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ie 3 ie id * at e. w m ty f j_ I by ,y / I — 2 JT d ~: * ?e y , • v v . e * . a J e — — REFLECTIONS By NELSON DUNSTAN I — - — Continued from Page Forty -Eight it is shown at the upstate Spa. The plate was worn by Lexington on April 2, 1855, at the old Metarie course in New Orleans. The time of the "dash" was ajvorld record. When the museum opens, the story will be told of the Lexington plate and the race in which he wore it, and also of the many paintings that will be exhibited. At the moment, there are pictures of Man o War defeating Sir Barton in the Kenilworth Gold Cup and Proctor Knott winning the first running of the Futurity Stakes in 1888. Also pictures of Man o War, War Admiral, and a painting of Salvator defeat- ing Tenny in the Realization Stakes of 1889. C. V. Whitney now has a plan, which will take a few years to develop, of having a copy made of every famous trophy on the American turf. When space permits, the museum will have a trophy room, especially for these prizes. In England, many his-e torical trophies that have been handed down through the years, and in the Jockey Club at Newmarket, is a hoof of Eclipse, the fountainhead of most of our thorough-" breds today. In time, the National Museum of Racing at Saratoga will be the de-" pository of the greatest collection ever assembled in one country. It will be rather modest at first but, be sure and see it. It will be well worthwhile.
