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his game he was certain; the correctness of his 

 judgment the sequel will show. In the hands 

 of Clinton, who, by-the-by, is a Kentuckian, not 

 above seven-and-twenty years of age, Gray Eagle 

 had never lost a heat; the previous October he 

 won a two-mile sweepstakes, over this course, 

 in 3.4 1 -3.43 J; and a week afterwards repeated 

 the race in 3.48-3.44. His form indicates more 

 power of endurance than any horse we ever saw 

 in Kentucky; from the girth forward his shape 

 and make could hardly be improved, if he merely 

 had the delicate, finely tapered ears of a Sir 

 Charles, or a Wild Bill. Standing behind him, 

 his quarters display a fine development of muscle, 

 but many would call them light in proportion to 

 his size and forehand ; in this respect he closely 

 resembles Priam. His coupling, thigh, and stifle 

 are unexceptionally good, and his hocks come 

 well down to the ground, giving him great 

 length from their point to that of the whirlbone. 

 His legs are clean, broad, and flat, with the ham- 

 strings and leaders beautifully developed — no 

 son of Whip ever had a finer set of limbs under 

 him. 



"At half-past one o'clock, the jockeys having 

 received their orders from the judges, the order 



