320 The American Thoroughbred 



for utterance. The dream of years was gone 

 forever. 



" Fashion's time ! Why, not only had Idlevvild 

 beaten it by more than six seconds, but Mr. 

 Clay's colt had knocked Plutonic bells out of it. 

 As a horse running at the rate of 1.50 covers 

 sixteen yards in one second of time, he made the 

 four miles in an appreciable quantity less than 

 7.27. Even Fashion's own son could have come 

 very near her time, if not made it, had he been 

 ridden out. 



" Oh, venerable friends ! Is it true, that which 

 Captain Moore hath often said of late to us, when 

 we have verbally descanted on the belief of 

 ancient worthies that Fashion's time could not 

 be beaten on Long Island ! ' Fashion's time 

 be — ! What's the use of your listening to 

 them old fogies ! ' " 



Stimmary 



Centreville Course, L.I., June 25. Purse and 

 stake of $700; 4-mile dash for all ages; weight 

 for age. 



T. G. Moore's b. m. Idlewild, 6 yrs., by Lexington, dam 



by Glencoe ; 117 lbs. Tom Patton i 



