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

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

 Three Miles. — The Race and Incidents. 



IN resuming the history of Dutchman, we begin again 

 at the rlose of the great race of four three-mile heats ; in 

 which he jvon a hard and very stoutly-contested struggle 

 with Eattler, just prior to that horse's voyage to England, 

 where, as I have before remarked, he greatly distinguished 

 himself under the care and superintendence of Wm. Whelan. 

 It was not only fonnd that he was vastly superior to any 

 English-bred trotter, but also to those which had been im- 

 ported into England from this country. Several of these 

 had been horses of fine speed and bottom. It was, however, 

 no more than might have been expected, that Rattler 

 should excel them all ; for he was very near indeed to 

 Dutchman when he left this country. It was a very close 

 thing between them ; and I have learned, that, after he 

 arrived in the island, the air and strong feed so agreed with 

 him, that he displayed more vigor and bottom than he had 

 done while he was in this country. 



It was now the spring of 1839, and Dutchman had been 

 in my hands a year. We commenced the operations of that 

 memorable season with a trot between Dutchman and 

 Lady Suffolk, over the Beacon Course, New Jersey, two- 

 mile heat.^, under saddle. As a matter of course, I rode the 

 old ba}'^ horse, and David Bryan rode the gray Lady of 

 Sirffolk. Datchman won it handily in two heats of 5m. Qs., 

 5m. lis. That was the beginning of the season, and early 



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