The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-01
HORSES AND HORSEMEN.
THE RENOWNED RACE HORSE
BOSTON.
Broad Rock Driving Park-Recent Sales
of Trotters- Bodeo and Adolph s.
Brought to Virginia.

Boston was the most famous horse OF
his day, noted far and wide as a per-
former Of extraordiary merit on the most
| prominent race-tracks of the country ex-
listing at that time. His racing career
April 20. 1896. he started at the historic
Broad Rock course, In Chesterfield county,
In a sweepstake mile heats. but lost on
account of boiling the track when running
ahead. On October 18th OF the same year
he started at Petersburg, Va, IN n purse
race, two mile heats, and won, beating a
field OF five horses. On November Sd he
again started at Hanover Courthouse, Va,
in a purse race, three mile heats, and
scored a victory over five others. In 1881
he started four times at Washington, D..
c.. Baltimore, Nd, and Camden, ". J.,
winning every race. May 3, 1898, he again
faced the starter at the old Union course,
Long Island-purse race, three mile heats.
Boston had a walkover. On the 18th and
18th days OF May he won four mile races
over the Beacon course, n. j., and at
Camden, n. j., also. During the same
year four other races Of four mile heats
were placed to his credit, while at Balti-
more, Nd, and Camden. n. j., he was
paid 500 at each place not TO start.
In 1889 he commenced the campaign by
starting at Petersburg, Va, on April 18th,
In a match race, two mile heats, but being
out OF condition, was beaten by Ports
mouth in $50 and 3.4S. On April 9th Bos-
ton scored up at Broad Rock race-course,
Va. for a purse race. three mile heats.
which he won, beating Lady Cli1den and
BrOckelsby, in 0.46 with ease, establishing
a new record for the distance over the
course. lie started IN seven other races,
all Of them at four miles. during the year
at Washington. D.. c., Camden, n. j..
Trenton, n. j.. Union course, Long Island.
and Petersburg, Va, winning every time
and making the fastest time ever run at
the distance over the Newmarket course,
near Petersburg. The year 1910 found the
great chestnut son of TimOleOn again
ready 20 meet all the cracks of mis- day.
starting out by winning a race Of -four
mile heats over the Newmarket course, at
Petersburg, Va, beating Andretta. one
OF the heats was run I'm $50, the best time
ever made over the course. During the
season he won five other four mile heat
races. and a contest Of three mile heats
over the Broad Rock course, in Chester
field county,, Va. During the early part
or 1911 Boston did stud duty I'm Chester
field county, Va, and forty-two mares
were sent TO his court at q fee Of 800
each. ON September Both he faced the
starter at Newmarket course, Petersburg,
Va, and won a race of four mile meats,
beating Texas without effort. On Octo-
Der 8th he walked ever for a purse Of 500,
lOur r1ila heats Mt AlayunnTia Va
though several cracks We're present; on
the 18th and 2ist won purse races. four
mile heats, at Washington, ID. c., and
Baltimore. Md. On tn 18th Of that month
he was distanced for me first time IN his
career, starting at Camden N. j., in Il
purse race, four mile heats. against John
Blunt and Fashion. In the first heat Bos-
ton flushed behind the dag and John
Blunt broke down, Fashion winning the
heat in 7:43. In this race Boston was
completely out Of shape and unable TO run
q mile under 2.10. In 1912 he started five
times, winning three races and losing two
others. In 1873 he started only once and
won a purse race, three mile heats. at
Petersburg. Va.
Boston during his career on the turf
started forty-five times. Of which he won
forty. His winnings amounting to $5f, 300.
Thirty of his races were of four mile
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were three mile heats, one Of them being
a w%alkover. while he only started in one
race Of two mile heats, which was placed
TO his credit. Boston was kept In the
stable in a number Of instances when
he could easily have won races in which
he was entered without an effort, his
liberal and high spirited owners having
hat regard for the best interests of the
turf, which caused them 10 pursue the
,gffrUa veaapft.ual nLaHr. ntrn.Iar Of
times he was drawn from contests upon
tho representation of the proprietors Of
the courses that his entrance would de-
strOy the sport and disappOint the public.
Boston at the age of eight years, after
4 racing career Of unparalleled severity,
was perfectly sound with the legs as clean
and free from blemish as when he started
out as a three-year-old, he having not
only beaten one after another, every
horse within his reach, but had challenged
all others, Offering TO meet them on their
own grounds. After being used as a stall
Hon TO d considerable extent he was
taken up and gotten in shape for 4 trial.
which was prCEounccd the best he hdd
ever made, but the fastest ever run over
a course, which had been In use for over
half Il century. After this trial his owners
offered TO match him against any two
horses in the world for a purse Of $4,000,
but no one offered 20 take up the chal-
lenge. His owners being anxious to get
revenge for his defeat by Fashion, offered
to match him against that great mare for
q purse Of $4,000, which was not accepted.
The pedigree Of Boston is as follows:
Chestnut horse, fOaicd 1888, sired by limo
leon tson OF Sir Archy, by Imported
DiOmed). OUT of Robin Browns dam Qull
sister TO T~uckahoel. grand dam by I'M
ported Alderman. Boston was bred by
John Wickham. Esq, OF Richmond. who
also bred his dam, In. sister to Iuckahoe,
Tie was foaled IN tienrico county. lie was
sold as a two-year-Old TO Mr.. Nathaniel
Riyes. Of Richmond. for $500, and was
trained in 1861 by Captain John Bel
chcr, who mad charge OF one division Of
Colonel William r.. Johnson's stable,
while Arthur Taylor. an Englishman, had
another. Cornelius. a colored LAD. rode
Boston up to April 1888. In 1873 the splen-
did chestnut son of TImOleOn mad a
regular stallion season at Spring Grove,
Hanover county. In 1874 he was taken to
WASHINGTON, ID. c. In 1871 he was trans
ferrcd to Kentucky and made the seasons
OF lSi7-4S and - at L. II. Blackburn's,
near Spring station, Wo0dfCrd county,
KY, and while there he sired Lexington.
the greatest stallion this country has
ever produced. Boston died IN Kentucky
during the fall OF 1919. In his seventeenth
year. from the effects Of a severe cold
contracted during his Journey from Viz
ginia 10 Kentucky.
Among the most noted OF his get
we're Lexington, mentioned above as the
2randest sire this country has ever pro-
duced. and the greatest race-hOrse OF MS
day: LecOmpte, B~ostCDa, Red Eye. Jenny
Lind. Madeline, lilggOld and a host OF
others, including he uighty race mare
Nina, the dam of Planet, Orion, Tx