The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-14

ROCHESTER, n. Y, August 12.-The an
nouncement that st. Julien and Maud :.
would each be trotted, the former TO beat
his own best trotiing record Of 2:123, and
the latter TO beat this and Sleepy Toms best
pacing record OF 2:124, was enough to at
| tract the multitude Of spectators who went
| in thrODgs to the driving park to-day, and
| | 800 people were present 10 witness the
grand event.
The first race was for the 2:30 class. purse
| 81 900. divided. Summary Parana, 5, l.,
/. 1; Hector, /, ., 4, 4 Edwin Thorn, A.,
,, 3. 2: Calamus, 3, 3, 2, 3: Orange Bios
som. 9, 4, 5, 5. Time, 2:23, 233, 2:2l&,
2:214.
Second race, free for all, purse $4,000,
divided. Summary Darby, 2, 2, l, l. |;
! Hopeful, 1, l, 2. 2, 2; Great Eastern. 3. 3,
3, 3, 3; st. Julien and TIinkct drawn.
Time, 2:l5A. 2:l64. 2:l6t, 2:19. 2:22.
At 3 O'Clock the California wonder and
king OF the turf, st. Julien, was driven upon
the track and passed the grand stand by
Owen A. HIckok, who is part owner OF
the great trotter, and always handles him
when on the turf. Prolonged applause and
loud cheers rent the air Us st. Julien was
trOtted around TO get heated for the greatest
effort OF his life. He went down past the
nodded to the judges to give the word. Then
he darted around the track without a rum
ming mate or anything else than his driver
TO urge him, making his first quarter in 33
seconds, the bali mile in l:07, the third
quarter in 1:41, and the mile in 2:l3S-the
fastest trotting ever done on the Rochester
track. The crowd'cheered. and those who
were betting that both horses would lower
the best previous record now offered to give
their opponents the odds in the pools at a
rate Of $50 to $50.
II was forty minutes later when Blair Of
Cincipnali drove out the beautiful six-year-
old mare Maud s. Deafening cheers en-
sued. Blair nodded to the judges, and
Maud :. was given a sendoh the first time
she came down the stretch. The track,
weather. and everything was in her favor,
no less than in st. Juien's. She sped away
magnifcenty, and the involuntary exclama-
ton OF the many thousand witnesses was
"beautiful." She completed her first quarter
in 324 seconds, second in 1:05, third in 1881,
and the mile in 2:1l4-an entire second
lower than the best trottiDg time on record,
and half a second better than the best PAGER
ever went. The widest enthusiasm pre-
vailed To describe it adequately would be
utterly impossible. Everybody knew that
the best time on record had been made be-
fore the time-keepers had made their an
nouncement or were consulted.
Bets now ranged S5l and $50 on Maud
against $50 and $75 on st. Julien as the
better and faster troiter OF the two. ST.
Julien was brought ont for his second heat.
There was less enthusiasm than before, but
he got away in fine shape, trotted TO the end
OF the first quarter in 3l3, second quarter
in 1:O4l, third in 1 $50. and mile in 2:l14-
precisely the same time made by Maud 5. IN
her first heat The cheers OF the crowd
this time were strongly mingled with eX-
pressions OF dissatisfaction. for not siigle
expert iime-keeper other than those on the
Judges stand made ~. Julien's time less
than 2:l2; but the official record bad TO
stand.
Each horse had now earned the special
purse OF $4,000 offered 10 each, and Mr.
Stone, OF Cincinnati, refused To allow the
mare to be speeded again, and Hickok took
the same position. Maud S. was trotted
again, but she made her second mile In only
2:2O3, and was excused from her third heat,
while st. Julen's third was trotted in the
very ordinary time OF 2:24s. Handsome
testimonials were presented 10 the drivers
OF both the king and queen OF the turf, aud
this terminated the greatest trotting event
the world has ever known.