CHAPTER XV 



THE LAST RACE OF LEXINGTON 



From the long cry of this 7.i9f, the third and 

 last great effort of Lexington was made. Not- 

 withstanding the formidable public trial which 

 Lexington had shown, the Lecompte people were 

 not yet satisfied that Lexington was a better son 

 of Boston than their own " Red River " horse. 



On April 24 the Jockey Club Purse of $1000 

 was to be run. An inside stake of $2500 each 

 was betted between Mr. Richard Ten Broeck, 

 representing Lexington, and Mr. T. J. W^lls, 

 representing Lecompte. And on this Saturday 

 afternoon, at the Metairie Course, occurred the 

 last of that series of events which have lent to 

 New Orleans a turf history perhaps more brilliant 

 than that possessed by any racing city in the 

 United States. 



It is no place here to go into description of 

 the crowds which assembled at this second meet- 

 ing of the pair. It is mainly interesting to get 

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