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Broeck, by Mr. Ten Broeck's imported Phaeton* 

 the dam being Fanny Holten by Lexington. Ten 

 Broeck's time was 7.15f . Mr. Ten Broeck, by the 

 way, was the first man to take American horses 

 to race in England. He met with moderate suc- 

 cess and thoroughly persuaded the English that 

 we had first class horses in this country. His 

 Prioress ran fifth for the Goodwood Cup, much 

 to the chagrin of the Americans who had backed 

 her heavily. Even the " Autocrat at the Breakfast 

 Table " preached a charming sermon on the occa- 

 sion. It was left for Mr. Pierre Lorillard and Mr. 

 Keene to win classic events on the other side, the 

 Derby for one, the Grand Prix and Oaks for the 

 other. Lexington's great influence as a sire was 

 rather through his daughters; when bred to im- 

 ported English sires they were wonderfully suc- 

 cessful in producing winners. The name of Lex- 

 ington probably recurs more frequently than that 



* This splendid sire was not appreciated in Kentucky until after his 

 death. Lexington lost his eyes through neglect, and Phaeton actually lost 

 his life. So Mr. Ten Broeck had bad luck with the two best sires he ever 

 owned. But Lexington's loss of his eyesight was probably America's gain, 

 for it is very unlikely, if this great horse had ever gone to England, that he 

 would have been suffered to return. 



