, 1873-09-26

0cCftlent's Wonderful T'r0t Of q
Mile in 2:l0 Sd.
A Ten-Hoat Trotting Race at South
Bend Yesterday.
Tom Allen and Ben Hogan Matched
to Fight Oct. 28.

Occldcnt,s Wonderful Performance.
For tho following exceedingly Interesting rrport Of
tho great trial heata Of lilo wonderful. California loreo
occtdent, indebted 10 the Sun rranciaco Chront
clc's Sacramento correspondent:
It was annourccd sono tlmo ago that Ex-Governor
sanfor.l'a hOrso Occtdcnt would be entered f0r tho
s. 600 pinto offered by tho society for ANY horso TINT
ate-2i1z@p aoiss,nt Maia, ' general sep II hope @
hnH existed that lio would succeed III accomplishing
te M greet dfa mingled with great doal of doubt rs
Yesterday morning # VIA reported that tho horao
would not 60 for the lso but merely bo apeoaed oyer
Of thosu who hud gathered to aco ha pace. Happily,
however tue rerors proved rnfounled mud everybody
Juieca s!ani tat occont wSs entered for tho plac,
mud would nuke an effort to mark down tho ti1no ro-
lIo looked well, enl m,,rmArs, Of adinIraion
puoplo who Ind been drawn together by tho magic Of
Ills name Tic l91lcs Ill nmilstl sweetly uron him:
itsue Of tho great effort Of Lis ife took noto Of
hia i',le .earai!ce. and bcga to hoEo that. efer ALL
be- s Ss ,1 to tho
eonnduneo TO bo found in look oct q h!s. Gov.
eatd that oceident could certainly bent 2:l7, hut
Ill., that ho 9cesn NOT u DO
troted down the track in front Of e grand esand ho
wis loudly cheeEWl Gy th0usNnda Of voices. 1nnuMer.
abo Rtop-watcheH wcre produced; there tost}fng
md skrnAhnR for the positions from which tho beat
Wow Of The track could 10 obained tho chcors died
tho oyont. The running horse, Brown Dick was
i!ts ssos5as @ IL Ssi Sa saies
nolac .!Isauco behind Tennant handlod tho horse IN
splendid style. aud tho eagcr crowd breathlcssly
w1s war to he % qasrierpoo M wh h'he enes fakes
troting be passed the polo In sos seconds, without
sraaaea bis IL e eeeo aarer a ssooaa
passing the liaf-mile pole IN 110x-Tonnant holding
hard, sud brown Dick gallantly following on. on
Ills work, aid tho ,raco waa Increased, tlao far-
turn being rounded IN rapid fashion, and tho
tsro % g As ho earng rim DOWN DOWN tho Long rstc
not an exclamation wan heard but, when 10 paased
under tho l!ne, without haying mnlo skip or break
ment Of the vast concourae found rent In loud aud
ringing shoua IN honor Of TIE great triumph Of Tho
Wild and alnaat 1udicrous enthusiasm held
possession Of tho crowd, manifested by ropcated
ss s xayPe q e..aas # o d sn rss h s @
thortativo announce,nent Of tho 1tmo made by lhe
tho blackboard, and il was announced from tho
Judges stand that occdcnt had made tho beat tne
hs a e brof o4 ag and VIZ a
vast t.arong not forgetting Stanford in their nlmira-
ton Of oce!dent, ohcered tho Governor heartily, till
that we'll ptenael gentleman advanced to the front
Of the stand and bowed Ills acknowledgement Of
tho. compliment. Nor was tho driver forgot
gratulated tn tic careful and auccossfUl manner
In which he had held tho rclns behind tho turf
Coy. Stanford, whose qualification at tho triumph
Of hts horao was exhibited without attempt at col-
ccalnsent. Mt onco came to the 1utlGes' stand a pre-
Bctcd tho valuable plate To the society, with tho
derstAding that It should bv put up each succeeding
yenr for composition until t4s t!no Just made W
Uccident should bo beaten. ThR generous nct was
The atAfltl Hreecl with