AMERICAN AND ENGLISH HORSES. 385 



It would seem tliere was no great difterence in the speed and 

 bottom of the horses that have acquired the most renown on the 

 Union Course. Observer. 



best amekicajsr and english horses. 



the sons of boston. — time as influenced by weight. ^fast eaoes. — 



lexington'8 old ameeioan blood. 



Renowned sons of Boston have run the fastest races of four 

 miles, and of four-mile heats, upon the American record. " That 

 has been settled at ISTew Orleans," by Lexington's race of four 

 miles in T.19|: ; and that won by Lecomte, four-mile heats, in 

 Y.26 — 7.38f . Next in the order of time comes the race won by 

 Fashion, beating Boston, in 7.321 — 7.45 • then Boston's son. 

 Tally-ho, beating Bostona, in T.33 — 7.43, at New York ; and 

 the several fast races at New Orleans, as between George Mar- 

 tin and Reel — dam of Lecomte — in nearly the same time as 

 Tally-ho's first and second heats ; Miss Foote's Grey Medoc's 

 —and others scarce known to fame — heats in 7.35 ; and other 

 heats by Louis d'Or, Charmer, Eeube, and others, also at New 

 Orleans, varying from 7.37 to about 7.40 ; but in very few cases 

 with the full weiglit of aged horses ; and, in all instances, with 

 less weight than usually carried at the more Northern courses. 

 Boston's son, Dick Doty, beating Little Flea, at Lexington, Ken- 

 tucky, won in 7.37| — 7.46i ; Peytona, beating Fashion, at New 

 York, in 7.39 — 7.43 ; and the two first heats in Eclipse's great 

 match, on the same course, were run 7.37 and 7.49. Nearly each 

 of these races, at the period of their performance, was con- 

 sidered " the best race ever run in America," to say nothing of 

 the " best race in Yirginia," run by Red Eye and Nina ; both 

 of them by Boston. Last April the opinion was expressed at 

 New Orleans that " Lecomte is the best horse America ever 

 produced ; " this April, at the same place, the owner of Lexing- 

 ton is assured he "enjoys the proud supremacy of owning the 

 fastest horse in America, if not in the world." The present 

 week, perhaps, will decide which is " best," at four-mile heats, 

 Lecomte or Lexington. Condition, or accident, may decide 

 *' the rub." 



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