The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-07-22
The Race-Horse Lexington.

turfman in the country. His great proves as
race-horse, as we'll as his remarkable career
as sire, had endeared the name OF Lexing-
ton to every lover of thoroughbred stock in the
| country. While upon the turf Lexington over
| Swallowed all his contemporaries, and for tWen-
| tx years his record remained as, a mark of ad-
mration. He has always stood at Che head Of
| winning sires, and has left behind him sons
| and daughters who will keep his memory fresh
| for generations to come. Lexington was bred
by DR.. E. Warfield, near Lexington, KY, and
foaled March II, 1850. His pedigree was as
| follows Lexington. by Boston The, by Timole;
on, out of Sister to Tucahoe, by Ball's Florizel;
Lexington's was Alice Carneal, by imported
| Sarpcdon; second dam, Rowena, by Sumpter,
| third dam. Lady Grey, by Robin Grey fourth
dam, Maria, by Mezar; fifth dam BY import
ed Highfyer, sixth dam by imported Fear
| naught, seventh dam by Ariel eighth dam by
| Jack of Diamonds, ninth dam Old Diamond
| called Duchess). Both Jack of Diamond and
| Old Diamond were imported by General Spotts-
| wood, OF Virginia, and both were by Cullen's
Arabian. TO show the purity and high line
age OF Lexington, it is necessary to say that
| imported Sarpedon, the sire of Alice Carneal
(1exington's DAM was by Emilius, dam Icara,
by The Flyer, SC. Sumpter was by Sir Archy,
! dam by imported Robin Redbreast, sister to the
| dam Of Flrtlla. Robin Grey, the sire of Lex
| ington's THIRD dam, was imported Royalist, out
| of Bellaile. by Grey Diamond, grandda,n Queen
| by imported st. George, sire out of Primrose,
| by Cassius; and the sire of Lexington's sew
enth dam, Ariel, was by imp. Morton's Tray
eller. dam Tasker's imported Selma. by Go
dolphin Arabian. 1t is unnecessary to pursue
the line further, as turfmen will readily OBJ
| serve from what we have given that Lexing-
| toms pedigree extends to the Arabans, and
the purity of his blood thoroughly established,
Boston. the sire of Lexington, was grand
race-horse, and, like his son, the best Of his
| day. He first appeared in 1896, and during
his racing career of seven years started forty
| five times and won forty Victories. 1t must be
remembered that in those days all races were
in heats, and of the forty-five in which Boston
started thirty were four-mile heats, five of
which he walked over; nine were three-mile
| heats, one OF which was a walk over, and one
| a two mile-heat. From such horse as this q
son like Lexington was to be expected. Alice
| Carneal LeXington's dam, never ran in pub
lie until she was five years old, and, being of
particularly high, nervous temperament, she
could not be brought to the track in good con-
ditien, and only won once during her career.
| LEx1NGToN's PERFORMANCES.
Lexington first appeared as thrce-year old
on May %, 1858, at Lexington, KY, under The
name Of Darby, in the association stakes for
three-year olds, mile heats, which he won in
two straight heats. Twelve started, and he
distanced them all. Four days after this he
ran for the Citizens Stakes, for three-Year
Odds, two mile heats and won in three heats.
After this he came into the hands Of Mr.. r.
Ten Brock. and was matched against Sallie
Waters, four-year old, by imported Glencoe,
| for $500, Mr.. Ten Brock betting $500
against $4,000. The race was ppn in three
mile heats, at New Orleans, December 2. 1858.
Lexington distanced his competitor in the sec
ond heat. His next appearance was in the
great Post Stakes Of $4,000 each, play or pay,
four mile heats, at New Orleans, April l, 1854.
Tile starters were Lexington, Lecompte, High
lander and Arrow. Lexington Won in two
heats, dstancing all but Lecompte. A week
| afterWard Lexington met Iiecompte and Reube
at the same place in a race of four mile heats,
and We s beaten by Lecompte in two heats
| The result of this race led to much feeling. and
Mr.. Ten Brock Issued Il challenge to any horse
in tie country, which resulted in Lexington's
being matched against the fastest time OH rec
ord, 1923, made Ey Lecompte in the race mem
toned above. The Stakes were 10000; The
rage came off at the Metairie Course, New Or
leans, April 2, 1855, and Lexington, carrying
| 10a ponds and ridden by Fitzpatrick, Won in
7l9a, which stood at the head of the record
until last year, when it was beaten by licking
TOMS grandson, Feloweraft, at Saratoga by a
quarter of a scond. Mr. Ten Brock was
again challenged by Mr.. Il. J. Wells, the own
er of Lecompte, for 4 race of four mile heats,
and they again appeared in competition OH the
Metairie Course, on April "a. Lexington won
in the first heat, LeGompte being drawn in
the second. The time was 1929. This was
Lexington's last appearance, and he made his
| first season in the stud in 1855 at the farm Of
W. F. Harper, and the next year stood at the
same place. In 1856 Mr.. Ten Brock sold Lex
ington to Mr.. 4. A. Alexander for $l5, 900, and
he has stood at the WOODBURY. farm until death.
| Lexington, in his career, was beaten but once
out Of seven starts, and his total winnings were
$56;500.
! DESCRIPTION OF THE DEAD RACER.
Lexington was blood bay, about Is hands
3 inches high, and has been fully described fire.
quenlly. His fore and hind feet and pasterns,
and 4 small portion OF the hind legs above the
pastern joints were white; his bones were not
particularly large, except the backbone was
immense. lie had plenty of muscle. and his
ears We're handsome and wide apart. His head
though not SMALL was clean, bony and hand
some: His nostrils were large, the jawbone
uncon1monly wide, and the jaws wide apart
affordfng abundant room for Il clear and we'll
detached throttle. His arms, which came out
we'll from the body were longs strong anG
muscular, and were sufficiently wide apart fol
good Chest. About fifteen years ago Lexins
ton Went blind, but he has not generally trans
mitted his affection to his offspring. Up Il
the year 1866 Lexington had sired 80 winners
at mile heats, who won 1872 races, 80 winnef
at two miles and heats, who won 1O2 races, II
winners at three miles and heats who Won 81
races, and s winners at four rciles and heat
who won y races. Since 1856 The winning
sons and daughters ,of Lexington have added
double this number, but it is sufficient to- say
that as the sire Of Kentucky, Asteroid,s Idle
wild, Norfolk, Leatherlungs, Thunder. Arcola
Harry 81 the West, Daniel Boone; Jack Malone
Harry Basset, Tom Bowling; Joe Daniel
Wanderer and other great horses, Lexington'
fame will live in the memory of turfmen fo
generations to come, Lexington founded lin,
of race horses unequalled by the offspring o
any other stallion i'll this country or England
III his latter years Lexington even bettered tt,
record Of his earlier Career as q sire, for Ton
Bowling, Harry Bas5ett, Preakness and Wan
; dere: stand as fitting representatives. of til,
noble animal. The announcement of his tleatl
therefore, will be received with sorrow by TIN
entire racing public.
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