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He then met his Waterloo in one of the famous 

 old races, where, in a match of four-mile heats near 

 Baltimore, the celebrated Oscar gave him defeat. 

 This was a remarkably fast race and character- 

 ized by the bottom of the horses. 



First Consul was owned by Joshua B. Bond, 

 Esq., of Philadelphia, who was a prominent gen- 

 tleman in his own city and quite well known as a 

 high-class sportsman. Mr. Bond had offered to 

 run First Consul against any horse in America, 

 which challenge had been accepted by Major 

 William Ball, of Virginia, on behalf of his fine 

 horse. Ball's Florizel, for $10,000 a side. But in 

 the interim First Consul had run the match with 

 Oscar. 



The succeeding week Oscar and First Consul 

 started in a famous race at Washington City, in 

 four-mile heats, in which they met Floretta and 

 Top Gallant. The second heat of this race was 

 run with Floretta first. First Consul second, and 

 Oscar third, in 7.52. So great a noise was made 

 at the time over the remarkable record that the 

 Washington track was measured to ascertain if it 

 were not short of a mile. It was found to be 

 seven feet over. 



First Consul was afterward beat by Post Boy 



