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THE HORSE. 



This was the first taste of the quality of the noble rivals. 

 The course is stated to have been very heavy, and the time 

 made justifies the statement, as it gives no token for their sub- 

 sequent mighty achievements. 



The next appearance of the two rivals was on the 8th day 

 of the same month, when they again came together, on the same 

 course, for the Jockey Club Purse, with a very difterent rate of 

 going, and a difi'erent result. 



Jockey Club Purse $2,000, all ages ; weight as above. 



ENTRIES STARTED EOE THE PUPwSE. 



T. J. Wells' ch. c. Lecomte, by Boston, out of Eeel, by Imp. Glencoe, 8 years, carried 



8 pounds overweight, 11 



A. L. Bingaman's b. c. Lexington, by Boston, out of Alice Carneal, by Imp. Sarpedon, 



8 years, 2 2 



Judge Hunter's ch. g. Eeube, by Imp. Trustee, out of Minstrel, by Medoc, aged, . . 8 dist. 



This race was the fastest that at that time had ever been run, 

 and gave occasion to the long and eventful struggle which fol- 

 lowed, as will be seen by the following record. 



In the autumn of the same year, he j^aid forfeit at the Na- 

 tional Course, Long Island, not being at the JSTorth at the time ; 

 but it was understood that Mr. Ten Broeck was still so confident 

 of his horse's qualities, that he was prepared to run him again 

 either against Lecomte, or against Lecomte's time, if his owner 

 should decline the contest ; and so great was the confidence of 

 the sporting world in that gentleman's excellent judgment, that, 

 in spite of the apparently desperate chance of beating such time 

 as 7m. 26s., many were found to back his opinion ; and in the 

 end found their advantage in the steadfastness of their faith. 



