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| ETTIE NORTON was bred by Mr. John Coffee, 

 of Sufferns, N. J ., and was foaled in 1871. 

 She was by imported Leamington out of Long 

 Nine, a daughter of Lightning, and Sallie by 

 imported Sovereign. She was a dark bay mare, 

 fully sixteen hands high. She made her first appearance on 

 the turf in the August Stakes for two-year-olds, one mile, 

 at Monmouth Park, N. J., July 21, 1873. Imported Saxon 

 won an easy victory by five lengths, and Nettie and Scratch 

 ran a dead heat for second place, Vandalite being behind 

 them. Her only other race that year was at the same place, 

 August 21, when she beat Visigoth after a hard struggle, 

 by a short neck, for a purse of $500, three-quarters of a 

 mile. She did not start at three years old until the Fall 

 Meeting at Jerome Park, October 14, when she won a purse 

 of $500, one mile and three-quarters, beating The Hoaxer, 

 Emma, and O'Neil. Three days afterwards she was beaten 

 by Shylock, in a free handicap, Jack Frost being second ; 

 and on the same afternoon was again brought out to do 

 battle against Kadi for another handicap, with a like result, 

 Kadi winning, with Resolute second, London third, and 

 Stanford, B. F. Carver, Nellie Norton, and Minstrel un- 

 placed. In 1875 she had plenty of work to do, and did it 

 well. Her first race that year was at Jerome Park, June 

 17, where she was among the unplaced in a handicap 

 sweepstakes for all ages, one mile and a quarter, time 3:08}, 

 Survivor winning, with Willie Burke second and Cariboo 

 third. At Saratoga, August 17, she won a purse of $600, 

 one mile and three-quarters ; Scratch was second, Willie 

 Burke third, and Vagabond fourth ; and two days later she 

 captured another purse of $600, one mile and a half, in 

 2:44}, defeating B. F. Carver, Enlister, Brigand, Caroline, 

 and Survivor. At Long Branch, August 28, she was third 

 and last to Galway and Osage, in a Purse of $450 ; and at 

 the Fall Meeting, at Jerome Park, October 5, she was third 

 to St. Martin and Joe Cerns, in a purse of $600, one mile 

 and a half, Invoice and Warrior being unplaced. October 

 14 she was again unsuccessful, only attaining second place 

 in the Post Stake for all ages, Aaron Pennington winning, 

 with Willie Burke third, and Deadhead and Warrior un- 

 placed. Four days afterwards, at the same meeting, she 

 beat Madge for a purse of $800, two and a half miles. 

 Her next engagement was at Baltimore, October 21, in the 

 Bowie Stakes for all ages, four-mile heats; $100 entrance, 

 half forfeit, and $25 if declared out, with $2200 added, had 

 originally nine subscribers, of which three only came to the 

 post. Of the added money, $200 went to the second horse, 

 who was also entitled to receive $300 out of the stakes. 

 The runners were: Mr. H. P. McGrath's Aaron Penning- 

 ton, 4 years, by Tipperary, carrying 108 Ibs.; Mr. J. G. 

 K. Lawrence's Shylock, aged, by Lexington, 118 Ibs.; and 

 Mr. John Coffee's Nettie Norton, 4 years, by Leamington, 

 105 Ibs. Aaron Pennington was the favorite in the pools, 

 selling for $1000 ; Shylock, $310 ; and Nettie Norton, $220. 

 Hay ward had the mount of Shylock, Evans on Nettie Nor- 

 ton, and Bobby Swim on Pennington. The conditions 

 of the horses were critically scanned by their backers. 

 Opinions differed as to Pennington ; some alleging that he 

 was far from fit, and had not recovered from his four-mile 

 race at Jerome Park, while others as stoutly asserted that 



he was fit to run for a man's life, and could not be beaten. 

 Nettie Norton was quite ignored, although her owner and 

 trainer were equally confident, and the former had brought 

 with him from New York a number of friends, who never 

 tired of backing her. She looked light, wiry, and fine 

 drawn, and evidently had been specially prepared for this 

 race. The favorite indulged as usual in backjumping before 

 the lot were sent off, Evans sending Nettie Norton quickly 

 to the front, and at once opening a wide gap, for at the 

 quarter she led Shylock eight lengths, while Pennington 

 was as far behind the latter, both pulling double. The 

 jockeys on the favorite and Shylock paid little attention to 

 the wide gap that the Leamington filly was steadily opening 

 on them, confident that she would in time come back to 

 them. With Nettie Norton under a stendy pull, Evans 

 kept her steadily going along the back and lower stretches, 

 and up the straight run in, passing under the string full 

 forty yards ahead, and making the first mile in 1:55 J : Shy- 

 lock ten lengths before Pennington. On the second mile, 

 the filly kept rapidly increasing her commanding lead, for 

 she made the pace considerably faster, and at the end of 

 the second mile,'run in 1:47 i (the two miles in 3:43), she 

 waa fully fifty yards in front : Shylock and Pennington run- 

 ning head and head. Their backers now anxiously looked 

 to see them go up and pass the leading filly, but, to their 

 consternation, neither of them appeared nble to gain a yard 

 on her, but, on the contrary, she was increasing her pace, 

 and leaving them further behind at every stride. At the 

 end of the third mile (run in 1:53, and the three miles in 

 5:36), Nettie Norton was seventy yards ahead, and shouts 

 arose, "$100 to $75 she distances both," without any one 

 having the courage to accept the odds. It was evident that 

 both Shylock and Pennington were in difficulties, for their 

 riders were already at work with catgut and steel without 

 effect. Evans took in the situation at a glance, and gently 

 urging Nettie Norton along, he galloped home the easiest 

 of winners in 7:37 J; the distance fl;ig dropping when the 

 other two were thirty yards outside, Shylock being in front. 

 Tremendous cheering greeted the victorious filly and her 

 clever jockey, George Evans, as they returned to weigh ; 

 Nettie thus securing both first and second money, $2800 

 altogether. Although somewhat tired, she soon recovered, 

 and could have run another heat handily. Some credit 

 must be given to her trainer, William Strong, for the fine 

 condition in which he brought her to the post, she being a 

 most difficult filly to train. At the National Capitol, Oct. 

 27, she was second to Ozark, Galway and Kenneth being 

 behind them ; and two days after she was again second to 

 the same horse, five others being in their rear. She was 

 engaged the Centennial season in the Jockey Club Handi- 

 cap, the Centennial Stakes, and Centennial Cup at Jerome 

 Park, the Monmouth Cup at Long Branch, and the Phila- 

 delphia Cup and International Handicap at Philadelphia, 

 and would undoubtedly have won most of them, as she was 

 an improving mare. She died suddenly while at Mr. 

 Coffee's farm near Sufferns, N. J., on Friday, May 12, 

 1876. She was grazing in the paddock, and was observed 

 to suddenly fall on her fore-knees, but before the lookers-on 

 could reach her, she was dead. 



