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VOLUME XXX.—No. 9. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER, 1871. NEW SERIES—No. 296. 
THE THOROUGH-BRED STALLION LEXINGTON.— From A Painting BY TrOYK —Drawn and Engraved for the American Agriculturist. 
Whatever may be thought of liors'e-racing, 
there is no doubt of the great utility of the race¬ 
horse. By race-horse, we do not refer to the 
modern trotter, but to the thorough-bred, ani¬ 
mal whose pedigree can be traced back in an 
unbroken line to its British ancestry and to the 
Arabian horse. The thorough-bred stallion is of 
the greatest value in breeding, whether we raise 
roadsters, coach horses, or farm horses, as it 
possesses in a wonderful degree strength, en¬ 
durance, activity, and intelligence, all of which 
qualities it imparts to its offspring. When 
farmers learn that it costs as much to raise a 
poor colt as a good one, and that the good ani¬ 
mal will sell for several times more than the 
inferior one, thorough-bred stallions will be 
more in request. As a typical specimen, we 
present a portrait of Lexington, considered by 
judges as the best race-horse and sire this coun¬ 
try lias ever produced. Lexington was foaled 
in 1850; was by Boston, dam Alice Corneal by 
Sarpedon. See the Turf Register. The per¬ 
formances of his sire, Boston, were unparal¬ 
leled in the annals of the turf, and his nu¬ 
merous offspring were all notables, though 
their fame was eclipsed by that of Lexington. 
Lexington is a blood bay, fifteen hands three 
inches high, with fore and hind feet and pas¬ 
terns white. In all points, his body is considered 
absolute perfection, and in action he is unsur¬ 
passed. The remarkable performances of Lex¬ 
ington upon the turf are matters of record, the 
most noteworthy of these being his race against 
time, over the Metairie course at New Orleans, 
in June, 1854, when he ran four miles in 7 
minutes 191 seconds, wliioh is believed to be the 
fastest ever made. Lexington was sold in 1856 
to the late R. A. Alexander, for $15,000, and is 
now owned by A. J. Alexander, Spring St’n, Ky. 
