XIX CONTENTS. 



XX. 



Rlpton, Brandjrwlne, and Don Juan. — Ripton anl Quaker. — Ripton and 

 Spangle. — Kipton, 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. 



Bipton'a 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. 186 



XXII. 



Ripton and Lady Sutton. — Lady Sutton and Lady Moscow. — Death of 

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

 against. — Ripton and Lady Sufiblk. — 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. — Erpecta- 

 tions that Komble would break. — His Great Victory. — His Early Death. 



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

 sel. — English Theory about Trotting- Weight 209 



XXV. 



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

 to David Bryan. — Description of Lady Suffolk. — Her Perform.ances. — 

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

 Times. — Suffolk and Sara Patch.- Suffolk and Black Hawk. — Suffolk 

 and the Virginia Mare. — Suffolk and Rattler. — SuQ'olk, Dutchman, and 

 Rattler.- Sufiblk and Awful. — Suffolk, Napoleon, Cato, and Ion. — 

 Sufiblk, Dutchman, and Rattler again. — Sufiblk and Dutchman. . .211 



XXVI. 



Itegardlng Early Maturity. — Lady Suffolk and Apollo. — Lady Suffolk and 

 Dutchm.in. — Suffolk uiul Cato.- Sufiblk, Lady Victory, and Lafayette. 



— Buffolk, Henry Celeste, and Cato. — Sufiblk and Don Juan. - Huffollr 



