The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13

| CENTREvILLE COURSE, L. I.-TEorTINd.
The associations connected with the fame Of Flora
Temple Of attractive a charscter that whenever
her name Is announced for race crowds TO be
In attendance. The wonderful that has here
tofore attended Lady Franklin in all her matches partcu-
Ary this season has made her hosts OF friends who be
snguine that they vcntured to believe she could
rival Flora Temple in her performances Under these
impressions match made between them, two mile
heats, 10 wagons, for ~ 000 The of Tues
day afternoon, and the result proved tho iacy of their
expectations as II was won without effort by
Flora in fact Il appeared that she at the ton
OF hsr speed during the Another reason why this
match made by the friends OF Lady Franklin was
the idea that Mr. McMann unable to drive Flora In
the style she hnd been driven by Hiram Woodruff 30
that those who bet the driver instead Of the horse
were doomed again to disappointment. Mr.. McMann
drove foin in this well possible Cor any
to have driven her and he brought her to the post
In capital condition for Of any kind Her temper
appeared much improved, and there absence Of
that frsfuness which she has lately exhibited while
scoring befoIcs crowd We do not think Lady Franklin
fully up 70 the mark either in point OF condition
gait, she has probably had too much work this season
and should be let up for time. She is noble little
mare, and should not be abused.
From the msnt the match made to the morning
Of the day 81 the race Lady Franklin had the call
but on morning the friends OF
Flora began 10 daw their wallets and offer slight odds
their favoritc, One hundred TO nnety-to eighty
to scvsn'y offered aud before the nags went the
track inecr odd than the above were asked by the
hackers q Lady franklin. All prescn. seemed infected
with a betting mania and thousands OF dollars
aked on the result The viii long be remembered
by some gentlemen from this fact alone
The weather being most delightfully."- suited for the
race, an immense e,ncoursc u people in attend
snse there vehicles within the enclosures
than before.
The interest in this great that the train of
which left Broolyn, denscy crowded with pas
scngers for the Ccntrevic Course who were compelled
70 pay fifty cents or the excursion there and back AT
the conclusion ~ the first about onehird Of the
exoursonisis returned 70 the cars which started imme
dia,ey for the city leaving behind nearly hundred
people. On the second being declared forfeit the
remaining passengers went 10 the station and found
their chhgrn that the had gone and that
yeyanee could be found TO proceed to Brookyna dis
lance from the station OF nearly eight miles After vent
ing sundry hearty anahemss the conductor and
sny, the disappointed excuronisis concluded that
they could not 81 home by steam they would try the
Peoples fine'-on foot number went 30 Snedi-
ker's Others 10 Fast New York-lour miles disant-and
from thence 10 the Bedford station Brooklyn by that
peculiar means ofocomotion known as " Shank's mare
invoking blessings meanwhile on Tho company. Quite
number remained behind and guartered themselves
best they could the neghboring farm houses. Az all
these people paid for excursion back TO Brooklyn
which they did not get of the railroad company
will appoint some time which they will publicly n
nounee, when they win return the money paid fo care
But 10 the -
IirYt Hul.-Iady Franklin won tho pole. The arst
time the horses up Hiram shook his head for the
judges not to give the word his rotng
square They went back 10 try II The next time
they came up Franklin couple of lengths ahead,
and yet Mr. Meann nodded to the judges for the
and was aiyea Iiora overlook Franklin before she
had gone fifty yards, but then broke up and fell OF
about ur of i've lengths, which Lady Frankn held ia
the quarter pole in thirty nine seconds flora went
very easiiy down the backs,re,eh, not making inch
Franklin until the latter made a break and then she
went up 10 FfsBkln's wheel ln this way they passed
the half mile pole IN 10. On the lower Flora made
dash and a couple of cugths ahead az the
mare and after McAnnn had satisfied himself that
Flora had the foot be sat very comfortable la hts vehicle
ocoasionay taking peep bis shoulder at Hiram
letting bis have her way for the remainder
the heat. she troied very prettily, making
slip after the rit quarter Sho about three lengths
ahead the first milc-timc, 237and Ia . win
ncr al the heat jog making the last mile in 2561
total, 512L.
Seead Hat One hundred 10 twenty offered on Flora
without takers. The Grst three quarters of mile of
this heat vas ineresting the nags keeping close to-
gther, and apparently struggling for the lead, but after
lady Franklin broke coming up the homesti ctch losing
three four lengths she never got within hailing Dis.
lance Flora won by half dozen lengths, making the
first mile in 236 the aat in 2.35ts, and the heat In
bllL, The following IL u summary
TsDAY, sept. H-Trotting match ~ 900, two mile
heats, To wagons.
Jas MeMann named b. m. Flora Temple ......... ! /
H. Woodruff named Z. m. Lady Franklin ....,..... 2
Time, JI2ts-51Ih.