The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-08-18
TROTTING.

Y csterdav there WAS large turnout of gen
tlcmcn and ladies at the Eclipse Course, To wit
ness the tr"t ut mile heats between EI0rG Temple
aud /rhcCSs Tor purse of 81 900. The bet
ing previous to the start at about two To
one ON Princess: aud after the first heat, al
though F2orn won it in the uuprcc.dcut.d tir,.
ot 2:23l, the hackers of thd California mare Of
tered lilly against one hundred on their iavoritr.
After the second heat, when the julgcs declared
that Flora T"mp'c won the hrat--timc 212--
tiic hackers oi |T'"ccSS were sileut, and satisfied
that they had too much to contend against to
risk more on the result. nni kept their pockets
closed. Tn. third heat. however, satisfied every
'onht that Flora Temple was "qucen of tho
turf"
The track was i'll the most capital condition
Tor last time, and bets mal, that 2:25
would he beaten; but II" one supposed that 2.l2
III II second heat would ever he made" The
driver of Fiora sail that he believed Nat in the
last heat, had he forced his mare all the way
through, she would have made the heat in 2:20
These Two mares tr"t again, two mile heats, next
TUESDAY, over tho saine course, for purse of
= QUO. 1h" details Of the race as fullnws: !:
Ftfa U"nt--Jhc mares had II most beautiful
start fiord ON The inside. The lntlc mare suun
drew away from Prin ,ss. and led to the quar-
ter pole three lengths in thirty iiv" seconds Co
ing Down the lack stretch the California mare
closed up II length or 80, but unable to over
tx" f1"r", the latter passing the hail mile pole,
IN l:iut. On tho lower turi, th"ir relative posi-
'"Iis were unchanG"h and up The. home stretch
F|"r" tr"!;cd so fast that the driver Of PrnrrSs
tiini. II" effort at all 10 WIN, aud took his mare
IN hand alter passing th" irawuatc. Flora led
home lni! dozen lengths ahead in TIE unu.cc-
den"d TIM" "t 2:23l MISUNDERSTANDING, this, il
Was evident that had F2yru been urged M the
i"n"srrich, sh" could have reduced the ii,,u res
Il s"'"n'i or more. She logged in at The end
Sec"'d H"t--As the m,r"s came up for the
word, Princess "ui o"'e, F2p,n and ns tn. word
was gwen was nearly Il length in front hut th.
w"rl g" had scarcely passed tho lips of the
starting judy than Princess broke up. and be-
Tor" She recovered al least eighty wards h g.
hird. florn dashed around to the quarter pol.
III 80 s"C"nds. fun Il dist anc" ahead @! Princess.
hut on The hackstrctch thc California mare clos,
gradually, until, nl 'h" half mile poIc--ne 90
--Fft"'S% WAS nh,nt fifty yards only behind -
The drive" al Princess sent her steadily oInn,,
beng sure he sain from being ti,tnuccJ
whl" tn" driver of F1o," sent her along Il, sim,
her opponent out If possible, nn.l F7yyu dashed
past the stand forty yards ahead, making the
h""t IN 20 Two seconds and IL half quicker than
before.
1h;rd H>oA---Thcy had mos, beautiful Start,
F1"n taking the lead around the upper turn
ANA leading to the quarter pole couple OF open
l"ngihS III thirty five seconds. Going down the
harkS'r"trh i'rimc'SS challenged F1vr, for the
Lead ana h"i"rc rrnchnr III" half IN lie pole she
hat taken sides with her. They made the half
n: h"h" and head together in LILO; but IN GO
ng around the lower ,urn F2ma Trmpie si,nnk
th" C;,!Iirrnia mar" "f aud swung or, the home
stretch an open lcngil, nhcn'I; and keeping up
the speed. |'"r"Ss being urged h., und her
sp"cd broke up. aud F2oru wen, h"rl,r a winner
"i III" hca, and race in the wonderful tim. of
2:23a every heat III the being made in {,
second quicker thni the fastest time ever record
cd. The following is Il summary.
ECLIPSE COURSE. H. I.--Iucs.ay, August o.
i"iF" = J. 700, mile heats, best three in five, il,
harness.
}. M"Maun entered h. IN. Flora TEMPLE
j. Eoif entered b. m Princess Q . .
Time-2:!3!. 2:312. 22:2at
~. y. UcroM lOM inst.