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There are, however, some few exceptions to this ; and one 

 or two of the most notable I shall mention farther on. The 

 same thing happens, "but I think in a smaller degree, to a 

 long-striding running-horse going in mud. Between twelve 

 and thirteen years ago, there was a race of three-mile heats 

 on the Union Course, in which six of the best fast weight- 

 pulling trotters that ever were seen were engaged. It was 

 a sweepstakes with a purse added, and amounted in all to 

 4,000. The winner of that race, Keinble Jackson, was 

 the best weight-puller and long-distance horse combined 

 that I ever trained and drove ; and as I believe that quite 

 as much is to be gained by reciting the lessons of experi- 

 ence as laying down theory, I shall recount his brief per- 

 formances on the trotting-turf, and give some account of 

 this his last and greatest race. Besides, his case is of great 

 importance in another point of view ; for, although a trotter 

 of remarkably fine speed and power, he was such a bad 

 breaker, and had such a singular kifack of sticking his head 

 down between his knees when he did break, that at first he 

 was beaten by horses much inferior to himself in speed and 

 bottom. 



Kemble Jackson was a chestnut stallion, with a white 

 hind-foot. He was by Andrew Jackson, a grandson of the 

 imported Barbary horse Grand Bashaw. Kemble's dam 

 was a good trotting-mare, whose pedigree is not known. He 

 was fifteen hands three inches high, a compact horse, of 

 good substance, but not great weight, and he had a plump, 

 muscular development. He belonged to Mr. Eeynolds of 

 New York ; and his first appearance in public was at the 

 Centreville Course, Long Island, on the 12th of December, 

 1850, when he was matched three-mile heats, to 2501b. 

 wagon, against Washington. This was a severe race at 

 that season of the year, and the track was very heavy. 

 Whelpley drove Kemble Jackson; and Zeb Conkling, 

 Washington. The latter won it in two heats of 9m. 

 12s., 9m. 10s. 



