The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-25
A FAMOUS VICTORY.

49, BeopscN Oscae 49, N 1eses~
1Drs0 the Deover Newa
In leBs, lust thirty years aeo last month,
the then queen at the turf. Flora Temple,
~essoni.hed the sporting world by trottine
In 9:189<. The old Axtell track At Kala-
masoo bad heen abandoned, after having
hecn the scene Of many u hard fought
turf hattie, and the new association had
completed the present track. Wishing TO
have the opening as attractive ~ possible
they engaged the famous bot-tail. Flora
Temple, then I'm her prime. N the star at
traction, and -announced-itw was then the
same a. nOw-that she would he sent tn
lower her record.
Thirty years aRo found . much III ercnt
animal than the modern trott n. Heavy
ID TO 2l-ounce iron shoes, wiz cork and
toe, were used In place of the modern Q 10
steel slipper, the sulkies were
pounds, toe weights, s~calpers, quarter,
pastern. ankle, shin. knee and forearm
boot., as well as the oyercheck, were UNI
were crude Affairs, such AS the average
owndr would refuse to speed his fine road
ster on. Harnesses were ON the same
ordes and In Fact everything was a back
It va. the day advertised for the mares
tie dea ,d'' and She rome ~as Colonel :s nes S g. s,nx; a the,
first president OF the Kalamazoo driving
park association. thus described her to
h was a small hay mare with black
, points,, rather swayed i'm the back, made
S SsaS. s .msii cars ny .b her s sSin mil na: 2 . s%nii
barrel and n great set of legs. Az she was
brought out for her trial her eyes looked
piece Of ane satin, as h Michigan fall
sun struck It; She quiyered with excite
ment, while her mHscles felt like iron.
She was a picture at rest and when NOV
ing the poetry of notion"
Ill many Of the younger turf followers,
Of the great race; had seen the old mare
at Suffolk park, Philadelphia i'm 1853,
} when she had the colt General Washing
ton ut foot. hut To zee and to converse
with one that had seen the flight of the
old mare when she defeated Old Time
WINS a great treat. Colonel Stewart was
house-bound for many years before hi.
death, and during the racing week he would
invite all the owners, drivers and corre-
nR. II was n rare treat for the old gem
tleman, who was truly one Of natures
lar that all should enjoy themselves.
II was one of these annual p~ilRrimaRes
from Colonel Samuel A. Brown, one Of
Michigan's famous horsemen, the writer
Of afk Tam sns ss-p nncs. Cri to E.SSe !. q syinSp aas
and rhumatism that he had to use crutches
the old gentleman was helped to his feet
mons day i'm September. 1859. After de
scribing the day, the large attendance. he
track and the famous mare, he said:
1--WE had finished a slow race and Me-
Adahon announced that he was ready for
the trial. We ran q scrapers made i'm a
around the track. The new clay had been
packeu down well and the race had made
!. very hard, 80 that the scrapsr Just
brought the mare onto the track. and that
Wolverine crowd:went wild-Flore Tenn
pie was the first great trotter they had ever
seen, and she was AS much of u curiosity
10 them as q circus is to a country boy.
You drivers and trainers now give a warm
ing up mile. but a few turns of the track
was all that the mare had that day, and
shen she was ready for her fast mile. :.
second watch caught the quarters, as such
an instrument was then nbcar Of, hut
the grand mare came down fast and was
stride. beautiful tn look at, and very fast.
She struck the turn at full speed, rounded
the back stretch. Al each stride she
many you'd scarcely believe their own
making a mistake. The stretch is reached
That s she Is going to accomplish her sasi
middle OF the turn, just where You driver,
takes a pull on the mare, but the cheek il
but slight one. and then on
the crowd, when her driver pulled her
in, but when she came away again 50
fast that they were ashamed OF the Stand
sE ehhD vi tite ~ y
she IL I'm the stretch, but still her stride
keeps up and she flies to the wire. Hei
small head shakes i'm q very peculiar
way, q shake 70 each stride. On, ON she
comes and soon In under the wire i'm 2 :19M
the fastest time ever made by n trotter uI
20 that time."
n As Colonel Stewart warmed up, he rose
To his feet, and supported himself with hi,
crutches. Soon his youth returned, ana
instead Of n decrepit, rheumatic old mar
OF "a, he was young again and lived as q
man of about 45 years. His bent form grew
erect, his eye flashed an i'm more youthful
days, his bent limbs became Arm as the
young blood coursed anew through tins
Ime-tried veins. His clutches fell to ths
floor. and for the first time for man,
months he stood alone. Finishing his de
scription of the heat, he was led back Il
his seat. and a. the boys crowded arouns
him il was seen that big drops OF swea
stood out ON his white but placid forehead
= while he tremble like n leaf from the AN
wonted exertion. But me was not through
!. yet, and he told ms thu. he had something
' more To tells us that would not only make
us laugh but:that we would wonder that
man IKE Mcmahon should have such
poor idea of the construction Of u horse
hoof.
> "You will all remember" he said, ..tha
told you that Mcmahon pulled Flor
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