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quirer, Eeform, Aristides, Iroquois, the only American horse that ever 

 won the Derby, etc. 



Our purpose is merely to indicate here the foundation, not to 

 minutely trace the history and development of racing in America — 

 now a vast business, in which millions of dollars are invested, and 

 which is rapidly increasing in commercial as well as sporting importance. 



The net result of progress may be given in the following table, 

 showing the fastest records and weight carried by American thorough- 

 bred race-horses at various distances : 



Distance. 

 ^ mile. Kingston, A, 128 pounds, at Monmouth Park, July 12th, 1892, . 1.26 



J " Bella B, 5, 103 pounds, at Monmouth Park, July 8th, 1890, 



(straight course), 1.23j 



Salvator, 4, 110 pounds, at Monmouth Park, August 28th, 1890, 



(against time, straight course) 1.35j 



1 " Racine, 3, 107 pounds, at Chicago (Washington Park), June 



28th, 1890, 1.39J 



1 * ' La Tosca, 3, 105 pounds, at New York Jockey Club, October 10th, 



1891, ' 1.39^ 



1 " Major Domo, 5, 116 pounds, at Sheepshead Bay, June 2Sth, 



1892, 1.39^ 



1^ miles. Yo Tambien, 3, 99 pounds, Chicago (Washington Park), July 



19th, 1892, 1.45J 



1^ " Tristan, 5, 114 pounds, at New York Jockey Club, June 2d, 



1891, ' 1.51J 



1\ " Salvator, 4, 123 pounds, at Sheepshead Bay, June 25th, 1890, . 2.05 

 1^ " Banquet, 3, 108 pounds, Monmouth Park, July 17th, 1890, 



(straight course), 2.03| 



1^ " Lamplighter, 3, 109 pounds, at Monmouth Park, August 9th, 



1892, 2.321 



2 " Ten Broeck, 5, 110 pounds, Louisville, May 29th, 1877 (against 



time), 3.27^ 



2 " Wildmoor, 6, Kansas City, September 29th, 1882, 3.28 



2i " Aristides, 4, 104 pounds, Lexington, May 13th, 1876, 4.27J 



3 " Drake Carter, 4, 115 pounds, Sheepshead Bay, September 6th, 



1884 ' 5.24 



4 " Ten Broeck, 4, 104 pounds, Louisville, September 27th, 1876, 



(against time), 7.15| 



4 " Fellow Craft, 4, 108 pounds, Saratoga, August 20th, 1874, . . . 7.19^ 



The most famous American race-horses of this decade, and probably 

 the greatest horse ever bred in America, is Salvator. the chestnut son 



