The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-11
THIE SGRF,
Death OF "LcxingtOn," the Famous
Race Horse
From the Frankfort Yeoman,

From the Frankfort YeOman.l
The famous race horse, Lexington,
died on Thursday July !, ut the Wood
burn stud farm, the seat Of his owner,
A. j. Alexander, in the twenty-siNth
year of his age, He has been quite
blind for twenty years, but he has pre-
served his health and vigor until COM
paratively lately. Recently he had
been complaining seriously, and his
death was not unexpected. lie was
buried in Il manner BETTING his great
fame, in front of the stable which has
been his home for many years. lie
stands "king of the American turf"
and the sire of more winners, perhaps,
than any horse IN turf history.
Lexington was bred by DR., Warlield,
of Lexington, KY, and was foaled in
1850. He was by Boston, out of Alice
Cnrneal, by Sarpedon; dam, Rowena,
by Sampler. Great granddam, Lady
Gray, by Robin Gray. Boston was by
Timole0n, out of Robin Browns dam,
own sister to Tuckahoe and Revenge,
by Florizel. Alice Carneal, LeXing-
toms dam, was foaled in Kentucky III
1896, and though she ran second in the
first heat OF Il four-mile race to Miss
Foote, in 7:42, being distanced III the
second heat, she never won n race
Lexington was first known on the turf
as barley, and under that name won
his first race, i three year old stake at
the Lexington, KY, May meeting, 1903,
mile heats, beating thirteen opponents.
He was purchased on the evening after
this race by Captain Villa Wiley and
Mr.. Ten Brock, and his name changed
to Lexington. At the same meeting
he won two-mile heat race for three
wear Odds, and his owners soon after
matched him to run three-year old
race against the four-year old iilly,
Sally Waters, by Glencoe, out OF Maria
Black, for $500, the hackers of the
flly stalking $1,000, to $500 on Lex
ington. The race occurred on the
Metarie course, New Orleans, Decem-
Der ., 1853, and LeXingt II won, dis
tancing Sally Waters in the second
heat. The time was G:23l, 6:2la, and
the track very heavy. His next en-
pagement was in the three-year old
stake at New Orleans, January 3, 1874,
two mile heats being amiss, he paid
forfeit to Conrad the Corsair, Argent
and Hornpipe. The following April,
on the same course, he won for Ken
lucky the great State Post Stake, Tor
all ages, four mile heats, beating La
comte. the representative of Mississippi,
second in both heats, Highlander, of
Alabama. and Arrow, of Louisiana.
Highlander was distanced In the sec
ond and Arrow in the first heat Si0S3,
and track heavy. The next meeting
of Lexington and Lecomte was ON
April 8, over the same track, Tor the
Jocky Club purse of $1,000, four-mile
heats, and here Lexington sustained
his only defeat, Lecomte winning two
straight heats in the fastest time ever
made ND to this date, viz T:26, 1881.
Lexington was second in both heats,
and Reube, third on first, was distanced
in the last heat. Notwithstanding his
horse,s defeat, Ten Brock, who pur-
chased Captain Viley's Interest, offered
TO rim him against either Leeomte's
hest time. or against Lacomte himself,
for $40, 900, four-mile heats; Eventu-
ally match was made for 2o,Ooo, Lex
ington to run against the fastest tiine
at four miles-that is, Lecomte's 49,
over the Metarie course, New orleans
This memorable race occurred April z,
1855. and Lexington, carrying luz
pounds-three pounds overweight,
and ridden by Fitzpatrick, won IN 7:lsl
which was never equaled or beaten
until by his sou Fellowcraft, last veal
at Saratoga, In 7:l9l. The time wa
Ian, 1887, and l4Si-total, hlsi