FIVE-MILE HEATS. 197 



Americus' best consecutive live miles made in 1840, two heats, 

 against Lady Suffolk, is 13.58 — 13.58^, against 12.36, as above. 

 Whalebone, and Sweetbrier, in 1830, did 6 miles in 18.52, 



The gray mare was beaten this season, seven times — ^by Grey 

 Eagle, mile heats, in bad time ; Lady Moscow, mile heats ; 

 Lady Sutton, two-mile heats ; and four times by Mac, who on 

 the whole had the advantage of her, beating her time at single 

 miles, though he did not approach her formei- time, by several 

 seconds, at longer distance. 



Mac, on the whole, went extremely well this year, winning 

 eight times, against such nags as Lady Moscow, twice ; Lady 

 Suffolk, four times ; Jack Rossiter, twice ; Moscow, Grey Eagle 

 and Zachary Taylor. He made his mile once in 2.26, and his two 

 miles in 5.09, 5.10; the latter time twice consecutively; although 

 not in the same race, when he did the faster rate. 



This year is enough to prove him, what he was, a first-rate 

 animal for his day, which, however, was a far briefer one than 

 that of his great contemporaries. He was beat thrice only by 

 the two Ladies, Suffolk and Sutton, and that in far worse time 

 than he made at other times. 



Lady Moscow did bravely, winning six times ; from Lady 

 Suffolk, once ; Mac, once ; Lady Sutton, Pelham and Moscow, 

 who had had his day and was nearly done, each once ; and Jack 

 Rossiter, who did not shine this season, four times. ' 



Lady Sutton won but once, but then beat Pelham and the 

 Gray Lady. 



Trustee and Trouble both did honest duty, but not at extra- 

 ordinary time, \k\Q forte of the former being his wonderful power 

 of holding, for a length of time, a high rate of speed, not for run- 

 ning aw^ay with a single mile. 



A Canadian mare Fly, the property of Andrew Elliott, Esq., 

 is said, in the columns of the Montreal Transcript, " to have 

 been driven on Saturday, February 27, fivtm Cornwall to Mon- 

 treal, a distance of ninety miles, in eight hours and fifteen 

 minutes, including two hours' stoppages, which, if deducted from 

 the time, will show an average rate of travelling of fully four- 

 teen miles an hour, a feat wholly unprecedented in the annals of 

 Canadian travelling. The gentleman, who drove this wonderful 

 creature, left Cornwall at 20 minutes to 7 p. m., and telegraphed 



