Xll CONTENTS. 



XX. 



Eipton, Brandywine, and Don Juan. Ripton and Quaker. Ripton and 

 Spangle. Ripton, Lady Suffolk, and Washington. Ripton and Confi- 

 dence. Ripton and Americus. Ripton's Performances in 1842 recapit- 

 ulated. Conclusion enforced. Time wanted for Maturity . Ripton 

 required much Work 178 



XXI. 



Ripton's Three Matches with Americus. Ripton in Mud. Ripton in Snow. 



Sleighing on the Harlem Road. Ripton and Confidence. Owner's 

 Instructions. An Old Horse to be kept Warm between Heats. Match 

 with Bay Boston 185 



XXII. 



Ripton and Lady Button. Lady Button and Lady Moscow. Death of 

 Lady Moscow. Her Burial-place. Her Produce. Horses she trotted 

 against. Ripton and Lady Suffolk. Ripton, Sorrel Ned, and Snake. 



Ripton and Jersey. Ripton's Last Race 192 



XXIII. 



Ability to pull Weight considered. Form best calculated for it. Mere 

 Bulk useless. Long Striders seldom Weight-pullers. Kemble Jack- 

 son. Description of him. Kemble Jackson and Washington. Kem- 

 ble Jackson and the Nelson Colt. Kemble Jackson and Black Harry. 

 Kemble Jackson, O'Blenis, Lady Brooks, and Pelham. Kemble Jack- 

 son, Mountain Maid, and Flash. The Kemble Jackson Check. Kem- 

 ble Jackson, O'Blenis, Pet, lola, Boston Girl, and Honest John. . . 199 



XXIV. 



O'Blenis against the Field. Immense Attendance at the Race. Expecta- 

 tions that Kemble would break. His Great Victory. His Early Death. 



Weight-pulling Mares. Lady Palmer. Peerless. California Dam- 

 sel. English Theory about Trotting- Weight. . . . . . .205 



XXV. 



The Gray Mare Lady Suffolk. Her Pedigree. Place of Breeding. Sale 

 to David Bryan. Description of Lady Suffolk. Her Performances. 

 More than Fifteen Years on the Course. Trotted 138 Races and won 88 

 Times. Suffolk and Sam Patch. Suffolk and Black Hawk. Suffolk 

 and the Virginia Mare. Suffolk and Rattler. Suffolk, Dutchman, and 

 Rattler. Suffolk and Awful. Suffolk, Napoleon, Cato, and Ion. 

 Suffolk, Dutchman, and Rattler again. Suffolk and Dutchman. . . 211 



XXVI. 



Regarding Early Maturity. Lady Suffolk and Apollo. Lady Suffolk and 

 Dutchman. Suffolk and Cato. Suffolk, Lady Victory, and Lafayette. 



Suffolk, Henry, Celeste, and Cato. Suffolk and Don Juan. Suffolk 



