CONTENtS. xi 



XII. 



AUrly Reminiscences. — My First Race. — My Second.— Lady Kate against 

 Time. — Paui Pry against Time. — Tlie Riders of Thirty Tears ago.— 

 Kequisites of a Good Rider. — Drilling Horses. — Lady Sefton. . , 124 



XIII. 



Messenger's Son, Topgallant. — His Wonderful Endurance. — My Uncle, 

 George 'Woodruff. — Topgallant's Race when Twenty-two Tears Old. — 

 His Race when Twenty-four Tears Old. — Three-mile Heats. — His Race 

 of Three-mile Heats the next Weeic 128 



XIV. 



The Indian Horse Lylee. — Ru^jeet Singh's Passion for Horses — The Bat- 

 tles fought for Lylee. — Description of him. — Lady Blanche. — Awful. — 

 His Race with Screwdriver. — Blanche, Snowdrop, and Beppo. — Death 

 of Blanche.— Ajax and Oneida Chief. — Their Road-Race to Sleighs.- 

 Brown Rattler 13S 



XV. 



The Trotter Dutchman. — Description of him. — Pedigree doubtful. — Dutch- 

 man and Locomotive. — Dutchman and Tankee Doodle. — Dutchman, 

 Fanny Pullen, and Confidence. — Dutchman and Lady Slipper. — Dutch- 

 man, Lady Warrenton, Teamboat, and Norman Leslie. — Dutchman and 

 Greenwich Maid. — Dutchman and Washington. — Dutchman, Lady Suf- 

 folk, and Rattler. — Description of Lady Suffolk and Rattler. . , 142 



XVI. 



DutcbmaD and Lady Suffolk. — Dutchman, Lady Suffolk, Uount Holly, and 

 Harry Bluff. — Dutchman and Awful. — Dutchman against Time, Three 

 Miles. — The Race and Incidents. 149 



XVIL 



Dutchman and Washington. — Dutchman, Washington, and the Ice Pony. — 

 Washingtor/s best Mark. — Dutchman and Rifle. — Dutchman, Ameri- 

 cuB, and Lady Suffolk. — A Great Race in a Q-reat Storm. — Dutchman, 

 Oneida Chief, and Lady Suffolk. — Dutchman's Last Race. — His Death. 156 



XVIII. 



Other Performances of Dutchman. — Application of Facts to Principles. — 

 Dutchman's Steady Improvement. — Endurance of Trotters and Run- 

 ning-Horses compared 163 



XIX. 



rhe dtory of Ripton. — Description of him. — Rip*on and Mount Holly. — 

 Ripton and Kate Kearney. — Peter Whelan and George Toungs. — Rip- 

 ton and Don Juan. — Necessity of Work and Practice. — Ripton, Dutch- 

 man, Confldence, and Spangle. — Ripton, Duchess, and Quaker. — Ripton 

 and Revenge. — Ripton and Lady Suffolk. — A Fast, Close Race. . . ^ 



