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that Lecomte's time — 7m. 26s. — 7m. 38fs. — is tlie best ever 

 made at four miles, weight for age." He adds ; " though Le- 

 comte's time be the best on record, we believe few turfites who 

 saw the race doubt his ability to have run the first heat in 7m. 

 24s., and the second in 7m. 35s." This admission, respecting a 

 son of Boston, is surely creditable to the candor of " A Young 

 Turfman." 



From the description of him by " Equus," for which your 

 correspondent feels obliged, it seems Lecomte resembles his 

 sire in form, color, and marks — even the white nose — and a 

 white leg, like his ancestor, Eclipse, to which, by the way, no 

 horse now upon the turf is nearer related — though, in some re- 

 spects, smaller than his lineal ancestors, Timoleon and Boston, 

 it seems Lecomte is near the size and dimensions of American 

 Eclipse. 



" According to " Equus," the " average time of each mile of 

 the first heat was Im. Sl^s. ; the last two miles of the second 

 heat is 3m. 38|s. ; the three last miles of the first heat in 5m. 

 33s. ; the four miles in 7m. 26s. ; and the third mile of the sec- 

 ond heat in Im. 46s. ; " concluding that " the average of the 

 heats beat the fastest time on record, even in a single heat, or 

 a dash of four miles," — " that the last two miles of the last heat 

 has never been beaten but three times, even in races of two-mile 

 heats," — " that the time of the last three miles of the first heat 

 has never been beaten or equalled, even at heats of three miles ; " 

 and that " the seventh mile has never been beaten but three 

 times," — in mile heats — " and then only by half a second — Le- 

 comte himself being one that beat it, beating Conrad the Cor- 

 sair, who subsequently made it in a third heat — Flying Dutch- 

 man being the first horse that ever made it." But does not 

 " Equus " overlook Hegira's mile in Im. 42|8., and the recent 

 performances of Charles Bell in Im. 48s. — Ira. 45-|-s." " Equus " 

 thinks their time " will never be equalled, unless " these sur- 

 passing sons of Boston, " Lecomte and Lexington, meet again," 

 under similar circumstances; as in their four-mile race, " the 

 fastest mile, the fastest two miles, the fastest three miles, and 

 the fastest four miles were made " during the distinguished 

 meetings of, " three weeks." Tliey too, " have never been 

 beaten except by each other." 

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