Year: 1861

| terday. was one of those marvellous eXhihi-
tions of animal speed and courage for which


Flora Temple has long been and Ethan Allen
has recently become famous. 1t was ract
such as, considering everything, was never
seen before on the American trotting track
To say 1T it had been looked forward to
with the utmost enthusiasm by sporting men,
and lovers of fast trotters generally, would
not he overestimating the matter at all, for
the preceding race between the same horses
on Union Course last week, was such mar
vel a 5 to give promise OF unprecedented per-
| formances yesterday.


In evidence of Che pubic interest we may
state that there were nearly five thousand
persons on the ground, and the long lines OF
| carriages and other vehicles recalled the
palrniest days of the turf The assemblage
was very geDteel, being mainly composed OF
genteaen amateurs, and the cream of it OF
the middle class. There were no faro hanks,
roulette tables, three-card monte stands, nor
sweat cloth boards; none of the horrid packs
of roughs who throng the grand stands at
| Union and Centervile courses. Everything
was conducted in quiet and acceptable
manner and full credit should he awarded to
the Fashion Pleasure Ground Association.


We forewarned the public that unprece-
dented time might be Anticipated, and stated
our conviction-whioh the event fully .justi-
| fed-lhat one or two seconds better even
than the great performance of last week
would be made. In the preliminary exercis-
ing trots, the double team showed their ahi,-
ity to 90 considerably within 2:22, how far,
we should not like to say, for fear subsequent
public trials might not bear US out On the
other hand, the Queen had done such work
under similar circumstances, recently, as to
warrant her friends in betting that 2;2O would
be made in the race, and the current of bet
ting at the sporting centers in the city set SO
strongly in favor of the double team, that
we felt perfectly safe in expressing the opin-
ion that we did. The day was exceedingly
favorable TO high speed. the weather being
nst warm enough to supple the joints of the
horses and keep the skin in healthy state
The track was dry, hard and rather dusty,
but in capital order When the horses were
rung out and moved up the road they
showed splendid condition. Flora stepping
as proud as a game cock, and Ethan Allen
and his mate Socks, presenting as complete a
picture of beautiful horsehesh as could be
desired. Their appearance was the signal
for general rush and crush to see them and
the throng parted with great reluctance to
give them passage. In the be ting on W ed
nesday night Ethan Allen was the favorite.
much money laid out at 100 to 10, and at
other similar rates. Before the start. whe-
ther because Of Flora's private performance
having been bruied abroad, or from some
uneasiBess that Ethan might not be equal to
his task there seemed to be a general dds
stiCn to bet even, and on such terms the
transactions weqe large Flora's friends Of
fered 500 to 1000 that she would win the
race but we did not hear Of its Leing taken
no hEf In\VpVpp Wns hat h,r
would make half mile in los; SO the public
can judge what lis friends must have seen,
some where.


TIE RACE.


Flora Won the POLE and thus gained an ad
vantage which is more important on Fashion
track than elsewhere, from the fact that the
first turn is very abrupt, ana she, going to
sulky. could hug the fence, while the team
would have TO make a wide sweep to avoid
an overset Of the wagon Adding this ad-
vantage to the actual difference in the length
of1he two circuits, we think Fora's advan-
tage amounted TO very nearly, if not quite, Il
second in timc. This must be borne in mind
in estimating the performance in the first
heat. The horses got of, after scoring once,
with very pretty start, there being barely
any pcrccpUblc advantage to either. At the
turn Flora skinned around as nicely as pos
sible, hat the team did not, even with Sam
McLaughlins Incompatible driving, make
their sweep with equal success. Socks lean
ed in ward and swept around with the ease
and grace Of a Cryhouud, bat Ethan was car
ried off his feet, and Sam could not settle
him to his work until he had broken again
and Flora had drawn out clear three lengths
in front. The mare had too ugly customer
TO deal with to be allowed to play, and Nc
Mann urged her to burst of speed
that carried her two more lengths ahead,
thus making wide gap for the team to till
up. The excited multitude watched the
contest with eager eyes, cheered her on with !
great shout, but the echoes had not died
away before Ethan and his mate flew after /
her like twin bullets, and in an Incredible !
time had recovered from their disadvantage /
Now their noses came close TO McMann's
wheel, they disappear behind him, they lap
the little mare, and thus they sweep along
the backstretch until they reach the half
mile postin l:lll. ne1k aud neck and going
at a murderous peace. At the turn the team
sho " in front, and at the three-quarter post
left the mare three lengths behind but Nc
Mann, calling to the splendid animal, urges
her into burst that PARTLY closes the gap,
but not enough to save her, for as they sweep
around into the homestretch the two horses
are first seen from the stands. The excite
ment and enthusiasm now became tremen-
dous, and shoutY and cheers mingle in great
uproar as the Magnificent animals rush home
at headong speed Tie trotting now be
comes superb, but Flora and the stallion
keeping up stroke that probably neither
ever showed in public before, and the grace
tul Socks running close to the ground, with
outstretehed neck and streaming tail and
name, The pace YVES too great to last, how
ever, fer just as they reached the distance
post, and Flora's friends felt confident that
she would win the heat, she was carried off
her feet, and broke up so badly, that the
team came over the score at length and a
half ahead, having made the mile in the un-
precedented time of 22l J. Considering the
advantage of position that Flora had at the
start, and length by which she was beaten,
Ethan fairly beat her 10y second and a
half and his triumph was correspondingly
great In q moment the stand was impas-
iably blocked by dense crowd passing for


ward to see the time slate hung out When
the figuers were displayed there was great
cheer and then the confused clamor of four
thousand voices expressing wonder and sur


prise. The betting now seemed confined to
those who wished to do some prudent hedg-
ing, 40 so, ana even 90 to 25 being offered
on the team, and taken to liUited extent.
One more ,placly than the rest offered 400 to
! 500 on Flora, and several laid out their mo-
ney at so to 100.


Second heat-Man proposes but God dis
poses; sometimes accident, and some times
Sam McLaughlin-as for instance: The horses
came up at the sound of the bell in good