Mower County transcript., 1869-12-09
Flora Temple in Retirement-Lady
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A writer in the Philadelphia Post records
what he saw upora recent visit to the
Hambletonian stock farm Of A. Welch, near
Philadelphia, and, after discoursing, of
numerous colts and horses, gives tie fol-
lowing description of the Queen of the
turf, old Flora Temple, as she appears in
retirement: 80 ..i', ',.--~.. ,.,
Il Hugly gave . peculiar shrill whistle,
and in .. short time we recognized Flora
Temple coming up the lane, followed by
two colts The. name Flora Temple. has
become q household word, and throughout
the and her performances and merits ere
discussed: Her e1traordinary speed has
astonished the world, but her wonderful
ishment than is her youthful, vigorous ap-
pearance to-day. She is now "a years old,
and has done q good part by the colts fol-
lowing her, but there is scarcely an indica-
ton Of approaching age, except it be in
the sinking OF the back. g Her great, tine
eye is undimmed. and her clean, bony, ex-
pressive head still shows the indomitable
courage which carried her to SO many tri-
umphs. s.-t.
The interest which centered around her
performances is now transferred to her ma
ternal relations, and to her condition in her
green old age. With all the hard cam
paigning she has endured, and the many
life struggles in which she has been engag-
ed, che is fat and hearty, and really looks
younger and vigorous than any ami
NAL Of her age (no difference what their
lives may have been) that we have seeil.-
Her oldest colt is known as Lady Temple:
She is eighteen months old and was sired
by Rysdyk. She is all bay, without marks.
Her color is . lighter shade, and she will
be two sizes lArger than her dam. In the
head, eye, and ear the resemblance is very
close, but her body is longer and more like
race-horse. Her muzzle is particularly
fine, and her hind leg, according to all
trotting ideas, is an improvement. She
will not be trained till she natures, and
she has O. good show then to add fresh
laurels to those she inherits. Some idea
may be formed of what she is expected to
do when we state that her owner recently
received an offer Of $3.50 for her from .
Chicago gentleman. The younger is bay
colt of six months old, sired by William
Welch, and known as the Prince Imperial.
This is very taking colt, aud is more like
his dam than his sister In blood. The head,
eye, and ear, are true copies Of the dam.
1HUecus 30 1AI HS b JuuBueut CssA 10 IOImeU
and comparison made between wean-
ing and . matured horse, the resemblance
is complete in every particular. Tho star
in the old mares forehead is long and mar
row, while that in tho colts is round. The
white hair IN the TANKS and the rows Of II
across the root Of the tail are precisely the
same as on the dam. His gait is very sim
liar to that Of Flora. = s'7' rs -
The next featnre-atld inst now tho most
important one-on the place was Lad
Thorne, who has been brought here fo1
wintering. Her name is familiar to every
one, and it would be useless to say any.
thing Of her record. She was little lame,
and for that reason was taken from the
track q little earlier this season than usual.
Notwithstanding that she was lame, hel
owners were particularly desirous of 40
cepting the first offer of Mr.. Bonner, e
purchase any horse who would trot, Q mile
to road wagon in 2212. the time made by
Dexter, and why the feat was not tried il
known to all turfmen. This animal wa,
bred in kentucky, and was purchased fol
50. 500 by Mr.. Relf in 1862. In the pre-
vious spring she. had been offered to an
other Philadelphia gentleman for 81, 500
but he refused her, being blind of an eye
and being represented to him as vicious
| The remainder Of Mr.. Welch g at ock, abou
seventy-hve in. number, is composed o
thoroughbred mares and colts.
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