212 THE TROTTING-HORSE OF AMERICA. 



to David Bryant, a man who knew but little about the 

 management of trotting-horses at that time, and was always 

 a hard, reckless master for the wonder he had got hold of. 

 When young, Lady Suffolk was an iron-gray, rather dark 

 than light ; but in her old age she became alrnosi white. 

 She was, in my judgment, but little, if any, above fifteen 

 hands and an inch high. It has been stated in print, and 

 I have often heard it said, that she was fifteen two ; but I 

 never called her more than fifteen one, or fifteen one and a 

 half at the outside. She was well made, long in the body ; 

 back a little reached; powerful long quarters; hocks let 

 down low; short cannon bones, and long fetlocks. For 

 many years her ankles were straight, pastern-joints fine; 

 but, prior to the close of her long and very extraordinary 

 career, she was a little knuckled. She had good shoulders, 

 a light and slim but yet muscular neck, a large, long, bony 

 head, and big ears. To look at her, the worst point about 

 her was her feet. They were small and crimpy, what is 

 called mulish ; but they were sound and tough in texture. 

 In trotting, she went with her head low, and nose thrust 

 out. Her neck was very straight. I have seen it stated 

 that it was finely arched, but it is all a mistake : if there 

 was any deviation from the straight, it inclined more to the 

 ewe-neck than to an arch. 



In February, 1838, being then five years old in reckon- 

 ing, but not quite so much actually, Lady Suffolk made her 

 first public trot. She continued on the turf until the latter 

 end of October, 1853, a period of more than fifteen years ; 

 during which time she met almost all the celebrated horses 

 of the day, and trotted no less than one hundred and thirty- 

 eight races, besides receiving three forfeits. As they were 

 all races of heats, and many of them four or five heats, I 

 estimate that she took the word from the judges above four 

 hundred times, perhaps nearer five hundred. She won 

 eighty-eight times, besides three forfeits ; and the amount 

 she earned in stakes and purses was no less than $35,011. 



