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|ANIEL BOONE was bred by Mr. J. M. Clay, 

 of Ashland, Ky., in 1856, and is by Lexington, 

 out of Magnolia, by imp. Glencoe. His first 

 appearance on the racing turf was at the 

 Spring Meeting of the Kentucky Association at Lexington, 

 in 1859, when three years old, where he was beaten in the 

 Association Stakes, for colts of that age, by the chestnut 

 colt Sherritt (subsequently named Satellite), by imp. Albion 

 out of a Leviathan mare owned by Hon. Baillie Peyton, 

 and taken, by Mr. Ten Broeck, to England, where he won 

 many races. In the third heat of this race, Daniel Boone 

 was distanced. His next appearance was at the Lexington 

 Fall meeting, the same season, in the Produce Stakes, for 

 three-year-olds, mile heats, won by Mr. Alexander's Lin- 

 dora. Daniel Boone won the first heat, and Goodwood, 

 Endorser, and two others ran. In both these races he ran 

 full of flesh; but, training down, his next essay was more 

 successful, for, at Woodlawn Course, Louisville, Ky., the 

 following month, in the sweepstakes for three-year-olds, 

 two-mile heats, he won easily, beating Lindora, Endorser, 

 the chestnut colt by Wagner, dam by Glencoe, and the bay 

 filly, by Lexington, dam by imp. Margrave. The ensuing 

 month, November 3, 1859, he won the Jockey Club purse, 

 two-mile heats, at Memphis, Tenn., beating Hempland, 

 Mary Wylie and Birdcatcher. This was his last race at 

 three years old, and he now became the property of Cap- 

 tain Cottrill, of Mobile. He commenced his four-year-old 

 career brilliantly, for, at Mobile (Ala.) spring meeting, 

 March 15, 1860, he won the Campbell Handicap, two and 

 a half mile heats, carrying 86 Ibs., beating the famous 

 racer Nicholas I., with 105 Ibs. up, in two straight heats, 

 and with great ease, in 4:43| 4:42J. Planet, Fanny 

 Washington, Allendorf, Arthur Adams, and Marengo, 

 were entered, but paid forfeit. Proceeding to New Orleans, 

 at the Metairie Spring Meeting, April 2, 1860, he started 

 for, and won, the Crescent Post Stakes, for all ages, $500 

 entrance, half forfeit, with $500 in plate, given by the 

 proprietor of the New Orleans Crescent, two-mile heats. 

 His opponents were the renowned racehorse Planet, owned 

 by Messrs. Doswell, and Sigma, the property of that dis- 

 tinguished Southern gentleman, the Bayard of the Ameri- 

 can turf, Duncan F. Kenner, Esq. Planet had run with 

 such brilliant success in his previous engagements at 

 Charleston, S. C., Augusta, Ga., Mobile, Ala , and New 

 Orleans, that his victory was regarded as assured, and the 

 odds of two to one were currently offered and freely taken 

 by the partisans of Daniel Boone. The latter won the first 

 heat easily in 3:38, Planet not going for the heat; but 

 the second heat produced a magnificent contest, and re- 

 sulted in the victory of Daniel Boone in 3:36f ; Sigma 

 distanced. The Virginia stable was greatly disappointed 



and dissatisfied with the result of this race, and a match 

 was informally made to run Planet against the winner at 

 four-mile heats ; but, in consequence of Messrs. Jackson 

 and Cheathaui, who made the arrangement on the part of 

 Daniel Boone, not being able to command his services, the 

 match fell through. At this juncture, Mr. H. J. Colton, 

 of New York, offered a $20,000 sweepstakes for a four-mile 

 race over the Fashion Course, L. I., and for which Planet, 

 Congaree, and Daniel Boone entered. The race was fixed 

 for September 25, 1860, and no turf event, since the day 

 when Fashion and Peytona ran their memorable match on 

 the Union Course, L. I., created such intense and wide- 

 spread excitement in racing circles as this anticipated con- 

 test. The turf for sonic years past had been steadily 

 declining in the North, and the prospect of the meeting 

 together in a four-mile-heat contest of the three confessedly 

 best racehorses of the day, was anticipated with absorbing 

 interest. Planet had never been defeated at either three- 

 mile or four-mile heats, and his Virginia partisans looked 

 upon him as invincible in races at these distances. Con- 

 garee, the champion of the Palmetto State, had won all his 

 three-year-old engagements for which he started in com- 

 manding style, at one, two, and three-mile heats, and he 

 carried the entire confidence of the South Carolina turf- 

 men. Daniel Boone, as we have already stated, had, a 

 short time before, signally defeated Planet and Sigma in a 

 two-mile-heat race, and his experienced trainer, the late 

 Col. Tom. Patterson, was confident he could go four miles 

 and repeat with the best of them. How the expected great 

 race ended, as far as Daniel Boone was concerned, in 

 grievous disappointment alike to his owner, trainer, and 

 the public, is now a matter of history, for he broke down 

 hopelessly a few days previous to the race, and his brilliant 

 turf career was thus abruptly terminated. At the stud he 

 has been fairly successful, considering his limited chances ; 

 Sallie Watson, Winifred, Ino, Nannie F. Sweepstakes, 

 Magnolia, Frank Ross, Billy Williamson, and Cottrill (a 

 horse whose great racing merits were never allowed full 

 development), being among those who can boast of him as 

 their sire. He is still standing at Captain Cottrill's Stud 

 Farm, Magnolia Course, near Mobile, Ala. In color he is 

 a bay, standing close on sixteen hands in height. When 

 in training, his shoulders are capital, arms immensely long 

 and muscular, tremendous hips and good gaskins, his hocks 

 and knees coming very low down. All his points indicated 

 the possession of great speed, and his gameness and endur- 

 ance were unquestionable. In his races he was always 

 looked upon as a racing wonder, from his Splendid action 

 and thorough gameness; whenever beaten, his backers knew 

 that he had done all in his power, and honored him for it. 

 Spirit of the Times. 



