PERFORMANCES OF BOSTON. 27Y 



Harkaway. They have alike prodigious depth of chest, and im- 

 mensely powerful loins, thighs, and hocks. Boston is a trifle only 

 above 15^ hands high, under the standard, but to the eye seems 

 taller, owing to his immense substance ; he is a short-limbed 

 horse, with a barrel rather flat, or " slab-sided " than round, 

 and well-ribbed home, while his back is a prodigy of strength ; 

 ten pounds extra weight would hardly " set him back any," 

 Though he has occasionally sulked, Boston runs on his courage, 

 and is never ridden with spurs. He is no beauty, his neck and 

 head being unsightly, while his hips are ragged, rendering him 

 " a rum 'un to look at ; " that he is " a good' un to go," however, 

 we imagine will be generally conceded after reading the annexed 

 recapitulation of 



HIS PERFORM ANCES. 

 1836. 



April 20. Broad Rock, Va Sweeepstakes..Mile heats lost % 



Boston, 3 yrs. old, bolted in the first heat, when running ahead. 

 Oct. 12. Petersburg, Ta Purse Two-mile heats won 300 



Beating N. Biddle, Mary Archie, Juliana, John Floyd, and ch. £ by Henry. 

 Nov. 3. Hanover, C. H., Va Purse Three-mile heats won 400 



Beating Betsey Minge, Upton Heath, Nick Biddle, Alp, Bayard, and a 

 Gohanna flUy. 



1S37. 



May 4. Washington City Purse Three-mile heats won 600 



Beating Norwood, Mary Selden, Meteor, Lydia, bro. to Virginia Graves. 

 Oct. 5. Washington City Purse Three-mile heats won 500 



Beating Prince George, Stockton, Mary Selden, Virginia Graves, Caroline 

 Snowdcn, and Leesburg, in 5.50 — 5.52. 

 Oct. 19. Baltimore, Md Purse Three-mile heats won 500 



Beating Camsidel, Cippus, and Red Eat, in 5.51—^1.03. 

 Oct. 26. Camden, X. J Purse Three-mile heats won 500 



Beating Betsey, Andrew and Tipton, In 5.51 — 6.02. 



183S. 



May 3. Union Course, L. I Purse Three-mile heats won 500 



Boston, now 5 yrs. old, walked over. 



May 18. Beacon Course, X. J. ..Purse ..Four-mile heats won 1,000 



Beating Dosoris, without extending himselfl 



May 25. Camden, X. J Purse Four-mile heats won 1,000 



Beating Decatur, who had just distanced Fanny Wyatt, in a match for 

 $10,000, in 7.45, at Washington. 



June 1. Union Course, L. I Purse Four-mile heats won 1,000 



Beating Charles Carter, who broke down, in 7.40— the first three miles run 

 in 5.-36*!!! 



June 8. Beacon Course, N". J.. ..Purse Four-mile heats won 1,000 



Beating Duano, who won the first heat, in 7.52— 7.54— 8.30. B. sulked. 



