The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-20
The Turf.

CENIkEVuLE CUUhoE, L. L-AnUIIlNu w. fAClNC.
GREAT RACE BErwExN THE rs0rrINa MARE FLORA
TINE ON RECORD"
Thursday Oct IT, the day selected for the race
between the trottng Flora Temple, and Hero the
PAGER and from the great celebrity of the horses the
sporting world was alive to witness the event The
match for g. 000 two mile heatsFlora Temple In
harness, Hero TO wagon.
II being generally understood that the cars would not
run to the that day. the livery stables were
literally beseged during the morning by applicants for
vehicles, and everything suitable put In reputation
The consequence was that select class OF visiters
within the ensosure Of the Centrevle on this occa
sion than we have witnessed for many day That por.
ton Of the comm unity who neither ornamental nor
useful to track and who always go up in the cars
eaectuay debarred In the present instance from
participating in the sports Of the day and the indulgence
Of certain vicious propensites. The railroad company
quite right in refusing to their trains with pas
sepgers Of this description The profits they receive will
hardly compensate for the losses they might incur from
the disorderly conduct Of these individuals II will also
be great benefit to the propetors the race tracks
in the preservation Of their fences &c. as these car
riders seldom pay for anything and generally gain admit
lance by force Of arms.
word or two about the horses. OF Flora Temple II
may be said that she is the very rotter that ever
trod the turf in this country. She has been re-
markably successful, having frequently
than any other roter taking the number Of her
into consideration In that respect she has been
fortunate than the ar. famed Lady Suffolk Who be-
ing often rotted under adverse circumstances was fire.
quently beaten The time made by Flora several oc
casons proves that at two miles she never has had
equal the turf not excepting Lady Suffolk whose
quickest recorded time she has surpassed and there is
no doubt that the second heat in this race had been
nafia dnff fha ar
Dutchman-C7 32h), which has been beaten,
would have been eclipsed She out fresh in 4.57
which would have allowed her 235 for the third
mile, which she could have performed with ease She
to have no limit to her speed, for as Hiram
Woodruff, her driver, expressed himself whenever he
called on her, she had little more to spare. Hav-
ing beaten all corners, she will probable have to lay
up for time.
Hero ofthe quickest pacing that this coun
try has produced He is remarkable for speed as for
endurance; and Ia particularly distinguished for the
latter quality, that is considered lSAbtfu whether any
pacing horse can be found hs sluN at long distances
some however are Of opinion that his ten mile
with Prince two years SINCE have operated to his pre-
judice and that he is not quite up, and never
will be- again to his powers previous to that time
Hero Of his untiring energies, that he offered to
match him against the celebrated mare Poca-
hon,as ooC beat him last June, mile heats in 2h7H
by Flora to-day, he offered to match him against her for
single dash Of two miles, for from thousand 70 ten
thousand dollars race between him and Pocahontas
at five miles would be great event. and that would
test the capabilities of both,
The betting was very heavy this race, Hero having
the call at one hundred to seventy A pacing il known
to be quicker than trotng at short distances many
induced to stake their money Mt these odds Hero The
ancethat she would perform the last half mile the
heat a. quick as the rst-and believing that she would
owner was 20 sanguine that he expressed the opnion
that she was fit TO trot for mans life-was never
ane and could not ose" He correct in his conjec
lures. What happy man Jim McMann must be-the
owner of the two fastest horses earth Flora Temple
and Pocahontas But what he will do with them
none but himself can tell.
The weather was delightful and the track all that
could be desired: Now, then, for the race:
ana vsas % s S 1h the , wSd
Hero back on the turn, and gave the lead to Flora
showing that he intended to trail for time The mare
and half seconds anlthe hall mile pole little
further in front in l:la both going steady. Hero lay
allowing Flora four lengths to the score Time 2:2sk
Going around the upper turn Flora seemed to Increase
hackers ofths mare under the belief that Hero could not
keep up with her, offered hundred to fifty that she
would win spcer made no effort TO shut up the gap
horse for the brush Right we'll Hero responded. He
closed on Flora rapidly and was at her wheel as she
even with her but there he seemed to falter and
Spicsr seen to the whip. At this moment
cident happened to the breeding Of Flora and she
duced her speed She appeared TO be troting three
legs and before she recovered Hero had the heat Time
4:5s The last mile was done in 2:30s< As H.
reached the he declared that the accident
alone los, him the heat the hackers Flora
that she could and would win the
10 the start were st curren, on Hero Neiths Of the
appeared In the -lghtest degree atigued by the
effects Of the last struggle and they went away together
at the top Of their speed Hero leading around the
and the quarter pole in thirty eight seconds Flora
then eoIared him, and they went side and down the
backstretch until the half mile pole when Flora got
clear Of Hero passed that point IN la She led
length around the lower turn and the home stretch TO
the score passing there in 22s. She kept about this
distance in front around the upper turn but
they got into straight work the backstreteh Hero
went up little closer but could get with her
She seemed to increase her pace the he approach
ed her and there doubt among the spectators a.
to Heros having brush left for the homestfetch. He
pulled out ~ the threequarter pole for the struggle
home II was soon, however, observable that Flora
too much for him, and at the drawgate he taken up
and Flora relaxing her speed came TO the stand winner
Of the heat In the unprecedented 457 the last
mile being in 229 Had Hero been able have kept up
the the score q little doubt but that the
would have made the heat at least two seconds
quicker. The hackers OF Flora be wild with
element, and one hundred to ten was offered on her
Third H0.-Hero came up about a length ahead OF
Flora, and the "gop' was given. In a moment after
wards the mare d length In front and keeping the
lead passed the quarter pole in SIX seconds She
sim in front at the half mile pole 113h. On the
and the struggle for the lead exciting in the
herne The mare. however, beat him length TO the
score-tme zzSh This appeared 10 be the end OF the
contest. Hero gradually fell oil afterwards and At the
half mile pole was one hundred yards behind He
then taken up and Flora from the three quarter
pole TO the very slow Jog, making the heat
521 taking 1858 for the last mile. The following
summary
THURSDAY Oct. 17-Match ~, 900, two mile heats.
Jas. Mcsann named b. IN. Flora Temple, trotter,
ia nsrne 80. .....s.....,.......s...... 1 1
G. Spicer a.sed & e. Hero, PAGER, TO wagcn....
Time. tTfyH HEAT yrond Hsai. Third Haf.
First mile ........ 2s2sk 2:2S 2:28h
Second me..... 2;3OaS 2:29 2:53