400 THE HCRSE. 



aggregate, though not in the first lieat, by Peytona and Fash- 

 ion — tlie Last 7m. 39s. — 7m. 43s. 



Again, in the 12tli volume of the " American Turf Eegister, 

 for 1S41," page 202, '' Observer " wrote ; " for renown, both on 

 the turf and in the stud, in my humble judgment, none but Sir 

 Archy deserves to be regarded as the American Highfl3^er. 

 It remains to be seen if his incoiyiparahle descendant, Boston, as 

 compared with our race-horses of the last twenty years, can in 

 the stud supply Sir Archy's unoccupied place ; and maintain his 

 own renown, and that of his — other — illustrious ancestors, Flo- 

 rizel and Timoleon, that were respectively at the head of our 

 turf; and, excepting himself, as good race-horses as ever run in 

 our country, if not the very hest. Boston retires with an unri- 

 valled reputation " — this, be it observed, preceded his covering 

 one season, and being brought again upon the turf, and en- 

 countering Fashion ; — " one, too, much longer enjoyed than by 

 any ' illustrious predecessor.' For years he has defied all op- 

 position at three and four-mile heats. From "his perform- 

 ances — as referred — I have but little doubt he might have run 

 his four miles, carrying, too, 126 lbs., lower down in the thirties 

 than a four-mile heat has ever heen achieved in this country. 

 The rate of Im. 53s. a mile would bring out a four-mile heat in 

 7m. 32." In his subsequent match race with Fashion, coming 

 in lapped with her, the first heat was in Ym. 32^s. ; and it is 

 now believed tliat when he beat Carter, the heat would have 

 been some seconds faster than that if his competitor had not 

 given up his run at the end of three miles, in 5m. 30s. 



In closing his article in defence of Boston, in reply to " A 

 Young Turfman," Nov. 12th, 1853, " Observer " wrote ; he 

 " has been again fortunate in the prediction that Ked Eye and 

 Nina would contribute to the fame of Boston, and that in 

 matches against them, and others of BostorCs get, such as Dick 

 Doty, Lexington, Lecomte, and Arrow, it would be difficult to 

 find the get of any other famed horse, either a Glencoe, or a 

 Sovereign, to put against the get of Boston." Was that a " crude 

 vaticination," especially as regards Lecomte ? Has not " A 

 Young Turfman " himself adopted the opinion of " Observer " 

 in respect to " Old AVhite-Nose ? " He thinks " there is nothing 

 on record, in this or any other country, to disprove the assertion 



