236 Tbe American Thoroughbred 



ing won the four-mile races with other horses in 

 his stable, Colonel Johnson started Boston in a 

 three-mile heat event against the best horses in 

 Maryland, and he beat them in straight heats. 

 Again, at Camden, New Jersey, he met the three- 

 milers and again won in straight heats. And that 

 ended his career in 1837. 



It was in the spring of 1838 that Boston, who 

 had come to be known as " Old White-nose," 

 first had a glimpse of the Union Course, which 

 was to be the scene of his most famous race, 

 though he was defeated in that race. There was 

 nothing on this first occasion to meet him at 

 three-mile heats, and he had a walk-over for the 

 purse. 



Going over to the Beacon Course, an old track 

 in New Jersey, he was started for the first time 

 at the classical distance of four-mile heats. His 

 only competitor was John C. Stevens's chestnut 

 horse Dosoris by Henry. Dosoris was ailing 

 at the time, and he was started merely to make a 

 showing and to prevent another walk-over for the 

 Timoleon colt from Virginia. 



There was racing at that time a horse called 

 Decatur, and a few da3^s after the gallop which 

 Boston had to defeat Dosoris, he met at Camden, 



