Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1878-02-27

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bullion and give it use and give it debt
paying power, and then place it side
by side with the other metal and adjust
the difference if any existed
FLORA TEMPLES ACHIEVE-
MENTlS.
At Chestnut Hill stock farm, near
Philadelphia, Flora Temple, the trot-
ting mare whose fame is worldwide,
died at Z o'clock, on Friday evening,
December 2l, 1877. She was the
properly OF Aristides WEIGH, Esq, who
has owned her since she retired from
the turf early in the sixties. In her
day she created greater sensation
than any other horse ever has, not
excepting Goldsmith Maid, and was
the first TO trot lower than 2;20, She
had been gradually wasting away with
age for six months or more
This grand old mare was foalcd on
the farm of Samuel Welch, Esq, in
1915, and at the time Of her death, was,
therefore, in her 33d year She was
aired bv One.eyed Kentucky Hunter
out of mare by spotted Arabian,
and, therefore, had good blood in her,
though, it must be said, she didn't look
hlsc i She was in sbort a very nm.
PROMISING little fillv with a TEMPER of
her own She was self.willed nnd head.
strong and was SO completely upman.
ayeable and worthless in every way
,6a, nj ,onr years old William ii
cong,lon of Smy rna New York BOUGHT
her for The pallrv pittanee of sl3
Even a, ,hat rate he soon tired of his
barcain heinz unable 10 do ANYTHING
wi,S ,he vicions Intl, brn,. and meta.
nhor;callv slammed himself on the back
when a short time afterward he soId
her 20 Kolloy X Richardson Tor see.
They came TO the came conclusion
shortly and sold her TO some one else
a, the tirs, onnortunitv After chang.
ing owners once or twice more she
tnrned mn in the possession of Mr..
Jonathan Vielee. of Duchess comfy
New York in lime 1850 Mr. Vielee
SOW hor GOING mast HE house AZ ,bn,
time b;,cbed IN the ,ail of a drover's
cart Her make.un attracted his at
ten,ion and amer some dickerng with
her owner bonrbt her for sl75 lie
lion, her a connie or weeks and was
more and more convinced that sbe was
:, ,noa's,,.o In ,ha INV az horse aosh
AT the end of that time he took her TO
New York and showed her to some Of
the men who bad an itching for speed.
The result of the trip was that he
sold to Mr.. George Perrine ior $3.50,
and was profoundly thankful that his
speculation had turned out so well.
Her new owner had no occasion to re
gret his purchase, for he soon found
the little witch bad stealing'way
about her in getting over the ground
which enabled her to show clean
pair Of heels to all the roadsters on the
Bloomingdale road. This sort of thing
soon began to attract attention, and
the vicious little marc became the
reigning sensation among horsemen.
The sensation was destined TO be a
permanent one, as shc continued to
develop under careful management,
and continually to give her owner and
the public series of surprise parties
IN the way Of speed. For ten years
she held the trotting supremacy, and
her fame became worldwide.
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ware Maid Nonoleon and Hiram This
,ha frs, or her ro,,ular races was ,rot
ted Sen,omhcr q is5o Tha firs, heat
was won hv Wbi,oball amer which
tho ii,,in mara wont in and took the
ncxt threc in 9.s5 o.59 and 9do soon
af,er ,bis trot GEORGE Perrin sold her
to Jobn @. Perrin tor s575 In the
spring of 1851 she became frightened
and ran away receiving INJURIES which
compelled her withdrawal from the
tnrf during the season. and made her
so flich,v and unmnnngcable thai il
was feared she never could be- used for
that purpose again. She was thrown
out OF training and nut ON the road
again for time. The result was she
came around all right, and in the sea.
son of 1852 she won two raees--ono
from Lady Brooks the other from
Young Dntcbman. making the then
fine record of 23ii. The next season
She was trottcd. and won a large mum.