The daily gazette., 1877-12-24
FLORA TEMPLE.
Death of the Old Queen Of the
Turf, Aged Thirty-twO
Years.
SKETCH OF HER CAREER.

The famous mare Flora tempt known
for many years as "The Queen Of the Turf"
died at the farm of A. Welch. at Chestnut
Hill. near Phil delphia Friday evening. at
seven o'clock. aged over thirty-twO. years
She was foaled in Oneida CO Inty. near Utica
in 1916, out of mare the very picture of her
self, her sire boing 0he-Eyed Hunter. who
was by Kentucky Hunter, we'll kRowu at
that time among the throughbreads of the
Western and Southwestern States, Her own
or. Mr.. Tr cy. kept Flora until she was four
years old when. fn ding her wilful and un-
serviceable. he disposedIoi her to W. H. Cong
don, of Smyrna. Chensngo county. forEthe
sum Of Sl3. Mr.. CongdOn after keeping her
n while. sold her to Kelly Il Richardson for
SOS; and after chan sing hands once or twice
n-are she became the property Of Jonathan
Violee, of Washington Hollow. D Dutchess coun
ty. N. Y. The latter gentleman broush her
to this city soon afterward aud sold her to
George E. Perrin for $3.50. Flora Temple was
soon aft award matched to trot with the
Waite pony at the Red House track, Harlem
when, winning easily, she was matched
matched against = 6he horse known as Van
derburg's gray stallion for $500 side. mile
heats. the stallion to go to 25O pound waEon
and the title mare in harness This match
came of on the Union Course. Long Islep d.
in the summer of 1859 and was won by the
mare in three straight heats. Flora's next
exploit. and that which brought her D romi
nently before the public rs a trot ter. was in
a stake on the 9th of September. 1856 :, on the
U nion Course. he race was mile heats, in
harm and the hnrsas anoanad ,or. Wh;4a
hall. Delaware Maid, Napoleon and Hiram.
She won the second third and fourth heats
in 55. 252 and 2.49. This race introduce
the little bay mare to the pages of the Rae
ing Calendar" under the IN ,dest name of
Flora" She was soon afterwardI seld to
John G. Perrin a brother Of George E. for
$575. who gave her the name of Flora Tenn
pie.
Her new owner soon matched her
against bay horse belonging to Ed.
White for $1,000, half forfeit, which Mr..
Perrin received, Mr.. White horse hav>
ing gone lame before the day of the race.
Flora Temple did not trot during 1851,
she having met with an accident, but in
1852 she beat Philadelphia Sal in a race
around the Red House track, and she
against Young Dutchman for $3.50
side, mile heats, best three in five, in har-
ness, to come off on the Union Course
on the 10th of November. Flora won
this race i'll three straight heats in 2.40,
1.39, 2.36. We copy from Hiram Woods
rutfs Trotting Horse of America as the
most reliable that can be given of the
history of this trotling wonder, Hiram
having had her in charge and handling
her until she trotted in 2.24. He says Of
her :-"Having in my mind the convic>
tion that Flcra was a weight puller, as
well as fast and stout, l matched her in
1852 for $500 a side, to trot mile heats,
three i'll five, with Centreville, to wagons
OF $50 pounds. The mare had been let
up and had han no fast work for three or
fodr weeks. She had, however, been
jogged. Centreville was thought to be
quite the best weight puller we had at
that time, and some endeavored to dis>
suade me from starting the little mare.