Year: 1859

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TEMPLE AND PRINCESS-FLORA WINS


IN THREE STRAIGHT HEA rs THE 2. %.


The trotting match between Flora Temple and
Princess came off on Saturday evening. Soon after
noon those persons anxious to witness the match
commenced avang themselves of different means
of getting to the course. All sorts of vehicles were
called into requisi tiOn, and from two O'Clock until
four there a continual stream of carriages
hacks, buggies, spring gons and omnibuses pour
ing out the Philadelphia road so that at the hour
appointed for the to come Off about 800 per-
sons were present. The reputation of the horses
had attracted many strangers and gentlemen from
all parts OF the State to witness the exciting con-
test.


care in the preparation of the track which was in
excellent condition, clear of all stone hard with
slight covering of mold. The horses had been taken
to the ground the day before and previous tn the
race were objects of much admiration. Princess is
dark bay with long and very full black tail has
beautiful head and neck, fine eyes, clean and neat
limbs, and al ogether very handsome animal
She had more admirers than Flora who is much
smaller of lighter color, with cropped tail splendid
head and eyes, but in other respects she was not so
prepossessing in her appearance. At fifteen minutes
of five O'Clock Floras keeper led her from the stable
up the track banketed and past the iudops' stand
Princess soon followed, when they were both placed
in the wagons, and the drivers, Messrs. McMann
and Eoff, commenced exercising them. They were
each driven at ying of speed past the Judges
stand, Princess moving with an ELEGANCE and sneed
which caused expectation in the minds of some that
she might be successful in the contest One gem
tleman remarked that he fwoud bet on her win
ning, when he Immediately found that he could be
accommodated bv another gentleman at his side
who offered to bet five to one tha Flora would win.
The offer was taken, and $50 to SO put up. This
was the only bet the reporter saw made. There
was no disposition exhibited to bet on the result it
being generally conceded that Flora would win
without much trouble. The driver of Princess
stated that she was in bad condition and was not fit
to enter the contest, but when the blanket was re-
moved she looked exceedingly well.


few minutes after O'Clock the Judges called
the horses to the stand, and announced that Prin
cess had won the inside track, and that the heat
should then be run. The driver of Princess went
up the home stretch for quarter of a mile, while
Floras driver only went about two hundred wards
Bv the time they reached the stand they were at
full speed


First Heat.-At the word go, Princess was
about half length ahead, which distance she con-
tnued to hold, both animals trotting beautifully,
until the quarter pole was nearly reached. when
Flora passed and took the inside track and, by the
time the quarter pole reached, she had opened
gap of two lengths, making the quarter in 3s
seconds. As they passed down to the half mile
pole the driver of Princess hurried her slightly,
and she closed the gap, and they passed the half
mile (time 1.l6) Princess head was at the side of
the wheels of Flors's buggy. Soon after passing
the pole, however, Flora quckened, and Princess,
u n,
in which she lost three four lengths and, al
though she struggled hard to close the gap on the
home stretch Flora passed the stand four lengths
ahead. Time 2 minutes 80 seconds.


This beat told plainly on Princess and she passed
the stand blowing considerably and quite wet with
perspiration while Flora did not exhibit anv IA
tigue. They were blanketed, bathed an rubbed,
and in 20 minutes were again called.


Second Hedt.-They did not get off this turn
Flora passing the judges stand several lengths
ahead, and they were accordingly ordered back
The second effort was more successful, and they
started, Princess slightly ahead. Before reaching
the quarter pole Princess broke badly, lost three
lengths, and although she closed the gap to within
one length, by the time the half mile pole was
reached, (tfme l 49, she lost it on the home
stretch and Flora came in three lengths ahead.
Time 81.


1t was now evident that there was no chance for
Princess, she being either in an unfit condition
or else unworthy of being a competitor of Flora.
Many of those on the ground left satisfied that
Princess would not win heat.


Third HeGt.-There was another mis-start and
they were ordered back. As they came up again
Princess lead by half length, the word was given
and both mares dashed off at a rapid rate Before
they were 200 yards from the judges stand Princess
found it impossible to keep the side of Flora, and
in her effort to do carried off her feet, and
before she could again be brought down, Flora had
passed the quater pole (time LILY five lengths
ahead. The driver OF Princess refined her up and
did not make an effort to overtake the little mare





plainly showed that any effort to overtake her
would be fruiless and she passed the judges stand
amid the cheers of the multitude, distancing Prn-
cess. Time 222.


Mr.. E"ff, the driver of Princess, drove slowly to
the stand, where he stopped and asked the judges
If they had given the word, and whether the heat
was ego" The judges answered Eyes, they had
given the word clearly and loudly, and that the
heat decided the contest" to which Mr.. Eof re-
piled that che did not hear the word" The time
made by Flora in her last heat is the same made in
her celebrated Long Island match and the fastest
on record.


Several rowdy disturbances took place on the
ground. Detective officer Stevens attempted to ar
rest Charles Loveday, when the friends of the latter
made an effort to rescue him. Several blows were
struck, but no one was seriously hurt. LOveday
managed to escape, but has since been arrested by
detective Stevens, and will be committed to await
the action of the authorities of Baltimore county.
disturbance took place between Washington
Goodrich, who was chief of the police on the
ground, and John Shaney. A fight cnsued in which
Shaney suffered considerably by being butted in the
face, and Goodrich was struck over the head with
billy by one of Shaney's friends and also cut in
the hand BY some sharp instrument. Shaney was
taken from the ground and quiet restored.