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previous October, he won a two-mile Sweepstakes, over this 

 course, in 3.41 — 3.43| ; and a week afterwards repeated tlie 

 race in 3.48 — 3.44. His form indicates more power of endur- 

 ance than any hoi'se we ever saw in Kentucky ; from the girth 

 forward his shape and make could hardly be improved, if he 

 merely had the delicate, finely-tapered ears of a Sir Charles, or 

 a Wild Bill. Standing behind him, his quarters display a fine 

 development of muscle, but many would call them light in pro- 

 portion to his size and forehand ; in this respect he closely re- 

 sembles Priam. His coupling, thigh, and stifle, are miexcep- 

 tionably good, and his hocks come well down to the ground, 

 giving him great length from their point to that of the whirl- 

 bone. His legs are clean, broad, and flat, with the hamstrings 

 and leaders beautifully developed — no son of Whip ever had a 

 finer set of limbs under him. 



Two chestnuts next challenged the public's attention ; the 

 first was Queen Mary, a very blood-like looking filly, with 

 white hind feet, that a single glance would have shown to be a 

 daughter of Bertrand. She measures about 15^ hands, is well 

 put up, and when running in good form, must be a dangerous 

 lady to trifle with. Hawk-Eye, as we remember him, is a heavy 

 moulded colt, of nearly 15| hands, with a star and white fore 

 feet ; without the foot or the endurance of his half brother, 

 Pressure, he presents to the eye no such game appearance. 

 We trust he was not himself on this occasion, or we should wish 

 " ne'er to look upon his like again," for he cut a very sony 

 figure in this party. Both himself and the Bertrand filly have 

 been winners, and the latter has ever been looked upon as a 

 performer of great promise. 



At half-past one o'clock, the jockeys having received their 

 orders from the judges, the order was given to " clear the course." 

 Cato, called Kate, in a richly-embroidered scarlet dress, was 

 put upon Wagner ; he is a capital jockey, and rode nearly up 

 to his weight, 110 pounds. The rider engaged for Grey Eagle, 

 lost the confidence of his owners just before the race, and at the 

 eleventh hour they were obliged to hunt up another. StepJien 

 Welch, a three-year-old rider, was selected, though obliged to 

 carry thirteen pounds dead weight in shot-pouches on his sad- 

 dle ! The friends of Grey Eagle, however, had entire confidence 



