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His first race took place October 19, 1832, over the Hunting 

 Park Course for a purse of two hundred dollars for green horses, 

 to saddle. He was entered under the name of "Brickmaker," 

 was ridden by George Woodruff ("Uncle George"), and beat 

 Jersey Fagdown, son of Fagdown, by Messenger. Time 6:30, 

 6:23. 



The next year he beat Jersey Fagdown again for the same 

 purse and over the same course. 



October. 1834, he again won the same purse, over the same 

 course, at two miles to saddle, beating Sally Miller. Time 5:26, 

 5:25. 



The next October, 1835, over the same course, the same con- 

 ditions, he beat Lady Warrenton, by Abdallah, and Daniel D. 

 Tompkins, by a son of Winthrop Messenger. Time 5:20, 5:19. 



These performances have been extended far enough to give a 

 just conception of his speed and his staying qualities. His races 

 seem to have been pretty much all to saddle and two-mile heats. 

 In that day most races were to saddle. George Woodruff told 

 me he was on his back when he made Edwin Forrest trot in 

 2:31^ to win, but whether it was in a race or a trial I cannot now 

 recall. Mr. George Woodruff was an uncle of Hiram Woodruff 

 and a very worthy man. To him I am indebted for all the de- 

 tails of the early life of Andrew Jackson, and they were of his 

 own personal knowledge. 



KEMBLE JACKSON. About the year 1853, of all the idols of 

 the trotting-horse world, perhaps no one had so many worship- 

 ers as Kemble Jackson. In 1852 he was beaten by O'Blennis, 

 three-mile heats in harness, and in April, 1853, he was beaten by 

 both Green Mountain Maid and Lady Vernon, mile heats in har- 

 ness, but in June following he achieved a great triumph. The 

 race was on the Union Course and there was a vast concourse of 

 people there to see it. The purse and stake was for four thou- 

 sand dollars, three-mile heats to two hundred and fifty-pound 

 wagons. The interest was very intense, as O'Blennis, Boston 

 Girl, Pet, lola and Honest John were in it. Each horse in the 

 race made better time than he ever made before, and yet Kemble 

 Jackson took the lead and maintained it from end to end, with- 

 out a skip or a break. After the first heat even, the friends of 

 O'Blennis would not hedge their money, for they had faith that 

 the gallant son of Abdallah would win. The finish of the second 

 heat was in the order above given. The time was 8:03, 8:04|. 



