XVII. 



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

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

 cas, and Lady Suffolk. — A Great Race in a Great Storm. — Dutchman, 

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

 Death. 



SHOE.TLY after Dutchman's great time race, lie left my 

 stable, and was taken to Philadelphia by James Ham- 

 mil, who, as before mentioned, had purchased him for Gen. 

 Cadwallader. In the spring of 1840 he returned to New York 

 in charge of Hammil, and was matched against Lady Suffolk 

 to trot over the Centreville Course, two-mile heats under 

 saddle. Ilammil rode Dutchman, and Bryant the Lady of 

 Suffolk. She beat Dutchman the first heat in 4m. 59s., and I 

 then mounted for the second. She beat him again, the time 

 being 5m. os. I could not quite satisfactorily account for 

 his being beaten in that time, after what I knew he could 

 do when all right. Whether he was short of work, I can- 

 not precisely determine, as he was not in my hands, and I 

 had not seen him in the course of his training that year; 

 but he did not appear to be as stout and as willing as I had 

 found him the previous season, and afterwards found him 

 again. 



That same summer he trotted with Washington over the 

 Centreville Course, two-mile heats in harness. Wasliington 

 was then in my stal)le ; and with him T beat Dutchman in 

 two straight heats, the best being 5m. IGs. From thence 

 we went to Philadelphia, and trotted over the Hunting-park 

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