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The last of that bright band. Hemans. 



During the season of 1886, Alden Goldsmith's 

 racing stable confined its operations to the Eastern 

 tracks. Domestic and Walnut were its most consistant 

 performers. The former won ten out of nineteen 

 races, while Walnut's slip shows five firsts, two sec- 

 onds and two thirds for nine starts. The Volunteer 

 geldings, Carver and Tracy, also made a few starts, 

 the former taking a record of 2:27^, and the latter a 

 mark of 2:30^. Edwin Thorne was represented in 

 the stable by Misty Morning, by Marksman. She 

 acquired a record of 2 129^, and in twelve starts was 

 first in two, second in three, third in five and fourth in 

 two. On October 21 and 22, during the meeting at 

 Suffolk Park, Philadelphia, she defeated a field of 

 fourteen in a seven-heat contest. The following table 

 presents the returns for the year : 



