, 1879-01-11

One OF tho urcatest icats ever performed by
trotting horsc WAS that at TIM stallion lIcspg
Jr., yesterday, fu the f1lty-two-hour race With
tho wcti-knpwn pedestrian ticorge uuyun, he
travelling 1p miles In t"ensyclEht hnurs auu
twenty-six minutes, placing him fur ahcad.
The particulars Of tile match up to . o'clock
yestcrday morning wcrc given In ink TRfnCxE
Of yesterday. At 4;59 O'Clock In The morning
I1csiuK, Jr., caane Oil tho track. having lett at
11:oa Thursday, md having at that time
gone forty.tlye miles. lie waa in first
clnss shapc, and won't aionr mcrrtly
enough until S.09 o'clock, when another shnrt
rest was taken. und ut 10:I O'clock he was
again brought out. From then until :5s p. III.
he went without stopping, tho only relief from,
the sryero work being obtained BY occasionally
driving him the wrong way Of tho track, &nsl
whru tho third rest wos takeu he laa placed
| 100 miles IT. bis credit.
tiuyon, tn the meantime. had been plod0lng
steadily along, and on several occasions III
| dulEed in lunE spurts, which, n the opinion OF
many, lid not 1nerraso Ills chances iny. At $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon the horse came Into
the building at.alN from Ills comfortable quarters
across thu street, and hts appearance wRs such
rs IL Justify the confidence an1 admiration of
tho pruwd, aulunR which lIe had Il large number
! Vi friends lie started OF Immediately with the
short, smooth etrtdo that was w vel! lifted tu
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short tiule tnc sor0hcsA occasouel by the long
journey during the ear!ier part Ut tho day
pussod aWay, and tc vent s'o'E nt a modcrutc
rate. hts ears pr[ckrd, head moving freely, and
Ills ownur and driver, Coruclus sull!-
van, to complete 1O Miles before taking
another rest, and tho sask was gone at with
attempt ut forcing the pacc, the horse being al.
lowca to hare Its own way about that except
when tue turns we're reached, the speed ut thcse
polnts being checked. The truck was \ very
and ttlu bohrii Auor underneath rendered II t0u
clastic, and uniayoraf'e for an exhibition OF thg
kind for which 1t was used, therefore thu fcut
Of tbc horse was even stluru wonderful THAI
would at first sight appear.
Aftcr SUPPER peup1u began dropping fslt at,tl
by 4 o'clock verY respectable csvwd bud cnl.
lceted, ard Ut tho completion Of cacl, mile bY
tfle horse hs WAS cllccrctl. luyon was also OH
thu track, accompanied tly his lrafnee t3mith),
md Ind accomplished ubout lO0 nliivs. nurln4:
the carly part Of the eyc'llnR he went alDug ut
| u rapid rate, but soon full into u slower pace,
.lnl dill not seem altogether ut easc. Ihs. It
was explained was tho result VI u chill frnnI
whiui he suffered IN tho mospng Ettldu
l.a ChappcD, female walkcr Ut stunc ''ntc,
WIS asao on hand for the purpose Of giving u
ntryous. terky style, managing to get over the
1t good pace. she tnistcd her tsath mills III
hour ~ alinutcs Il secs,lds irosn the t!tnc ot
starting, anu was rewarded by loud applause.
After stic had retired all the Interest centcrc,,
on tbs man ana horst particularly the latter.
| Al tU:43 o'clock tiuyon retired, having gone III
n,tca In q hours ~ minutes. 'fhe stallion wenf
steadiiy on. however, inuktng bnt onc stop dur:
Ing the evening, that being for tho purpose oi
isaylpg hls lees rubbed with nrnlca. liz wna
Immediately surrounded by an caKcr crowd,
who took tho grr9tcst Interest tn the pfocecd'
popular favorite, aud this ID explained OIL
! tbe ground that h0 wls accomplishing
: wonderful performance, while TINT .ol
0uyon h8d afrealy been cxgelcd. Hcsl,lg, .lr.,
Of exhaustion. and he atc freely Vi tho hay
offered bY atttnstsr hands.
In few momeuts ho was On the track aeatn,
and kept up a stesty jog nnt'l 11:H o'clock,
nlads III frunt Of thu ttsnckerpcrs' stand, ant!
"that llttle horse has gone lla miles slnrc
o'clock thls morning, anl ! VII! bet 300 that
can do tho same thing tut this ring" The GROVE!
thought 30 to. md "RuIly for yon, Cnn; you'll
ba,s him asy nS~n .f ir% on ea.hu.ias!s
Iesrtng to Tho Horse, WIN stood looking
At tho clowd which, pressed around hGn, wh,e
the ruboesa wcro reInuying ths boots irotn hfs
lrgs nnd p!spatt1E 1ha 'lttie 'sl'ow s, lot gopl
mornfng,n sahl Sullivan, ~ he startcu for tic
static with his l,orsc.
At this time tiuyon was IN his room sleeping
souniIy, preparatory 10 All carly start fur thu
purpose u Escaning lost ground. Ne had II.
mttes TO his credit, while the horse had gone
!oo, and tho prospect vas anythits but cheer.
Ing. STU, Ills hackers hntl great fa,th III what
was 70 be lone ~ thu morrow, when they ex'
pectcd II hnd the horse euu, ,pekcly used up.
This, IN fact, Is their only hope, bus
Sullivan alk! tho stallion was all right,
| and, uBlssa Appearances aru dcerEy!uC, NJ eer'
tainly was To-day, however, viii tclt sho story.
Even slluutd tho contest not 1e ctoau OH,
people WHO witness It may seu horse perform
inE Que Of lhr ibst wonderful fcats on Eect'Eta,
and thts alone SHOULD attrnrs 4 iargs audeuec.
At II u'clock tonight tho race Will DO Ut ~ end
Thousands of people have yfttte'l tle Exp.,-
sttiuu building to see pedestrian ruhtests Whiel
xcre frnula tr0M start to tinAt,, willis tAis QUE,
which Is 'fuf blood, -" Ia 80 poorly pattontzcd
that It il doubtful 1t tic winner makes auythiuR
out Of bls victory.
t'ENEsTR1ANlsM.
NEw YORK, Jan. 10.-aiaaalc Anderson II
completing tic quarter mtles with protuptness
and no doubt Il entertained but she Will acsogl
| nfxh n frrx IN t1t4 t1utH knCclhEI.