Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-14

full gray, resembling the Arab tribe,
made her first public appearance in
1888, on the course at Babylon, Long
Island, lrotling three heats and Win
ming Sll. From 1888 up to about
1852 Lady Suffolk stood at the head
of the trotting turf she contesting
during her career lGl races, of which
she was SO times the winner, placing
to her owners credit S35,0ll in stakes,
purses and matches. She made
saddle record Off :2Gl3, harness rec
ord of 2 :2S, two-mile record under
the saddle Oft :40l9. Lady Suffolk's
principal competitors on the turf
were Washington, Confidence, RIP
ton, Cayuga Chief, Independence,
Oneida Chief, Lady Moscow, Amerl-
Gus, Hector, Jack Rossiter and James
X. Polk, of which Ripton and Lady
Moscow were 10 doubt the best.
Lady Suffolk died in 1855, and her
skin, believe, is now doing duty as
AN advertisement in Il New York
harness establishment. Some Of the
old sportsmen, over whose heads the
frOsts of many winters have gathered,
have often told the writer that, owing
to unskilliul handling, Lady Sullolk's
speed was never fully developed. or
this | know nothing, but that she
was the greatest trotter Of her day
no one can question. As Lady Suf-
folk was about TO retire from the
scenes Of her great triumphs, there
appeared mare who will always
enjoy an enviable reputation as one
Of the greatest performers that have
ever trod the trotting turf From the
time she made her first appear
ance OH the Union Course, l.. l., in
1850, till she babe her adieu 10
the turf on the Fashion course
in 1861, Flora Temples career
was one Of almost continued victory,
she starting during that period in Ill
races, winning 80, IL of which were
two-mile, and three-mile heats, she
winning in money for her owners
$4,000. The greatest of her COM
pelilors were Ethan Allen, Princess,
George NJ. Patchen. Tacony, White
hall, Brown Dick, Lancet, and High
land Maid, Flora Temple was foaI-
ed in 1915, the property of Mr.. Loom
is, of Springfield, N. V, who kept
her until she was four years old,
when on account of her small size
aud bad temper, he sold her to Will
liam II. COngdon, of Smyrna, N. Y,
for the remarkably insignificant sum
of Sl3. Mr.. Congdon soon disposed
of her to Richardson & Kellog for
$GS, they working her in their livery
stable at Eaton, n. Y. In 1850 she
was taken TO New York City by one
OF her owners IN company with
drove Of cattle, and sold to Mr. Velie
for Sl7j, he shortly afterward trans
lcrring her TO Mr.. George Il. Perrin
for $3.50, the latter being the first TO
discover that the daughter of One
eyed Kentucky Hunter was trotter.
At the close of her turf career she
was purchased by Mr.. Aristides
Wclch, Of Chestnut Hills, Penn, and
passed her last days roaming the
paddocks of the Erdenbcin Stock
Farm. She had several foals. but
her produce did nothing; her fame
therefore must rest alone on her glO-
rious turf achievements OF all III"
multiludes of performers who have
dazzled the trotting turf by their
brilliancy, now comes one by many
claimed TO have been without an
equal. Dexter was indeed wonder,
as he was on the turf but three years,
during which time he defeated all
corners, and retired with a record of
2:l7I, thus beating Flora Temples
record made at Kalamazoo, Mich, in
1859, two and half seconds. Dex-
ter was sold TO Mr.. Bonner for $780,
600 before he had seemingly reached
the height of his extraordinary speed,
and he buying him for use on the
road the turf knew the great son of
Hambletonian no more. His best
performance beyond question was on
the Fashion Course in 1867, when he
forced Ethan Allen and and running
mate to trot three heats in 2:l5, ZIG,
2:l9. Probably Dexter's greatest OPP
ponent was Lady Thorne, the first
great trotter that the famed Blue
grass region of Kentucky produced.
She during her career won tifty-one
out of sixty six races, defeating while
on the turf, beside Dexter, such great
performers as Goldsmith Maid, Lucy,
George Palmer, Mountain Boy, and
American Girl, and gaining record
of :lSlI. Her last race was at Pros.
pect Park, Long Island, in 1870, in
which she trotted three heats in
2;l9Ja, 2:20R, 2'204. She was at
that time on her way to Buffalo,
where she was to attempt to lower
Dexter's record. Several days be-
fore the time appointed for her to
make the crowning effort of her life,
while being unloaded from car, she
slipped and fell, and the mare Dan
Mace has claimed he drove faster
mile than equine flesh has ever trot-
ted passed from the scenes of her
great triumphs to Mr. Smiths stock
farm at Trenton, New Jersey. | qurs-
ton whether any trotter ever en-
joyed Il higher public reputation
than Goldsmith Maid, from the day
she trotted at Goshen in 1865 to her
retirement from the turf in 1876,
with record of 2Sl4; her populari-
ty never ceased with those who al
ways witness the exciting sports of
the course. In some respects her
performances have never been equal
ed, she trotting 332 heats in , 80 or
better. During her career she trot-
ted on almost every race track in
America, she travelling upon two diff
ferent occasions from the Atlantic
coast to the Golden Gate. She won
for her owners more money than any
trotter or runner that ever lived, re-
firing from the turf TO the harem
crowned at that time the Queen Of
Queens. Rarus, who took the record
away from Goldsmith Maid, trotting
in 1878, in 2:l3l4, was wonderful
horse, he having 1S5 heats in
3 80, or better, to his credit.
After the performance mem
toned above, like many of the,
star performers of the trotting turf
Rarus passed into the private stable
of Mr.. Robert Bonner, and the King,
as he was once called, is now only to
hn seen IN The road. SmuOUler. who