23(5 THE TROTTING-IIORSE OF AMERICA. 



in the race. On the 18th of November, they met again 

 at two-mile heats ; Lady Suftblk in harness, the pacer to 

 a wagon. He beat her again in two heats of 5m. 8^s., 

 5m. 16s. The heats were both close, for her time was but 

 half a second more in each. That finished her trotting in 

 the year. It was a liglit one for her ; but, next season, 

 Bryant made her do enough to more than make up. 



In 1847, Lady Suffolk's first trot was on the 7th of June, 

 when she went against Hector, the little brown horse by 

 Abdallah, of whom I have heretofore made mention. It 

 was upon the Union Course, and the race three-mile heats 

 under saddle ; the Lady staking $500, to $300 on the part 

 of the horse. She won it in two straight heats, — 7m. 56s., 

 8m. 6^s. Two daj'-s afterwards, they went two-mile heats 

 under saddle, each to carry 1841bs. She won again in two 

 heats; the time being 5m. 16^s., 5m. 24s. This was great 

 weight to carry on a horse's back, exceeding the heaviest 

 welter weights in the English steeple-chases, which seldom 

 go above 1681bs. On the 14th of July, at the Centreville 

 Course, the Lady under saddle went against James K. 

 Polk the pacer to wagon, two-mile heats. She distanced 

 him the first heat in 5m. Ss. Back again at the Union, on 

 the 28th of the same month, she beat Moscow, mile heats, 

 three in five, to wagons of lOOlbs. The mare won it in 

 three heats, — 2m. 37^s., 2m. 43is., 2m. 39^s. Aug. 5, 

 at the same course, she went mile heats, three in five, to 

 wagon, against Moscow in harness, and won again in three 

 straight heats, — 2m. 42is., 2m. 33^s., 2m. 36s. 



Suffolk now took a trip to Saratoga with the other fashion- 

 ables, who gladly welcomed at the Springs the coming of 

 the Lady in White. On the 14th of August, she trotted 

 mile heats, three in five, to wagon of one hundred and one 

 pounds, against Moscow in harness, and beat him in three 

 straight heats, — 2m. 52s.. 2m. 54s., 2m. 44s. From Sara- 

 toga, Lady Suffolk returned to Centreville, to go three-mile 

 heats against the chestnut pacer James K. Polk. It was on 



