158 THE TROTTING-BORSE OF AMERICA. 



in 5m. 19s. The first mile was 2m. 42s., tte second 2m, 

 37s. 



At that time this was considered a very great perfona- 

 ance, and it was so. We had not then the number of ofu- 

 lent gentlemen trying to get fast horses for double harness 

 that we have now. Mr. Bonner's mares, Tlatbush Maid and 

 Lady Palmer, have gone the distance over the Fashion 

 Course, driven by himself to his light road-wagon, in 6.01^, 

 — an astonishing thing. But it is to be remembered thai 

 Suifolk and Rifle made their performance more than twentj 

 years ago, and that time, in all ways of going, iias beer 

 greatly reduced since then. 



The Lady and Eifle were driven by James Whelpley 

 The first race between Dutchman and Eifle was in harness 

 I drove Dutchman, and Whelpley Eifle ; and I won in thre« 

 heats. In the saddle-race, he beat me the first heat in 2.34 

 -James Hammilthen got on Dutchman, won the second heal 

 in 2.38, and got the third and fourth handily. 



In 1843 Dutchman was brought to New York again, and 

 placed in my charge. Our first race that season, and it was 

 the last season that the old horse trotted on the turf, was 

 against Americus and Lady Suffolk, two-mile heats in bar 

 ness, over the Beacon Course. Bryant drove the Lady 

 Spicer Americus, and I Dutchman. Dutchman won th( 

 first heat, Americus the second, and Dutchman the third 

 Lady Suffolk was third in all the heats. In a week or ter 

 days thereafter, we went three-mile heats in harness, ovei 

 the Beacon Course, and it was a tremendous race of foui 

 heats. The first was won by Dutchman. The second was 

 stoutly contested, but Americus won it. The third heal 

 was very hotly contested, and resulted in a dead heat be- 

 tween the old horse and Americus. Lady Suffolk was no^ 

 ruled out for not winning a heat in three, and the betting 

 was heavy, Dutchman having the call. 



The long summer day had drawn rapidly to a close. Al 

 the same time the heavens were overcast ; and with fading 



