Speaking Generally 15 



In the names of the horses were reflected the prominent 

 men and important events of that and past periods. 

 Napoleon had more namesakes than anybody. Picton, 

 also, kept Waterloo in mind and Kosciusko divided public 

 attention between his victories and the fate of Poland. 

 La Fitte found some treasures for his owner but caused 

 much to be buried. Balie Peyton's Great Western marked 

 the beginning of a new era in trans-Atlantic commerce. 

 In Expunge we have a reflex of a long contest in the United 

 States Senate. Janette beat Flirtilla and Marion in 1824 

 and the nation's guest, who witnessed the race, was fur- 

 ther honored by the changing of her name to Virginia La 

 Fayette. The rirpiimstflnr^ .that Iprf t.n the naming of 

 John Bascombe indicate go fppHng nf pprsnnai antTpa,i 

 .between race horse breeders and camp meeting orators^ 

 Nor was Rev. Hardy M. Cryer so opposed to the turf 

 and the theatre that he could view with calm philosophy 

 the death of his favorite, Ellen Tree. Constitution and 

 States Rights had not then been retired to the back 

 pasture. Even at this early period on the American race 

 track, if nowhere else, Rights of Woman contested with 

 Rights of Man for the crown, and cast dark shadows of 

 future events. Nor was Cupid idle through all these 

 years. "Many a fair belle" as the saying then was 

 among deferential writers of the old school read her 

 fate in a filly's name and had her own preserved from 

 oblivion by the achievements of her namesake. 



principal organ of this extensive industry was The 

 Times, a New York weekly, established Dec. 



laving eight, sometimes ten, pages of three_col_ 



.umns eacK, ^,000 words" 10 the column^ W. T. Porter 

 founded the^aper and was its e3rtoE The American Turf 

 Register and Sporting Magazine was established by J. S. 

 Skinner at Baltimore, in September, 1829, and was pub- 



