238 THE TROTTING-HORSE OF AMERICA. 



and Lady Moscow. The latter was a handsome bay mare, 

 and of great speed and bottom. At that time she was 

 owned by John Cutler of Albany ; but afterwards became 

 the property of my neighbor and friend, Sim Hoagland of 

 East New York. 



In 1865 we saw the last of her, as I mentioned at the 

 time. But Sim has one of her colts ; and, unless I am mis- 

 taken, he is a real good one. It is the solid, little gray horse 

 Privateer, by Gray Messenger. I have had my eye on the 

 little fellow out of the window, as he has gone by my door, 

 on many a morning ; and I predict that he will not disgrace 

 his distinguished parentage. The race made by these three 

 ladies was a remarkable one of six heats. They were all 

 three stayers. Lady Sutton won the first heat ; Suffolk sec- 

 ond in 2m. 33s. ; and the second heat was an exact repeti- 

 tion as to positions and time. The third heat was won by 

 Suffolk, Lady Moscow being second, in 2m. 35s. Suffolk 

 also won the fourth heat, and Lady Moscow was again sec- 

 ond. Time, 2m. 37s. The fifth heat was won by Lady 

 Moscow in 2m. 38s., and Suffolk was second ; and the sixth 

 heat Sutton won in 2m. 36s., Suffolk second. John Case 

 drove Lady Moscow in that race. 



On the 7th of June, at the same course, Lady Suffolk, 

 Lady Sutton, and Americus went two-mile heats to wagons ; 

 and another exceedingly good and obstinately contested race 

 was the result. Lady Suffolk won the first heat in 5m. 21s., 

 Lady Sutton second. The second heat was dead between 

 the mares in 5ni. 13s. The third heat was also dead between 

 the mares ; and Americus was ruled out for not having won 

 a heat in three, or made a dead heat. The time of the 

 second dead heat was 5m. 17s. The ladies went off again ; 

 and, after a capital race, Lady Suffolk won it in 5m. 22s. 



The Lady of Suffolk now had a let-up until the 4th of 

 July, when she met her old and vigorous opponent, James 

 K. Polk, two-mile heats ; but, while she was under saddle, 

 he went to a wagon of two hundred pounds. It was at the 



