190 THE HORSE. 



The season of 1847 is marked by the withdrawal of Anier- 

 icus, who lay dark, and though he afterwards reappeared, did 

 no more great work ; for the extraordinary successes of Lady 

 Suffolk, the continued ill-fortune of Moscow, the increased re- 

 nown of Lady Moscow, the steady work of Jack Rossiter, and 

 the appearance of three new cracks, in the to be hereafter, 

 Black Hawk, the trotting stallion ; Lady Sutton, claimed to be 

 Morgan, both on the sire's and dam's side ; and Jack Rossi ter, of 

 whom no one pretends to know any thing, except that he was 

 used at Milwaukie to draw a baggage-wagon, from the dock to 

 the hotel, where he was seen and admired by Mr. Rossiter, 

 whence his name. But of his pedigree nothing is asserted. 



The Black Hawk of this year is not to be confounded with 

 the Morgan Black Hawk, who has been mentioned before as a 

 winner on th^ Cambridge Trotting Course in 1842. 



This is the famous Long Island Black Hawk, by Andrew 

 Jackson, out of Sally Miller, the famous trotting mare, rival of 

 Old Columbus. 



Eoanoke, the pacer, also did capitally well this year. 



Lady Suffolk, however, bears away the bell, beyond all 

 rivalry. She was a winner nine times ; against Hector, twice, 

 James K. Polk, Moscow, thrice, Eoanoke, Lady Sutton, and 

 Eipton, whose career was drawing to a close. These perform- 

 ances were at three, two, and one-mile heats, under saddle, in 

 harness, and to sulkies, doing three miles in Y.56 — 8.06^ — two 

 miles in 5.03 — 5.10 — 5.12, one mile in 2.33^, and the last mile 

 in a three-mile heat, which she lost to James K. Polk, in 2.26^. 



No trotting-horse came near to her this year, when she was 

 in her fourteenth year. 



James K. Polk, the celebrated pacer, was thrice victorious, 

 beating Lady Suffolk two-mile heats, sulky against saddle, in 

 5.04^ — 5.09, and three-mile heats in 7.44 — 7.53 ; and also Roan- 

 oke and Oregon Maid, two-mile heats in 5.06 — 5.14. Lie was 

 beaten once as above by Lady Suffolk, saddle against wagon, in 

 5.03, which distanced him. 



Moscow won two trots at one and tv/o-mile heats, beating 

 Elias Hicks, but was beaten thrice by Lady Suffolk, to whom 

 he was not equal, at any time, and by Hector in company with 

 Black Maria. 



