Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-06-01
PEDIGREE OF FLORA TEMPLE.
From the Spirit of the Times, Vol. 30

WATERvILLE, Oneida Co., n. Y, |
Feb. Is, 1850.
Madam Temple, the dam of Flora, was
led the property of Elijah Peck, Esq,
Waterville, Oneida county, n. Y, in
spring of 1910. Her dam was "A small,
fleet, bay mare. Madam Temple was
Fd by a spotted Arabian stallion,
ught from Duchess county, and own
by Horace Terry, Esq. Mr.. Peck dis
led of Madam when four months old,
a mere trifle, to William johnson,
e, of the same place, who always had
zen eye for good points in horse.
5 latter gentleman kept her till she
three years old, when he sold her to
huel WEIGH. When four years old he
Ected lothian Chase to take her to
premises of Washington LOOMS of
gerfield, Oneida county, n. Y, for
purpose of being served by stallion
led Bogus, but this animal not being
Proper condition for service she was,
he suggestion of a son of Mr.. LOOMS,
red by his other stallion, One-Eyed
lucky Hunter. In the month of May
Welch transferred Madam and her
when five weeks old, to Archer
Ehes, Esq, of the same place. The
was the picture of her dam in all re-
hts, but nothing extraordinary was
Ricted of her; to all appearances she
simply very pretty and rather
missing colt. Sometime in the fall
she foaled Mr.. Hughes sold her to
han Tracy, Esq, of Hamilton, Madi-
county, n. Y. for the insignificant
of Sl3. Mr.. Tracy, it seems, had
the slightest idea of her really ex-
ordinary parts, for, after keeping her
hit two years and half, he in turn
psed of her to Mr.. William Cogden,
of Smyrna, Chenango county, n.
How long she was the property of
Cogden is not precisely known. He
bot, however. understand her worth,
Pn the first good opportunity he sold
to Messrs. Richardson 81 Kellogg,
IN, Madison county, n. Y. These
lemen kept livery stable, and as
property she was kept at pretty
service as a livery-stable horse. 1t
here, however, that she began to de-
p, for the first time, those wonder
powerful powers of speed and bot
which have since rendered her so
BUS.
a horse in the livery she speedily be-
a favorite with the public, and was
frsally regarded as a free and sharp
Fler; but she was not considered a
rate animal, and no predictions were
concerning her at all commensurate
the triumphs she has since achieved.
Mr.. Richardson considered her al
her too brave and spirited an animal
ingloriously worn out as a livery
;. Accordingly he took her with a
of cattle to Washington Hollow,
hess county, and without any con-
on of her matchless speed and bot
he relinquished all right and title
pr for SIS; from that time to the
mt Flora has been the heroine of a
ant history.
connection with the early history
ora, have deemed some remarks in
on to her progenitors not inappro-
E. The One-Eyed kentucky Hunter,
# Flora Temple, was sired by old
ucky, who was maliciously poison
no other reason than that he pos
d many excellent qualities. His
a chestnut Sir Henry mare, was
eht from Kentucky to New Hart
Oneida county, where Kentucky
er was foaled.
Kentucky was sired by old High
r, who was out of Col. Tallmadge's
|red mare Nancy Dawson, grand
Dido, who was sired by full-bred
King Fergus, and who was from
red mare of Sir Peter Teazle High
r. The sire of Kentucky Hunter
ired by Paymaster, son of Blake,
dam by Herod, his grandam by
Sc, his great grandam by Ancestor
pf Bolton Sterling), his great gran
by Wildair. Old Kentucky Hunter
he sire of Oneida Chief, one of the
pacing horses of this State.
name of Hunter was derived from
nglish Hunter blood and Kentucky
his dam, Kentucky mare. The
# Madam Temple was a spotted
an horse brought from Duchess
\. Y, by Horace Terry and kept at
Place a number years. He was
kably strong, restless, fast trotting
and is said to have been sired by
lood Arabian stallion on Long Island
as great favorite in this section,
is stock for general use possesses
bly, more excellent qualities than
f any other horse ever known in
icinity.
y were uniformly strong, with rare
and bottom. The general high rep
n in which his stock was held NAV
ged from the fact that George w.
nshield, Esq, of Boston owned a