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sonal devotion was given to them by high-bred 

 ladies and gentlemen. If one did not respect 

 the gentler emotions of humanity too much to 

 do so, one would laugh at reading some of the 

 old prints concerning these turf heroes that had 

 such intimate association with the cavalier fam- 

 ilies. The regard entertained for them was 

 scarcely less tender and less demonstrative than 

 that held for the people of the family. The 

 Virginians regarded the death of Diomed, though 

 truly, counted by years and accomplishments, he 

 had run his race, as a great national catastrophe. 

 Their sorrow was assuaged only by the thought 

 that he had left behind him numerous sons who 

 should carry on the glories of the family. 



And indeed, in one of these sons, this Sir 

 Archy, who was by the records the best race- 

 horse by Diomed, he left one who was hardly 

 less, if any less, great than himself. And Sir 

 Archy went into the affections of the Virginians 

 to take the place of their lost Diomed. During 

 the years which he lived he caused the fame 

 of the Diomed line of blood to be carried to the 

 extreme northern and southern and western 

 points where racing of the thoroughbred horse 

 was known. Indeed, it might be said that the 



