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by the Yirginia-bred Duroc, son of Diomed, dam by English 

 Messenger, out of an English mare, by PotSos, son of Eclipse. 

 Boston's achievements are referred to in the 13th volume 

 of the " American Turf "Register," thus — " No horse ever had 

 a higher reputation, or sustained it more nobly. His career 

 has been brilliant beyond all comparison ; for years he had no 

 equal, and he leaves behind him no superior. He has started 

 in over forty races, and has won about thirty at four-mile heats 

 alone. He has won in stakes and purses, for his owners, nearly 

 sixty tliousand dollars ; while the amount he has won for his 

 different backers would probably exceed half a million ! " The 

 time of Boston's race with Fashion has never been rivalled, ex- 

 cept by his own offspring — ^Tally-ho and Bostona on the Union 

 Course, New York State ; Red Eye and Nina near Richmond, 

 Virginia; and lately, by Lecomte and Lexington, near New 

 Orleans. 



THE K AGING AT NEW ORLEANS. 



EEFLECTI0K8 ON THE LAST RACES OF " THE BEST TIME EVEE MADE," AT 

 THEEE AND FOTJE-MILE HEATS, WON BY SONS OF BOSTON. 



The " record," both as regards the past, and now for the 

 present, puts an end to " the Boston controversy." 



The following extracts are made from late New Orleang 

 papers. 



The best time ever made — Seven minutes and twenty- 

 six seconds. — Lecomte, the Red River horse, now stands the 

 champion of the world ; and who is able to tear the laurels 

 from his noble brow ? The fastest time on record was made by 

 Fashion, on the Long Island Course, in 1838, when she beat 

 Boston, the sire of Lecomte, in 7.321 The next best time was 

 made by Reel, the dam of Lecomte, over a Louisiana course ; 

 she won a heat in 7.32f ; and George Martin ran a heat on one 

 of our courses in 7.33. Yesterday's race marks a new era in 

 the turf calendar ; and hereafter when you speak of time, you 

 must say, " fastest time on record." — Lecomte^ hy Boston, out 

 of Reel, won a heat on the Sth of April, 1854, over the Metairie 

 Course, State of Louisiana, in 7.26. 



