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Course for a purse, two-mile heats in harness. Washington 

 beat Dutchman again in two heats, the best of which was 

 again 5m. 16s. In the first heat, Hammil drove him ; in 

 the second, George Spicer got in. Our next meeting was 

 on the Herring-run Course at Baltimore, where I trotted 

 Washington against Dutchman and Ice Pony two-mile heats 

 in harness. The Pony was a brown gelding, fourteen hands 

 three inches high, and a fine, gallant-going little horse. He 

 had not what I consider great staying qualities ; but he had 

 the gift of speed in a high degree. He got the name he 

 bore from having trotted on the ice in Maine, from whence 

 he came. Col. C. Bartine drove the Pony, Hammil drove 

 Dutchman, and I drove Washington. The latter won it 

 in two straight heats, and the best of them this time was 

 5m. 16s. The pony led for a mile and a half; but I judged 

 that he would be sure to " come back " to us before he had 

 got twice round, and so kept my weather-eye on Dutchman. 

 I must mention here, that, prior to this trip South, I trotted 

 Washington against Dutchman two-mile heats in harness 

 over the Beacon Course, and won in two heats, the best of 

 them being 5m. 16s. 



It is rather a curious circumstance, that, when Washington 

 was all right he could trot two miles in harness in just five 

 minutes and sixteen seconds ; and, if called upon for better 

 time, he could not make it. That was his best mark ; but, if 

 in condition, he could be relied upon to do it with certainty. 

 After our return from Baltimore, we trotted two-mile heats 

 in harness over the Beacon Course, New Jersey, and Dutch- 

 man won it in three heats. Washington got the first in 5m. 

 16s. again. Dutchman got the second and third. Dutchman 

 now returned to Philadelphia, and met Bifle in two races on 

 the Hunting-park Course, mile-heats, three in five, one in 

 harness, the other under saddle. Rifle. was a handsome 

 little bay horse, fifteen hands high. He and Lady Suffolk 

 performed the first great feat in double harness, distan- 

 cing Mr. Frank Duffy's bay-team, Apology and Hardware, 



