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by Norfolk, a half-brother, who was. shortly after- 

 ward transported to the Pacific slope ; however, this 

 is to be attributed to (as I have been in- 

 formed by a most reliable person) being out of con- 

 dition. He is also a son of Lexington, and therefore 

 claims relationship to Boston and Imp. Glencoe, 

 ancestors to whom he truly does no discredit. I 

 have seen Kentucky run several times, but always 

 he so immensely superior to his antagonists, that 

 the race was quite one-sided. At Saratoga, I believe, 

 on one occasion, his jockey pricked him, but I much 

 doubt if such was necessary; 



Lexington I have frequently mentioned ; I much 

 regret that I forget his genealogical tree. As a sire 

 and race-horse, his superior in the Western hemisphere 

 never produced. One performance was his run- 

 ning at the Great State Race on Metaire course, Xew 

 Orleans, a four-mile-heat race, in which one of the 

 he&ts was made in 7 minutes 19f seconds a perform- 

 ance his owner might well be proud of for I can 

 find no record of its being excelled ; and it must be 

 remembered that American time is always correctly 

 taken by reliable persons, and published at the end 

 of each heat or -race. Lexington still lives, and is 

 the sire of numerous progeny, many of whom I know, 



