Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-09-25
The Fastest Time on Record.

NEW York, Sept. 22-The Prospect
Fair Ground Association brought their
autumn meeting to successful close
yesterday, with one of the most extraor-
binary trots that ever took place.
They gave purse for dash of three
miles, with an extra purse of S 900 if
1882 IL, the time made by the famous
Dutchman three years ago, was beaten.
Until yesterday noon Dutchlnan has
stood at the head of the trotting record,
Notwithstanding that such turicelebrities
as Flora Temple and General Butler
were each matched to beat it and failed.
Flora Temple attempted it on the 9th
of September, 1860, and was 1888 81
IN performing the distance at the first
attempt, and 7:43 IL on the second
trial on the same day Gen, Butler
was also matched to beat the time Of
Dutchman, but it took him 1874 to 90
the journey. 1t is said that Dexter
also tried the feat in private trial, but
failed. The glory was left for Hunt
ress, by Alden, out of Goldsmith
Voluntt er, to eclipse all previous per-
formances and beat Dutchman's time
eleven seconds and a quarter, Huntress
trotting the three miles apparently with
ease in seven minutes and twenty-one
seconds and quarter. Huntress is
fifteen and half hands, of fine proper
tions, beautiful dark bay color, with two
white feet, one on the fore and the
other on the hind leg. La the three
mile dash, three other horses started,
but after the race was begun none Of
the others were near her. She trotted
the first mile in 2.28 IL, the second in
2:26, and the third in 2:26 81 making
a total of 1921 IA She dashed up
the home stretch in the last mile under
strong pull, and did not seem at all
distressed at the termination Of the
race What added to the wonderful
performance of Huntress over Dutch
man is the fact that the mare trotted
in harness, while Dutchman trotted
under saddle, and was ridden by the
great horseman, Hiram Woodruff.
The movement to withdraw Greeley
says the New York Commercial, en-
counters the greatest opposition from
Greeley himself. Hessisn't SO much in
the hands of'iis friends as he was.
There is a terrific political combat
going on in Indiana, where the election
is expected to be extremely close. In
1870 the state went Democratic by q
1853 majority, but the Republicans
think they will be able to pull thro ugh
this year,
How these Western towns do grow.
Independence, Kan, for instance. has
just competed the third year of its ex-
istence, and already it has 5000 popu,
lation, three banks, a $4,000 public
school house, a railroad, large Touring
mill and several fine hotels and church.
es, besides large number of elegant
and stylish residences and three news
papers.
The official returns of the Maine
election show an aggregate Congress-
ional majority Of 1912. The major
lily of the Governor is about l,600 less
owing to the "cider question" The
Congressional majority shows the SEN
timent of the people Of that state on
national issues. The Greeleyites will
not try to extract comfort from these
figures even by the inscrutable applica
ton of the 'shent per sehent" politica
cal culus.
A son of the late Chancellor Wal
worth, Of New York, who says he never
voted any other than the Democratic
ticket in his life, writes of Mr.. Greeley:
This man, the advocate of Fourierism
free love, and license to break every
conservative principle in society which
good citizens love, has now the i'm
measurable impudence to solicit our
votes. | will never vote for him.
know hundreds of old-fashioned Dem
ocrats who will not vote for him. We
believe that in the finger of the soldier
Grant is more honor, more reliability
more principle, than in the entire body
of Greeley. We accept and shall vote
for General Grant as the best and mos
reliable nan for the Presidency"