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positive that, if he had been called upon to do so, he 

 could have trotted the three miles in 7 :2J or better. 



"As for the second mile, which he made in 2 128, it 

 was one of the easiest I ever rode in my life. In the 

 great burst of speed he made when Harrison called to 

 me to go along, and Dutchman went away from the 

 running mare, the horse was strong, collected, and his 

 long, quick stroke very even. At all other times in 

 the race he seemed to be going well within himself; 

 and, in setting down his mark that day at seven min- 

 utes twenty-seven seconds, I am confident that I 

 allow him quite time enough. The truth is, that he 

 was a most extraordinary horse." 



DUTCHMAN. 



That trot no mortal could explain! 



Some said, ''Old Dutchman, come again!" — Holmes. 



Dutchman was eleven years old when Alden Gold- 

 smith saw him trot three miles under saddle in 7:323/2. 

 Prior to that time he had covered the same distance 

 in 7 41 to harness and had defeated such old-time 

 celebrities as Rattler, Lady Suffolk and Awful. 



When closing the chapters devoted to Dutchman, 

 Hiram Woodruff expressed regret that nothing defi- 

 nite was known of the pedigree of a horse that had 

 proved so fast, so stout, so sound and so determined, 

 while he also said : "When I first saw Dutchman he 

 was five years old and belonged to Mr. Jeffreys, of 



