XXXVII. 



Flora Temple and Princess again. — Flora wins Two-Mile Heats. — Tliey go 

 Hippodroming. — Flora trots in 2m. 21^s., with Ike Cook, at Cincinnati 

 — Her Performance at Kalamazoo. — 2m. 19|s. 



Flora Temple and Princess met again at the Eclipse 

 Course, on the 16th of August, to trot two-mile heats in 

 harness. In spite of Flora's grand performance on the 9th, 

 many still believed that the California mare was able to 

 beat her, especially at two-mile heats. This feeling was so 

 general that Princess was the favorite at 100 to 80 ; but I 

 think there was but very little betting at those rates, and 

 the odds were more nominal than real. The mares were both 

 in fine condition ; and as the day and, track were good, a per- 

 formance of uncommon speed was looked for. Those who 

 expected it were not at all disappointed, as, before they went 

 home, they saw the fastest two-mile heat that ever was 

 trotted. 



In the first heat. Princess had the best of the start; and 

 they went awa}^ at a rapid gait, — a tremendous gait for a 

 two-mile heat. The little mare gained inch by inch ; and at 

 tlie quarter, in 3os., Princess had but a neck and shoulder 

 the best of it. At the half-mile, in Im. ll^s.. Princess led 

 a neck only. Soon after passing the pole they were head- 

 and-head, and a most excellent neck-and-neck race followed 

 all apound the lower turn. As they swanig into the stretch 

 Flora led by a neck ; but the California mare gained it on 

 the straight work, and they were neck-and-neck again at 

 the distance. At the shout of the people, as they came on 



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