The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-07-05

monstrances, the marriage was formal
ly celebrated, and Miralda Estalez and
Count Almante were man and wife.
The unhappy bridegroom was then re-
quested to return to his palace i'm the
CerrO, while his bride and her late
lover were desired to remain.
Upward of an hour had passed since
the counts departure, and nothing
further transpired. The governor had
resumed his business affairs, and ap.
peared, as before, utterly unconscious
of all present. He was, however,
shortly interrupted by the appearance
of the guard whom he had dispatched
with his missiye.
as my order executed?" inquired
the general, looking up for moment
only
Isl, mi general, it is replied the
guard. mine bullets were fired at the
count as he rode round the corner of
the street you mentioned in your dis
patch."
Tacon then ordered that the marriage
and death of Count Almante should
be given every publicity, and that legal
steps should be taken for the purpose
of showing that the property and name
of the defunct were inherited by his
discOnsOlate widow. When the gen.
erals commands had been fulfilled,
and decent period after the counts
demise had transpired, it need scarcely
be added that Pedro Mantanez married
the countess, with whom he lived
happily ever after.
Startle's Wonderful Performance.
From Che Turf. Field and Farm, of May l7th.l
On the authority of Mr.. Bonner, it
was announced Friday morning last
i'm the Turf, Field and Farm that Star
| tie would be given a trial on Prospect
Park, at o'clock that afternoon. Star
tie had not been handled single day
this spring by professional. Mr.. Bon
ner has given him all the work he has
received. He has trOtted fast quarters,
halves, and full miles, and yet in all
his speeding has not made single
break. This is remarkable, especially
when we remember the age of this
horse. The weather was very sultry
up TO o'clock OH Friday. The Their
OD'eter stood III front of the Astor
House at 81 degrees in the shade. Op-
pressive as the air was, Startle was
taken in the afternoon from Mr.. Bon
ner's stable on Fifty-fiifth street, and
driven to Prospect Park, a long and ex-
asperating drive. About halfpast three
O'clock gale of wind swept up sudden
| ly from the ocean, raising clouds of
dust and clustering wildly over the
| track. A number of ladies and gentle
men had assembled in the club house
| to witness the exhibition announced,
| and as the wind rose higher and high
| er, many expressed the fear that they
would be disappointed. Experienced
trainers like LOOmis and Hiram Howe
looked ut the eddying clouds of dust,
and gravely shook their heads. at is
| impossible to make good time i'm the
face of a gale like this" they said. Mr..
Bonner, however, had announced a
| determined to give it, no matter how
unfavOrable the circumstances. Com
mOdOre Dodge, Mr.. Robert Fletcher,
| the former owner of Socrates, and the
veteran Sim HOagland, were selected
| as judges. Startle was put to the sulky,
and Mr.. Geo. Hopkins, who had never
| pulled a rein over him but twice, and
who, consequently, could not thorough
ly understand the horse, got up behind
him. The judges took their places i'm
the stand, and Startle was off. The
wind favored him the first quarter, but
Mr.. Hopkins failed to get him thorough
y down to his work. The quarter was
made i'll 81 seconds, and people began
to shake their heads. The half mile
was finished in liza. Hopkins now
gave the horse his head, and he trOtted
faster and more at ease, doing the last
half mile in 1:l0a, and the full mile i'm
2:243. IA wonderful performance !"
exclaimed all but a scowl was OH Mr..
Bonner's face. Evidently he was dis
appointed. 1t was no use to talk wind,
clouds of dust, and the condition of the
course, the track cupping badly in
places. Neither would he heed the
argument that the horse was young
and fat, the season early, the weather
debilitating. He was disappointed,
and was determined that the mile
should be repeated. The horse cooled
out well, and in thirty minutes looked
fresh and strong. The wind began to
blow more gently, and finally lulled
itself to sleep. Startle began his Sec
| ond effort well. He trOtted squarely
and steadily; no wavering, no inclina-
| ton to leave his feet. He made the
first quarter in 344 seconds, and with a
cheer from the crowd crossed the half
mile i'm Loo; the three-quarter pole
was reached in 1:i3I, and the mile was
completed i'm 2:19f. A shout went up
when the judges announced the result,
and the scuwl left Mr.. BOnner's face.
The performance WAS truly wonderful.
Consider it a moment: On the 18th of
May, Startlc, with no preparation but
what his owner had given him, and
not five years old until Tuesday, May
IA, on track none the best, repeated
a full mile, carrying full weight, i'm
2:19S, faster time than ever made by
any stallion of any age!
Well may we regard him rs a mar
vel. On the same day at Fleetwood
Park, American Girl and w. III. Allen,
both known to he fast, trOtted a match
race of mile heats, and the best time
made was 2:334. The contrast is strik-
ing, and the comparison brings out the
performance of Startle in the strongest
light. At the end of the second mile
| the young horse did not show any
signs of distress. In fact, Sim HOag-
land, looking critically at him, gave
| it as his opinion that third mile could
be trotted in DO.
Wednesday morning Startle was
driven half mile ut Fleetwood Park
| in the astonishing time of 1:044-the
fastest half mile by two seconds ever
made on the track by any horse of any
age. He was timed by Thomas Car
penter, Mr.. MCGOWAN, MIR. Gillender
and other gentlemen.
1t is evident that Startle has great
| endurance as well as marvellous speed.
His pedigree foreshadows thisy He
was got by Rysdyk's Hamblet6nian,
and he is cut of Lizzie Walker. The
breeding of this old chesnut mare is as
follows: BY American Star; first dam
10y Old Hickory, Hickory by Whip,
Whip by SemOur's Wildair, and
Wildair by Fearnaught. These stout
crosses have given 5 outncss to Startle;
and the pedigree demonstrates that he
is brother in blood to Dexter. He
stands Is hands / inch, and his mus
cular development is simply grand.
He is very gentle in disposition, and
seems to know nothing but trOt. His
action Is clear and beautiful. He never
strikes himself, and has never worn a
boot. Much of this, however, is ow.
ing to the scientific manner in which
he is shOd. He will now be "let up"
as hOrsemen say; but in the fall, if he
keeps well, We shall hear from him
again.
Strange that parents can not learn