came or yesterday was one which
had been announced TO take place month since
on the Narraganset Park, X. l., but which had
been postponed on account OF the interference BY
the society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AMI
mails In Rhode Island the society have the power
to prevent any act which they may deem likely to
be one Of cruelty, while here, as before stated,
the overt act must be committed be-
fore they can arrest anybody. The wager
then made was $3 600 BY the owner OF Jack Stewart
against 81, 600 that he would accomplish the feat,
but the trot being stopped, some other city was
looked up and nnally Philadelphia and yesterday
were the time and place fixed on Considerable
bett,ng nad been tnduged to the result, but
Jack Stewart has twice before gone his twenty miles
In less Than the hour his friends stuck by him in hs
contest, and offered to wager 500 to $50 on him.
These bets readily taken as II was known that
II ne broke badly couple Of times he would lose;
but Jack from his exhibition yesterday. has been
finely trained that he scarcely knows what It is TO
break and when he 60 OF his feet 1t is only for
o skip or two.
AT ten minutes of five O'Clock william woodruff
the driver OF Jack Stewart, announced himself
ready for the start and trottlng around the couVe
once was gwen the word .'gO' at seven minutes Of
five O'Clock. He continued on to the end, and dur
ing the SON. 39hs. winch he occupied, he never
made but one break, and that was on the twentieth
mile, when his driver made HIM go OF his feet for
about fifty yards In order to give MIN little rest.
He trotted 1t regularly, and at no one time did no
show the least signs OF fatigue.