252 The American Thoroughbred 



Still, her racing career was full of many great 

 accomplishments before the royal event which 

 crowned her queen of the turf. Her debut was 

 made on the course at Camden, New Jersey, 

 in a race of two-mile heats, for three-year-olds. 

 Although this was her first attempt at " showing 

 the way," she was made a favorite at odds and 

 won like a trump, defeating Amelia Priestman 

 by Drone. Colonel Johnson's bay filly by Star 

 out of Sally Trent, and Nanny, a bay filly by 

 imported Trustee out of Miss Mattie, paid forfeit. 

 The track was knee-deep in mud, and Fashion 

 won in straight heats easily. That race was run 

 on the 2ist of October, 1840. 



On the 27th of the same month, at Trenton, 

 New Jersey, in a sweepstakes for three-year-olds, 

 at two-mile heats. Fashion again won in straight 

 heats, defeating Fleetfoot, a gray filly by imported 

 Barefoot out of Dove by Duroc. Nanny was 

 distanced in the first heat. Amelia Priestman 

 and Truxton by imported Barefoot paid forfeit. 

 Fashion put the issue of both heats on a brush, 

 and won cleverly. Fleetfoot was at that time 

 considered one of the finest fillies ever bred on 

 Long Island. 



When the seasons had swung around until the 



