The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-24
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Great Trsttipg Match HstweeR Princess and
Flora Temple Tor g., 0O0-Princess Shc VIM
EsF.
Since the defeat Of Prpcess Thursday last 10 her
three mile tyo, Flora reme, the CONTEXT decided
yesterday has been upermost the minds Of sporting
men and Of all who Witnessed their former meeting.
There great many dissatisfied with OF
race, and the in which Princess then driven
~ss the subject Of maco comment, both the AM
up the period Of present race Il was then boldly
asserted that Prnces could have the shond
have done to but facts brougn, forward 70
tain any charge Of cousioa even II there hAa
been such, as many believed. The Cub calling
themselves . jockey club, but which are believed
20 have neither legal nor responsible existence, be-
ing merely association Of amateurs, undertook to
investigate the charges made against the driver OF Prn
cess on that occasion hut il APPEARS through acx o.
evidence, they Obliged n dismiss the matter THIS
action 90 the part Of the ntee especially
proper as the driver Of Princess appeared before
committee IN his Defence gave the Club the pri
yiese Of substituting bis place in case
90 lost the st heat OF the presen. race Mr. Eo accord
ngy drove Princess again yesterday and whatever gh,
nave been said against the FIRST race his driving ester
lay was unexceptopaple.
The race itself was capital one; ii was an interest
ng and exciting contest between two Of the fastest
horses probably in the world, and, as might have
been expected, drew together q large coucourse OF
people, though not 30 grea, on the day
Vi the three mile rot The time made was fast-very
FAST but not fast would have been made had Flora
temple not been 30 unfortunate 70 nave met with
nishap in the second mile OF the hes by which she
cast both fore shoes and cut her quarters severely 10
Ln accident many ascrbe her defeat. but s pro
oemAtica - Princess leading the time az q rate
Of speed that taxed Foras utmost powers 70 equal
They bad trotted mile 1926 and had already passed
the quarter the second mile at the same rc,o of speed
when the accident occurred Il been enc continuous
brush for the previous of e and Flora
bad been unable to overtske her formidable conpe.tor
and when Flora did break she might have been carried
OF her tros by her own velocity. After the ac,l.
dent Flora broke repeatedly, and the ether mare.
being taken in hand came homo At her apparent leisure
the contest for the heat being really after the occur
renee Of the mshap In the second heat Flora showed
symptoms of ameDess from her INJURIES but notwith
standing, she made capital race, time win SHOW
although not able 10 pass Princess any part Of he neat
The style OF trottng exhibited by Princess s entirely diff
ferent from that OF Flora Temple; is long, steady
stride, and her action very light and peng
bouncing or hobblng Whatever her stride, when at the
top OF her speed beng some where about eighteen feet
whilst Fora on the other hand unless at the top Of her
speed, frequently exhibits q scrambBug and hob
bling gait. Her gait is q continuous mo-
ton of one sort, but is full of changes, and
Is on some Of these peculiar changes that she ex
hibts those wonderful bursts Of speed which almost cleo
ry the beholder. These changes 80 noticeable
yesterday a. In some Of her pre- yious tros ami may be-
that she Was not altogether in tpop condition for bras
nUp ntfho Tho loolxaH
start, and was said had been trotng remarkably well
in her morning Be that az ii may she wes de-
feaed, much 10 the chsgrn and disappointment OF the
many who had staked their money acknowledged
abites and Flora, for the time being resign her
claim to be styled Queen Of the troung tdrfn We DO
not suppose, however, that this the contest for
superiority, in all probability the hackers Of Flora will
not be satisfied without another meeting OF these cello
bTities to decide the question relative merits
In the betting circles Flora decidedly the favorito
She had been the avore during the previous and
up TO she moment Of starting at odds varying one
hundred to fifty, up TO hundred seventy one hun
bred TO eighty hundred TO ninety and in few in.
stances while scoring bets made at evep some
thing having leaked out leading the bctters 10 believe
that the Californian faster they had taken
her TO be previously After the first heat there no
apparent betting on the ground, II being generally con
coded that Flora had chance TO win. The tine betting
nearly all on five minutes and under and Of course
such bets lost The was good for speed and
the calculations to time would have been correct had
not the mshap occurred to Flora the first heat The
following are the details Of the event -
First Heat-After several Intellectual attempts to gel
OF, caused by the uDeasiness and 6dgety manner of
Flora, they 1t length went away together Flora the
inside aud slightly on the lead In going around upper
turn Princess oufooted Fora and reached the quarter
pole an open length in advance. Going down back
stretch Flora made Of her rapid bursts and partially
closed up the gap but again fell back before reaching the
half mile pole TO one length-timc l:l3, which relative
position was continued 10 the three quarter pole. Up the
nomesretch the race was exciting in the extreme, q.
Flora strained every effort TO overtke her footed
rival and succeeded far as TO get 10 within half
length Of the Californian they passed the score. Tone
second eDps rnes, % tora Tn on the
gap Of an open length to the quarter pole. About
midway between the quarter and half, on the back
diately increased the distance between them 10 about
thirty yards ns they reached the half maintained
snas ahuanco 10 Inc three quarter pole Flora having
Of Princess feeling Of the heat ook his mare
up and came up the at very moderate rate
Of speed Flora, in the midst of tremendous effort hav
ing broken bady0n the homestrecn that Princess led
her 70 the stand at et sixty yLis at the slow e
pied $780, making the entire hea. 500 Az the time Tor
broke up she caught her fore shoes and thel both
off, and cut her quarters badly which undoubtedly
the cause OF her making such bad finish Of the beat
Second Heat After considerable scoring they got or
very well together, Flora appearing little lame She
proke up DeIore gen around the upper and Prin
cese took the lean by open length quarter pole
tme thirty nine seconds After leaving the quarter pole
they increased their speed they went down tao back
stretch and at the half mile pole Flora was acped on tho
wheel Of Princess Time LIT. On the owor turn Prin
cess drew away from Fora anda the pole
a length in advance Coming up the homestretcb
Fcra madea tremendous burst for lead bat Princess
having little more speed to spare, lot out fraction
and crossed the score length in front, ia 234.
Cong into the second mile Flora continued to brush aud
closing gradually, was Tapped her wheel at the quar-
yer whefe sne lay TO the half mile pole, when, they
her, and at the three quarters length in advance
In ape OF reserved and energetic attempt of Flora nov
10 OBTAIN the mastery Princess up the no
apparently with something to spare as her driver wa
occasionally looking behind to ascertain Foras position,
ana rescnea the score about length in advance making
tine last mile in 81, and the heat sos The toosing
Is q summary:-
ECLIPSE COURSE, L. l., TN asDAy, JUNE 23-rsoruxe--
Match So, Geo. two nile heats in harness.
J. Eof Iamed b. m, Princess. .......... 1 1