160 THE HOKSE OWNEE's 



TURF CALENDAR. 



Flora Temple, the fastest trotting horse in the world, 

 was sired by One- Eyed Hunter ; tlie pedigree of her dam 

 is not known. Flora is now twenty years old, (1865) ; is 

 owned by A. Welch, Esq., of Chesnut Hills, Philadelphia ; 

 her best time was made at Kalamazoo, October 15th, 1859, 

 a fnll mile in 2 min. 19| sec, which is the best time ever 

 made by a trotting horse. She beat George M. Patchen 

 on the Union Course in 2:21 ; she beat Ethan Allen and 

 mate in 2:201. 



George M. Patchen trotted under the saddle, on Union 

 Course, Nov. 21, 1859, in 2:24. 



Brown Dick beat Patchen in 2-25;^. 



Ethan Allen's best time, single, was 2:25| ; trotted with 

 a running mate, Sept 5, 1861, on Fashion Course, in 2:19|, 



The fastest time on record for a three years old, was 

 made by Cora, in 2:37|. 



Gen. Butler's best time was 2:21. Dexter beat him 

 three straight heats, on the Fashion Course, Sept. 7, 1865 : 

 2:26^, 2:241, 2:22^ 



Toronto Chief beat Vanderbilt on the Fashion Course, 

 Sept. 9, 1865, in 2:28, 2:27, 2:27|. Vanderbilt trotted one 

 heat in 2:27|. 



The fastest running time on record, for a single mile, 

 was made at Cincinnati by Legal Tender in 1 min. 44 sec. 

 The best time ever made in England is 1:39, made by 



