Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-02-24
A Remark able Horse Race.

came OH SOInc t"eAty yenAS aSo A1OlAA '""'
city:
The excitement manifested by all classes of
our citizens rs to the result of the race of one
hundred miles, and which seemed to pervadc
the entire community, increased toward night,
and State was thronged with people until long
after sundown All kinds OF rumorS were
put in circulation, and from their contradic
tory character it was impossible to arrive at
any satisfactory conclusion. Even the last
dispatches from Utica prove to have been IN
correct in nearly every particular. knowing
the interest which had been excited by this
contest, we made arrangements for an accu-
rate report of the time, etc. and below we
give in detail everything of interest connected
with the race.
The match was made several weeks since
between Andrew Dalton and Samuel II. Tay-
lor for S2, 500, MIR. Dalton to USE his own
horse, and Mr. Taylor to have the privilege
of selecting any horse he should see lit. MIR.
Il. exercising the privilege thus conceded to
him, selected q horse owned by the Hon.
Andrew Sheehan, one OF the Representatives
from New York in the present Assembly,
and in due time both horses were put in train
ing for the contest.
Mr.. DaltOn's hoisr is between nine and ten
wears of age, and is valuable on account Of
He is from good stock. and is in every re-
spect fine animal. The Taylor horse is
seven years of age, and comes from blood
stock-being sired 10y Eclipse from Mes
eenger mare. He was bred in Westchester
county, where his then owner used him to
draw coal cart, and kept him at such ser
vice until he was purchased by Mr. Shcehan,
when for the first time he was driven to har-
ness. His greatest speed is three minutes.
The horses started from Gallup's Hotel,
Washington street, yesterday morning at
o'clock, according to the judges time.
The start was good, both horses coming up
at the word nearly side by side. After leav-
ing the pavement they increased their speed,
the horses very much animated and manifest
ing a desire to travel. At ST O'Clock they
passed through schenectady, 10 miles from
this city. Amsterdam, 80 miles from this
city, was passed at 8 o'clock and 20 minutes.
Fonda, 43 miles from this city, was passed at
10 o'clock, both horses in excellent condition,
and neither appearing tired from the task
they had already accomplished. Fort Plain,
GO miles from this city, was reached at 10
o'clock and As minutes, the horses having
travelled full ten miles per hour up to this
point. Little Falls, 13 miles from this city,
was passed at 12 o'clock, and Herkimer. 80
miles from this city, at - o'clock and so
minutes.
The horses at this time, although they
showed signs of being somewhat tired, were
to all appearance IN good condition to ac-
complsh the remaining twenty miles, and
passed Illion, S2s miles from this city, at |
o'clock and ten minutes. Soon after leaving
this place the Dalton horse began to flag. and
his driver noticing it, concluded to stay his
progress, and On reaching Frankfort, 81 miles
from this city, stopped and put up bis horse
in the stable, where be was given every at
tention that could possibly be rendered.
Mr.. Taylor, upon observing that Mr.. Dal-
ton had Withdrawn, checked the speed of his
horse. put on bis blankets and walked along
the road distance of eleven miles, until
reaching the outskirts Of Utica, when he re-
ceiyed information that MIR. Dalton's horse,
being very much refreshed, had again been
put unon the road, and was coming along at
a good pace The blankets were removed
from the Taylor horse, and having been well
| rested he received the word with spirit and
started off at rapid pace, passing through
Utica at 4 o'clock and fOrty-fve minutes,
about two miles ahead of the Dalton horse
and reached Whitesboro at O'Clock and
| twenty-five minutes, having accomplished the
entire distance of one hundred miles in twelve
hours and twenty-five minutes! after having
! walked eleven miles of the distance. The
Dalton horse before reaching Whitesboro was
checked and walked nearly mile.
AS an evidence Of the great endurance Of
| the Taylor horse, we may state that the last
half mile of the race was trottcd in two min
utes; and between Fort Plain and Hcrkimer,
| l21 miles, were trotted inside Of an hour.
The roads were in very bad condition,
| and in some places were obstructed by heavy
! snowdrifts. The horses carried about 800
pounds each, and during the entire distance
neither of the horses were touched with a
! whip.
+! This is the greatest race on record, nothing
of the kind ever having been attempted be-
| fore Even in the hundred-milc races over a
course, the time has not been cqualed, and
| had the same speed been kept up to the end
of the journey as was shown to Herkimer,
| the hundred miles would have been trotted in
| little over nine hours.
! \ venerable talker of twaddlc, society
man who has ou,lived his usefulness, but
| who still hovers around at receptions and
parties, and indulgcs in small talk at which
! no one laughs l4,t himself, sailed MP to a
couple engaged in conversation in cosy