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a son of a prophet," yet lie has been singularly fortunate, as 

 you may recollect, in some of his vaticinations — not only about 

 " Boston and his get," but in one of them — as on another occa- 

 sion — having actually ^placed Lexington, Lecomte, and High- 

 lander, as in the great stake race, remai-king, however, in 

 another article, that, judging from the blood and performances 

 of Lecomte, he thought it " not unlikely " he would win, having 

 years ago predicted in the " Spirit," long before it was accom- 

 plished, that the day would come when the time of Eclij)se and 

 Henry would be beat at the Union. Subsequent events speak 

 for themselves. 



However, it is undeniable that Lecomte has run the fastest 

 four miles on our record, and it may be questionable if it can 

 be surpassed by any horse in the country with a feather. At 

 three-mile heats. Arrow, another son of Boston, has surpassed, 

 in like manner, the time of all other races at that distance, in 

 accomplishing 5.33 — 5.36— 5.43|. Blonde may yet prove "an 

 ugly customer " to Lecomte, having beaten with ease, in nearly 

 as good time, the competitor of Arrow, in the last fast race. 



Instead of speculations, amateurs at a distance from Louis- 

 iana would be more gratified in learning oi facts connected with 

 cracks ; besides all the minutiae of their exploits and blood, to 

 have descriptions of the horses themselves — their size, color, 

 beauty, form, points, &c. Observer. 



