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Broeck, which has stood unchallenged since 1879. Drake Carter's grand- 

 dam is by Lexington, and is a half-sister to Fellowcraft, who ran four 

 miles in 7:19^, while Demuth's sire, Ten Broeck, is out of Fanny Holton 

 by Lexington his dam being by Longfellow, a son of imported Leaming- 

 ington,- and a half-brother to Fanny Holton dam of Ten Broeck. 



Ten Broeck's mile record of 1:39^, made against time, May 24, 1877, 

 was the first time record at that distance, and stood untouched until 1890, 

 when first lowered by Senator Stanford's Racine to 1:39^. Racine's 

 record was made as a three-year-old, carrying 107 Ibs. in a race, and on 

 a regulation track, Washington Park, Chicago, June 28, 1890. August 

 28th the same year Salvator set the mark so low (1:35^) that it will 

 likely remain for some time. It must be remembered, however, that 

 Salvator's great mile was made against time and over the straight course 

 at Monmouth Park. Since Racine first lowered Ten Broeck's mile rec- 

 ord it has been beaten not only by Salvator as above noted, but by 

 Raveloe, 1:39^, July 31, 1890; La Tosca, 1:39^, 1891; Kirsch, 1:38, 

 August 4, 1892, and Kildeer, 1:37^, in a race August 13, 1892. 



While no two famous winners have ever been exactly alike in con- 

 formation, there are yet many points of similarity, and we have thought 

 best to give the following short 



DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL THOROUGHBRED. 



The head is fine ; neck slender but well set on at the shoulders ; chest 

 deep, wide and bounded by shoulders long and slanting ; hind quarters 

 high and well muscled ; legs flat, with short cannons, long, elastic pas- 

 terns, and rounded, well-made feet. Not a pound of surplus fat is car- 

 ried when in racing trim ; the cords and muscles stand out clearly, and 

 play in action like the sensitive strings of some delicate instrument. 

 The Racer is essentially nervous in temperament ; many have been made 

 vicious by careless handling, and not a few have failed to show extreme 

 speed on the turf because of failure to understand and appreciate their 

 nerve peculiarities. 



Many regard the Thoroughbred as a mere fancy animal the espe- 

 cial horse of the sporting fraternity but we do not agree with such ex- 

 pression. His indomitable will and wonderful endurance, combined 

 with his beauty of form and usually good size, make him a horse of much 

 value to use on native mares of mixed breeding, and the colts thus pro- 

 duced are among our most stylish saddle and harness horses. The South 

 has always been rich in the blood of the Thoroughbred; and since there 

 has been little call for horses of the heavier breeds until recent times, 

 mules being employed almost exclusively for heavy draft and farm work, 

 the Racer has served a most valuable purpose. As heavier stallions are 

 now being introduced extensively, we shall find the mares of racing stock 

 a valuable foundation for producing an excellent general purpose horse. 



