192 1 he Horse- Breeders' Guide and Hand Book. 



BOSTON Continued. 



7:32|-, 7:45, the fastest race run to that date. Same course, May 13, Boston won purse, 

 4 mile heats, defeating Mariner, who won first heat, in 8:13, 7:46, 7:58$. Camden, N. 

 J., Boston won 4 mile heat purse, defeating Treasurer, in 8:0(H, 8:05. Alexandria, 

 D. C., was beaten by Wilton Brown, 4 mile heats, in 8:09, 7:55, 7:49 ; Boston won 

 second heat, beating Reliance. Baltimore, Md., won purse, 4 mile heats, beating Wil- 

 ton Brown and two others, in 8:09, 7:57. Petersburg, Va., closed his turf career by 

 winning Club Purse, 3 mile heats, in 6:10, 6:21, beating Black Dick, track very heavy. 

 He started in 45 races, won 40, 30 of which were 4 mile heats, nine 3 mile heats, and 

 one 2 mile heats. 



The best of his get were Lexington, Arrow, Atilla, Big Boston, Bob Johnson, Big In- 

 dian, Bostona, Clara Minter, Commodore, Cracker, Die Clapperton, Dick Doty, Finan- 

 cier, Goldpin, John Hopkins, Inspector, Jenny Lind, Madeline (grandam of Iroquois), 

 Midway, Nat Blick, Orator, Nina dam of Planet, Exchecquer, etc., Red Eye, Ringgold, 

 Rosalie, Tally-ho, Wade Hampton, White-Eye, Betty King, Lecompte, winner of the"first 

 heat of 4 miles better than 7:30 and the only horse which ever defeated Lexington, who 

 won the time match in 7:19|, and beat Lecompte in 7:23f. Boston was a chestnut, 

 with white blaze down his face extending over his muzzfe, hence he was called " Old 

 Whitenose ; " he had a plain head, very fine shoulders, with great length, and was 

 wonderfully fine through the heart and chest, with powerful loin, thighs and hocks, 

 and long springy pasterns and good sound legs and feet. Boston was very much 

 inbred to Eclipse and Herod, and through the best sources to the Darley and Godolphin 

 Arabians. His memory will always be green through the turf exploits of his sons and 

 daughters, and the name of Boston and Lexington will be spoken of and referred to as 

 long as racing is known. 



DIOMED (Imp.) 



WINNER OF THE FIRST DERBY EVER RUN, IN 1780, THE CLARET 

 STAKES AND HIS MAJESTY'S PLATE. 



DIOMED, by Florizel, son of Herod, bred by Sir Chas. Bunbury, foaled 1777, dam 

 Sister to Juno, by Spectator, son of Crab, out of Hpratia, by Blank. 1780 Newmarket 

 Second Spring Meeting, won a sweepstake, Ditch-in beating Antagonist, Diadem and 

 Savannah ; Epsom, won the Derby Stakes, last mile of the course, defeating Budrow, 

 Spitfire and six others ; Newmarket July Meeting, walked over for sweepstakes 

 across the flat ; Tuesday, First October Meeting, received forfeit from four others ; 

 Ditch-in, next day, won the Perram Plate, Ditch-in, beating Rover, Marygold and 

 eight others ; Friday, received forfeit from Catalpa, Rowley mile ; Second October 

 Meeting, won a subscription of 20 guineas each, 8 subscribers, B. M., beating Teetotum, 

 Duchess and two others. 1781 Newmarket Craven Meeting, Diomed received 250 

 guineas forfeit from Savannah in match over the Beacon course ; First Spring Meeting, 

 won the Fortesque Stakes, Ditch-in, beating Spitfire, King William and three others ; 

 Second Spring Meeting, won Claret Stakes, Beacon course, beating Antagonist, Arske 

 and four others ; Nottingham, met his first defeat, running second to Fortitude, by 

 Herod, in the Nottingham Stakes, twice around the course, "Bay Bolton, by Matchem, 

 and one other behind him; Newmarket First October Meeting, was beaten by Budrow, 

 by Eclipse, Beacon course. 1782 Newmarket First October Meeting, paid forfeit to 

 Crop, in sweepstakes, D. C. 1783 Newmarket, was unplaced in the Craven Stakes, 

 from the ditch to the turn of the lands, won by Alaric ; Newmarket First Spring 

 Meeting, was third to Laburnam and Drone, over the R. C. course, six others behind 

 him ; same meeting, ran second to Drone for the King's Plate, R. C. course, Grasshop- 

 per, Buccaneer and Nottingham behind him ; Ascot Heath, was third to Soldier and 

 Oliver Cromwell, four miles, beating Truth and Guilford ; won Her Majesty's Plate, 

 four-mile heats, beating Lottery, who won the first heat ; Winchester, was second to 

 Anvil in Her Majesty's Plate, four-mile heats, beating Mercury ; Lewes, was beaten by 

 Mercury and Diadem for Her Majesty's Plate, four-mile heats ; Diomed fell lame in 

 the race and was retired from the turf. After the season of 1798 Diomed, then in his 

 twenty-second year, was sold for 50 guineas, and afterwards resold to Col. John 

 Hoomes, of Virginia, for 1,000 guineas. He was a successful sire in England : the 

 most noted of his get were Glaucus, Lais, Playfellow, Robin Grey, Grayhound, 

 Wrangler Cedar, Victor, Valiant, Montezuma, Sir Cecil, Anthony, Whisker, Champion, 

 Little Pickle, Fanny, Laurentina, Egham, Agamemnon, Frolic, Lord Fitz William's 

 mare the dam of Wonder, Miracle, Caleb Quotem, Cossack, etc., Young Noisette, the 

 dam of Navigator, Clermont, Marmion, etc., Young Giantess, the dam of Sorcerer, and 

 Eleanor, the first mare which ever won the Oaks and Derby, and the dam of Muley, 

 sire of imp. Leviathan; Margrave, etc., Julia, the dam of Phantom, Lydia, dam of 



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