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l)lons, by the track tet>t, and the one litile digression in favor of 

 " Qiiartenna.ster," and we must necessarily pass by many mighty 

 j)erf(>rmer.s who are nigh at the threshold of the championship class, 

 and manv of which will win radiant honors soon. The fortunes of 

 the turf are proverbially uncertain, and who may indicate the heads 

 that will wear the trotting and pacing crowns a year from now, or 

 what may be the measure of their speed ? I believe that in fess than 

 five years both trotters and pacers will have covered miles in two min- 

 utes, and every believer in progress will hope to see the dream come 

 true. 



