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and Tenny in 1890, over the Coney Island 

 Jockey Club track. Salvator won the Suburban 

 and a challenge was sent by Tenny's owner for 

 $5,000 a side. Mr. Haggin, Salvator's owner, 

 accepted. Murphy rode Salvator, and Garrison 

 had the mount on Tenny. When the distance was 

 half over it seemed Salvator's race in a gallop, 

 but Tenny made up lost ground in the last half, 

 and Salvator won by only haK a head. The first 

 mile had been run in 1.39f , while the mile and a 

 quarter was covered in 2.05. Mr. Haggin, who is 

 said to be the most laconic and imperturbable 

 man alive, is reported to have remarked, with a 

 sigh of relief when the race was finished: "Un- 

 comfortably close." After this match Salvator 

 made one more distinguished appearance. This 

 was at Monmouth Park, where, in a mile straight 

 away, he ran against time and covered the 

 distance in 1.35^. Salvator was by imported 

 Prince Charlie. Salvator was not a success in the 

 stud. 



In 1893 appeared another popular champion 

 in Mr. Keene's Domino, a son of Himyar out of 

 Mannie Gray. Domino was the perfection of 



