Racing On The Rail

The Toledo Blade gives au account of ;he exciting times f requently taking place on the two railroads between that city and Detroit. It gives an account of a race upon the rails, a few days since, as :'ollows: As is known to the majority of our readers, for the entire distance between ;he Grand Trunk Junctiou, near Detroit, and this city, the track of the Toledo, Canada Southern & Detroit and the Lake Shore Railroads are laid in close proximi;y, for miles the tracks running parallel with each other without interferiug obstacle. As both tracks are in flrst-class condition, and tho morning trains meet daily at Grand Trunk Junction on their way to this city, when behind time, a test of speed between the rival locomotives is not of unfrequeut occurrences. A few inorning's since the rival traius met at the Junction, boundsouth, the Toedo, Canada Southern and Detroit train intowot engine No. 2, Engineer Clark in charge, while the Lake Shore train was dra wn by the locomotivo James Moore, Vo. 54, Engineer Kellogg at the throttle. Both trains were uousiderably behind ;hfir usual running time, and from the ire in the eves of the comueting neers, and the undue haste with which all ïeoessary business was dispatched, gave slight intimation to the passengers of the grand treat before them. With a sharp vvhistle of defianco froin eaoh locomotivo yia ciKtuBSUkTpsa &i;„„lt„ously fr.iunotion, on the sp„,, f) ;,) -,.;,,,,,' ,,p before thein. Though the Canada Southern train was composed of four cars, while the Lake Shore train carried but three coaches, the locomotives were about evenly matched, and ñew over the track at almost lightning speed. As tho trains reached Eoorse the advantage was decidedly in favor of the Canada Southern train, but having to stop at this station while the Lake Shore train passed on, the advantage was moru than lost. But resuming its place in the race the nest five miles to Wyandotte were made in a re - markably short space of time, the two engines soarcely varying a foot from the original position taken, the Canada Southern train about half a length in advance of its opponent. The excitement among the passengers wás intense when the transfer of cars at Trenton rendered the abandonment of the rrce for the time being necessary. But overhauling the Lake Shore train at Rockwood, the new and beautiful locomotiva on the Canada Southern beats its antagonist into Monroe and LaSalle, and leading after that time, was by all admitted to havo come out victor in the most exciting and hardest contpsted race of that kind that ever occurred in this section of the country.