CONTENTS. XI 



XII. 



•arly RcminiBCcnces.-- My First Race. — My Second. — Lady Kate againiit 

 Time. — Paul Pry against Time. — The Riders of Tliirty Years ago.— 

 Requisites of a Good Rider. — Drilling Ilorsea. — Lady Sefton. . . 12» 



XIII. 



Messenger's Son, Topgallant. — His Wonderful Endurance. — My Uncle, 

 George Woodrufi". — Topgallant's Race when Twenty-two Years Old. — 

 His liace when Twenty-four Years Old. — Three-mile Ueats. — His Race 

 of Three-mile Heats the next Week. . 128 



XIV. 



The Indian Horse Lylee. — Runjeet Singh's Passion for Horses — The Bat- 

 tles fought for Lylee. — Description of him. — Lady Blanche. — Awful. — 

 His Race with Screwdriver. --Blanche, Snowdrop, and Beppo. — Death 

 of Blanche. — Ajax and Oneida Chief. — Their Road-Race to Sleighs. — 

 Brown Rattler 136 



XV. 



The Trotter Dutchman. — Description of him. — Pedigree doubtful. — Dutch- 

 man and Locomotive. — Dutchman and Yankee Doodle. — Dutchman, 

 Fanny Pullen, and Confidence. — Dutchman and Lady Slipper. — Dutch- 

 man, Lady Warrenton, Teamboat, and Norman Leslie. — Dutchman and 

 Greenwich Maid. — Dutchman and Washington. — Dutchman, Lady Suf- 

 folk, and Rattler. — Description of Lady Suffolk and Rattler. . . 142 



XVI. 



Dutchman and Lady Suffolk. — Dutclmian, Lady Suffolk, Mount Holly, and 

 Harry Bluff. — Dutchman and Awful. — Dutchman against Time, Three 

 Miles. — The Race and Incidents. 149 



XVIL 



Dutchman and Washington. — Dutchman, Washington, and the Ice Pony. — 

 Washingtor.'s best Mark. — Dutchman and Rifle. — Dutchman, Ameri- 

 cus, and Lady Suffolk. — A Great Race in a Great Storm. — Dutcliraan, 

 Oneida Chief, and Lady Suffolk. — Dutchman's Last Race. — His Death. 156 



XVIII. 



iHher Performances of Dutchman. — Application of Facts to Principles. — 

 Dutchman's Steady Improvement. — Endurance of Trotters and Run- 

 ning-Horses compared 163 



XIX. 



rhe story of Ripton. — Description of him. — Rip+on and Mount Holly. — 

 Ripton and Kate Kearney. — Peter Whelan and George Youngs. — Rip- 

 ton and Don Juan. — Necessity of Work and Practice. — Ripton, Dutch- 

 man, Confidence, and Spangle. — Ripton, Duchess, and Quaker. — Ripton 

 and lievenge. — Ripton and Lady Suffolk. — A Fast. Close Race. . . *1 



