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and is on record there as one of the notable racing events. 

 The writer rode Rally at the time. 



Kite was bred by James K. Duke in Kentucky and won 

 some good races. He was not a great horse, but he was a 

 consistent performer. 



One-eyed Joe came from the green fields of Virginia 

 and was bred by Col. James Tally. He was a winner at all 

 distances and was regarded as a very formidable animal. 



Little Arthur was by Glencoe and was owned in Ten- 

 nessee by Bill Cheatham. He was a fair race horse, but did 

 nothing particular in the stud. 



One of the great ones was Lightning, a celebrated horse 

 belonging to Boyden & Chinn. He was a sire of note. 



His full brother, Thunder, did some good work on the 

 track and left behind him a scant progeny. 



Two other full brothers were Lodestone and Thunder, 

 who did well and made quite a reputation, but they got 

 nothing in particular. 



Gray Fannie was celebrated as a dam, but she was not 

 especially fast. 



Bill Bass was owned by Gen. Price, of Missouri, and 

 was just a fairly good animal. 



Gabriel was very fast at one and one-quarter miles and 

 could show his heels to some of the speediest racers there 

 were on any track. He had more sense, according to horse- 

 men, than any other animal that ever stepped upon a track. 

 It is claimed that he always watched to get the best of the 

 start at the post and had his eyes fixed on the others, look- 

 ing for the slightest attempt to break. Then he knew and 

 realized to the fullest extent just what was expected of him. 

 It was his desire to always come first under the wire, and he 

 might be depended upon from start to finish to do his level 

 best. 



Sallie Ward, Jr., was a gray mare owned by Richard 

 Ten Broeck. She was taken into Canada, and the writer 

 rode her in some of the best races there. There were few 

 who could beat her when she was extended. This mare won 

 thousands of dollars for her owner and was considered one 

 of the best of her time. 



Reel was one of the grandest of the grays. She was a 

 mare that could go all distances, and there were few that 



