154: THE HOK3E. 



In this year also two animals made their renown on the trot- 

 ting turf, whose contests continued nearly as long, and excited 

 as much interest among the sporting world as the more recent 

 antagonism between Lady Suffolk, Americus, and James K. 

 Polk, and, at the present day, of Flora Temple, Tacony, and 

 Lancet, and which were in their day considered as wonderful 

 paragons of horseflesh, as are the favorites, unrwalled until they, 

 too, shall be surpassed in the progress of events, of yesterday 

 and to-day. These were Sally Miller and Columbus, who in- 

 stantly took their place at the head of the list, the mare putting 

 old Topgallant up to 5m, 21s., in order to beat her at two-njile 

 heats; and Columbus doing four miles in 8m. 07s., and Cato the 

 same distance in the then best time of 8m. 02s., neither of which, 

 by the way, has since been so often beaten, as to be even now 

 regarded ordinary going. 



The same year appeared Cato, Tyro, Lady "Victory, and Paul 

 Pry, the latter of wliom proved himself a very gallant and in- 

 domitable horse ; though shortly afterward falling into the hands 

 of that " fine old Scottish gentleman," William McLeod of New 

 York, he was not regularly on the turf, though in private 

 matches he was often admirably handled by his noble owner. 

 On this occasion he ran ill, being, it is said, overtrained, and 

 farther displaying unmanageable temper. If this be so, he soon 

 got over that defect ; for though a hard puller, and very high 

 strung and full of spirit, he was a perfectly kind and docile 

 animal, as I can surely testify, having both ridden and driven 

 him many a mile, in happy days bygone, which can no more 

 return. 



Besides these. Moonshine, Dred, Collector and Chancellor 

 trotted this year with great credit ; and Chancellor, having ac- 

 complished the then unparalleled feat of trotting thirty-two 

 times around the Hunting Course track, which, measured on the 

 saddle track, is fifty feet over the mile in circumference, in Ih. 

 58m. 31s., challenged Whalebone to the same feat against time. 



This, going in a sulky, and thereby losing a considerable 

 advantage, Whalebone accomplished in lli. 55m., beating Col- 

 lector's time under the saddle, by 3m. 31s. 



In the following year, 1832, the same horses kept the game 

 going, but with no decided gain of time, or increase of speed. 



