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BOTAFOGOS MARVELOUS SPEED The Argentine 200000 champion Botafogo must be a horse of phenomenal speed Under high weight lie has won over the Buenos Aires Palermo mile in 1374 and in his match with Grey Fox at one mile and seveneighths Botafogo won by seventy yards in 307 This is len and threefifth seconds better than Orcagnas American record for the distance an unusual one and Orcagna carried only ninetysix pounds for the record made at Oakland Cal March 2 1909 Botafogos time works out at a slightly better rate than 320 for two miles or 140 for each mile mileThe The worlds records for two miles which give a fuller comparison for speed purposes are areAmerican American Everett 3 107 Pimlico 1910 325 325Canadian Canadian Azo 3 DO Windsor Ont 1909 329 329English English Pradella 7 110 Ascot 1900 319 319Australasian Australasian Downfall 5 108 Riccaron 1908 323
