The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-15
from the Now York Clipper.l
HORSE ITEMS.
A rwenty.NIiIe Tr0t.'

John Stewart, the well-known long
distance trotting horse, undertook to
trot twenty miles inside an hour at the
Forest City track, Portland, Maine, on
the afternoon of Wednesday, 26th ult.,
for purse of $1,000. The weather
though warm, was favorable to the trial
the sun being screened by clouds and q
delicious breeze blowing. The track, a
half-mile one, was heavy in spots. There
were some five hundred people present,
but there was no betting on the result.
Stewart started at an easy gait, and
made his first mile in three minutes -
His miles then averaged from 3;01 to
go, with the exception of the fifth,
which was done in 2:58, and the 10th,
in 2 $50. AT the conclusion of the 18th
mile the time was 81 :O6a, and the horse
was stopped on the fist half of the Goth
mile. He walked over the score, 194
miles, in 81 :06a. The horse appeared
entirely fresh at the fiEish. The gencr-
al opinion was that the horse was not
driven to accomplish the task. He trot-
ted entirely on slack rein. The SYM
pathies of the crowd were all with the
game little horse, and the great major
ity thought he could have done his task
handily had the balance of bullion in
clined that way
TIE BOSTON AND NARRAGANsETT TRoTrINa
MEETINGS.
No stronger proof of the increasing
popularity of trotting as National in
stitution can be given than the immense
number of entries for the various rich
prizes offered for public competition by
the different trotting associations
throughout the country. At Narragan-
sett Park, where $4,000 are given in
eight purses, there are eighty-one horses
entered, comprising the fastest trotters
on the turf At Mystic Park, Boston,
where the association offers eight purses
and $4,000 to be trotted for, eighty
one horses, (the same number as at Mar
ragansett Park are entered to compete
for the tempting prizes. For tie S4,-
600 prizes, open to all horses given at
Boston, the entries are George Wilkes,
George Palmer, Lucy, American Girl,
Bashaw, jr., and Goldsmith Maid, and
at Narragansett Park, for the $4,000
purse for all horses, the same fast trot-
tiers are entered, with the addition of
Lady Thorn and Rhode Island. There
is brilliant trotting season in prospect.
MR.. BoNNER's TEAM, BRUNO AND LANTERN.
On the second day of the Prospect
Trotting Meeting Mr.. Bonner was a Wis
itor, driving his fast team, Bruno and
Lantern, to road-wagon. He has just
brought Bruno from Long Island, where
he has been since he purchased him last
summer. He has been in the hands OF
Carr Burr, at Comus, L. l., and he wri-
tes Mr.. Bonner respecting him as fol
lows: Bruno is doing splendidly-eat-
ing well, feeling good and trotting very
fast. I don't think there is any horse
stands on iron that can show more speed
or trot mile much faster / drove him
lately half mile, with ease, in lilo,
pulling him on every turn. lie has trot-
ted quarter mile, timed by two watch
es-my watch, making it thirty seconds,
and my fathers thirty and three-qu
ters. Now, what horse alive can beat
that much ?"
The past week is memorable for hay
ing witnessed two great changes in the
fast time record. At Prospect Park
Course, on May %, the Boston team of
Blacks, j essie Wales and Darkness, made
the fastest double team time on record,
trotting a mile in 2 80. Previous to this
performance the time of Jessie Wales
and her mate, Ben Franklin, :32, made
at Mystic Park, Boston, in 1867, stood
unapproached on the trotting record
At Cincinnati, on May %, the three
year old Vandal colt, Herzog, wiped out
Legal Tenders hitherto unequaled re-
cord of mile heat running time, "A,
made on the same track in 1865, by ma
king a second heat in l :434, which now
stands at the head of the list of fast
mile time records.