The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1875-07-31

ington has filled the eyes ot all
lovers of The turf in Kentucky.
TO be the son of lexington was
10 win the favor Of buyers OF pools
in every pool that has been sold
for a double decade. But he is
dead. While the graui old horse
win now live only in the memory
of the free-hear!cd lovers of the
turf, yet his name will be Kept
green in racing annals by the won
drous achievements OF his progeny,
who. on every course whore they
have entered, have borne away the
tr;umphs of the day, Last Thurs,
day, while some Of his get we're
bearing of from the course The
trophies of victory, the great
horse was dying. lie saw the sun
set for the last time that night and
died. The Frankfort Yeoman Civ.
cs some interesting particulars OF
Lexiugton's record. lle was bred
by DR.. Wardcld, of Lexington,
Ky., aud was foalcd in 1850. lie
was BY Boston, out of Alice Car
neal. Lexington was first known
on the turf as Barley, and under
thatname won his first race, a
thrce-year old stake at the Lex
| ington, Ky, May meeting, 1888,
mile heats, boating thirteen oppo-
ncnts. He was purchased the eve
ming after his first race by Capt.
Villa Wiley aud Mr. Ten Broeck,
and his namo changed TO Lexing-
ton. At the Same meeting he won
a two-mile heat race for three
year-olds, and his owners soon
after mat ched him to run q three
mile race against the -four year
old iilly Sally Waters, by Glencoe
out Of Maria Diack, for 81, 800; the
hackers of the filly stalking $4,000
to $500 on Lexington. The race
occurred on the Mctairio course,
New Orleans. Dec, 2, 1883, and
Lexington won, dis'ancing Sally
Waters in the second heat. The
time was 6:234. 6:2it, and the truck
very heavy. lI;snext engagement
was IN The thrcc.ycar-old stake ut
New Orleans, Jan. z, 1854, two.
| mile heats: being pmiss, he paid
forfeit to Conrad the Corsair, Ar
gent. aud Ilornpipe. The follow
| ing April, OH the same course. nc
| won for Kentucky the great State
! Post stake. for oil ages f0ur-mile
heats, beating Lccomtc. the rep
resentative Of Mississippi, second
in both heats, Highlander. of Ala
bama, and Arrow, of Louisiana
Highlander was distanced in thc
second and Arrow In the first heat
time. S.083. G0l. and track heavy
The next meeting of Lexington and
Lccomte was on April 8, over the
same track. for the Jockey CiuL
purse Of 50 1000, four-milc heats
aud here Lexington sustained hl'
only defeat, Lec0mte winning iw'
straight heats in the fastest tim'
ever malc'up to this date, viz
1926, 7.3S3. Lexington was seconC
in both heats, and Roube third oI
first, was distanced in the las
heat.
Notwithstanding lis horses dc
feat. Ten Brock who purchase,
Capt. Nilloy's- intererest, oiiere,
TO run him either against Lecomie
or against Becomle's best timo TO
$4,000, four-mile heats. Eyentu
ally match was made for 320, GOO
Lexington to run against the fast
! est time at four miles that is
Tocomte's 1926, over the Mciairi
course, New Orleans. This mem
J orable race occurred April, 2, 1855
! and Lexington carrying los pound
: three pounds over weight--an'
! ridden by Gilpatriell won in 7;l9S
which was never equaled or beat
: Ell until by his son, FellowcrafI
: last year at Saratoga III 7:l91. Th
: time was l:474 l:b2l, and l:4Sq-tc
tai 7:19l. Not satisfied with this
a Gen. Wells started Lccomt
F, against Lexington for the Jocke
8 Club purse of 81 900 with an insid
: stake of $1,000 side, four mil
' heats, April, 81, 1885, or tho Nc
: ;airie course, and dthis time Lexino
e ton obtained decisive victory on
! er his old conqucror, winning tn
9 first heat in 7:2S3, and gallopin
: over in the End heat, as Lecomt
had been withdrawn.
i, Lexington soon after broke dowi
q and being withdrawn from III
: turf was purchased by Robert 4
G Alexander, Of Kentucky, for 81.
600. Ridiculed for paying such a
extraordinary price, he rcplies
i "that the day would como whc
T he would sell one offspring Of I'll
d horse they despscd for more MOI
G ey than he had paid for him.
l. When, q few years later, Lcxins
= TOMS son Norfolk won the tw