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But now, having done our duty to the honored dead, let us 

 resume the thread of that year's proceedings, which was doubly 

 signalized by her departure from- the turf, the first great victo- 

 ries of the one and the first appearance of the otlier of her most 

 brilliant successors — ^Tacony and Flora Temple. 



And first, of Tacony, whose earliest efforts I recorded in the 

 summary of the last year. 



He came out in this, like a giant refreshed by slumljer, and 

 burst at once into celebrity. 



Tacony won in 1852, no less than twelve times, beatiug all 

 the best horses of the day ; Lady Suffolk thrice ; Lady Brooks 

 four times ; Zachary Taj'lor four times ; Pelham, Lady Jane, 

 Lady Moscow, Jack Rossiter and John Tonnelly. 



He did his single mile as low as 2.26, the best time as yet 

 made ; 2.27^, and 2.28 on several occasions — his two miles under 

 the saddle in 5.02 — 5.05, — and in harness in 5.0T| — 5.0Sf. 

 He was beaten twice only ; by Lady Jane, who continued 

 to run on, a stout, honest mare, two-mile heats in wagons, 

 the horse taking the first heat ; and by Zachary Taylor, 

 the best three in five, in wagons, the wagon and driver to 

 weigh 400 lbs. Tacony won the second and fourth, Zachary the 

 first, third, and fifth heats. 



This was justly considered excellent work for the second 

 campaign of a green horse, whatever his promise. 



Zachary Taylor and Lady Jane did the next best, and a num- 

 ber of other horses of old note held tlieir places with credit, as 

 Chatauque Chief, St. Lawrence, Rhode Island, and others. 



In this, and the two last years, had been trotting that remark- 

 ably beautiful and very highly-bred stallion, Kemble Jackson, 

 who afterwards showed vast speed, and wlio is said to have been, 

 in Hiram Woodi-utf's opinion, the fastest young horse he ever 

 drove. 



This fine stallion unfortunately died in his ninth year, before 

 he had attained his prime ; for, as it is well known, trotting horses 

 continually train on, in their speed, for reasons to be given 

 hereafter, as they advance in years, until their frames have ac- 

 tually begun to decline. 



I am induced to give the true pedigree of this horse, in this 

 place, so far as it is ascertained, in consequence of there having 



