The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-26
4 FAMOUS HORSE.

The Career and Trtumphs OF Le1lnHe
ton, the Celebrated Racer.
The great racer Lexington, whose death 10
lust announced, was 80 remarkable horse as'
to deserve more thoh passing notice.
Lexington was the properly of A. J. Alex
ander, and, though % years Of age, his powers
weIe unlmpaired until very shortly before his
death, though he had been blind for some
years past. Lexington Was bred by DR.. War
field, of Lexington, KY, and was ioaled N
1850; he was by Boston, out OF Alice Carneal,
by Sarpeden, dam Rowena, BY Sompler; great
grand dam Lady Gray by Robin Hood. Boston
was by limoleoa out Of Robin Browns dam,
own sister to Tuckahoe aud Revenge, by Flor
izel. Alice Carneal, Lrxington's Dam, was
foaed In Kentucky In 1886. and although she
ran second in the first heat ofa four mile race
10 Miss Fuote In 742, being distanced IN The
second heat, she never won race.
The record OF Lexington as racer is tGea
best that has ever been made by any on the
turf, and his victories have been many and
brilliant. He was first known TO sporting
men as "Darley," and under that name won
his first race, three-year old stake, at tho
May meeting of 1858, at Lexington, mile heats,
beating thirteen opponents. He was purchas--
ed by Mr.. Ten Brock, who changed nls name
to the one he bore at the time Of his. deatn.
At the meeting referred to he won the two
mile heat race for three year olde, and ne was
shortly after matched for $500 for tnree-.
mile race with Sallie Walters, q fonr-year old
fly, which he won, on the Metairie course,
New Orleans, on the I'd Of December, 1858,
dIstanclng the flly In the second heat, The
odds against him being $4,000 to $500. The
track was very heavy, but lhe watcn said 62St
and 6.244. He was miss In the three-year olo
stake aL the came course, tWc-mlle neaCss
on January Z, 1854, and paid forfeit. IN Apfus
1854, he won The great State post stako
fo,,r f,n n
compIe, OF Mississippi. Highlander, OF fAaoans,
and Arrow, OF Louisiana, dlstancing Arrow II,
the first, and Highlander In the second heals,
on heavy track, in 8.082, s.04. The two, Le-.
compte and he, met again on April 8. same
track, for the Jockey CLUB purse, $4,000, sua-
taining his only defeat, Lecompte winning IN
two straight heats. In the fastest Time mace up
to that date, viz 1926, 1884. The defeat waa
not satisfactory. and his owner offered 10 run
him either against L-compLe's best lime, or
against Lecompte himself, for $4,000, four
mile heats. Eventually match was made for
$40. 600, Lexington to run against the fastest
time ut four miles, that ia Lecomptes 7.98,
over the MelaIrie Course. New Orleans. THIS
memorable race occurred April 2, 1855, end
Lexington, carrying l03 pounds-thre- pounds
over-~- -ight-and RIDDEN by Clip trick, won
in 7.l93, which for seventeen years has never
been eanalled. The time was l.473, l.62}, l.6l2
and l.4Sl-total. 7.l93. Gen. Wen. s,a Ted Le-
compte against Lexington for the Jockey Cluo
purse of $1,000, with an inside stake OF 81, 600
q side. four mile heats, April "a, 1866, on Inc
Metarle Course, and Lexington ob,alned de-
clsive victory, winning the nrst heat In 7.2S4,
and galloping over 10 the second heat, as Le-
compte had been withdrawn.
Lexington soon after broke down, ana wea
purchased by Robert A. Alexander. OF hsa'
lucky, for fifteen Thousand dollars. The price
was deemed enormous, but the owner sai1 M
"that he day would come when ne Wonia sen Na.
one offspring of The horse they despiseo e10, ~.
more money Than he paid for him. st.Ess Lev
wears later, Norfolk, son, won ootn sgaeo 9osI
ior three-year-olds aL ST. Louis, 10 may, aev,t
and the colt was sold to Theodore mlntet, ST. W
Ca irornia, for fifteen thousand doNars. SSs hSs
been sold for forty thousand dolIass, anu ooG- s
HE hat amount would not purchase ,nS re.
nowned no. Harry Basset1, the greaeest OF all ma
descendants. .,rs. o,or e,rod uo roonp
enoons mo WINNERS on the turf as Lexington, end
tn tna nffsnring OF his SONS, themselves victora
on c%e The turf promise fair to perpetuate bis
fams Sn His four. mile time, 7.ls3, remaius GL .
a annroached by his successors, aud, If IL should
he approached at the forthcoming Saratoga
meeting, 1t will be by one Of his sons, Harry
Bsssett