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THE HORSE. 



ders ill a race of four miles and repeat. Childers flourished in 

 1T21-2, Eclipse in 1T69-T0." — For their memoirs see American 

 Turf Eegister. The Judge concludes; — "Next to these cele- 

 brated racers, perhaps Plighflyer was the fleetest horse that has 

 been raised in England. As it does not appear that his run- 

 ning has ever been timed, no opinion approaching to certainty 

 can be hazarded ; but as he beat with ease Dorimant, Shark, 

 Dragon, Dictator, &c., which were among the best horses then 

 on the turf, it may be assumed as a fact, that he was the third 

 horse in speed ever bred in England." 



"It should be recollected that Lath, Babraham, Dismal, 

 Dormouse, Mirza, and Eegulus. were never beaten. We have 

 no evidence that their running was ever timed." 



According to the memoir of Eclipse — from page 541 to p. 

 547, vol. 3, " American Turf Eegister," — it does not appear that 

 in any of his eighteen races his time was at all noted, excepting 

 at York, at six years old, as above quoted. " In truth, not any 

 horse had a shadow of a chance of winning against Eclipse." 

 On more than one occasion he distanced the whole field, and it 

 appeared he could do so whenever he chose. " He was never 

 beaten, never had a whip flourished over him, or felt the tick- 

 ling of a spur." 



Suppose our turfmen try the experiment of weight, as in the 

 above cases, with their vaunted steeds, and furnish the results 

 for publication. 



Those deemed our best four-mile -races are as follows, ar- 

 ranged according to the fastest time ; — 



Lecomte, 3 years 11 months old, carrying 89 lbs., beating 

 Lexington, on the Metairie Course, near New Orleans, in Tm. 

 26s.— 7m. 38|s. 



Fashion, 5 years old 111 lbs., beating Boston, aged, 126 lbs., 

 on the Union Course, near New York city. Long Island, in 7m. 

 32As.— 7m. 45s. 



Tally-ho, 4 years 6 months old, 104 lbs., on the same course 

 beating Bostona and Free Trade in 7m. 33s. — 7m, 43s. — 7m, 

 52s. — 8m, 10, — Free Trade, winner of the first heat, was dis- 

 tanced in the second. 



Eclipse, aged, 126 lbs., beating Henry, 4 years old, 108 lbs., 



