158 THE TROTTING-HORSE OF AMERICA. 



in 5ni. 19s. The first mile was 2m. 42s., the second 2m. 

 37s. 



At that time this was considered a very great perform- 

 ance, and it was so. We had not then the number of opu- 

 lent gentlemen trying to get fast horses for double harness 

 that we have now. Mr. Bonner's mares, Flatbush Maid and 

 Lady Palmer, have gone the distance over the Fashion 

 Course, driven by himself to his light road-wagon, in 5.01J, 

 an astonishing thing. But it is to be remembered that 

 Suffolk and Rifle made their performance more than twenty 

 years ago, and that time, in all ways of going, has been 

 greatly reduced since then. 



The Lady and Bifle were driven by James Whelpley. 

 The first race between Dutchman and Bine was in harness. 

 I drove Dutchman, and Whelpley Kifle ; and I won in three 

 heats. In the saddle-race, he beat me the first heat in 2.34. 

 James Hammil then got on Dutchman, won the second heat 

 in 2.38, and got the third and fourth handily. 



In 1843 Dutchman was brought to New York again, and 

 placed in my charge. Our first race that season, and it was 

 the last season that the old horse trotted on the turf, was 

 against Americus and Lady Suffolk, two-mile heats in har- 

 ness, over the Beacon Course. Bryant drove the Lady, 

 Spicer Americus, and I Dutchman. Dutchman won the 

 first heat, Americus the second, and Dutchman the third. 

 Lady Suffolk was third in all the heats. In a week or ten 

 days thereafter, we went three-mile heats in harness, over 

 the Beacon Course, and it was a tremendous race of four 

 heats. The first was won by Dutchman. The second was 

 stoutly contested, but Americus won it. The third heat 

 was very hotly contested, and resulted in a dead heat be- 

 tween the old horse and Americus. Lady Suffolk was now 

 ruled out for not .winning a heat in three, and the betting 

 was heavy, Dutchman having the call. 



The long summer day had drawn rapidly to a close. At 

 the same time the heavens were overcast ; and with fading 



