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one hour. He won it, with perfect ease, in 58.50, doing his last 

 mile, the quickest of the match, in 2.56. In the opinion of 

 competent spectators, he could have done the eighteen miles 

 within the hour. 



The great contestants, of 1848, are somewhat altered from 

 those of the latter years, some new ones having appeared, and 

 some old friends having been withdrawn temporarily, or to re- 

 turn no more. 



Americus appeared this season only to be beaten ; Black 

 Hawk improved, justified his promise, and was but once beaten. 



Lady Suffolk and Lady Sutton were the great victors of the 

 year. Lady Moscow scarcely maintaining lier character of old. 

 Between Chatauque Chief, Jack Rossiter, Lady Jane, and St. 

 Lawrence, a new conqueror, in the shape of a full-blooded 

 Canadian stallion, lay the great and protracted struggle for 

 dominion, though not for quite the first place. Black Hawk 

 won twice, beating Lady Sutton, mile heats, best three in five in 

 250 lb. wagons, in 2.43—2.43—2.42—2.451, the mare taking the 

 second heat ; and Americus, twice at three-mile heats in 250 lb. 

 wagons, his best time in 8.28. — 8.30 — 8.34, the gelding taking 

 the first heat; and was beaten once by Lady Sutton. 



Lady Suffolk won four times, beating Lady Moscow and 

 Americus ; Lady Sutton ; and James K. Polk, twice, saddle 

 against .a 200 lb. wagon, and harness against a 2201b. wagon — 

 Lady Sutton at one, the others at two-mile heats; time not 

 remarkable. She was beaten twice ; once by Lady Moscow, 

 and once by Lady Sutton, the first defeat being Lady Mos- 

 cow's only victory. 



Lady Sutton also came off four times a winner against Vol- 

 cano, Lady Suffolk and Lady Moscow, Black Hawk, and Jack 

 Rossiter ; but was beaten as often, twice by Grey Eagle, once 

 by Black Hawk, and once by Lady Suffolk. 



Chatauque Chief was three times victorious ; over Jack 

 Kossiter, twice ; over St. Lawrence, twice ; and with the latter, 

 once over Smoke. But he was beaten, in his turn, once by 

 Jack Rossiter, once by Lady Jane, and four times by St. Law- 

 rence ; who was numerically the first winner of the year, com- 

 ing off seven times victorious, and only three times beaten, by 



