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ter, in 3514's., where Thornclale led two lengths, Frauk was second, running 

 considerably more than he trotted, and Albermarle two lengths in rear of Frank, 

 with Allen running alongside, outside of him. Thus they entered the back- 

 stretch, and, in order to shake off his uncomfortable attendants, Willet was 

 obliged to drop back, and pull Albermarle to the outside. This he did, and sent 

 him along at a tremendous pace ; Mace letting Frank run alongside, apparently 

 to break him up. But he had now a clear road, and could trot faster than the 

 others could run, and, when Thorndale passed the half, in 1 :11, six lengths 

 in advance, Albermarle was head and head with Frank, and soon went by the 

 black gelding. The task of catching the leader seemed hopeless, but he went 

 at it gallantly, had gained two lengths at the three-quarter pole, in 1 :47, and 

 trotted so fast down the homestretch, that he made a finish with the stallion 

 that looked to many like a dead heat, but those directly over the wire could 

 see Thorndale's nose in advance, and so the judges decided. Time, 3:25. 



SDMMARY. 



Purse, $2,000 ; 2 : 32 class. 



E. Thome's b. s. Thorndale, by Alexander's Abdallah . . 4 1 1 2 1 



F. Van Ness' sp. g. Albermarle 2 2 12 



W. N. Barnes' blk. g. Frank, by Pathfinder 2d 3 8 5 



A. E. Clark's b. m. Adclle Clark 3 3 5 7 3 



C. S. Green's b. g. Proctor G G 4 4 4 



E. E. Rood's b. g. Allen 5 4 5 7 



D. Sheean's gr. g. Gray Salem G 8 6 G 6 



W. Van Valkenburgh's gr. g. Captain Smith 7 8 7 dr. 



W. H. Saunders, Jr.'s blk. s. Young Wilkes 10 9 dr. 



S.W. McDonald's b. g. S.W. McD.. 9 dr. 



W. E. Week's b. g. Judge di 



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IS. 



Time, 2 : 22^—2 : 2214:— 2 : 23)^—2 : 20-2 : 25. 



Thorndale, the winner, is well known to the readers of The Spirit, being 

 the stallion of that name who has for years been at the head of the stud at 

 Mr. Edwin Thome's breeding farm, Duchess county, N. Y. He is a bay, 15 

 hands 23/2 inches high, eleven years old, got by Alexander's Abdallah, dam by 

 Mambrino Chief, second dam by Saxe AVeimar. Mr. Thome bought him in 

 Kentucky when a three-year-old, after he had won a colt stake. Since that 

 time he has constantly been engaged in the duties of the stud, until the present 

 season, when the Breeders' Centennial Meeting brought him from his retire- 

 ment, and on the 13tli of May he was put in Budd Doble's hands to bo trained. 

 His first race was to-day, and it was a grand and remarkable one. 



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Let it be borne in mind that this was a performance after eight 

 years of service in the stud — and the first race in which he appeared 

 after so short a preparation — but the manner in wliich he finished 

 each heat, I may say, excited in the minds of some of the best judges 

 in the country the beHef that Thorndale had already prov«;d himself 

 one of the greatest trotting stallions that has appeared on our trot- 

 ting turf. 



