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i"S borrowing perticuIars IN rsiation "a
ths celebrated hesss. the property q CAasv
rsessses, Eco, Of Harpsrs-Fsrsy, ws eopv
from The n. z. "spsris Of Ne Tinss.-
A letter 10 the Editor, dated
VIzsssrA. Nov. 2tth, 1885.
This distinguished racer, late cham
p,on OF the South. and Q victor of che
North in the match for $1,000 n side
three mile heats. on Long Island. b..
become q subject Of considerable in
quiry among Turfmen. not only from
bis own great success and the fact OF
his having placed Star among the 6rst
OF American stations. but from his
having been raised by an obscure ind;.
sidual IN the mountains. and the con-
sequent impression that hs va. NOT
veil bred. His dam Was . very enc
racer, OF most unainching bottom
She produced also marc by St. Tam
many, deemed inyincible about Moore
held. Va. Several Of her descendants
out Of the Walnut mare. fS,di. Sc..S
have also done her great credit
Frames bay gelding. winner Of two
msie hests at Pittsburg. was by coarse
horse. and President Boyer, (full Bro
thsr to Ssdi.) Of the same age Of En-
ciero, was so far his superior at three
wears old that Enciero ives supposed
to DO good for nothing until Boyer died
(atfour) when Eneiero was again TAX en-
up and made bis splendid cam paign in
the West. winning all bis races (six.)
At Pittshurg, Pa, he won a seventh
mile heat, through the mud, in l:54.
AT Cleveland, Ohio, he won a three
mile heat, late In June. in 5:47. over
Course certified by the County Sur
veyor TO be little more than a mile.
Same Fall (lS35) he won the Jefferson
lVa.) Jockey Club Purse, running the
fourth mile Of the frat heat in l:Sl.-
Two weeks AFTER. the Four mile Purse
at Washington City, through the mud:
alter which $4,000 ives refused for him.
The succeeding week he was started
Tor the Four mile race atthe "Central,"
ne being the only horse OUT Of City on
the ground that dare enter against Black
Heath. theu fresh and in his zenith
II being the general impression that
Black Heath could out-brush any horse
OF the day, Enciero made AZ him from
the score. and did the 6rst two miles
IN 3:o2. being four seconds faster than
the regular two mile race over the
same very heavy course. But Cnciero
was not made Of steel, end his unpre-
cedented travel from the banks Of the
Potomac TO Lake Erie sud back, in ak
months. training. running. or travelling
all the time. told before the end Of each
heat. His FIRST appearance in the
Spring Of 1896. was at Washington.
where he came out second to Ironette
the third heat, beating first rate field.
AftsS TnnnjDg eleven and half miles.
by long aud desperate struggle, En-.
ciero passed Ironette. and baG ..!s4 race
IN bis Own power, but his rider kept
nm under q press, and Wins. not
Ironstte, achieved brilliant victory.
The next week, ut the Central, he was
drawn aherthe first heat Of race which
he was bound 10 win though in horrid
order. The next week, ut the Kendall.
ne won third three mile heat in 5:64,
the frat having been run IN 6:5I, and
The second ia 5:54. This Fall ne won
the Three mile Purse ct the Central.
bot was beat at Trenton by the Immor.
tai Fanny Wyatt and Mingo. In 7:49
and 7:53. The Veteran here had
the management OF him; he was di.
rected 10 make play enough for three
aud half miles each heat--to keen
the fast un'S" moving, and then drop
IN. IL Mingo bad sakeu the second
heat, asevery one supposed was iaevi-
table. then - certain ~ he's . Sfe,.
Enciero would have been I'm the a..
cendanp for the balance Of the race
Tor be came out as fresh and lively A.
ever horse did after good heat.
Thus Il win be seen, that Enceiso
has won III out Of 10 races ia Two
years, at al distances, yielding onIv
land under great dBadvaa,aSes) 70
such as Black Heath. IFonelte, Bum.
per, and Fanny Wysn, when they
we're ~ "6ns ss silk.' He cost MS
pTesent proprietor, CAaEY THOMPSON.
Eco. only $500; and being the frat
race horse that gentleman ever owned.
be must Of course be q novice ia Turf
matters. Noswithslanding he has won
With him upwards Of $1,000, in purses
and the match. Knowing ham like
q book" - the writer does, and taking
into consideration his family. great
sac, AID unhinehiag game, nv ear.
nest Ssh y that he may Be aow with
drawn from The taFf. snd establish -
hsren" next SDfing. somswhefs uilh-
IN striking distance u
Your friend. SC, sETAY.
PrDfcREE.--EHeisrs. b. n. 3 wears
old, BY Star. his dan BY seymouTs
SpEead Eagle, g dan By Imp. Spread
Eagle. &. 3. dam By Imp. Fsdesaliss.
&. (. 8. dam 81 Independence, R.RR.
3. dam by = black horse ihai won :
loug mils facs ~ Ffedsnehsburg Va.
~ four beats, name not Fee0llecisd.
TVS GhBAr MATcH RAca.--Ths
msteh. s., mo- aside, between Hickory
John snd Miss Alediey. xas run over
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