I20 The American Tborougbbred 



" Samuel Gallaway, Esq.'s bay horse Selim . .11 



Mr. Leary's bay horse Old England . . .2 dist. 



Mr. Samuel's bay horse Granby . . . 3 dr. 



Mr. Andrew Orr's gray horse Northumberland . dist. 



" The first heat was run in 8 minutes 2 sec- 

 onds, Selim winning from Old England by a 

 single length. The second heat, after running 

 three miles close at the heels of Selim, Old 

 England flew the course. 



" The standard was 10 stone. Selim was then 

 eight years old, and carried 140 pounds full 

 weight. Old England and Northumberland were 

 both imported. 



"It is believed that this running was never 

 exceeded, if equalled, in this country. To form 

 a correct judgment of the speed of a horse, the 

 weight carried must always be recollected. If, as 

 the old and experienced sportsmen say, seven 

 pounds are equal to a distance, which is 240 

 yards, it follows that 14 pounds will make the 

 difference of 480 yards, a space which would 

 consume 32 seconds of time in running, at the 

 rate of running at Philadelphia. Deduct this 

 from 8 minutes 2 seconds, and it leaves 7^ 

 minutes, in which the race would have been run 

 if the standard had been 9 stone. I have 



