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winners previously on our Course, and made reputation for themselves in 

 South Carolina. 



Free Trade, it may be recollected, won the annual Hutchinson Sweep- 

 stakes in 1848, two mile heats, beating a b. f. by Priam, and a ch.c. by 

 Bertrand, Jr. The Priam filly won the first heat in 3 m. 47-|- sec. ; and 

 Free Trade the second and third heats in 3 m. 54 sec. ; 4 m. 3 sec. He 

 then walked over, same year, two days afterwards, for the Sweepstakes, 

 mile heats. 



The performances of Bostona on our Course, are doubtless, to a certain 

 extent, fresh in the memory of all persons in the habit of keeping the 

 run of such events ; nevertheless, as they form important items in our 

 Turf history, the following enumeration of her principal Races here 

 will, we are confident, be acceptable, at the present time, to Turfmen 

 everywhere, as enabling them, by adding these performances to what 

 she has done on other Courses, to make up " the sura and substance " of 

 her gallant exploits during her brilliant career in the last two vears. 



Bostona was nominated for the Hutchinson Stakes in in 1847, two 

 mile heats, but declared off before the Race. In 1848, on Thursday, 

 Feb. 24, as a four year old, she won the Jockey Club Purse, three mile 

 heats, beating, in two heats, cli. f. Rosemary, and a b. m. by Sarpedon ; 

 first heat, in 5 m. 52 sec. ; second heat in 6 m. 6 sec. In the same year 

 (1848) she started on Saturday, Feb. 26, for the Handicap Race, three 

 mile heats, and was beaten by Mr. Sinkler's Shark, after a very fine and 

 close Race. In the last heat of this Race the saddle of Bostona slipt 

 soon after starting, which greatly impeded her action. In 1849, on 

 Wednesday, Feb. 7, she won the Jockey Club Purse of $1,000, four mile 

 heats, beating Shark, in 7 m. 50 sec; 7 m. 57 sec, who had previously 

 beaten her. In the same year, (1849) on Saturday, Feb. 10, she started 

 for the Handicap Race, three mile heats, and was beaten by Rosa Lee, in 

 two heats, in 5 m. 51 sec, and 5 m. 48 sec. Shark was also in this Race 

 but seemed entirely otT his foot. From Rosa Lee's high reputation for 

 speed, Bostona's for unflinching game, and Shark for bottom, this was a 

 very betting' affair ; they each had their friends and backers at starting. 

 This was a Handicap Race, and they were weighed as follows : Rosa Lee, 

 6 yrs., carried 117 !l)s ; Bostona, 5 yrs. old, 109 lbs. ; Shark, 5 ys., 106 lbs. 



"Tally-Ho," the last of the distinguished three, it remains for us to no- 

 tice, made his first appearance, as a three year old, in Charleston, and 

 ran second to Col. Hampton's " Millwood," for the annual Hutchinson 

 Sweepstakes, in 1849, for three year olds, two mile heats, on Wednesday 

 of the Race week, making a very fine fast race, driving the filly up to 3 



