FAST RACES. 399 



same course — Hemy winner of the first heat — in Ym. 37^s. — 

 7m. 49s.— 8m. 24s. 



Dick Dotj, 4 years 6 months old, 100 lbs., beating Little 

 Flea and others at Lexington, Kentucky, in Tm. 37^s. — 7m. 46|s. 



Red Eye, 7 years, 124 lbs., beating Kina, at Broad Eock 

 Course — 100 and more feet over a mile, see late " Spirit," — near 

 Richmond, Virginia — IsTina winning the second heat — in 7m. 

 46— 7m. 46^8.— 7m. 49s. 



Red Eye, aged, 124 lbs., beating One-Eyed Joe — winner of 

 the first heat^ — and Fanny Fern, at Baltimore, in 7m. 43s. — 7m. 

 45s. — 8m. 24s. Red Eye had previously beat Joe in two and 

 three-mile heats. 



It is left for others to draw their own conclusions from the 

 relative ages and weight, as well as the courses, as to the best 

 of these races according to the time made. Boston has won the 

 two fastest four- mile heats at ]Srewmarket, the first heat, in one 

 race, 7m. 50s. ; and the second heat, in the other, 7m. 52s. 



In respect to Tally-ho's race there has been an erroneous 

 statement, no doubt unintentionally, in the reflection on some 

 of " Observer's fast races," as follows ; — " Between Free Trade, 

 Tally-ho, and Bostona, Free Trade won the first heat, and was 

 distanced," — the second. — "Bostona, then, who had not rim for 

 the firsts came and won the second, showing a falling ofi'of ten 

 seconds. In the 7m. 26s. and 7m. 38|s., Lecomte won both." 

 In this extract there is this mistake. Tally-ho won the second 

 heat. As stated at the time, " his is undoubtedly the best race, 

 of four-mile heats that has been run any where ; having run for 

 every heat, and been lapsed with the winner the heats he lost ; 

 the falling ofi" was ten seconds between the first and second 

 heat, nine seconds between the second and third." 



To draw correct deductions, it is essential the premises be 

 correct. Arguing from the record, " Observer " has sometimes 

 been prophetic in his predictions and opinions. For example, 

 judging from Henry's race with Eclipse, in the then " unprece- 

 dented " and almost incredible time, such as many believed 

 would never have its parallel, " Observer " predicted their time 

 would be surpassed on the same course ; as it has been by 

 Fashion and Boston, and by Tally-ho and Bostona ; and in tlie 



