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Flora Temple and Patchen again. A Dishonored Check. Appeal to aid 

 Decision of the Judges. Flora and Brown Dick. Flora and Ethan 

 Allen. Flora and Patchen again. Flora against Dutchman's Time. 



ON the second day of August, in the hottest time of the 

 year, and on a very warm, drowsy day, Flora Temple 

 and Patchen came together again. It was mile heats, three 

 in five, for $500, and seventy-five per cent of the gate- 

 money to be divided between them. They both looked well, 

 and Mora was the favorite at 100 to 80. The Philadelphia 

 squabbles were not yet quite over. McMann held a check 

 for $500, which had been put up against his $500 at Phila- 

 delphia in the first race there. Since the race, payment of 

 it had been stopped; and he now asked the judges to re- 

 quire it to be made good before Patchen was allowed to start. 

 This was resisted by Waltermire, upon the ground that he 

 was not responsible for acts done by Hall of Rochester, who 

 had now no interest whatever in the stallion. But, in 

 answer to this, James McMann replied, that the match he 

 had made and won was made with Tallman, who appeared 

 here again with the horse. The judges decided that they 

 could not interfere, and I think they were right. It is 

 probable James McMann knew that Hall's check was staked 

 against his money ; and, if he did not, he waived his right 

 to object to it, when he received it as part of the stakes. 

 The judges then could not prevent Patchen from starting, 

 so far as I can see. Hall's check had been accepted as pay- 

 ment by McMann ; and it was not Tallman's fault that it 

 was dishonored. But, nevertheless, McMann was fully en- 



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