PEDIGEEE 



AND PERFORMANCES OF ARIEL. 



Fifty-seven race»— forty-two times a winner, andof seventeen four-mile heats — 

 having run 345 miles — travelled near 3,000 — and won about $25,000. 



Of all the descendants of American Eclipse, none have held, 

 and held deservedly, a higher place than this noble mare. Her 

 pedigree is undeniable ; her performances, in regard to stoutness 

 more particularly, almost miraculous. 



I well remember, long before my arrival in this country, 

 long, indeed, before I entertained any indea of making it my 

 home, reading of her performances in the English newspapers, 

 at a time when matters of local interest in America, sejdora 

 found a j^lace in the European prints, and to be mentioned in 

 them was, in itself, a proof of real celebrity. 



She was a beautiful gray, about fifteen hands high, of good 

 proportions, strong make, and, in action, said to have been strik- 

 ingly handsome. 



The following account is from the American Turf Register 

 of Sept., 1834. 



Ariel certainly ranks with the best race-horses of any age or 

 clime. To adopt the language of a valued correspondent, " we 

 doubt whether any horse of any ' region ' ever did more good 

 running, attended with such extensive and constant travel." 

 From reference to English works and to our own pages, we find 

 no account of any horse that has either run or won as many 

 races. In her last campaign in " the race-horse region," she ran 

 and won thirty-six miles in fifteen days : the first race, four-mile 



