Year: 1859

L.
FLORA TEMPLE AGAIN VICTORIOUS OVER PRINCESS IN A
TWO MILE HEAT.


The trotting match of yesterday on the Eclipse
Course, between Flora Temple and Princess was the
exciting topic in the sporting world for week past
since Flora beat Princess, in that celebrated time Of
222, on Tuesday of last week. The California mare
still had multitude of admirers who, with one
consent, averred that she fairly treated on
that occasion,-was not allowed to show her met
tie, was held back by her driver,-in short. they
declared that the race was bought and sold before
it came off, and that Princess could fairly beat
Flora any day she pleased especially two mile
trotting match. On that day of the 222 a week
ago, it was one mile heat; but only test Flora
they said, against Princess on a two mile trot and
you would see how Flora would break down. Yes
indeed, you would. Princess on the second mile


would make the smallest of potatoes of Flora
Wait and see.


Well the interested portion of the sporting com.
munity waited and yesterday. They left the
city by-we were going to say hundreds, but it was
really by thousands; and so earnest the dispo-
sition to be the course that tie Long Island
Railroad Company, who furnished what they sup
posed to be cars enough for room and to spare
found that they had miscalculated, so that when
the train passed through the tunnel on Atlantic
street. partisans of the one mare or the other huno
like bees about hive, or ragged boys about mo-
lasses barrel, or office seekers about newly elect
ed President. The locomotive almost declined to
| run, feeling its energies over-tasked When the
course was reached, the number assembled to wit
ness the trot was increased to twelve or thirteen
thousand. Coaches from the St. Nicholas and 9th
er hotels, and stages from the city, were there by
dozens, while hacks might have been reckoned by
scores. The female department was very daZZliuo-
ly represented as usual, and perhaps was a little
| faster than usual.


There was a remarkable shyness about betting
Eoff was to drive Princess, and McMann was to
drive Flora. Eof vas not favorite. Bets on
time ranged from 4.35 to 454 for the two miles on
Flora. Sl0O to so was offered on her and taken;
then SlO0 to 70 and the ardor OF the admirers led
case 500 to 40 Flora was the heroine, Flora was
the girl


She did not disappoint her lovers. She appeared
the course in preliminary trot, warming herself
up for the effort as if she meant to say winking with
one eye-the left or right eye, just as you Glanced
| to be placed towards her: "Here | am again my


friends; intend to win; don't be afraid of me- bet
high in my favor; am going to win, don't be afraid
| of me-" Yes, and she knew it-at least her driver


knew it. 1t was all the same to Flora and her
| friends.


On the first mile of the first heat she made a
| false start. Starting again, Princess won the in


side and kept it, keeping also little ahead, until


the turn OF the fourth quarter when Flora overlook


and passed her, coming in one length ahead. Dash


ing ON for the second mile, Flora gained the inside


and Princess broke. Flora went round the course


so far ahead that Princess had no chance of over


taking her, and came in so trumphantly in advance


that it was the opinion of the oriy that Princess


was distanced. So much so, indeed, that the
judges haG to leave their stand and go to take


measurement. They decided that Princess had lust


saved herself, and was not dstanced. The time in


this heat was-Frst quarter on First Mile, 35 sec


onds; second and third quarters, Ill seconds; en-


tire mile, 2.2S. Second mile, first quarter, Sc Sec