240 THE MORSE. 



and make surety doubly sure. The pace of Flora then became 

 truly astonishing, and she reached home from the half-mile pole 

 in one Tninute and eleven and a half seconds^ making the entire 

 heat in 2.24^ ! After Tacony recovered from his first break, 

 he made a gallant attempt to catch the mare, which resulted in 

 another bad break, on the home stretch, from which he could 

 not recover in time to save his distance. And so ended this 

 long remembered trot of Flora Temple and Tacony. 

 The following is a summary; — 



Tuesday, Sept. 8. Trotting match, $1,000, mile heats. 

 H. "Woodruff named b. m. Flora Temple ...... 1 



W. Peabody named r. g. Tacony ....... dist 



Time, 2.24J P' 



