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through the winter, hay as formerly — grain, ground corn and 

 (Tats, equal to eleven quarts oats. March Ist, commenced and 

 trained for nine weeks, then gave a trial of two miles, and found 

 the colt very superior. 



Fourth year, in summer turned to grass — fed with ground 

 oats and corn, equal to nine quarts oats — in winter, hay as for- 

 merly, with nine quarts oats per day, till the first March, 1818, 

 when commenced training ; feed, oats and cracked corn, equal 

 to twelve quarts oats. 



Fifth year, late in May, 1818, ran the three-mile heats at 

 ]N"ewmarket, on Long Island, and won the first day's purse with 

 ease, beating Blaek-eyed Susan, and Sea Gull, then called the 

 best three-mile horse of the day ; turned to grass first June, 

 with about six quarts of oats a day ; in winter, fed with hay as 

 before, with ground corn and oats. March 15th, 1819, sold 

 Eclipse to Mr. Yan Eanst. 



At five months old, while a suckling, he gave his owner such 

 a sample of stride, strength and speed, that he was at that time 

 named " American Eclipse." 



While a colt he was not confined, but during the winter 

 season turned out every fair day. He was first shod in the 

 spring, when three years old. 



In June, 1819, he won the Jockey Club's purse of $500, run- 

 ning the four-mile heats over the Bath course, beating Mr. 

 Purdy's horse. Little John, by the Virginia Potomac; Mr. 

 Bond's horse Eclipse, by First Consul ; and Mr. Potter's horse, 

 James Fitz James, by Sir Archy. 



In October, 1819, he again ran the four-mile heats at Bath, 

 winning the purse of $500, beating Mr. Purdy's horse, Little 

 John ; Mr. Schenck's horse. Fearnought ; and Mr. Bond's colt ; 

 the two latter beiug withdrawn the second heat. The Bath 

 course measured fifteen links over a mile ; the first heat of this 

 race was run in eight minutes and thirteen seconds, and the 

 second in eight minutes and eight seconds. 



In the spring of 1820, Eclipse stood to mares on Long Island, 

 at $12 50 the season. In the spring of 1821, he again covered ~ 

 as a common stallion, at $12 50 the season, and covered eighty- 

 seven mares ; nor was it contemplated to bring him again upon 

 the turf; but the legislature of the State of :N"ew York having 



