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Lady Thorn was eight years upon the turf, including t^"^ fall of 

 KSij3 and the spring of 1870. In that time she trotted fiuy-eight 

 races, and won a greater proportionate number of times than any 

 horse who trotted a large number save Dexter and Flora Temple. 

 In our view of the modern celebrities, we do not keep in mind as 

 much as we ought to do the wonderful career of the immortal lit- 

 tle mare last named. She won eiglity-six times out of a hundred 

 and three times. On March 17th, I saw her at Mr. A. Welch's, 

 Chestnut Hill, looking very lusty and jolly, at the age of twenty- 

 nine, after having trotted a hundred and three races, winning 

 eighty-six of them, and borne three fine foals. She was upon the 

 turf ten years, and was just at her best when withdrawn ; and it 

 must be remembered that in three of the races she lost she waa 

 against Ethan Allen and his running mate, Socks. Dexter was 

 only beaten four times out of fifty-three, and two of those were 

 by Ethan Allen and running mate. He was upon the turf only 

 four years, and was withdrawn long before he had attained the 

 height for which he was naturally qualified. Lady Thorn trotted 

 fifty-eight races. Of these she won forty-one, lost sixteen, and 

 one was a draw. Mountain Boy beat her six times ; Dexter beat 

 her five times; George Wilkes beat her twice and trotted a draw 

 with her ; American Girl beat her twice, and Lucy beat her once. 

 She was a mare of splendid constitution, and the best of legsaud 

 feet. Nothing ever ailed any of them but once. On that occa- 

 sion, when she went into winter quarters at Mr. Welch's, Chest- 

 nut Hill, she was lame forward from an enlargement between the 

 pattern joint and the coronet. It was reduced by blistering and 

 a shoe with raised heels, so that when she was let down level 

 again she was perfectly sound. But for her accident and conse- 

 quent withdrawal she would have performed a greater feat than 

 she ever did, in all probability. She has thrown a very fine colt 

 foal this spring to General Knox, and has been covered by him 

 again. Mr. Doble, Sen., tells me it is the finest foal he ever saw. 



