Arkansas true Democrat., 1859-09-07
Flora Templand Princess at Boston.

AOld 4C1lpAU Immense E,rcitenat anaong Me Puritans-
 Grand turpouof Me Ladies 10 see Me
 Fleet footed rres-Flora Temple he
 Winner, etc.
 BToN, Aug. 23d, 1859. According toannouncement the great race between heelebrated horses Princess and Flora Temp took place to-day at the Riding Park. 1e day, the horses, and the weather col,l not be more agreeable A nleasant eas Wnd cooled the atmosphere, and prevented vat would otherwise have been undoubted scorching day. The timely official anouncement that the horses had arrived in Dol condition, on Sunday mornino last inharge of their owners and drivers, also ated to the general desire among people att distance to be present, for disappointmet> too often repeated have had potent intAence in restraining people from attendingEte Biding Park on many previous occasios To the weather, the attraction, thes team railroads, the horse cars-in fact ev-ything being right in an eminent decree--the concourse could not have been cxpeted to be otherwise than immense.
 At } o'clocl5. m.. the doors of the Riding Park wes opened. Gilmore's cele brated brass bal commenced playing, and the influx of tf multitude began. The stream continue uninterrupted until long after the hour hel for the announcement of the Sport-4o o'clock-when there were upwards of twetv thousand persons pre- sent, two thousad of whom were ladies.
 FIRsr HEAr- Precisely at 1 o'clock the horses were brIht on the course. W hen stripped they semed i'll prime condition. Those who knewhem, said they never saw them in better an. Messrs. Thos Adams, of Roxbmy; Al, son Gage, of harlestown; and Joshua Stnrd, of Boston, were ap pointed iulge4 Before the start the odds were one hundd and fifty in favor of FIora-bettins sery shy. The bets changed from last nighGnd nothing could be taken at less than 2:2 and 2:2S.
 At the first wrd the nags got off for the first heat, riress slightly leading to the first turn, where oth broke, Princess badly, but Flora takin her foot in an instant, and leading several ngths before the California mare got to he steady work again, Flora continued to lea through the first half mile in 1:155, Priness far behind; and so on through the secnd half, crossing the score leaving Princ& almosta distance-if there had been any tstances-in the rear, and making the hca in 2:33
 2D HEAr.-l lhe first heat having pro duced no sensaton among the crowd, except that of disap ointment, something moro was expected frm the second After thre, false starts the got off well together, Flora leading to the blf in 1:14l, and all the wa, round the secmd half, and crossing tn score in 2:26t. The little bay mare gav great satisfactin in this heat, and the i'm mense crowd expressed their delight by re peated cheers and plaudits, tile ladies als waving their h hpdkerchiefs. Princess als had her lavorite for her steady footing an gallant bearing Her time in the secon heat was 2:30. The heat was hot conteo but an exhibithn of go-ahead locomotiv 1eetness on the part of Flora, and sa stern chase. for Ihe Californian.
 SD HEAT.-Both off at the word, Pril cess leading, when She kept to the first tum Flora apparently in hobble, from whicI however, she soon recovered, and sped aft her antagonist, vho had opened a conside able gap At the quarter Flora lappe and aitera briefbut spirited contest, passt Princess, and leI to the first half in II leaving Princess struggling hauI-ou.ej but hand, several lengths in the rear. Y second half Flora had all her own way, al led home easily, winning the heat in 2:3
 The following is summary of the co test:
 South-enl Riding Park, Boston. Augu 2, ls59.-Premium @l.0OO-Alile heat 1 course.
 J. D. McMann named D. m. Flora Temple, of New York ....... l l James EoH named !. nj. Princess of
 California a..... ? ?
 Time-2:33-2: 26!-2:34.
 Notwth>tan ling the large concourse c spectators, the largest on such an occasio ever known here, everything passed O without accident or disturbance of an kind
 A large number of New Workers wer present.