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''It is worthy of notice, that the heart weighed 

 fourteen pounds. The skull was not opened, as 

 it was my intention to preserve entire the skeleton 

 of so famous a horse." 



Although, as we have before stated, it is impos- 

 sible to fix a correct and unalterable standard by 

 which the form and proportions of the race-horse 

 can be defined, nevertheless, the ingenious calcu- 

 lations of M. de St. Bel on those of Eclipse, are 

 well deserving a place in this work, and we have, 

 accordingly given them in our appendix, illustrated 

 by two wood-cuts. 



We will conclude this chapter with the most ac- 

 curate pedigree of Eclipse we have been able to put 

 together. 



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