The Last Race of Lexington 3 1 1 



best possible manner, and very deep through- 

 out, which made his legs appear short, while at 

 the same time he had a great reach. 



His hips were not remarkably wide, though 

 strong, and in the sweep, down to and embrac- 

 ing the hock, he had rarely an equal. His feet, 

 though mostly white, were excellent, as were 

 his legs, with good bone, clear strong tendons, 

 and good proportions, uniting in their motion 

 great ease and correctness. His action could 

 not be surpassed; bold, free, elastic, and full of 

 power, and, with his elegance of action and re- 

 markable racing-like form throughout, he united 

 great beauty and grandeur. 



For fifteen years and more the sons and 

 daughters of Lexington were the champions of 

 the American turf. His get won $1,159,321. He 

 sired in twenty-one seasons in the stud about six 

 hundred horses of both sexes, and of these, two 

 hundred and thirty-six were winners. Were they 

 racing to-day, with the same capacity, in these 

 times of enormous stakes, the Lexingtons would 

 have accumulated a fabulous amount of money. 



Wherever they went the Lexingtons were 

 kings or queens. He sired Idlewild, the greatest 

 mare of her day, who would have been as famous 



