THE TURF AND THE TROTTING HORSE. 547 



East there was an unusual activity upon the turf. At Cincinnati 

 Quaker Boy trotted in 2 m. 30 s. ; at Chicago, Black Diamond 

 beat General Grant and Boston; at Woodlawn, Kentucky, Holla 

 Golddust distanced Jerry Morgan in 2 m. 29} s. ; at Hartford, 

 Connecticut, John Morgan beat Prince, trotting five heats, the 

 fifth in 2 m. 28f s. ; at Springfield, Massachusetts, Dan Mace 

 beat General Butler, trotting under the saddle, one heat, in 2 m. 

 31 s. ; and later in the season, at Boston, Belle of Hartford and 

 mate trotted in double harness in 2 m. 33f s. 



The principal races of the year, however, came off on Long 

 Island. On the 1st of June, Lady Emma, May Queen, and Dan 

 Mace met in a race on Union Course, which was won by Lady 

 Emma in three successive heats, two of which were trotted in 

 2 m. 27i s. On the 15th of June General Butler beat George 

 Wilkes and John Morgan in a great race on the Fashion Course. 

 George Wilkes won the first two heats; but through the dis- 

 graceful conduct of his driver, in driving foul, he was distanced 

 by the judges in the third, although he won the heat in 2 m. 24 s. 

 The fourth and fifth were won by General Butler in 2m. 38 s., 

 and 2 m. 31 i s., who came out of the contest apparently as fresh 

 and vigorous as when he went into it. On the 16th, Toronto 

 Chief, the famous son of Royal George, beat Shark, on the Union 

 Course, in 2 m. 25f s. ; and July 8th, Shark was also beaten by 

 Goshen Maid in 2 m. 31 f s. 



On the 21st of September a great race between the champions 

 General Butler, Lady Emma, Prince, and John Morgan, took 

 place on the Fashion Course. It was won by Prince, of Hartford, 

 who trotted the three last of five heats in 2 m. 28 s., 2m. 30 s., 

 and 2 m. 30fc s., beating at the same time both Lady Emma and 

 General Butler, a distinction never enjoyed by any other horse. 



October 8th there was another meeting of the same horses. 

 George Wilkes was entered also ; and if he had trotted, it would 

 have included nearly all the great rivals on the turf. As it was, 

 the celebrity of the horses engaged in it, and the fact of their 

 having trotted together a few weeks before, excited very great 

 interest in the race. Their previous trial had been in harness; 

 this was to wagons. Lady Emma was the favorite, and she came 

 on the ground in the finest condition ; Prince had the prestige of 

 success ; while General Butler and John Morgan were well sus- 

 tained by their friends, upon the strength of their many victories. 

 The race was worthy the reputation of the horses engaged, and 

 fully met public expectations. It was indeed one of the best that 

 was ever trotted. Lady Emma increased her great reputation by 

 winning every heat. Her time was 2 m. 27i s., 2 m. 26J s., and 

 2 m. 26| s. Flora Temple, in her best race to wagons, trotted 

 three heats in 2 m. 25 s., 2m. 27 J s., and 2 m. 27* s., which 



