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ONE OF AMERICAS MOST FAMOUS HORSES. Boston was one of the most famous long -distance race horses ever produced in America. He was bred by John Wickham. Esq.. Richmond, Va.. and foaled in ls33. His sire was Tinioleon. by Sir Arcliy. the best son of impored Diomed. The latter won the first English Derby in 17*0. Bostons dam was by Balls Florizel. a son of imported Diomed, and his second dam was by imported Alderman, a son of Fot-8-os. by the renowed English Eclipse. Pot-8-os sired three Derby winners. The dam of Tinioleon was by Saltram. a son of the renowned English Eclipse and winn-r of the Derby in 1783. Both Tinioleon. the sire of Boston, and Balls Florizel. that got Bostons dam. were successful race horses, as will be seen from the following statemi nt. copied from "The Horsemans Guide and Hand Book." by Col. S. D. Bruce, author of Braces American Stud Book." "Tinioleon, the sire of Boston, was the best race horse of his day. He started in seventeen races, won nine, walked over for six and lost two. Florizel. the sire of Bostons dam. had no equal in his day. He never lost a heat or paid a forfeit, never knew the touch of spur or heard the flourish of a whip." Boston was raced some as a three-year-old. He lost the first race la which he started by bolting when he was in the lead. The largest amount for which he ever raced until he met Fashion, in 1840. was against 0,000 against Gano. the son of American Eclipse, that got the Rodes mare, dam of the noted broodmare sire Mamhrino Patchen 58. It was a four-mile heat race and Boston won the first heat so easily that Gano was withdrawn. By this time Bostons fame as a long-distance race winner was "world-wide." Two English gentleman then challenged Boston, or any other horse in America for a race of four-mile heats. The own"r of Boston immediately accepted, and offered to run Boston two four-mile races against any horse that they could produce for 0,000 a side, one race to he run in America. the other in England, but the offer was declined. The owner of Boston then offered to put up 0,000 against 0,000 and run Boston against any number of horses that they might import, allowing them to name their horse at the post, but this offer was also declined. Boston was finally beaten by the great race mare Fashion, in a match of four-mile heats, for 0,000 a side, but he made her beat the best four-mile rceor.l that had been made in America up to that time, and a noted turf writer, who saw the race, said that, "Though beaten, it is conceded aa all hands that Boston has itytjatnd. a more vast renown by this wonderful race than by his thirty -five previous victories combined." Fashion was by imported Trustee, dam Bonnets o Blue, by Sir Charles, a son of Sir Archy ; second dam Reality, by Sir Archy. After his defeat by Fashion the owner of Bis ton ottered t" ran liim a race of four mile heals ;:- linst any tare horses in the world for 5.otio. I. ol his challenge was n,,t accepted. He ehn challenged the owner of Fashion to run her a race of four mile" heats against Boston the following siuing for 0,000 a side, and this challenge was also declined. After Fashion was retired from the turf siie was mated witli imported Monarch, and the result was the mare registered in "Bruces Stud Book" as Young Fashion. The latter, mated with imported Bonnie Scotland, produced Columbia, and Columbia, mated with the trotting stallion A. W. Richmond 1687, produced the great trotting broodmare Columbine, the dam of Anteeo 2:16 1-2. J. C. Simpson 2:18 1-2. Antevolo. 2:19 1-2, Coral, 2:25. Anteros and Conrad. The two last named though without records were successful sires of trotting speed. Boston was niced continually eight seasons, but only raced four times during the last two seasons. He was started forty -five times, won forty races and lost five. Thirty of the forty-five were four-mile heat races: nine were three-mile heats, and two were two miles. After he had been raced forty -one times in six consecutive seasons, Frank Forrester said of him: "Boston, at the advanced age of eight years, after a racing career of unparalleled severity, is still as sound as a dollar, with legs as free from blemishes as a three-year-old." Boston was taken to Kentucky after the close of his season of 1846. and died there in the fall of 1849. Speaking of his death it is stated in Frank Forresters "Horse of America." that "it is the greatest loss to breeders since the death of Sir Archy end Diomed." The best of Bostons get as race horses were Lexington and Lecompte. jlie latter lowered the four-mile record of America to 7:26 in a race in which he beat Lexington, but Lexington afterwards lowered the four-mile record to 7:19 3-4. Several of the most noted of the worlds champion trotters have inherited the blood of Boston. Sally Russell, a thoroughbred daughter of Boston, mated with Pilot Jr. 12 producing the great broodmare Miss Russell, the dam of the old-time trotting champion Maud S. 2:08 3-4. Miss Russell also produced the noted trotting sires Nutwood 2:18 3-4. his full brother Pistachio 2:21 3-4 and Lord Russell. Jack Hawkins, a thoroughbred son of Boston, got the second dam of the successful speed sire Direct 2:05 1-2. Nina, a daughter of Boston, produced the thoroughbred Planet, a successful race horse and sire of the noted broodmare Dame Winnie, the dam of the champion trotting stallion Palo Alto 2:08 3-4. Lexington, the best son of Boston, got the second dam of the noted trotting champion Sunol. 2:08 1-4. Asteroid, a thoroughbred son of Lexington, got the dam of Almonarch. 2:24 3-4, and Almonareh got the dam of Fantasy, 2:06. that lowered the worlds champion record for three-year-old trotters to 2:08 3-4. The third dam of the three-year-old trotter Czarevna 3. 2:07 1-4. was by Ansel, a thoroughbred son of Lexington, by Boston. Native Belle, thai lowered the two-year-old trotting record to 2:07 3-4, inherited two strains of the blood of Boston, both of which came through the renowned Lexington. The above an- only a few of the noted trotters that inherited the blood of the famous old four-mil" race horse Boston. The Boston strain, coming through Sally Russell or l/oxingtoii, cannot lie too highly valued by trotting-horse breeders. The more of it that an animal inherits the better. — Breeder and Sportsman.
