174 THE HORSE. 



winner, for $1,000, that he could not make three miles in 

 7ra. 49s. 



Tlie backers of the horse had the choice of harness or saddle, 

 and the right to two trials, with two hours' intermission, in case 

 of a failure on the first attempt. Tlie saddle was chosen, and 

 Hiram Woodruff put into it, with a gray thoroughbred mare, 

 jockeyed by Isaac Woodruff, to keep up the horse's emulation. 



It seems that the backers of the horse were so confident of 

 his accomplishing the match at the first trial, that they waved 

 the opportunity of the second ; for it wanted but a quarter of 

 seven o'clock, when Hiram threw his leg over the saddle, which 

 would have afforded but scanty time for the intermission and 

 the second trial, even on a midsummer night. Tlie day had 

 been one of unusual heat, even for that season, which M^as prob- 

 ably the cause for selecting so late an hour for the accomplish- 

 ment of the match. 



The course, it is said, was dusty, but in good order. The 

 match was done as follows. 



Whole time of the three miles, 7m. 82^Vs. 



Dutchman thus winning his match with sixteen and a half 

 seconds to spare. 



This continues to the present day the best three miles ever 

 done, and the second mile in 2.28, was then, and long continued 

 to be, the best second mile on record, and has only been beat 

 by Lady Suffolk, Tacony, and Flora Temple. 



In October of this year. Lady Suffolk beat Don Juan, in 

 6.14 — 5.24 ; and afterwards made her four miles under the sad- 

 dle in 11.22, which time has never been beaten since, except 

 by herself, nor before except by Dutchman, who got down in 

 1836, as has been recorded, to the almost incredible time, for a 

 trotter, of 10m. 51s. ' 



Of late years, three and four-mile trots have ceased to be 

 the fashion. The trotting of the year 1840 was marked chiefly 

 by the steady advance in excellence of that noble mare, Lady 

 Suftblk, who had several sharp contests with Edwin Forrest and 

 Dutchman, over whom she finally established a distinct supe- 



