156 The American Thoroughbred 



" Second heat. The horses, after a lapse of 

 thirty minutes, were called up for a second heat. 

 I attentively viewed Eclipse while saddling, and 

 was suiprised to find that to appearance he had 

 not only entirely recovered, but seemed full of 

 mettle, lashing and reaching out with his hind 

 feet, anxious and impatient to renew the contest. 

 Mr. Purdy, having mounted his favorite, was 

 perfectly at home, and self-confident. 



" The signal being again given, he went off 

 rapidly from the start ; Sir Henry being now en- 

 titled to the inside, took the track, and kept the 

 lead, followed closely by Eclipse, whom Mr. 

 Purdy at once brought to his work, knowing that 

 game and stoutness was his play, and his only 

 chance of success that of driving his speedy 

 adversary up to the top of his rate, without giv- 

 ing him the least respite. Henry went steadily 

 on, nearly at the top of his speed, keeping a 

 gap open between himself and Eclipse, of about 

 twenty feet without much variation, for about two 

 miles and seven-eighths, or until, toward the con- 

 clusion of the third mile, they had arrived nearly 

 opposite the four-mile distance post. 



" Here Mr. Purdy made his run, and when they 

 had advanced forty rods further, which brought 



