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Updated: June 15, 2025
Within a fortnight along came Royal, conducted in all dignity by you would never guess by Judge Phipps! Full of patriotism and of cheer was the judge. "Both of ye are thoroughbreds," said he. "Ye 'll come in under the wire first every time, I know ye will." The judge also brought me a saddle blanket which Susie had ornamented with wondrous and tender art.
His judgment of horses was exceptionally good. From his famous stallion, Truxton, a great racer in his day, many Tennessee thoroughbreds of the present time are descended. Horse-racing was Jackson's favorite sport, and was a source of profit also.
Her eyes, half framed by thick, black-arching brows, reminded me of woodland pools in the dusk of evening, depths unknown, cool, refreshing in repose. The chin was resolute, the mouth was large but shapely and brilliant, the nose possessed the delicate nostrils characteristic of all sensitive beings that is to say, thoroughbreds; altogether a confusing, bewildering beauty.
Brent, mounted on one of the thoroughbreds, lost no time in heading for Sanborn and the railroad, once he had ridden clear of the running skirmish with the northerners. He surmised that Pete and Brevoort would make for Sanborn and they had The Spider's money. Brent also knew that he had a faster horse than either of them.
It occurred to Lucy that her father was also thinking of Creech's thoroughbreds, but not like Holley. She grew grave and listened intently. There was an awkward pause. Creech's rider, whoever he was, evidently tried to conceal his anxiety. He flicked his boots with a quirt. The boots were covered with wet mud. Probably he had crossed the river very recently.
"You will need a lot of capital," continued Lucien. "No, only devotion," said d'Arthez. "Anybody might take him for a perfumer's assistant," burst out Michel Chrestien, looking at Lucien's head, and sniffing comically. "You were seen driving about in a very smart turnout with a pair of thoroughbreds, and a mistress for a prince, Coralie herself." "Well, and is there any harm in it?"
Later a larger stamp of cow-horse came into use, even horses with perhaps a distant and minute drop of Diomede's blood in them Diomede, who won the first Derby stakes, run for in the Isle of Man by the way, and who was sold to America to become the father of United States thoroughbreds and progenitor of the great Lexington.
Along the riding path there was an exciting gallop of graceful thoroughbreds bearing along some hundreds of horsewomen, slender, supple, and courageous; then there were men and children, the latter mounted on big Irish ponies.
"Oh, a few. I keep some for thoroughbreds, you know." And he walked after Ike into the stable. Ike began talking rapidly and in a low tone. As Bill listened he became unusually excited. "Eh! What! No. Say, that's bad, too blank bad! His mother, eh? My team? Certainly. There they are, fit for a good dozen an hour. Put 'em right in."
Bostil again remembered the sleek, slim, racy thoroughbreds Blue Roan, a wild horse he had longed to own, and Peg, a mare that had no equal in the uplands. Where did Bostil's hate of a man stand in comparison with love of a horse? He began to sweat and the sweat burned him. "How soon'll Creech hear the river an' know what's comin'?" muttered Bostil, darkly.
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