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two hundred and live pounds to two hundred and ten 

 pounds; but old Blanche was well put up to pull it. 

 Blanche won the second race. Prior to those, she won one 

 on the road, ridden by Harry Jones ; but I did not see it. 



In 1855, this famous old mare literally " died in harness." 

 Mr. Hoagland had been working her with the intention to 

 take her to Baltimore to trot against Sorrel Fanny, who 

 had challenged the world, for her age. She was twenty- 

 two ; Blanche was twenty-five, and would certainly have 

 warmed her if she had lived a little longer. Mr. Hoagland 

 had been at the track that morning with Blanche, and she 

 never went better. She looked as fine as silk, too, consider- 

 ing her great age and what she had gone through. He put 

 her under the shed at John I. Snediker's, and all at once 

 saw a spasm go through her. As soon as the mare could be 

 got out of the shafts, she laid herself gently down, and died 

 of enlargement of the heart. You may see her picture at 

 Hoagland's, at East New York. It represents her doing 

 all she knows ; and Sim is well painted, with a look of satis- 

 faction beaming on his face, driving her.. 



Another instance of great staying power at an advanced 

 age was Ajax, who was also by Abdallah. He was out of a 

 good little road-mare, and was a handsome, stout, brown 

 horse, fourteen hands three inches high, with a long tail 

 and slim at the root like his sire. This little horse had 

 immense power. He was built a good deal like his nephew 

 Dexter, by Hambletonian, but -was even thicker through 

 behind. When Ajax was sixteen years of age, he was 

 matched to trot against Mr. Charlick's bay mare twenty 

 miles under saddle, for one thousand dollars a side. Ste- 

 phen Weart owned Ajax; Isaac Woodruff rode him. 

 C. S. Bartine, who afterwards drove Trustee the twenty 

 miles within an hour, rode Mr. Charlick's mare. Ajax beat 

 her very handily. The mare was pulled out before the finish ; 

 and the little horse went on, and completed the distance. 



Ajax was foaled at Bath, Long Island, in 1832. In 



