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spring of 1841 had come, Fashion for the first 

 time saw the Union Course, on Long Island. 

 And there she went into the hands of the starter 

 on May 6, as a four-year-old, in the Jockey Club 

 Purse of ^500 for all ages, three-mile heats. She 

 had some quality to meet in this contest, but on 

 a course that was very heavy, deep, and stiff 

 she ran a capital race and put to defeat the im- 

 ported mare Sylphide by Emilius, Prospect by 

 Monmouth Eclipse, her former competitor Fleet- 

 foot, Meridian by imported Barefoot, and Bluff 

 by Gohanna. 



By this time she was thoroughly launched upon 

 her racing career, and she had shown to Mr. Gib- 

 bons, to Laird her trainer, and to the numerous 

 friends whom she had already won for herself 

 such quality that they had begun to suspect her 

 as possessing queenly turf characteristics. 



From there on her career was an intensely 

 interesting one. She made her next appearance 

 a dozen days afterward at Camden, and began the 

 real labors of her life. This summary tells the 

 story of her unexpected defeat : — 



Camden, New Jersey, Wednesday, May 19. 

 Purse $300 ; free for all ages; carrying New York 

 weights; two-mile heats. 



