JOSTON, foaled 1833, was bred by Mr. John 

 Wickham, of Richmond, Va., and was by 

 Timoleon out of Sister to Tuckahoe, by Ball's 

 Florizel. He first started at Broadrock. Va., 

 April 20, 1836, in a sweepstakes for three- 

 year-olds, mile heats, but was beaten by his only opponent, 

 Colonel White's colt, by Carolinian, Boston bolting when 

 in the lead. He did not run again until the Fall, when 

 he started for, and won, the two-mile-heat purse at Peters- 

 burg, Va., Oct. 12, 1836, beating Nick Biddle and five 

 others, 4:01 4:00, over a heavy track. The following 

 month, he won the Jockey Club Purse, at Hanover, Va. As 

 a four-year-old, at Washington, D. C., he won the three-mile- 

 heat race in 6:04 6:10, beating Norwood and four others. 

 At the same place, Oct. 5, 1837, he won the three-mile-heat 

 race, in two heats, beating Prince George, Stockton and 

 four others, in 5:55 5:53. A fortnight later, at Baltimore, 

 he won the three-mile-heat purse, in 5:51 6:08, from three 

 opponents, and at Camden, N. J., a week later, he won the 

 three-mile-heat purse, in 5:51 6:02, beating Betsy Andrew. 

 May 3, 1838, he walked over for the three-mile-heat purse at 

 Union Course, L. I., and two weeks later beat Dosoris for the 

 four-mile-heat purse of $1,000 over the Beacon Course, N. J. 

 A week afterwards, he beat Decatur at Camden, N. J., in 

 the four-mile-heat race, in 8:36 8:41, and on June 1, on 

 the Union Course, L. I., he beat Charles Carter, who had 

 been brought on purposely from Virginia to meet him, in 

 the four-mile-heat race, in 7:40. Charles Carter was drawn 

 in consequence of having injured his leg, after the first heat, 

 of which the first three miles were run in 5:36} the best 

 time ever made in America at that date. On June 8, over 

 the Beacon Course, he beat Duane for the four-mile-heat 

 purse; time, 7:52 7:548:30. Duane won the first heat, 

 which was the first that Boston had ever lost; the latter 

 ran unkindly, sulking repeatedly in the second and third 

 heats, in starting for which he was obliged to be whipped off. 

 The same Fall, he beat Polly Green, at Petersburgh, in 9:25 ; 

 Balie Peyton, at Baltimore, in 8:05 (both drawn after first 

 heat); and Decatur, at the Union Course, L. I., in 8:00 

 7:57} and the Beacon Course, N. J., in 8:128:26, all 

 four-mile-heat races ; besides recovering forfeit twice. On 

 April 16, 1839, he commenced his six-year-old career by 

 being beaten by Portsmouth, in a match for $20,000, two- 

 mile heats, in 3:50 3:48. At Richmond, Va., he beat 

 Lady Clifden and Brocklesby with ease, in one heat, in 

 5:46; and at Washington, D. C., he won the four-mile-heat 

 race in 7:53 8:06, from Tom Walker, Black Knight and 

 two others. After walking over for a $1000 purse, four- 

 niile-heats, at Camden, N. J., he next proceeded to Tren- 

 ton, N. J., and won the Jockey Club Purse of $1000, four- 

 mile-heats, in 7:57 8:24, beating Decatur and Vashti with 

 great ease. The week after, on the Union Course, L. I., he 

 beat Decatur and Bailie Peyton, for the four-mile-heat purse, 

 in 7:47 8:02. Boston won the four-mile-heat purse of 

 $1000, at Petersburg, Va., Sept. 26, 1839, beating the 

 Queen and Omega in 8:02 7:52. October 17, he beat 

 Omega at Camden, N. J., for a purse of $1000, four-mile- 

 heats, easily, in 7:49 ; Omega being drawn after the first 

 heat. Six days after, Boston won the four-mile-heat purse 

 at Trenton, N. J., beating Decatur in 7:57 7:58. On May 

 1, 1840, at Petersburg, Va., he encountered the gray mare 

 Andrewetta for the four-mile-heat purse. The mare won 

 the first heat in 7:50, the best time ever made over that 

 track, but in the second heat, the game old chestnut turned 



the tables on her, and won with ease in 8:04. Andrewetta 

 was then withdrawn. Just a week afterwards, he defeated 

 Reliance and Cippus for the four-mile-heat purse of $1000, 

 at Washington, D. C., in 8:02 8:06, in a heavy rain. After 

 walking over for a $1000 purse at Camden, N. J., he had 

 a summer's rest until October 2, when he defeated Bandit, 

 at Petersburg, Va., in a four-mile race, in 7:57, Bandit was 

 drawn after the first heat. On October 8, at Broadrock, 

 Va., he defeated Texas, Bailie Peyton, and Laneville, for the 

 Jockey Purse of $500, three-mile-heats, in 5:56 5:49. He 

 next beat Gano, four-mile-heats, winning the first heat in 

 7:57, when Gano was withdrawn. Ten days after, at Au- 

 gusta, Ga., he beat Santa Anna and Omega, four-mile-heats, 

 in 7:527:49. 



Boston then went to the stud and made the season of 

 1841 at Chesterfield, Va.. where he covered forty-two mares, 

 at $100 each. In the Fall he was again put into training, 

 and made his reappearance on the turf at Petersburg, Va., 

 for the Jockey Club Purse of $700, four-mile-heats, which 

 he won in one heat from his only opponent, Texas ; in time, 

 8:14}. A week after, at Alexandria, Va., he walked over 

 for the Jockey Club Purse of $800, four-mile heats. Boston 

 next appeared at Washington, D. C., October 15, 1841, and 

 there won the four-mile purse of $1000, beating Accident, 

 Ned Hazard, and Green Hill ; time, 7:598:24. A week 

 later, at Baltimore, he beat Mariner in three heats, for the 

 Jockey Purse, four-mile-heats, Mariner winning the first 

 heat in 8:00}, and Boston the second and third in 8:05 

 8:06. The week after, at Camden, N. J., he started, when 

 dead amiss, against Fashion and John Blount for the four- 

 mile-heat purse, but was distanced in the first heat, won by 

 John Blount in 7:42. Fashion won the second heat and 

 race in 7:48, John Blount breaking down and being with- 

 drawn. In consequence of this unexpected defeat, he was 

 matched against Fashion, four-mile-hcats, over the Union 

 Course, L. L, for $20,000 a side, and on May 10, 1842, the 

 great match came off. The number of spectators was esti- 

 mated from 50,000 to 70,000 ; the weather was fine, and the 

 track in fine order. The betting was $100 to $60 on Bos- 

 ton. In the first heat Boston on the inside took the lead 

 and maintained it to the commencement of the fourth mile, 

 when Fashion collared and passed him in half a dozen 

 strokes, at a tremendous flight of speed, which she main- 

 tained to the end, winning the heat by a length, in 7:32}, 

 the fastest heat run in America up to that time. In the 

 second heat Fashion came home an easy winner in 7:45. 



Only two days after this great match, Boston beat Mariner 

 (Fashion's half brother) over the same course for the Jockey 

 Club Purse, four-mile-heats, in 8:137:467:58} ; Mariner 

 winning the first heat. Boston was, of course, very sore from 

 the previous race, and would not extend himself. On May 

 26, at Camden, N. J., he won the Jockey Club Purse of 

 $1000, four-mile-heats, in 8:00} 8:05, beating Treasurer. 

 In the Fall he again came out, and at Baltimore, won the 

 four-mile-heat race, in 8:09 7:57, beating Wilton Brown, 

 Reliance, and Spectre. This was his last race in 1842, and 

 the year following he only started once, at Petersburgh, Va., 

 fall meeting, when he won the Jockey Club Purse of $300, 

 four-mile-heats, beating Black Dick over a very heavy track, 

 in 6:10 6:21 ; a race which terminated a racing career un- 

 exampled in brilliancy on the American turf. Boston started 

 in forty-five races, winning forty, of which thirty were at 

 four-mile-heats (including five walks over); nine at three- 

 mile-heats (one walk over), and one at two-mile-heats, 



