Mac and Zachary Taylor: in the great contest at Hunting Park course Philadelphia. July 18th 1849. for the championship of the turf. Mac, Victorious. time...2:31--3:30--2:35

Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, rising to the rank of major general. Zachary Taylor was a national hero in the United States Army from the time of the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812. "I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me."