New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-22
TIE RIVAL QUEENS or THE TURF.
TRor BETWEEN FLORA AND PRINCESS.

IL eeems 10 be only Dccersary at apy ume I'd
announce IA trot between Flora Temple ana RIM
cess to draw n crowd 10 the race-conrse. IL does
not matter whether the contest is to be q iair-
snd-square one, or merely a b ppo6rome affair; the
crowd il always there. Yesterday there must have
been close upon 500 persons on Fashion Course when
the judges entered their stand and Tie bell rung for the
horses to come cut. We pleased to notice num-
Der Of ladies The ground aud many OF our most re-
spectabe citizens. There 'ark Of hns either,
for Mr.. Rarey, Commodore Vanderbilt, Elias Howe,
and several prominent military gentlemen, were
present and the muscnar but less reputable John
Morrse y, the Benica Boy, and ex-Marslal Ky nders
each drew their train of admirers about them.
TIE horses were ia fret rate condition. and the
bloom o. Princess coat was really beautiful. AZ che
was moved mp aud down, however, the tenderDeso
with which sbe placed her fore feet indicated an MI
soundDess which certainly dill not augur well for her
chances of winning the race. IL had been reported IN
the papers for some day previous the trot that she
wus lame, and that she would enter for the stakes
Yesterday Although positive deuial OF the aneg'-
tien appeared on Monday and it asserted that IN
her Sunday exercise she bad gone well as she ever
did in her life there was but little disposition TO back
her at better odds than 40 to 100 against the brave little
friends Of Flora without takers.
Some little money WA also invested on bets tnat no
better time than 81 would be made.
First Heat-The hortes scored twice before getting
a good seni-of. When they got the word. Princess
bad lead Of nearly TWO lengths aud before reaching
the quarter had headed Flora, and taken the pole
away from her, the bay mare making ore OF her
breaks but catching herself st splendid STYLE
nj a. -xipr La mn tor
the tine Il ey entered the strecn bad cept ahead more
than II length. Their relative positions were inaln-
tanned until they passed the baliule poet when Prn-
cess recovering from bad break put out her strength
and me nesr closing up the gap. Tie etfott, how
ever seemed to he TOO much for her for before round
ing the third turn she war carried IF her feet. She
made amends Immediately by settling 10 work again,
and under s IN McLaughlrns good driving, cosed up
with Flora aud tore along al a laundering pace IL
WAS of no avail for McMann just gave his mare her
head and with bound and rush she leaped away
from Princess, entered the hOme-s'reteh in advance
and came home at an easy gait far ahead that Prin-
cess WAS Just ,aved from being dlstsncsd by McManns
own good nstured generosity Time Of the heat 2:39s
Second Heai-Of course after such POOR sbow as
the California mare made in the first heat there were
no further investments Of money made by her friends
nv even tue monl tempting ouur' iiei N""'''""'N
manner of placing her leaders made il apparent to
every @ that she was suffering from inflammation,
either in the shoulder OF ahont the conbone, and al
though .he did no, actually 20 lame, II was rs plain 40
plain could he that she was well Of her old COM
plant At the ssnd-of Princess again had lead OF
moro than length, bat she did not keep it long, Tor
Flora made brush and rushed 10 the lead before round
ing the turn Princers not well Satisfied with this
state Of things made fine burst Of apeed, and the
rivals paused the quarter post Mt tip top pace. Flora
however let herself out and having got the advantage
kept it all the way around being someti mes length
and sometimes ak in advance, and Princess breaking
badly seven tmes, especially at the last turn, where
rho lost ground very much and would inevitably have
been dis,anced if Mr.. McMann had chosen 20 let her
be. The time of this heat wss 2:3is and thoee VINO
had bet on better than 20 began to feel and look very
uncomfortable.
Third Heat-The third, and last heat was merely
repetition of the others, with the difference that
Princess did not make a single determined brush
throughout. Flora beat her easily than before
as might have been expected when consider that
roor Princesss soreness had increased with every
Effort size made in the preceding two heats. Although
sIcMann kept Flora well in hand from the start, she
led by length at the quarter, by three at the half
and by four "a, the threequsrter post and when she
entered tho .tretch was 80 far aheaf that she
WINS pulled down into gentle trot and came home as
que ly rs if she merely out for sniff OF air on
"A fine Summer morning. Time OF the heat, 2:3ii
REcAPiruLArIoN. -
F.sHros Course, May a. sol.-ciub purse Of $500 Mile
beai,. beat three 10 i've.
5. Mclaughlin names bs m Princess ....''....s
Time. 'iEl-E'Nf-F'Sft