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quarter; but they have not yet been able to rival the 

 King, and I would suggest that before Gazelle under- 

 takes to do it, it would be a little bit easier for her 

 first to make an attempt to obliterate the perform- 

 ances of Lady Thorne, Pocahontas, Lady Palmer, 

 and Joe Elliott. The latter is now six years old — 

 Gazelle will be six next year. Let her first show, not 

 that she is capable of beating, but of coming within 

 five or six seconds of the time made by a horse of 

 her own age, before she aspires to or attempts a 

 more difficult task. For a horse to go all the way 

 around the ring at a rate of speed high enough to 

 beat the world, he must be well bred on both his 

 sire's and dam's side. This is universally conceded. 

 Now it is with the Clay blood a good deal as it 

 was with the old farmer who recommended saw- 

 dust and meal to fatten hogs. ' You don't say so,' 

 exclaimed an eager skin-flint listener. * Why, how 

 do you mix it? ' ' Oh! ' replied the farmer, * I am 

 not very particular. I generally mix mine about half 

 and half. It doesn't matter much, only the less saw- 

 dust the better.' " 



In the end Mr. Thorne was deeply offended and 

 we ceased to exchange letters or visits. Gazelle was 

 purchased by Mr. Joseph Harker, who placed her 

 in the hands of Charles S. Green for further develop- 

 ment. She did not prove a sensation on the turf, 

 but trotted to a record of 2.21. The advocates of 

 the Clay family never forgave Mr. Bonner for the 

 " sawdust " sneer. They made mouths at him for 

 years and grow red in the face when you remind 

 them of it now. 



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