Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-25
THE DEATH OF FLORA TEMPLE.

The telegraph announces the death of that
once incompatible 'trotter, Flora Temple
She was the wonder of the trotting turf in her
day. Before us lies that interesting volume
entitled, ''The Trotting Horse of America
How to train and drive him. With reminis-
cences of the trotting turf. By Hiram Wood
ruff" Within the pages of this highly valued
octave is the only full and serious history Of
Flora Temple we have ever seen. Probably
it is the only one in existence. We regret
that our limited space precludes the reproduce
ton of this history entire; for it is as engross-
ing as any romance. 1t relates how the tough
and speedy little mare passed out of the rustic
hands which first found her, into the posses
sion of Mr.. Jonathan A. Vielee Of Washing
ton Hollow Duchess Co., n. Y, an intelli-
gent lover of horsefesh, and tells how she
went from those appreciative hands into the
racing world where she was to win 50 much
money for her owners and so mGny laurels for
herself. She was five years old, fourteen
hands and two inches a feet 10Y in hight
when Veilee bought her for the sum of $40,
land a pretty good price at that said the
drover who sold her, as he pocl,eted the cash.
Nielee sold her to Geo E. Perrin of New
York for $3.50; Perrin sold her to his brother
for 500; he sold her to Mr.. Boerum of Viii
liamsburg for $4,000 William Mcdonald of
Baltimore purchased her for $4,000. Nc Don
aid was rebel sympathiser and Flora came
near being confscated during the war Fl
nally she was sold to Mr.. Alcibiades Welsh of
Chestnut Hills, Philadelphia. CThis is E:Pur-
ser Welsh, so well known to the older school
of California politicians.) She was Welsh's
property when she dicd-mOre his guest than
his property, so kindly was she treated. Of
the little mares earlier life the following is all
that is stated in the work from which we
gather the foregoing facts 'The drover
could give no satisfactory answer to Mr..
Nielees inquiries about the pedigree of the
little bay mare. All that he could say was,
that he had bought her in Utica Of a young
man who had for some time been endeavoring
to dispose of her in connection with another
mare, which he had vainly endeavored to
drive with her in double harness. The fault
IF the team laid against the crazy disposition
IF the little creature whom we have now I'M |
Ter consideration; so, when they were offered |
or sale together, in place where they were
Known, our intractable little beauty was inva-
'iably rejected, and finally the owner was
obliged to dispose singly of her mate. This
vas all the drover could tell about the matter:
out, had he been thoroughly instructed in the
Of the little bay mare he might
lave told him that she was fvaled in Oneida |
county, near Utica, out Of a mare the very
picture of herself, who had been most happily
United with a fine stallion, named One-Eyed
Hunter, who was by Kentucky Hunter, well
nown among the theroughbreds of the West
IN and Southern Statee She was locked
18th jack knife before she was an hour DID,
nd stood on her feet at that time, having the
anne gray hairs at the roots of her tail that
he carries to this day. Her owner, Mr. Tracy
ept her till she was four years old, when,
nding her wilful and unserviceable, he dis
osed of her to Mr.. William Il. Congdon of
myrna, for the sum of thirteen dollars. Mr.
ongdon, after keeping her while, sold her
} Kelly & Richardson for 500 dollars; and
fter changing hands once or twice more, she
,und herself at last standing we have des-
,ibed her, on bright Sunday morning, in
lie centre of Washington Hollow, listening
.tentively to the conversation that was pass
10 between the drover and Mr.. Jonathan
elee. I