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M. K. Singleton's br. g. Minor, pedigree above, 4 yrs., 99 lbs.. 

 Wade Hampton's b. f. Millwood, pedigree above, 4 yrs., 94 lbs., 

 John Harrison's ch. m. Rosa Lee, pedigree above, aged, 113 lbs 

 N.Green's b. c Stockton, pedigree above, 3 yrs., 90 lbs , 



Time — 5 m. 53 sec; 5 m. 54^-; 5 ra. 5*7 sec. 



First heat. — All being in motion, the signal was given to be off, when 

 Stockton reared and hung back, by which he lost several lengths. Rosa 

 Lee took up the running, Minor and Millwood evidently not going for 

 the heat, but well up, Stockton trailing. In this order they ran for two 

 miles and a half, when Stockton coming up with a rush, locked Millwood, 

 putting her so much upon her mettle, that the boy could hardly restrain 

 her ; he took a pull upon her, however, and drew her back to her place- 

 Meanwhile Minor was so close up with Rosa Lee, that many wondered he 

 did not make an eflbrt for the heat ; but this seemed not to be the policy 

 of his owner, so after driving the mare up to 5.53, he resigned the con- 

 test, after passing the distance stand, and quietly cantered in, Rosa Lee 

 winning the heat. 



Second heat. — Rosa Lee took the lead, but Minor immediately went 

 up to her, and after a magnificent brush at the end of the first mile, took 

 the track. Millwood, as in the first heat, dropt into the third place, with 

 Stockton also in waiting, until the last mile, when Rosa Lee, Stockton, 

 and Mihvood simultaneously forced the running, and got into some se- 

 vere work. Minor, however, kept in front, and won the heat, after a 

 very exciting race. Stockton Avas then withdrawn. 



This was a very beautiful heat — in one portion of it the contending 

 nags were all together for a mile or so — Millwood was whisking her tail, 

 a peculiarity she has in running; Stockton was trying, with his long 

 lurching strides, to creep between her and the rails; Rosa Lee was mov- 

 ing along with a grace and speed worthy of her four year old form ; and 

 Minor was so mixed up with them, that from the distance they were 

 from us on the other side of the Course, it was impossible to say what po- 

 sition he exactly occupied ; they were head and head, they were stroke 

 and stroke ; they went along fast as Ihe clouds hurrying above them; 

 the blast of the tempest seemed to fly after them in vain. It began to 

 rain heavily, yet, with lusty sinews, undauntedly they breasted the 

 weather and they braved the storm. As they rushed through the de- 

 scending waters, skimming the surface of the Course, and dashing about 

 them the spray as they passed, they reminded us of a flock of the stormy 

 petrel on the wing, to whom all weathers are alike, but who delight 

 most in the rain and in the tempest. The excitement was immense 

 ■when Minor showed full in front of the flying four, and swinging round 

 the turn into the straight run home, looked very much like a winner. 



