Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-06-07
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c-.at Treta-Floto Temple and Ethan
Arren--Flora Temple Matched Again.
York s-aldsGys Of tbs brilliant assem-
ssrs. that evsr rscsd IN tbs country Witnssse
t meat trot on slst ult hsEea Flora Temple and Ethan
Allen on The Fashion Course Leng Island The number cpe
tasos was vnriously satsa wssste fifteen Thousand
comprising ladies' and gentlemen Of the highest standing m So
sty all OF whom appeared delighted With the SPIRITS
Of he Day The feeling Of admiration for fs horses Is suver-
sal and seems pervaas all Of isty from nose who
cn aord to oEn them down those who only play ne ed
rg part It wonder then, that two such celebrities Hs
Flora Tsp ana Ethan Alisn should draw sh large co
course Of pOpls 10 witness contest between t The ate
ss bssssn Eehan Allen and Lantern had douh great In
nusncs A racing fssng The race witness
Cd b. 0asnd and gave universal satisfaction By the In
which It vas eonauetsa, and the OF speed sxbd
By both Lsntsrn Ethan Allen that occasion From the
rsst exhibition speed Lantern In the las: quarter Of the
nrut heat race snd his gaining wonserfuy Ethan
Allen, many disposed 20 believe that the highest
spse Of Ethan had not shown, that little
spare It had been necessary. Many othes however,
tended be did his utmost and f when Lantern broke 90
badly Ethan endeayored 70 distance hin. The with Flora
Temple proves ooncusvey a his highest rate Of speed had
&een his with Lantern exact capsb
known. People longer doubt and it is
that the extrsvagant his immense speed
never any foundation There no doubt as to his
being very fast horse; but this shows that the
the land, Flora Temple still regns of the
Trottng appear steady horse
hi1 race reputation being, broks into run
number Of times during the when urged TO his utmost
aeed. Flora, the contrary eSnced seadness and less
disposition than had hitherto observed
She made but break in the race, t after start
ing In the first heat.
The betting up the day previous the slightly in
Syor Ethan Allen changed, and the preference
given Flora Of reported Odds being given by the
owner would win the provided the Of Ethan
Allen drove hin, the illness Of Mr. Mclaughlin disabling him
nom performing duty, and It not being who
q the Of the race, when asceransd
Hiram Woodruff engaged to drive him. Just before
the start thousand hundred and taken on
hin. hundred eighty the state Of the
gprevIou the first heat After that heat was little
or nothing in that line. In time betting, two thirty was
figure named it being deemed get quick
the Fashion Course and the parties interested were
surprised finding three heats trotedin unprecedented ~
Of -927 the three quickest miles on record As
noted above Ethan betting circles INIT the
mare had Of the people, clearly shown v thu
unders applause which greeted her she dashed by the
stand triumph the first heat She seems have taksn the
place old Lady suffolk, viii always draw crowd when
ever she makes her appearance the turf
First HedtFlora the position. After Vrstas.,
OF delay. attempt for start the word IS %
away they went Soon after leaving stand For Ts
bad rounded the nrstturn when settled vent after Fth
sdly and 70 him before he reached the pole
Ethan wsntO the hackretch two three lengths ahead OF her
a he msFets I'll Flora nov made busS - sssd
stallion and the way up lower turn gained
increased Der raie before reaching the home se s even
far gained on him As to go BY him neck when broke
Flora three lengths ahead Of him. reached The stand n
the unpaTa elled wagon time Of 225.
Soond HsoFora had the of the START and went of at
raing STEP Outooting Eaian first turn snS
broke Immediately starting, went into run copid
net gain He nearly hundred yards before he re-
but did not seem to lose much by the accident Flora had
opened the gap three lengths reached the baf mile
could ,.Iosa
notwithstanding bis most vigorous efforts the ir2
eas trottng that Size would Win III 1
% certainty She came home bree lengths ahead Of
entire heat Ethan in bis broke up oener than he was ever
HnoSn . DO oeorat least half dozen tines doubt caused
Third Heat Flora again got of with fhe lead she outfootipp
given Ethan rapidly which beth had come m from
the START cai OF his legs, and took the LEAD by
continued in this way the quarter pole in Seconds and
until reaching the turn leading the backretc when Ethan
again broke mp giving Flora Of couple Of enhs
which she held until she passed the half po-time Il5
After leaving the half mile pole Ethan an attempt 70 reach
the mare and closed up about length when the mare being
urged again, widened the gap, kept open to the end NOT
hand Flora Temple made the heat in the same t as 5 &
ond On.a as fresh when she left start
TURF -' 'A' y lung =" queen Oh 're fFOPing
The fSlIouingIs summary:
FAsHIOE coURR L. I-Trotng; purse $4,000: mile beats
best three in five, iC xagons.
=. 11inan entered b m FleEs Temple I
n Noooruu entered b. 8 Ethan Allen 2 Q
Time-2:2S-2.s75 s-s27H.
The New York 2ri5Hzs Of the Cd says:
Sporting surprised yesterday BY the announcement
that another horse had already been found with Flora
Temple 30 after her victory Ethan in the as
founding time OF 225 70 Two on
Tuesday evening between Flora and the Princess
enc three miles and repeat the other repeat The
time for these interesting contests has not been fixed upon
% be determined to day.
Princess formerly Chicago where she was kept
for the purpose Of breeding and had sub
qusnty sold and taken to California quite
eessfu Her original Topsy good deal
Of money on the track at New Orleans Great confidence felt
IN the sAgacy OF her and thought would
match her without knowing precisely what she
soun people are afraid at present. to risk Flora
TeGple against her.
There good deal Of exultaOn yesterday the
mont men at the defeat Of Ethan Allen the day previous It
ad that they to leave Of their money here
against their will When Ethan brought
before the judges Woodruff
OF Ethsn, renoWn
took o6 his cap and made low, polite bow the Hi
spoken TO about this yesterday and he replied: EYES,
did IT, because made mind that she the
es 81 the world" He has had occasion change that
opinion.
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