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Ripton, Brandywine, and Don Juan. — Eipton and Quaker. — Ripton and 

 Spangle. — Ripton, Lady Suffolk, and Washington. — Ripton and Confi- 

 dence. — Kipton and Americus. — Ripton's Performances In 1842 recapit- 

 ulated. — Conclusion enforced. — Time wanted for Maturity. — Ripton 

 required much Work. 



AT the close of tlie last chapter, I recounted the inci- 

 den-3 of the race hetween Kipton and Lady Suffolk 

 at Philadelphia, in which 5m. 07s. was made by him in the 

 first heat, which was the first time that mark had been 

 made in harness. The time of the other heats was 5m. 

 16s., 5m. 17s. Before proceeding further with the history 

 of the famous little trotter Ripton, I shall mate mention 

 of several races which have since come to my recollection 

 that occurred prior to the period at which he made the 5m. 07s. 

 The first of these was a race against Lady Suffolk in the 

 spring of 1841, mile-heats under saddle, over the Beacon 

 Course. Eipton was defeated in the race, and I attributed 

 it to his carrying extra weight. I rode him myself, and, 

 with the saddle, weighed a hundred and sixty-seven 

 pounds. This was a trifle too much for the little white- 

 legged horse ; and, after a tight race, the Lady beat us. 

 Another race I had forgotten was one at two-mile heats 

 under saddle, over the Beacon Course, against Brandywine 

 and Don Juan. Brandywine was a black gelding, about 

 fifteen and a half hands high. Isaac Woodruff rode him. 

 William Whelan rode Don Juan, and William Woodruff 

 Eipton. The latter won it in two heats. In this race Rip- 

 ton trotted half a mile in Im. ll^s., which was then 



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