The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-16
BY w. I'll. GOCHER.

was lost sight OF by the thousands
that went TO National park to see
Flora Temple, Princess and the wis
consin trotter, Honest Anse, IN the
special Both Princess and Honest
Anse were OFF. the latter being drawn
after the second heat. while the little
ho-tailed mare was on edge. In the
/ first heat she raced to the half in
+ III l-2, and logged home in 2.32 IL
I Her second heat was trotted in
/ 2:22 l-2, one second slower than the
time made at Cincinnati the preceding
week when she defeated Ike Cook
In the third mile Flora passed the
quarter in 33 seconds and was at the
half in 1909. McMann kept her going
and tapped her with the whip when
near the distance The gallant little
trottor responded and finished the mile
+ In 2:l9 ga This was the first mile
ever made by a trotter below 2:20
while Il also stood as the worlds rec
ord until Dexter reduced ID I'm 1857.
: Al the close of the season Princess
was shipped east and retired. In 1858
she produced her only colt. Happy
Medium. He retired unbeateu with
a record of 2:33 Ia In time he also
became the sire of the champion stall
I Hon. Maxey Cobb. 2:131-4. and Nancy
Hanks. He reduced the worlds rec.
ord TO 2:04 and retired unheateu hav-
ing lost only one heat during her ca
reer While owned in Philadelphia
Happy Medium also got a grey colt
called Pilot Medium. He was injured
and taken to Michigan, where he be.
came famous A.s a sire of speed
Among others he got a colt for ID, d
Streeter. OF Kalamazoo. His arriva
in 1895 makes the second day In kala.
mazoo az in this colt the Celery city
fsent out not only a Kentucky FuturitS
winner, but aIso the greatest sire OF
light harness racing speed that tht
world has ever seen. His breeder
named him Peter the Great, while his
pedigree shows that he stands three
removes from Princess.
August .. 1915, Is Katamazoo's thirc
day in the Princess line. On that date
the $4,000 purse for 2:oS trotters was
on the program, at the grand circuit
meeting, There were seven starters
but the issue was between Made
Trask and st. Frisco: The former
was by Peter the Great a descendant
of Princess, and the latter by Sar
Francisco, product of California
where the gallant old mare f1rs'
showed her quality ss q trotter In.
der the conditions, the horses in this
event were required TO race four heats
2:o7 IA. 2:o5 "a, EOS Ia, 2:05 ia
showing on that day, as wei
as many others. that she is without
doubt the greatest race marc that ever
wore harness.
4 To those who ask repeatedly VIVA
shall the harvest be?" the descend
ants OF Princess supply an answer
Her son Happy Medium was rated a,
n sire OF trotters that were fast ant
good gated, but could not go tn.
route when the heats were split. un
til Nancy Hanks raced ALI Corners K
a standstill and was never to a drive
in any OF her races. Many had doubt.
about the Pilot Medium trotters unit
Jack and Peter the Great We're seer
in front in the fastest company ]
Malcolm Forbes al~p discarded Tacl
as road horse and Peter the Grea
as a stock horse, but in the Blue Gras
country the latter gave the turf Mabe
Trask, Grace, Peter Nolo, Volga, ant
a host of others to convince the work.
! that Sadie Mack WAS the advanc
courier OF flock of champions. al
! of which trace to Princess, and who's
successes show the strides that hav
been made. in developing the ligh
! harness horse. in the flfty-nine year
that have elapsed since Flora Tempt
started the 2:20 list at Kalamazoo.