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whip and spur in all three heats. Aratus' rest during two successive 

 heats enabled him to take the lead, Bertrand hanging to his haunches. 

 "In the second round Bertrand made a desperate rush and ran 

 locked with Aratus for near half a mile. Expectation ran on tip- 

 toe at this juncture; and when at the turn Bertrand was compelled 

 to fall in, all feared the result. On the third and last round, at the 

 same point, Bertrand made his last push and succeeded in passing 

 his antagonist and taking the track. Aratus now hung on his 

 haunches until the last quarter, when the great and last effort was 

 made, and the heat was won by Bertrand by half a length." Time 

 5 : 48 5 : 47 5:52 5:53. Twelve miles, 23 : 20; which was 

 half a minute better than the 12 miles (at three heats) of Eclipse 

 and Henry, three years previous. Aratus was by Director (by 

 Sir Archy), dam by imp Sir Harry; Creeping Kate by Sir Archy, 

 dam by Potomac; Bertrand's dam was Eliza by imp Bedford. 

 Eliza's dam was imp Mambrina whose dam was by Blank. 



The best 2-mile time 3 : 43 made in the United States up 

 to 1835 was said to have been made by GALLATIN (by imp 

 Bedford), 3 years, in 1802; and by PEACEMAKER (by Diomed), 

 4 years, in 1804. See Turf Register, Vol. 7, p. n. 



Oft repeated entreaties by The TurJ Register to the owners of 

 SIR CHARLES for an account of his performances brought only 

 a hand bill from which it appeared that he had run 26 races and won 

 20, 4 of which were of 4-mile heats, 4 of 3-mile heats, 6 of 2-mile 

 heats; in 6, distances not given. Of the races lost one was of 

 3-mile heats; distance of others not given. Hand bill did not 

 state time in any instance. Sir Charles' dam was by imp Citizen; 

 by Commutation; by imp Dare Devil; by imp Shark; 

 by imp Fearnought. 



SALLY HOPE won 21 of 25 contests in one year. INDUSTRY, 

 as far as known, ran 9 races and won all except his last in which he 

 broke down. He was a horse of great speed and bottom and a 

 fine sire. His dam was by Ball's Florizel, g. dam by Symmes' Wildair. 



In a contribution to The TurJ Register of July, 1832, one of its 

 regular correspondents, "Panton," of Nashville, gave the names 

 of some thoroughbred stallions said to have stood in Nashville or 



