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ing as a three-year-old, and he never raced after 

 that season. It is likely, had he gone on and 

 trained, that he would have taken his place along 

 with Luke Blackburn, Hindoo, Hanover, and 

 those acknowledged champions who had preceded 

 him. 



Splitting up things with Hanover, and trying 

 to make dispute with him, was the brown colt 

 Kingston, afterward to come into fame as a 

 game, consistent horse, good to run any distance 

 from a sprint up to a staying race. And also in 

 this season we saw the bow of a beautiful bay 

 filly by imported Glenelg out of Florida, who was 

 racing in the colors of James B. Haggin, the Cali- 

 fornian. She was named Firenzi, and for the next 

 four years she made filly history that is still re- 

 membered with fondness by the thousands who 

 loved her for her deeds. As years came to her 

 she was the successor to Miss Woodford as the 

 best mare upon the turf. 



It was also the time of Dew Drop, a mare who 

 could run fast enough to make you dizzy at 

 watching her. 



The Coney Island Cup that year promised a 

 great race because it was expected that Trouba- 

 dour, the winner of the Suburban, would meet 



