TOPGALLANT. 145 



Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1828, Top trotted against Paul Pry, for 

 the Association third purse of $200, and won by the first two 

 heats. 



Time, 1st heat, 5m. 55s. — 2d heat, 5m. 35s. 



In this contest neither of the horses were pushed. 



"Wednesday, 20, 1829, Top trotted against Cohimbus, Wliale- 

 bone. Buckskin, and Ephraim Smooth, for the Association eighth 

 purse, of $300 ; Ephraim Smooth won. 



Time, 1st heatj 8ni. 278. — 2d heat, 8m. 20s. 



Notwithstanding this defeat, the friends of the old horse 

 immediately matched him against the winner, Ephraim Smooth, 

 for three-mile heats, $500 a side, to be trotted the following 

 day. Accordingly, on the 21st May, the match took place, 

 when Ephraim Smooth again succeeded in wiiming the two 

 heats. 



Time, 1st heat, 8m. 20s.— 2d heat, 8m. 10s. 



On Thursday, October 15, 1829, Topgallant, Ephraim 

 Smooth, Whalebone and Chancellor, trotted for the purse of 

 $200, four-mile heats. It was in this contest that Toj)gallant 

 proved the excellence of his bottom. Four heats were trotted. 

 Top came out ahead in the first. The second was pronounced a 

 dead heat. Whalebone took the third, and old Top the fourth. 

 This trot afforded excellent sport to the 'spectators, and was 

 justly considered one of the best that had taken place on the 

 course. 



Time, 1st heat, 11m. 4s. — 2d or dead heat, 11m. 30s.— 3d 

 heat, 11m. 17s. — 4th heat, 12m. 15s. 



Thursday, May 20, 1830, Columbus, Ephraim Smooth, Top- 

 gallant, and Lady Jackson trotted for the Association purse of 

 $200, three-mile heats. In this trial Columbus was victor, doing 

 the 1st heat in 8m. 19s. — 2d heat, 8ni. 27s. 



So sanguine were the friends of Topgallant that his loss 

 was attributable to untoward circumstances, and not to any in- 

 feriority of speed, that they offered a match of $500 a side, two- 

 mile heats, against the winner, Columbus, which was accepted. 

 In consequence of this arrangement, the match took place on 

 the 22d of June following, when the old horse won the two first 

 heats with all ease. 



His time was as follows ;— 1st mile on the 1st heat, 2m. 468. 

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